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Indian Army To Buy Excalibur Artillery Ammo For Its New M-777 Howitzers
July 8, 2019 @ 07:41 AMThe Indian army is eyeing to purchase Excalibur guided long-range artillery ammunition that is compatible with the new M-777 Howitzers it purchased from the US three years ago. "The Indian Army is planning to acquire the Excalibur artillery ammunition from the Americans under the emergency procurement procedures," government sources were quoted as saying by ANI
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MBDA, French Army Team Develop AI based Automatic Target Recognition by Imaging...
July 6, 2019 @ 08:45 AMA team comprising MBDA, tech firm Kalray, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and the French Armys technical section have developed an artificial intelligence based 2ACI, automatic target recognition by imaging system that is able to direct fire at an object identified as an enemy asset based on an analysis of its image. The 2ACI function thereby allows the detection, recognition and identification of fixed and moving targets through real-time processing of the video stream output from weapon systems imaging sensors
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Russian Expert Says ‘Curvature of the earth’ Is Protecting Israeli planes from...
July 6, 2019 @ 08:31 AMThe S-300 air defense systems failed to target Israeli fighter jets in Syria owing to the “curvature of the earth,” a Russian military expert has said. Alexey Leonkov, the expert, told Moscows “
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Ukraine Arrests State Defense Plant Employee Over Charges Of Spying For Russia
July 6, 2019 @ 07:30 AMA Ukrainian state-owned defense industry worker has been taken into custody over suspicion of sharing sensitive information regarding Ukrainian military equipment with the Russian intelligence in exchange for money, Prosecutor Generals Office of Ukraine said in a
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Turkey Considering Placing S-400 Systems In Qatar, Azerbaijan
July 6, 2019 @ 05:41 AMTurkey may be considering placing the S-400 air defence systems in Qatar or Azerbaijan as a way out of its impasse with Washington. “The authorities are still examining options about where the S-400s will be placed, with discussions previously held about deploying them in Qatar or Azerbaijan to avoid exacerbating Turkish-US tensions over the purchase,” spokesman for the Turkish president was quoted as saying by
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India’s Budget for 2019: No Import Tax On Defense Equipment To Accelerate...
July 5, 2019 @ 01:35 PMTo encourage and speedup modernization in the defense sector, India has exempted customs duty on defense and military hardware imported from other countries. “Defense has an immediate requirement of modernization and upgradation
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China Upgrades 50 Year Old Howitzer to Fire Laser guided Shells
July 5, 2019 @ 11:29 AMChina has upgraded its 152 mm, Type 66 howitzer to fire laser terminal guidance shells which can track targets after they are fired, making them as accurate as missiles besides electromagnetic jamming shells and flare shells, Global Times reported today. "Electromagnetic jamming, which is popular in modern warfare, will not work against the weapon," the state broadcaster quoted Zhong Puxing, another PLA artillery officer, as saying
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France To Order 150 Additional Griffon Armoured Vehicles
July 5, 2019 @ 09:07 AMFrance is likely to order 150 additional VBMR Griffon multi-role armoured vehicles, Florence Parley, Minister of the Armed Forces of France said on July 4, during the ceremony held to accept the delivery of first of the ordered 1,722 VBMR 6x6 Griffon vehicles. “Concerning the Griffon, it will be 150 more vehicles that will be ordered, to reach 1872 copies by 2030,” Parley
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Russia’s New Mi-28N Gunship Has Manoeuvrability Nearly Twice That Of Predecessor ...
July 5, 2019 @ 07:14 AMRussian Helicopters new Mi-28N gunship outperforms its predecessor, the Mi-24, with increased manoeuvrability and overload handling, a senior test pilot said Thursday. "The Mi-28N helicopters manoeuvrability capabilities have been expanded almost by two times compared to the Mi-24
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Indonesia to Fund US$1.2B Submarine Construction Program with Foreign Loans
July 5, 2019 @ 06:43 AMIndonesia will seek foreign funds up to US$1.2 billion to finance the construction of three submarines as part of the nation's minimum essential force (MEF) program
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Russian Su-27 Fighter Scrambled To Intercept US Reconnaissance Plane Near Border
July 5, 2019 @ 06:37 AMA Sukhoi Su-27 fighter was scrambled to intercept a US-made Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft near Russias southern border, Russian defense ministry said in a statement Friday. "A Su-27 fighter jet of the Air Force on duty in the Southern Military District was scrambled to intercept a target," the ministry said
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Putin Signs Law Which Cuts Russia's Participation In INF Treaty
July 4, 2019 @ 12:52 PMPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that axes Moscows participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed between the US and Russia in 1987 to avoid a repeat of incidents such as the ‘Cuban Missile Scare. The law, which was backed by parliament was published on the government portal for legal information on July 3, Repors Radio Free Europe
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Elbit Systems Pitches For Lockheed Martin F-21 Jet Project in India
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Design of Russian-made 'World's Fastest Helicopter' Ready
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India To Give The Final Go-ahead To $1.7 Billion C-295 Transport Aircraft
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China offers Two-seat Fighter Trainer FC-1B for International Sales
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US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...
Russian Buk-M3 Viking Defense Missile System Has Enhanced Features
Russian state-run Almaz-Antey has released additional data on its latest export-version of Buk-M3 Viking air defense missile system (ADMS)
Upgraded MiG-29 to take on F-16 in the Refurbished Fighter Jet Market
The MiG-29, one of Russias most exported military jet has been upgraded in India that expands its capabilities from an...
First Public Flight of Russian Su-57 Stealth fighter at Army 2018
Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) Su-57 will for the first time perform flights during the ARMY 2018 event near...
Battle of the Air Defense Systems: S-400 Vs Patriot and THAAD
The American-made Patriot and Russian S-400 Triumf air defense systems are currently hogging international orders despite their price tags running...