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UK Invites Proposals To Build Laser Weapon Demonstrator
March 13, 2015 @ 03:06 PMThe British Ministry of Defence is inviting proposals to develop a prototype of high-power laser directed energy weapon; the announcement was made in press release on Wednesday. The meeting of potential suppliers for the development, called the Laser Directed Energy Weapon Capability Demonstrator, will be organized by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, which will be managing the estimated £100 million project
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Lockheed Martin Tests Fiber Laser Weapon System
March 4, 2015 @ 09:04 AMLockheed Martin recently demonstrated the evolving precision capability of its fiber laser weapon system by disabling the engine of a truck. The demonstration marked the first field testing of an integrated 30-kilowatt, single-mode fiber laser weapon system prototype, the company announced Tuesday in its press release
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Russia Starts Anti-Sabotage Nepryadva Grenade Launcher Mass Production
February 24, 2015 @ 02:40 PMRussian JSC Bazalt has announced that it has started mass production of DP-64 "Nepryadva" double-barrel anti-sabotage grenade launcher following an order from Russian Defense Ministry, Ria Novosti reported today. "The DP-64 is currently in mass production
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Cubic Wins 2.9M Contract To Provide MILES IWS Training Technology To Romania
February 23, 2015 @ 12:13 PMCubic has won $2.9 million contract to provide Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Individual Weapon System (MILES IWS) equipment to Romania
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Saab Wins Swedish Lightweight Torpedo,Hydra Sonar System Contract
February 21, 2015 @ 08:35 AMSaab has won SEK 175 million($20.8 million) orders from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for continued development of the New Lightweight Torpedo and to maintain underwater weapon systems and the Hydra sonar system
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Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Live Fire Tests
February 17, 2015 @ 05:38 PMRaytheon and the U.S
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Iraq Offers To Barter Oil For Weapons
January 22, 2015 @ 09:11 AMThe Iraqi government has offered to barter oil for weapons as the country is in need of arms due to the ongoing war with IS militants as well as is facing a budget constraint. Paying for oil with weapons and arms is the latest move by the government to save hard cash and meet a massive budget deficit caused by plummeting oil prices, according to the local daily Azzaman
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S.Korea Plans Electromagnetic Pulse, Laser And High-Power Microwave Weapons
January 20, 2015 @ 01:20 PMSouth Korea has under development high-power microwave (HPM), electromagnetic pulse (EMP) bombs and laser-based weapons, as part of the government policy of “creative defence”. HPM, known as “E-bomb,” generates electromagnetic power to damage all electronic devices within a certain radius
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General Dynamics Wins MK46 Gun Weapon Systems Contract
January 14, 2015 @ 07:51 AMGeneral Dynamics Land Systems has won a $26.2 million contract from the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for MK46 Modification (Mod) 2 Gun Weapon Systems (GWS)
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Nammo Wins M72 Light Assault Weapon Contract
January 6, 2015 @ 01:40 PMNammo Talley has won a contract to supply the M72 Light Assault Weapon (LAW) to the US Department of Defense. The contract specifies M72 LAW variants for anti-armor and anti-structure missions, as well as sub-caliber training systems and other support services
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DRDO Tests 1000 Kg Glide Bomb
December 22, 2014 @ 04:43 PMA 1000 kg glide bomb designed and developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully tested on December 19 in Bay of Bengal of the coast of Odisha. The bomb, dropped by an Indian Air force aircraft, guided by its 'on board navigation system glided for nearly 100 km before hitting the target with great precision
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US Army Receives New Lightweight Mortar System
December 16, 2014 @ 07:52 AMPicatinny engineers have begun delivering the new lightweight M252A1 81mm system to the US Army, which is 12 pounds, or 14 percent, lighter than its predecessor, the legacy M252 mortar system. "The new lightweight system reduces the load for dismounted battalion mortar platoons, while retaining the same durability, rates of fire, and range of the legacy system," said Lt
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Bell-Boeing’s Navy-specific CMV-22B Osprey Marks First Flight
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India Approves Defence Deals Worth $718M
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Russian GLONASS Satellites Guided Iranian Missiles to US Target in Iraq
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Algeria In Talks With Russia for a Dozen Su-57 Jets
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Junked Railway Rake Mistook for Indian ICBM
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France “Obstructing” Turkey-Eurosam Missile Defence System Project: Turkish Official
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Turkey All But Gives up on F-35 Jet Deal, Seeks Alternatives
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US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
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...