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Russia to Get New ICBM Later this Year
The first modernized intercontinental ballistic missile, Yars-M, will enter service with Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) later this year, RVSN...
Phalanx Close-In-Weapon-System Delivered To Australia
A key piece of the combat system for the Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers - the Phalanx Close-In-Weapon-System (CIWS) -...
Iran able to destroy Israel ‘alone’: commander
Iran's army "alone" is able to destroy Israel, army commander General Ataollah Salehi said on Thursday, responding to boasts by...
Pentagon calls off new medal for drone, cyber warriors
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday cancelled a new combat medal for US troops who launch drone strikes or cyber...
China’s Defense Paper Stresses New Military Employment
China on Tuesday issued a white paper on national defense elaborating on its new security challenges in peacetime and the...
North Korea vows attack on South over anti-North activities
North Korea's military Tuesday issued an "ultimatum" saying it would attack without warning if anti-North Korean activities continued in the...
Air Superiority: Advantage over enemy skies for 60 years
A few months after the D-Day invasion in June 1944, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower surveyed the Normandy beaches with his...
Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Completes Flight Testing
The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an...
Intelligence Leak Confirms Missile Threat Commission’s Predictions
In the late 1990s, defense hawks and doves were involved in an intense debate over missile defense. The Clinton Administration...
Refined precision-guided parachutes may be cure-all for overburdened Soldier
A fully equipped Soldier may carry anywhere from 50 to 120 pounds on his or her back in theater. Refinements...
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