The latest version of Russia's world-famous Kalashnikov assault rifle, the AK-12, has completed a set of preliminary tests, the weapons-making agency responsible for trials of the new gun said on Friday, November 30, 2012.
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Friday, November 30, 2012, 04:57 PM

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) detected, tracked, intercepted and destroyed an air-breathing target in its first-ever intercept flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The test achieved all criteria for success.
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Friday, November 30, 2012, 10:07 AM

China and Slovakia agreed to enhance military-to-military cooperation as senior officials of the two countries' armed forces held meetings here on Thursday, November 29, 2012 . Fang Fenghui, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said during talks with his Slovak counterpart Peter Vojtek that the PLA is ready to work with the Slovak Armed Forces to further exchanges and cooperation.
Friday, November 30, 2012, 08:53 AM

United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pledged Thursday his country will continue to boost Israel's Iron Dome air defense system that has successfully intercepted hundreds of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
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Friday, November 30, 2012, 07:56 AM

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., are offering the Samson line of Remote Weapons Stations (RWS) to the U.S. military.
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Friday, November 30, 2012, 07:26 AM

The French company “NEXTER Systems”, in cooperation with the Albanian Land Forces, organised in October at the training area of the Special Forces Battalion in Zall-Herr a demonstration of the armored vehicle “ARAVIS”.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012, 04:05 PM

The Israeli Ministry of Defense is in talks with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd to purchase four patrol boats for the Israel Navy to protect Israel's exclusive economic zone. If the $400 million deal goes ahead, the ministry is expected to demand reciprocal procurements by Korea of the advanced missile interception system made by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 07:50 AM

Turkey has asked NATO to deploy 18 to 20 Patriot missiles along its border with Syria, but the Alliance only offered about eight to 10 missiles, NTV news channel reported Wednesday, November 28, 2012. A NATO team surveyed sites in Turkey's eastern Anatolian province of Malatya for the possible deployment of Patriot missiles.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012, 07:11 AM

Since Iron Dome became a star during the latest Gaza-Israel conflict, more and more Israeli conscripts are willing to join the Iron Dome team. Israel's Air Defense Corps used to struggle to spark enthusiasm among high school seniors to embark on their mandatory military service.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012, 06:43 AM

Pakistan's military says it has successfully test-fired its medium-range ballistic missile Ghauri Hatf-V capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The launch was conducted Wednesday, November 28, 2012, by a Strategic Missile Group of the Army Strategic Force Command on the culmination of a field training exercise that was aimed at testing the operational readiness of the Army Strategic Force Command.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 12:31 PM

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced that it has successfully demonstrated a portable, ground-based military laser system in a series of tests against representative airborne targets. Lockheed Martin developed the Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system to provide a defense against short-range threats, such as rockets and unmanned aerial systems.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 08:13 AM

The Spanish Company Eleycon 21 was awarded a contract from the Spanish Army for the delivery of IEDs detection vehicle Husky 2G for a total amount of 12.76 million of Euro. The tender was been processed under an urgent requirement and negotiate without official publication.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 06:54 AM

Colombia has selected the Hunter TR-12 as MRAP vehicle for its armed forces. The vehicle is designed and maunfactured by the local Company Armor International. Armor International has specialized in armoring all types of vehicles since 1981. Working in conjunction with aeronautics agencies, Armor International develops increasingly lighter armor composites with the flexibility to meet clients' needs.
Monday, November 26, 2012, 07:17 PM

NATO officials will start surveying sites along the Turkey-Syria border on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, for possible deployment of Patriot air defense systems, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement. The NATO delegation includes 30 experts from the United States, Germany and the Netherlands, all of whom have Patriots in their arsenals.
Monday, November 26, 2012, 05:54 PM

Israel has successfully tested the new missile defense system David Sling's (Stunner), which can intercept targets with a longer range than those downed by Iron Dome in the recent Israel- Gaza conflict, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, November 25, 2012. A Stunner missile launched by the David's Sling system " intercepts (the) target in (its) inaugural flight," the ministry said in a statement.
Monday, November 26, 2012, 06:07 AM

Artillery unit of the Russian armed forces of the Southern Military Region has received more than 10 new ATGM (Anti-tank Guided Weapon) armoured vehicles Khrizantema-S in the framework to replace old anti-tank missile system.
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Sunday, November 25, 2012, 10:39 AM

The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) is planning to acquire 100 armored personnel carriers (APC)s and dozens of artillery equipment from Italy in support of the military’s capability upgrade program. The Italian government might donate 100 units of operational M113 APCs and 25 units of operational FH70 155 mm howitzers.
Sunday, November 25, 2012, 05:45 AM

BAE Systems and EXPAL Systems have teamed to bid for Australia’s Domestic Munitions Manufacturing Arrangements (DMMA) project. Under this exclusive arrangement, BAE Systems Australia will be the prime contractor with EXPAL Systems as its principal sub-contractor and partner.
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Sunday, November 25, 2012, 04:44 AM

North Korea is preparing to launch a new ballistic missile the Japanese Kyodo news agency reported Friday, quoting Japanese government sources. "Given their size and shape, the components transferred by train from an ammunition factory near Pyongyang appear to be for a three-stage rocket," Kyodo quoted sources in the Japanese secret services as saying.
Saturday, November 24, 2012, 06:51 PM

The Marshal of the Polish Parliament Mrs Ewa Kopacz and Minister of Treasury Mr Mikolaj Budzanowski participated in the inauguration of new arms factory. With investment worth about PLN 100 million, will produce modern weapons for the Polish Army and various services.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012, 01:23 PM

Six Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems were handed over to air defense units of Russia’s eastern military district, the head of air defense troops of Russia's Air Forces, Viktor Gumenny, said on Friday, November 23, 2012.
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Friday, November 23, 2012, 03:36 AM

Russia will develop artillery, missile defense and nuclear, biological and chemical defense systems using the uniform tank platform Armata, Ground Forces chief Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin said on Thursday, November 22, 2012.
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Friday, November 23, 2012, 03:09 AM

The first prototypes of Turkey’s first national main battle tank ALTAY which is designed and developed by OTOKAR has been introduced. Realized with an investment of about 500 million USD, the ALTAY Project is planned for mass production in 2015.
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Thursday, November 22, 2012, 11:17 AM

China has pledged to strengthen military ties with Russia during a visit by its defense minister Sergei Shoigu to Beijing. Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang and Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met with Shoigu respectively on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.
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Thursday, November 22, 2012, 10:15 AM

Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari said Wednesday Iran has provided the Palestinian resistance with the technology of mass production of Fajr-5 missiles, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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Thursday, November 22, 2012, 10:01 AM