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BAE Systems Taranis to make final flights this year

Posted on September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 by alert5

The British Ministry of Defense has said that the BAE Systems Taranis will make its third and possibly final round of tests this year.

By Mike Young (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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India wants to build its own missile test ship

Posted on September 7, 2015September 7, 2015 by alert5

Handicapped by its current missile testing instrumentation facilities which are land-based, India is in the process of designing a 10,000 tonne ship that is capable of launching missiles at further distances.

By U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Feeding the Dragon: Russia’s Contribution to China’s Surface Warfare Capabilities

Posted on September 3, 2015 by alert5

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has published its study on how Russia’s military technologies help spur development in China’s anti-access/area-denial (A2AD) capability.

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HALE stealth UAV under research by Myasishchev

Posted on September 1, 2015 by alert5

V. M. Myasishchev Experimental Design Bureau has published a mockup of a HALE (high altitude, long endurance) unmanned aerial vehicle dubbed Overview-1.

Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapons System tracks and disables UAVs

Posted on August 28, 2015 by alert5

Watch Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapons System track and destroy an unmanned aerial vehicle during a trial at Point Mugu.

Photo: Boeing

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