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Events in Ukraine Make China Feel Cocky

Events in Ukraine Make China Feel Cocky

* Maj. Gen Zhu Chenghu, from China's National Defense University, while talking about the US power projection abilities, doubled down on the sort of brazen declarations that are increasingly fashionable among Chinese officials: "we can see from the situation in...

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UAE Tie-Up Introduces the RQ-1 Predator XP

UAE Tie-Up Introduces the RQ-1 Predator XP

Predator XP Concept(click to view full) With MQ-1 Predator UAVs fading from the marketplace as advanced customers turn to the MQ-9 Reaper, General Atomics is moving to broaden the type's appeal. At IDEX 2011, they announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the UAE's...

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South Korea Buying GPS-Guided WCMD Cluster Bombs

South Korea Buying GPS-Guided WCMD Cluster Bombs

WCMD Launched In June 2012, the US DSCA announced South Korea's formal request to buy up to 367 CBU-105D/B Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser (WCMD) Sensor Fuzed Weapons and associated parts, equipment, logistical support and training, for an estimated cost of up to...

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S-80: A Sub, for Spain, to Sail Out on the Main

S-80: A Sub, for Spain, to Sail Out on the Main

S-80 cutaway, labeled(click to view full) The CIM-2000 Scorpene class diesel-electric attack submarine partnership was just the first step for Spain's Navantia, as it joined with France's DCNS to enter the global submarine market. Now Navantia is building on that base...

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