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Laser Guided ATGM Successfully Test-fired

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:57
Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired from MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges, Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar on 22nd Sep 2020. In these tests, the ATGM successfully defeated a target located at 3 km. Laser guided ATGMs lock and track the targets with the help of laser designation to ensure precision hit accuracy.
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India Plans $3Bln Drone Deal With US to Keep Eye on Border With China, Reports Say

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:57
India is planning to purchase 30 General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper drones from the United States for approximately $3 billion and use them in the border region with China as well as strategic waterways, India Today reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
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CIA's Haspel not allowing intel on Russia to get to White House: Sources

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:56
The CIA is not relaying all the intelligence about Russia to the White House, probably over fears of displeasing President Donald Trump.
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Tibetan Police Officer Arrested in New York as Chinese Spy

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:56
An ethnic Tibetan New York City police officer and U.S. Army reservist was unmasked this week as a spy working to inform China on the activities of Chinese citizens and the Tibetan community in the New York area, the U.S. Justice Department said in a press release on Monday.
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IRGC's second-in-command warns US against any adventurism

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:55
The second-in-command of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the US has failed and will once again face failure in its attempt to form an anti-Iran alliance, warning Washington against any act of folly against Tehran.
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Iran FM's report on UNSC's opposition to the trigger mechanism

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:55
At Wednesday's cabinet meeting chaired by Dr Hassan Rouhani, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Health and Medical Education presented reports.
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New platform installed in Persian Gulf oilfield

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
Iranian technicians and engineers have successfully installed another offshore drilling rig in the Persian Gulf waters as the country keeps expanding crude production despite lower sales.
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Iran sees 65pc increase in gas refining capacity in 7 years

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
Iranian Gas refining capacity has reached 1.1 billion cubic meters a day compared to 670 million cubic meters a day seven years ago, it was announced on Wednesday.
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188 new drones, helicopters join IRGC Navy

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
In a ceremony on Wednesday morning in Bandar Abbas, 188 new drones and helicopters joined the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy.
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Iranian-made combat drones, copters join IRGC naval fleet

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
The naval fleet of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has received 188 combat drones and helicopters developed by Iranian aviation experts.
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Iran: Scores of Domestically-Made Combat Drones Enter Service With IRGC Naval Fleet

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
In July 2019, the Iran Army Ground Forces received its first batch of domestically-produced Mohajer-6 drones, which are expected to increase the ground forces' surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, as well as provide the ability to conduct precision bomb strikes.
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Iran's navy air-based power: IRGC commander

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Major General Hossein Salami said on Wednesday that the IRGC is steadily increasing its power and that it is an air-based marine power, with a combination of drones, helicopters, and water-landing planes.
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Libyan National Army Kills Daesh Ringleader in North Africa, Spokesman Says

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:53
A spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA), Ahmad al-Mismari, said on Wednesday that the LNA has eliminated one of the ringleaders of the Daesh* terrorist group in North Africa.
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S. Korean president proposes public health initiative to involve DPRK

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:53
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday proposed a sub-regional public health initiative that would involve the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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Treasury Increases Pressure on Russian Financier

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:52
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took further action against the network of Kremlin-connected Russian operative Yevgeniy Prigozhin (Prigozhin), by targeting entities and individuals working on behalf of Prigozhin to advance Russia's influence in the Central African Republic (CAR). Concurrently, OFAC is targeting those that have supported the Russian Federal Security Service directly, as well as those
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Civilian Vessel and Russian Frigate Collide in Strait Between Denmark and Sweden, Danish Army Says

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:52
A strait between the Danish island of Zealand and Sweden, connecting the Kattegat with the Baltic has become a place of a ship collision incident.
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On Lukashenko inauguration day Russian paratroopers parachute into Belarus for drills

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:52
Russia's Ministry of Defense says its paratroopers have parachuted into Belarus as part of joint military exercises.
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‘Eskimo Effect': Putin Explains Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicle's Operating Principle

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:52
In late 2019, Russian Strategic Missile Forces commander Col-Gen Sergei Karakaev confirmed that the first Avangard-equipped regiment had been stationed at the Yasnensky missile compound in the Orenburg region, about 1,200 km southeast of Moscow.
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Russian Fighters Su-27 Intercept 2 US Air Force Bombers Over Black Sea, Defence Ministry Says

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:51
Two Russian fighters Su-27 were scrambled to intercept two US Air Force bombers over the Black Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry's National Defense Control Centre (NDCC) said on Wednesday.
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Russia Adds Names To 'Reciprocal' List Of Barred EU Officials

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:51
Russia said on September 23 that it is expanding a list of barred European officials in response to what it called "hostile steps" against it and its citizens.
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