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Mistral Ropes In Ex-BEL CMD As Strategic Advisor
November 5, 2015 @ 12:03 PMMistral Solutions has roped in Ashwani Datta, Ex-chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics (BEL) as a Board Member and Strategic Advisor to the firm. "With over four decades of experience in our industry, I believe Mr
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HAL Team For Ecuador To Discuss Dhruv Helicopter Crashes
November 3, 2015 @ 09:58 AMIndian state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) officials will be visiting Ecuador to resolve issues concerning termination of Dhruv helicopters contractual agreement. “HAL is getting ready to send a high-level team to Ecuador to resolve the issue and address the concerns of the Latin American customer after many meetings through diplomatic channels,” Financial Express quoted an unnamed source as saying Tuesday
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François Tarel Appointed As Microturbo's General manager
November 2, 2015 @ 02:05 PMFrançois Tarel has been appointed as General manager at Microturbo (Safran), replacing Pierre-Yves Morvan. Mr
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UK Plans 166bn Pounds Spend On Aircraft Carriers, Subs
October 23, 2015 @ 12:08 PMThe UK Ministry of Defence has published its latest equipment plan for spending 166 billion Pounds on new equipment including aircraft carriers and submarines over the next decade. The Spending plan is a part of a stable base for the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) of the UK Ministry of Defense The ministry has published the third annual update on Defence Equipment Plan after an independent audit found the cost of the departments 13 biggest equipment programmes fell by 247m pounds last year
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Airbus Names Siemens Executive As Head Of Its Defense And Space Division
October 20, 2015 @ 02:25 PMSiemens executive Dirk Hoke is the next head of Airbus Defense and Space division. Hoke will join Airbus group in January and will take over as the head from Bernhard Gerwert whois due to retire in mid-2016, Airbus said in a statement Tuesday
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Equador Grounds Indian-made Dhruv Choppers, Cancels Support Contract
October 16, 2015 @ 11:32 AMEcuador has unilaterally ended Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALU) contract with Indias Hindustan Aeronautics after four of its seven choppers crashed. HAL supplied seven Dhruvs between 2009 and 2012
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Sixth Kilo-Class Submarine For Vietnam Launched
September 30, 2015 @ 01:08 PMRussian shipbuilders have launched the last of the six Kilo-class submarines known as ‘Black Hole, which was ordered by Vietnamese Navy. The submarine is part of a deal reached between Vietnam and Russia for six Project 636 Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines for $2 billion back in 2009
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Raytheon Bags $1 Billion Cyber Security Contract From US Homeland Security
September 29, 2015 @ 04:11 PMRaytheon has won a $1 billion contract from the US department of Homeland Security to Provide Mission Critical Cybersecurity Solutions. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected Raytheon to be the prime contractor and systems integrator for the agency's Network Security Deployment (NSD) Division
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Vietnam Navy Commissions Russian Design, Locally-made Missile Corvettes
September 25, 2015 @ 02:52 PMVietnam Navy commissioned two Russian designed and locally made missile corvettes, HQ-379 and HQ-380 into service on Thursday. The corvettes, built locally by Ba Son Shipyard, are armed with 16 Uran-E missiles of 130 km in range, an AK-176M automatic gun, and two AK-630 ship-borne artillery systems, Thanh Nien News reported today
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Boeing Apache, Chinook Helicopter Deal Approved By Indian Cabinet
September 22, 2015 @ 03:01 PMThe Indian Cabinet Committee for Security Today has cleared the purchase of $2.5 billion Boeings Apache and Chinook helicopters deal ahead of Prime Ministers visit to the US
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Three Ships Sail Past U.S. Naval Blockade, Iran Claims
Israeli Drone Attacks Journalist on Live TV in Lebanon
KNDS unveils new Main Battle Tank, “CAPTINT,” Long Range Artillery LORAS At...
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles