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Saab Experimenting with Graphene in Camouflage Products
August 7, 2015 @ 10:37 AMSaab is exploring a new conductive ultra-light and strong material, ‘Graphene to use it in camouflage and other defense and security products. Graphene is the worlds first 2D material obtained in 2004
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Russia To Unveil New Reconnaissance-Strike Drone At MAKS Airshow
August 6, 2015 @ 04:38 PMThe Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation will present its latest Chirok reconnaissance and strike drone at MAKS-2015 air show. The Chirok drone can carry weapons inside the fuselage, improving aerodynamic and stealth characteristics
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Spain Approves US Reaper Drone Purchase
August 6, 2015 @ 04:29 PMSpain has approved a proposal to buy four US Reaper surveillance drones worth a $27 million. The defence ministry has selected the bid from General Dynamics, which has a teaming agreement with Spanish engineering firm Sener, to supply it with four Reaper drones, a ministry spokesman said
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Rheinmetall Defense Sales Up 18% in First Half 2015
August 6, 2015 @ 04:02 PMRheinmetall Defense sales rose by €159 million or 18% to €1,054 million in the first six months of 2015 (first half year 2014: €895 million). Adjusted for currency effects, the growth was 15%, the company announced today
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Chinese Espionage Group Targets US, UK Defense Firms
August 6, 2015 @ 03:42 PMDell Secureworks has identified a Chinese hacking group targeting various websites belonging to high-profile targets that include defense manufacturers in the US and the UK. The Chinese hacking group identified as Emissary Panda also identified as Threat Group 3390 has set-up various global traps to siphon off data from the websites
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Several Countries Interested In Mistral-Class Destroyer: French Defense Minister
August 6, 2015 @ 03:09 PMFrench defense minister on Thursday said that ‘several nations have shown interest in buying its Mistral-class warships after Paris refused to deliver them to Russia citing Ukraine crisis. “A certain number of countries, there are several, have made their interest known for these boats,” Jean-Yves Le Drian was quoted as saying by RTL radio
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Pakistan Blocks Some 90000 Fake IDs of Terrorists, Criminals
August 6, 2015 @ 02:35 PMPakistan has blocked thousands of fake computerized national identity cards (CNICs), issued by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), mostly to terrorists and criminals during the past five years. Some 26 fake CNICs were issued by NADRA in 2011, 493 in 2012, 6,000 in 2013, 22,000 in 2014 and 64,000 this year, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan was quoted as saying by Pakistani news daily, Express Tribune today
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Tomahawk A Contender In US Navy's Next-Gen Anti-Ship Missile Program
August 6, 2015 @ 11:40 AMRaytheons Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) will be a possible competitor in the Navys search for a next generation anti-ship missile to replace the 1980s era weapons in the service. Set to start in Fiscal Year 2017, the contest for the Navys Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment II seeks to replace the Navys decades-old inventory of Boeing RGM-84 Harpoons with more technologically sophisticated weapons
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Turkey To Buy Reconnaissance Aircraft To Counter Kurdish Conflict
August 6, 2015 @ 10:21 AMTurkey eyeing to buy a batch of reconnaissance aircraft to augment its militarys fight against outlawed Kurdistan workers party (PKK) targets. “The recent incidents of violence and clashes [with the PKK] has both boosted and given pace to this requirement,” an unnamed defense procurement official was quoted as saying by Hurriyet news daily today
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India Exported Helicopters, Aircraft Spares, Military Hardware In 2014-15
August 6, 2015 @ 09:51 AMIndia has exported defense equipment worth INR 670 crore (US $104 million) that include helicopters, bullet proof jackets, aircraft spares and military hardware to 22 countries in 2014-15. India has exported forging equipment, electronic assemblies, flight control panels to the US, transmitting tubes to UK and MIG, Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft spares to Russia and Malaysia, DNA news daily reported Thursday
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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