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Rohde & Schwarz To Bring Smartphone Technology To BAE Systems’ Global Combat
August 5, 2015 @ 04:01 PMRohde & Schwarz has won a contract from BAE Systems to support the Royal Navys Type 26 Global Combat Ship with its integrated communications system. The core component is the R&S NAVICS, a new IP-based switching system with a security concept
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Saudi, UAE Land In Yemen With Armored Brigades To Fight Houthi
August 5, 2015 @ 03:56 PMSaudi Arabia, UAE have landed two armored brigades and several commando battalions consisting of tanks, armored vehicles fitted with missiles via sea and land at the recently acquired Yemeni port of Aden to fight Houthi insurgents. Saudi, UAE armored brigades consisting of armored personnel carriers Abram M1 tanks and Leclerc tanks, BMD3s, Humvees and mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles all fitted with short-range ground-to-ground missiles landed at Aden Tuesday
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AgustaWestland Chopper Scam "torpedoes" Indian Navy Scorpenes
August 5, 2015 @ 02:29 PMThe Indian Navy has been unable to obtain heavy weight torpedoes from a Finmeccanica group company, Wass for installation on its Scorpene submarines owing to the Italian company being blacklisted in India. Wass Italy had won a contract to supply heavy weight tropedoes for the Navy's Project 75 submarines in 2014
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Russia To Disassemble Telecommunications, Control Equipment On Mistral warships
August 5, 2015 @ 02:06 PMRussia will send an experts team to France in September to disassemble the telecommunications and control equipment installed on the Mistral class helicopter carriers. "A team of specialists is currently being prepared for the communications equipment dismantling from the helicopter carriers
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Lockheed Martin To Produce Eight Production Representative Vehicles
August 5, 2015 @ 01:46 PMLockheed Martins Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) team are planning to produce about eight Production Representative Vehicles (PRVs) over the next few weeks. The PRVs are being assembled to reduce technical risk, optimize the advanced production processes at the Camden assembly plant, and to exercise and prepare the supply chain, the company announced Tuesday
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Taiwan Likely To Prepare Defense In South China Sea
August 5, 2015 @ 11:51 AMTaiwan is likely to build a naval base at Taipang for its fighter and maritime patrol aircraft to counter potential stand-off in the conflicted Spratlys island region. According to a report published by Center for Strategic and International Studies, Taiwan might land on Taiping island to launch reconnaissance and perhaps military operations against the PLA Navy's expansion in the region
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Elibit To Supply Military Communication Systems For European Country
August 5, 2015 @ 11:11 AMElbit Systems has won an approximately $45 million contract from a European nation for the supply of military communications systems. The contract will be performed over a two-year period, the company announced today
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China Building Longest Aircraft Carrier Base In South China Sea
August 5, 2015 @ 10:46 AMChina is building the worlds longest aircraft carrier base at Hainan Island in South China Sea to deploy guided missile nuclear submarines. China has completed basic construction work on 700 meter long dock at its Sanya naval complex in Hainan province in November 2014, Kanwa Defense review reported Wednesday
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Russia Unifies Air Force, Anti-Air And Anti-Missile Defense Forces To Form...
August 5, 2015 @ 08:48 AMRussia on Monday announced merging its Air forces, anti-air and anti-missile defenses under unified command, Aerospace Forces. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of a new branch of Russias armed forces
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Philippine's DND Cancels $142 Million Missile Deal With Israel
August 4, 2015 @ 03:58 PMThe Philippines Department Of National Defense (DND) has cancelled the army's P6.5-billion (US$142 million) Shore-Based Missile System (SBMS) deal with Israel
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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