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Eurofighter’s Agility, Weapon Carrying Capability Boosted
July 16, 2015 @ 10:24 AMAirbus has successfully flight-tested aerodynamic upgrades to Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter that boost the agility and weapon carrying capacity. The Aerodynamic Modification Kit (AMK) is part of a wider Eurofighter Enhanced Manoeuvrability (EFEM) programme with the potential to help ensure the type's continuing superiority for many years to come, the Airbus announced Wednesday
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Rostec, ST Electronics MOU on Surveillance, Security Management Tech
July 16, 2015 @ 08:42 AMRostecs Security Technologies and ST Electronics have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in surveillance, integrated systems for security management, creation of security management situation centers besides intelligent control systems for the transport of secret and dangerous goods. One of the key aspects of cooperation is based on the use of an advanced product from ST Electronics called AgilFence
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Indian Navy Upgrades INS Vikramaditya With Barak-1 Air Defense Systems
July 15, 2015 @ 03:48 PMThe Indian Navy has refitted its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya with Barak-1 air defense systems and Russian made AK-630 close-in weapon system for operational services. AK-630 close-in weapon system is borrowed from a to-be-decommissioned Godavari-class ship
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China’s Z-18F Anti-Submarine Chopper To Operate Aboard Liaoning Aircraft Carrier
July 15, 2015 @ 03:05 PMChinas Z-18F anti-submarine medium helicopter is ready to operate aboard the PLA Navy's first aircraft carrier, Liaoning. The Z-18 medium transport helicopter developed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC) is designed based on the French Aerospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon
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Oran Safety Glass Introduces Lighter Transparent Armor For M-ATV
July 15, 2015 @ 03:01 PMOSG (Oran Safety Glass) has introduced a new, lighter and transparent armor solution for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV). The new transparent armor has been designed and tested by TACOM
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Indian Navy Plans To Expand Its Fleet To 200 Ships By 2027
July 15, 2015 @ 02:58 PMThe Indian Navy is planning to increase its capability to 200-ship fleet from the existing 137 ships and submarines under its command by 2027. According to a maritime capability perspective plan, a certain number of ships have to be built by a particular timeline
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Boeing, Tata In Aerospace And Defense Manufacturing Partnership
July 15, 2015 @ 12:35 PMBoeing and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) to co-produce aero-structures and collaborate on integrated systems development opportunities, including unmanned aerial vehicles. The companies intend to access markets jointly for products and platforms developed together by Boeing and TASL
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China Demands Japan To Expedite World War II Chemical Weapon Destruction
July 15, 2015 @ 12:15 PMChina has asked Japan to accelerate destruction of chemical weapons abandoned during World War II. According to a press statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, “A total of 264 chemical weapons were destroyed in an operation that ended in Wuhan and Hubei province on Monday
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DCNS Offers Its Most Advanced Submarine, The Shortfin Barracuda To Australia
July 15, 2015 @ 11:55 AMDCNS has offered the Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A as its pre-concept design for Australias future submarine Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP). The submarine, which DCNS claims to be “the worlds most advanced conventionally powered submarine,” takes its name from the Shortfin Barracuda, an indigenous species of the Barracuda found in Australias Great Barrier Reef
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Forget Nuclear Weapons, Iran Will Have Problems in Power Generation After Deal
July 15, 2015 @ 11:18 AMIran has been made to cap its nuclear fuel cycle at an almost minimum level (IAEA standards of 3-5 per cent) of 3.67 per cent enrichment of Uranium Hexaflouride in a gaseous and at five per cent enrichment of Uranium235 for use in nuclear power generation
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