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Nordea Blacklists Boeing For Nuclear Weapons' Production
May 4, 2015 @ 03:04 PMThe Nordic fund company has blacklisted Boeing as the group is manufacturing and supplying nuclear weapons, Financial Times reported Sunday. Nordea added that the move is due to the groups involvement in producing components for replacement of nuclear-armed Trident ballistic missile submarines in 2014
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Qatar Buys 24 Rafale Fighter, Missiles From France For $7 Billion
May 4, 2015 @ 02:58 PMQatar has agreed to buy 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets and MBDA missiles from France for 6.3 billion euro ($7
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2015 French Arms Sales To Be 3 Times of 2012
May 4, 2015 @ 02:34 PMFrance' defense exports is expected to reach more than 15 billion euros this year which is about three times of 2012 and also the highest France has reached in a single year. “French arms exports in 2015 are expected to reach more than 15 billion euros ($17 billion), three times more than in 2012!" Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Defense Minister quoted as saying by Local media
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Lockheed Martin’s K-MAX Drone Helicopters To Be Used For ISR Operations
May 4, 2015 @ 02:08 PMLockheed Martin announced Monday that its K-MAX drone helicopters, which were used previously only to lift cargo for the military, soon will be used for search and rescue operations. Lockheed Martin successfully tested at the end of March, had a drone ground vehicle find and check out a similated injured party, which then called in an airlift from the drone helicopter
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Gilat To Display Mission Critical UAV Connectivity At AUVSI 2015
May 4, 2015 @ 02:05 PMGilat Satellite Networks announced today it will display Low SWAP BlackRay terminals for Unmanned Vehicles at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2015 event at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, USA from May 5 to7. BlackRay terminals enable connectivity for long-endurance flights while maximizing payload weight
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China Eyes Type 054A Frigate Sale To Russia
May 4, 2015 @ 12:04 PMChina in a move to sell its Type 054A to Russia might showcase the guided-missile frigates at the joint sea 2015 naval exercise later this month in the Mediterranean Sea, Want China Times website reported Sunday. According to Alexander Mozgovoy, a Russian defense expert, Chinese Type 054A can be used as substitutes for the obsolete vessels currently in service before the Russian Navy puts advanced domestic frigates into service
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Indo-French Rafale Negotiations Could Take Months: Dassault CEO
May 4, 2015 @ 11:43 AMNegotiations between Indian and French Governments to buy 36 Dassault Rafale fighter could take months, CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier said. “It is a matter of a few weeks to a few months”, Trappier said in an interview to Le Figaro newspaper ahead of signing ceremony in Qatar to buy 24 Dassault Rafale aircraft for the tiny gulf state
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Taiwan To Conduct Computer Assisted War Games To Face Chinese Threats
May 3, 2015 @ 05:33 PMTaiwan in a bid to test its military combat readiness facing threat from China will be conducting computer-assisted war games May 4-8, WantChinaTimes website reported Sunday. The drill will focus on swiftly preparing troops for battle and the mobilization of supplies and reservists
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Norway’s Military Spending Increased By Half a Billion Dollars To Tackle ‘Russian...
May 3, 2015 @ 05:23 PMNorway in a bid to withstand ‘Russian threat has vowed to increase its military spending by about half a billion US dollars and increased exports to US by $10 million to be used in conflict zones. “Norway would spend $477 million on building the nations first anti-aircraft battery and modernizing its squadron of German Leopard 2 tanks amongst other defense projects,” Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide was quoted as saying by Sputnik on 29 April 2015
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Russia To Showcase New-Gen Armata Tanks At Victory Parade
May 2, 2015 @ 11:31 AMRussia will be showing new-generation Armata Tanks, including Artillery Systems, fighter jets, and Intercontinental ballistic missiles during Victory Parade on May 9. Apart from deadliest Armata, the T-34 battle tanks will also be driven at the parade
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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