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US Defense Secretary's Visit To India To Focus On Major Military Deals
May 2, 2015 @ 08:17 AMUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will be signing a 10-year Indo-US Defense framework Agreement and also fast-track the Defense Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI) under which the two nations will co-produce and develop military equipment in India, IHS Janes reported Thursday. US defense secretary Ashton Carter's two-day visit to India in early June is expected to raise the levels of bilateral strategic and defense co-operation between the two countries, IHS Jane's quoted senior Indian military officials as saying
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Russia Performs Simulated Launches of Iskander Tactical Missile System
May 1, 2015 @ 10:57 PMRussias Military district has performed simulated launches of Iskander-M tactical missile system, RMD's press spokesman Alexander Gordeyev said Friday. "Members of a missile brigade of the Eastern Military District deployed Iskander-M missile complexes at the Bidzhan test range and performed electronically simulated launches as part of a test check for the winter training season," Colonel Gordeyev was quoted as saying by Sputnik
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Meteor Long-Range Guided Missile Successfully Fired From Rafale
May 1, 2015 @ 09:08 PMThe French Ministry of Defense (MoD), Dassault Aviation and MBDA carried out first guided firing of the long-range Meteor missile against an air target from Rafale combat aircraft on 28 April 2015, MBDA said in a press release. The firing, from a Rafale prepared at the DGAs Cazaux Flight Test Centre (near Bordeaux, S
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NASA, AFRL Researchers Test Shape Morphing Wing Technology
May 1, 2015 @ 03:45 PMNASA announced Thursday that its researchers along with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc have successfully completed initial flight tests of a new morphing wing technology that can reduce airframe weight. The new technology has a potential to save millions of dollars annually in fuel costs, reduce airframe weight and decrease aircraft noise during takeoffs and landings
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Indian Turboprop Trainer to Fly by Year End
May 1, 2015 @ 01:59 PMThe Hindustan Turborprop Trainer (HTT) 40 will mark its first flight by this year end with structural work of the front and rear fuselages almost completed, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) sources told Defenseworld.net correspondent
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India Extends Defense Companies’ Manufacturing License To Seven Years
May 1, 2015 @ 07:22 AMIndian government in a move to boost defense manufacturing under the ‘Make in India initiative today, has extended the initial validity of industrial licenses to seven years from three. “Eyeing the long gestation period of defense contracts to mature, we do not want the companies requiring licenses to run around government ministries, but rather concentrate on manufacturing
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Lockheed Martin Delivers 1000th Sniper Pod To USAF
May 1, 2015 @ 07:09 AMLockheed Martin announced today that it has delivered1000th Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) to the US Air Force during a ceremony held yesterday. The 1000th pod is a sensor-enhanced Sniper ATP that provides fighter and bomber aircraft with advanced modes for non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR); enhanced target identification; maritime tracking; and two-way datalink communication
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General Dynamics Releases NSA-Approved TACLANE Trusted Sensor Software
April 30, 2015 @ 04:24 PMGeneral Dynamics announced Thursday that it has released NSA-Approved TACLANE Trusted Sensor Software on the TACLANE-1G (KG-175G). TACLANE Trusted Sensor Software provides intrusion detection system and intrusion prevention system capabilities that monitor network traffic and is a first-of-its-kind optional feature for Type 1 encryptors
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Russian Kurganets-25 Infantry Vehicle Serial Production To Begin In 2019
April 30, 2015 @ 04:13 PMSerial production of the infantry fighting vehicle of a new generation of “Kurganets-25″ is scheduled to begin in the 2019-2020 years, Deputy Chairman of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission, Oleg Bochkarev said on Monday. “Defense Ministry has signed state contracts with our vendors
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China’s Advanced J-11D Fighter Jet Takes To Skies
April 30, 2015 @ 04:13 PMChinas J-11 fighter jet upgraded D variant with new radar and air refueling system has made its maiden flight, Chinese media reported Thursday. The fighter jet is said to be a copy of Russian Sukhoi Su-27
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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