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Finmeccanica, Thales Launch SICRAL2 Telecommunications Satellite
April 30, 2015 @ 04:01 PMFinmeccanica announced Monday that it along with Thales has jointly launched the military telecommunications satellite, SICRAL 2 on April 26 from French Guiana. The satellite was launched with an Arianespace launch vehicle by Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio, the Space Alliance created by Finmeccanica and Thales
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ManTech Wins $7.2 Billion US Army INSCOM Cyber Operations Contracts
April 30, 2015 @ 03:59 PMManTech announced today that it has won $7.2 billion worth two contracts to provide advanced cyber operations, full-spectrum information operations and intelligence to US Army Intelligence and Security Command (US Army INSCOM)
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Thales, Harris Win $3.8 Billion US Army Rifleman Radio Contract
April 30, 2015 @ 03:51 PMThales and Harris Corp were selected by the US Army for its $3.8 billion Rifleman Radio contract for the next ten years
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Dassault Rafale Clocks 84 Export Orders With Qatar Announcement
April 30, 2015 @ 03:33 PMThe French government announced today that Qatar has agreed to buy 24 Rafale fighter jets taking the total export tally of Dassaults aircraft order to 84. Qatar becomes the third country after Egypt and India to confirm orders for the Rafale fighters
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Raytheon Wins $20 Million DARPA Contract For Hypersonic Missile Development
April 30, 2015 @ 02:59 PMRaytheon announced Wednesday that it has won a $20 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop and demonstrate technology to enable air-launched hypersonic boost glide systems for missiles for the Tactical Boost Glide program (TBG). The hypersonics will enable missiles to fly more than five times faster than speed of sound
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Indian Air Force Deploys All Heavy Lift Assets For Nepal Rescue
April 30, 2015 @ 02:26 PMIlyushin-76s, C-130Js and C-17s have proved the prudence of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in their acquisitions, especially during the ongoing rescue and relief operations in Nepal. Three days after the first big magnitude tremor on 25 April was felt, the Indian Army has set up a 45-bed hospital at a location just outside Kathmandu
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Russia May Resume BlackJack Supersonic Bomber Production
April 30, 2015 @ 01:04 PMRussia is likely to resume production of Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) supersonic strategic bombers, Tass reported Wednesday. “It is necessary already today to start implementing tasks not only for keeping in good order and modernizing the fleet of long-range aviation but also for reproducing Tu-160 missile carriers,” Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying by the agency during a visit to the Kazan plant
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Russia Sets To Develop Amphibious Armored Engineer Vehicles
April 30, 2015 @ 12:55 PMRussia's Defense Ministry has started to develop amphibious armored engineer vehicles that are equipped with machine-guns, electronic countermeasure devices and GLONASS navigation system for its army. The next-generation unified vehicles will be capable to withstand temperatures ranging from -40°C to +40°C and will be used for earth-moving works on the battlefield, as well under enemy fire
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Sagem BlueNaute System To Upgrade Juniper WLB Class Vessels
April 30, 2015 @ 11:37 AMThe US Coast Guard has selected Sagems BlueNaute heading reference system to upgrade 12 of its Juniper WLB class vessels. Sagem announced Wednesday that BlueNaute reference system is based on hemispherical resonator gyros, a proprietary technology designed to give the BlueNaute high reliability and precise measurements
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Fincantieri Delivers FREMM Carabiniere To Italian Navy
April 29, 2015 @ 03:39 PMFincantieri announced Tuesday that it has delivered the frigate Carabiniere within the international Italian-French program to Italian Navy. The frigate is the fourth vessel of the FREMM program Multi Mission European Frigates
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