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Canada To Test Small Drones Capable Of Hunting Submarines
April 23, 2015 @ 02:02 PMCanadas Federal government researchers will be testing a small drone to see if such unmanned aircraft could eventually be used to hunt for submarines and ships, Local media reported Wednesday. It is the first time that an unmanned air vehicle built in Canada will be tested in this role
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South Korea, Peru To Co-operate In $1 Billion Trainer Jet Project
April 22, 2015 @ 03:44 PMSouth Korea, Peru have agreed on mutual co-operation in Perus US$1 billion next-generation light attack aircraft project, Yonhap Agency reported Tuesday. South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday she agreed with her Peruvian counterpart Ollanta Humala on cooperation in Peru's trainer jet project, a move that could raise the prospect of a South Korean defense firm winning a lucrative deal
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First Of 13 Japanese Tsunami-Damaged F-2B Fighter Jet Repaired
April 22, 2015 @ 03:29 PMJapanese first of 13 F-2B fighter aircraft which suffered damage due to 2011 Tsunami completed repairs, IHS Janes reported Tuesday. The Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) rolled out the overhauled F-2B fighter aircraft in a ceremony to mark to the completion of repairs by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Lockheed Martin held at MHI's Komaki South Plant
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Italy Orders Two FREMM Frigates Under OCCAR Contract
April 22, 2015 @ 03:12 PMOCCAR announced Tuesday that Italy has placed its order for two further Italian FREMM (Fregata europea multi-missione) frigates, exercising an option under the OCCAR (French Organisation conjointe de coopération en matière d'armement) FREMM contract on 16 April. Both frigates will be in the general purpose configuration and will bring to ten the total number of vessels ordered by Italy under this highly successful contract
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US Navy To Spend $681 Million On Tactical Data Links Research And
April 22, 2015 @ 03:02 PMUS Navy will be spending an estimated $681 million over the next ten years on the Tactical Data Links research and development program, Forecast International reported Tuesday. Tactical datalinks are communications systems that support the near real-time exchange of data
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Gripen, Rafale, US Aircraft Contenders For Swiss Fighter, Eurofighter Opts Out
April 22, 2015 @ 02:57 PMSwedish Gripen, a US fighter and French Rafale are major contenders for the Swiss fighter aircraft but the Eurofighter has opted out without providing any reason, Swiss Defense Minister Ueli Maurer said Monday. “The situation was critical for air policing and that the purchase of new fighter aircraft will be evaluated in 2017
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Dassault To Supply Falcon 2000 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft To Japan Coast Gaurd
April 22, 2015 @ 02:49 PMDassault aviation announced today that the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has selected the Falcon 2000 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) to enhance its operational fleet. The Falcon 2000 MSA, based on a Falcon 2000 LXS (range 4000 NM), is designed for a broad range of missions including maritime surveillance, piracy control, drug interdiction, fishery patrol, law enforcement, search and rescue, intelligence and reconnaissance
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Poland To Buy Patriot Missiles In $5 Billion Deal
April 22, 2015 @ 02:45 PMThe US and Poland governments will negotiate an agreement on purchase of Patriot medium-range air/missile defense systems for Poland, President Bronislaw Komorowski announced Tuesday. The president along with the prime minister and defense minister decided to order the Patriot systems from the US worth up to $5 billion
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Rheinmetall Passes Acceptance Test For Indonesian Leopard 2 Simulators
April 22, 2015 @ 11:27 AMRheinmetall announced today that it has successfully passed acceptance tests for Leopard 2 simulators for the Indonesian Army. Rheinmetall has produced driving simulator and gunnery simulator systems for training Indonesian Leopard 2 tank personnel
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Poland Pre-Selects Airbus H225M Caracal Helicopters
April 22, 2015 @ 11:21 AMAirbus Helicopters and its partner Heli Invest Services announced today that the Polish Ministry of Defense has pre-selected H225M Caracal Helicopters. We are fully committed to providing Poland with the best product and support for this long-term strategic program
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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