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L-3 To Upgrade Night Vision Optics
March 5, 2015 @ 02:20 PML-3 Warrior Systems has won a $9.9 million US Navy contract to upgrade the AN/PVS-15 series of night-vision goggles and AN/PVS-18 series of night-vision monoculars, Military Aerospace reported Thursday
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Confusion Over Pakistan-Chinese JF-17 Fighter's Engine Selection
March 5, 2015 @ 02:15 PMThere seems to be confusion over the engine choice of the Chinese-Pakistan jointly manufactured JF-17 fighter aircraft. A report in Want China Times on Tuesday quoting a Moscow based publication states that the JF-17 Thunder aircraft is likely to be equipped with Snecmas M88-2 engine
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Indian Army Air Defence to Get Akash Missiles, Modernize Older SAMs
March 5, 2015 @ 01:49 PMThe armys air defence (AAD) wing is undergoing a long awaited modernisation by acquiring six batterys of Aakash surface to air missiles (SAM) and modernizing older Russian origin SAMs. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely handed over the Akash missiles at a ceremony later this month
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China Not To Export J-20 Stealth Fighter: Media Reports
March 5, 2015 @ 01:28 PMChina will not export J-20, its first fifth generation stealth fighter, Chinese Media quoted US website Strategy Page as reporting. As Chinese Chengdu Aircraft Company has produced J-10 and JF-17 fighters for exports, the decision to keep J-20 for China alone may come as a disappointment to the manufacturer
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Russia Starts Unannounced Nuclear Weapons Readiness Test
March 5, 2015 @ 12:05 PMRussias Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) have begun an unannounced test of its nuclear weapons near the central Russian city Yoshkar-Ola, the SMFs press center said Wednesday. “The Committee of the Command of Strategic Missile Forces is conducting an unannounced test of the condition and security provisions of nuclear weapons in the Yoshkar-Ola Missile Unit,” the SMFs press service said in a statement
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Russian Military Gets 3 Helos With 'Richag-AV' Electronic Warfare System
March 5, 2015 @ 09:50 AMRadio-Electronic Technologies Concern (KRET) announced Wednesday that it has delivered new first batch of a three new Mi8-MTPR1 helicopter-mounted with electronic warfare system ('Richag-AV') to the Russian armed forces. It can be mounted on units from any branch of the armed forces, including helicopters and airplanes, as well as ground and ship-based forces
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UAE Signs Contracts Worth $1.07 billion With Local, Foreign Companies For Military
March 4, 2015 @ 06:17 PMThe UAE Armed Forces have signed seven agreements worth Dh3.955 billion ($1
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Comtech Wins $6.4 Million Contract For US Navy's Advanced Time Division Multiple...
March 4, 2015 @ 06:14 PMComtech Telecommunications announced on Tuesday, its subsidiary, Comtech EF Data has won a $6.4 million contract award extension to implement an Adaptive Coding capability for Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface Processor (ATIP) terminals from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
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United Tech Wins $407 Million Engine Component Contract
March 4, 2015 @ 06:12 PMUnited Technologies has won a $407 million contract from the US defense for providing design improvement, life management/analysis, repair development and test to Pratt & Whitneys engines. This contract is expected to be complete by Dec
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China To Raise Defense Budget By 10 Percent
March 4, 2015 @ 06:10 PMChina will raise its defense budget by about 10 percent this year, compared to last year's 12.2 percent, Xinhua reported Wednesday
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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