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Boeing 747-8 To Replace Existing Air Force One Planes
January 29, 2015 @ 01:25 PMThe Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it had selected Boeing 747-8 to replace the Boeing 747-200 aircraft that serves as Air Force One for the US president. Pentagon has neither specified the number of aircrafts nor when the aircraft will enter service
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Renewed Battle Over USAF 3DELR Radar Between Raytheon, Lockheed And Northrop
January 29, 2015 @ 12:40 PMUS Air Force Corrective Action Plan for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar competition has renewed high-stakes battle between Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, Syracuse.com reported Wednesday
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Russian Company Unveils Ejector Seat For Light Aircraft
January 29, 2015 @ 12:09 PMNPP Zvezda, manufacturer of spacesuits for Russian Cosmonauts has invented a light aircraft ejector seat that helps the pilot to get to safety in a split second. The idea for new ejector seat was first announced in 2013 during a light aviation expo in Germany
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Wreckage Resembling Chinese CH-3 Drone Found In Nigeria
January 29, 2015 @ 10:58 AMThe wreckage of an armed drone was found in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, closely resembling the Chinese drone. According to War Is Boring, pictures of the wreckage was posted on Twitter showing an unmanned combat aerial vehicle that resembles the CH-3 drone made by the China
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Korean Army’s 10 Commandments For Relations Between Sexes
January 29, 2015 @ 09:26 AMThe Korean Army plans to draw up a code of conduct, or 10 commandments on relations between male and female service personnel following several sex crimes on military bases, Korea Herald said quoting an unnamed officer. The decision was made after an Army colonel was arrested on charges of raping his female subordinate
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Finmeccanica Aims To Re-Launch Group With New Industrial Plan For FY2015
January 29, 2015 @ 08:58 AMFinmeccanica announced Tuesday approved the groups industrial plan for FY2015 guidance. The Plan is also the start of a re-launch and development of the Group, with a focus on the areas of excellence and a more effective commercial presence in key international markets
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Czech Military To Purchase Helicopters, Vehicles, Radar
January 29, 2015 @ 08:33 AMThe Czech Ministry of Defense will be launching tenders worth $425 million this year to acquire new helicopters, armored vehicles and radars. "We are primarily driven by ensuring high quality-price ratios, and only after this by the aspect of national [defense production]," Czech Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky was quoted as saying by DefenseNews
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India Asks Japan to Bid for Submarine Project
January 29, 2015 @ 06:44 AMIndia has sent a “feeler” to Japan eliciting its interest to participate in the Project 75i submarine bid to build six vessels with air independent propulsion in India. The RFP for this is expected to go out soon but already several Indian shipyards have started hunting for foreign partners to provide technology and expertise
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Indian LCA Tejas Achieves Cold Start Success
January 29, 2015 @ 06:39 AMWith three consecutive start-ups of its engine after overnight soak in extreme cold(around -15ºC) conditions of Laddakh winter, that too without any external assistance, Tejas, the Indian Light Combat Aircraft has achieved a rare distinction. Starting the fighter aircraft under such extreme condition without any external assistance or heating is a technology challenge
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Airbus Delivered 471 Helicopters, Booked 402 New Orders in 2014
January 28, 2015 @ 01:38 PMAirbus Helicopters has delivered 471 helicopters from the companys civil, parapublic and military product lines and booked 402 net orders last year. In addition, the backlog was adjusted to include a reduction of 33 NH90s
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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