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Pakistan To Hire Lobbying Firm For Easing Defence Procurement from the US
June 14, 2016 @ 01:45 PMPakistan has set out to hire a lobbying firm in the US to smoothen defence procurement in Washington and to prevent fiascos such as the recent collapsed F-16 sale. The US had been conveyed that Pakistan would respond to the increasing imbalance in the region because of the Indo-US defence cooperation through maintaining its strategic deterrence, adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz was quoted as saying by
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Airbus Helicopters Completes First Firing Tests Of HForce Weapon System
June 14, 2016 @ 01:16 PMAirbus Helicopters has recently completed a first round of firing tests with HForce, a generic weapon system in development for the companys commercial helicopter range. The innovative system, which includes a central core unit, Thales Scorpion monocular helmet mounted sight display (HMSD), an electro-optical system (EOS) from Wescam as well as gunner armament weapon grips and weapon pods, has been undergoing testing for the past five months
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BAE Systems Launches Armor Penetrating 7.62mm Ammo
June 14, 2016 @ 01:12 PMBAE systems has launched a new 7.62 mm bullet with ability to penetrate targets such as lightly protected vehicles and aircraft at an increased range in comparison to standard NATO rounds
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Lockheed Martin Partners With Interset For Threat Detection Solutions
June 14, 2016 @ 01:10 PMLockheed Martin has entered into a commercial cyber partnership with Intersets insider threat detection solution during the 2016 Gartner Risk and Security Summit conference in National Harbor, Md. “Insider Threats pose one of the highest risks to an organization, and thefts by malicious insiders are projected to double by 2017, approaching half a trillion dollars annually,” said Angie Heise, vice president, Lockheed Martin Commercial Cyber
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Vietnamese Su-30 Fighter Jet Crashes Into The Sea
June 14, 2016 @ 10:28 AMA Vietnamese Air Force Su-30 fighter aircraft crashed into the sea after taking off from Sao Vang airport on a training mission this morning. A local fisherman, said he saw a plane falling down into the sea at around 8:30 a
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North Korea Breaches South’s Internal Networks, Steals Military Information
June 14, 2016 @ 06:34 AMNorth Korea had penetrated into the internal networks of the South Korean affiliates of two conglomerates and subsequently stole and deleted an approximate 42,000 documents including some containing military information. According to the National Police Agency (NPA), in July 2014 the North started hacking the networks of South Korean telecoms giant SK Group and the Hanjin Group which has the country's top flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co
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Pakistan Ahead Of India, Israel and North Korea In Nuclear Warheads: SIPRI
June 14, 2016 @ 05:51 AMAccording to a study published by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its annual nuclear forces data, Pakistan still has higher number of nuclear warheads than India and also beats Israel and North Korea. The report comes just days after disgraced nuclear scientist AQ Khan, father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, claimed that the country had the ability to hit India in five minutes
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India Eyes Germany For Torpedoes After Blacklisting Finmeccanica
June 14, 2016 @ 05:30 AMThe Indian defense ministry is now looking towards Germany to buy torpedoes for its six under-construction Scorpene submarines. Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar is on a three-day visit to Germany where he will be exploring the option of getting Seahake torpedoes for the submarines
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Spanish Cristobal Colon Frigate To Undergo Combat System Certification Test
June 14, 2016 @ 04:23 AMSpanish frigate will undergo tests of its combat systems certification for over a period of six-weeks. The certification will be a milestone for the country's shipbuilding industry as well as the Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate
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Thales To Showcase Ground Master 60 Multi-mission Radar At Eurosatory
June 14, 2016 @ 04:10 AMThales Group will showcase its new Ground Master 60 multi-mission radar at the Eurosatory exhibition. The Ground Master 60, the latest offering in the Ground Master family of air defense radars, features multi-mission radar offering on-the-move detection capacity, the company announced Monday
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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