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Indian Arms Dealer Under Scanner For Involvement In Pilatus Trainer Deal
June 3, 2016 @ 12:11 PMDelhi-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari has come under scanner once again after the media reports allege that he is also involved in financial crime related to Pilatus trainer aircraft deal. Investigators are probing what kind of services his company, the Offset India Solution Private Limited, had provided to Swiss aircraft major Pilatus, NDTV reported
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Lockheed Martin Flies First T-50A Upgraded Aircraft for South Korean T-X Competition...
June 3, 2016 @ 11:56 AMLockheed Martin has conducted an initial flight test of its T-50A jet aircraft. The newly configured T-50A is a variant of the T-50 developed by Korea Aerospace Industries and Lockheed Martin
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Babcock, BAE Systems Win British Navy’s $59.2 Million Gun Support Contract
June 3, 2016 @ 11:24 AMBabcock and BAE Systems have won a $59.2 million joint contract to provide support services for Britain's Royal Navy medium-caliber guns
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US Drones Killed Over 200 Children In Pakistan
June 3, 2016 @ 09:55 AMThe Obama administration has been accused of killing civilians in drone strikes carried out to nab down al Qaeda and other radical groups reported to have a base in Pakistan. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif in a meeting with United States Ambassador to Pakistan, David Hale, on May 25, 2016, expressed concerns over the US drone strike in Balochistan on May 23rd in which Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was reportedly killed, The Express Tribune
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British Forces "Bomb" Islamic State With Bollywood Music
June 3, 2016 @ 09:28 AMBritish Special Forces troops are using Bollywood music to fight Daesh troops in Libya, as the terrorist group has banned music in several territories that they have control over, believing the music to be un-religious and a dangerous influence. On the advice of a Pakistani-born British Army Intelligence officer Special Forces troops with the Special Boat Service (SBS), the use of Bollywood music is not just to 'annoy' the militia, but to study the exact location and strength of Daesh forces, Sputnik reported
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Indo-Russian Hypersonic BrahMos Prototype By 2024
June 2, 2016 @ 04:10 PMRussia and India will start research and development works on the hypersonic version of BrahMos missile approximately in 2022. A prototype of the BrahMos hypersonic missile is expected to be manufactured in 2024, Marketing Director of the Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace Company Praveen Pathak was quoted as saying by TASS on Thursday
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Gripen, Rafale, Typhoon On Malaysian MRCA Wishlist
June 2, 2016 @ 03:20 PMMalaysia is in the final stages of studying companies that meet the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF's) multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) requirement to replace its ageing MiG-29 fighter aircraft. "We are now in the final stages of studying which of the companies are able to meet with our requirements and the decision to be made is not for a short term, RMAF chief, Tan Sri Roslan Saad was quoted as saying by Malaysia Digest during the RMAF 58th anniversary at Kuantan Air Base Tuesday
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Malaysia Reduces MiG-29N Fighter Aircraft Operations
June 2, 2016 @ 02:12 PMMalaysia will reduce the use of its MiG-29N fighter aircraft following increasing operating costs, Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief said. “Apart from that, the capabilities of the fighter aircraft were also getting more limited as the aircraft have been in service for 21 years since they were first used in 1995
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DCNS Delivers First Of Two Mistral-Class Helicopter Carriers To Egypt
June 2, 2016 @ 01:41 PMDCNS delivered the first of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers christened ‘Gamal Abdel Nasser' to the Egyptian Navy today. The two helicopter carriers were acquired by Egypt in October 2015
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S. Korea Developing New Prototype Of Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
June 2, 2016 @ 10:38 AMThe South Korean military is developing submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) likely to be launched from the Jangbogo-III attack submarine currently under production. “On the 3,000-ton Jangbogo-III submarine, which is currently under production, we are installing a vertical launching pad,” a high-ranking official told
Saab Unveils All-New Giraffe AMB-D Air Defense Radar at Eurosatory 2026
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
Iranian Pilots Recount Deception Operation in the Bombing of a U.S. Base...
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
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