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All Carbon Fiber Reconnaissance Trainer DART-450 Takes To Skies
May 18, 2016 @ 04:44 AMDiamond Aircrafts all-carbon fiber tandem, 2-sear civilian and military trainer with a sidestick and pneumatic ejection seats, DART-450 made its first flight Tuesday. The DART-450 (Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer) is a +7/-5G aerobatic airplane with a maximum take-off power of 500 hp
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SeaRAM Anti-Ship Missile Knocks Down Supersonic MissilesTargets
May 18, 2016 @ 04:19 AMThe US Navy conducted a series of test shots using Raytheons SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense system. The series of two shots included one in which two supersonic missiles were inbound simultaneously, flying in complex, evasive maneuvers
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Russia Issues Tender For New Machine Guns
May 18, 2016 @ 02:12 AMRussian Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched a tender for new machine guns intended for urban Close Quarter Battles (CQB). Tokar-2, the machine guns development program will be designed for elimination of hostile man and firepower during CQBs and for supporting Special Forces assault groups, according to the MIA`s official notification published at the state purchases web-site
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Germany Requests Pricing For 41 CH-53K Choppers
May 18, 2016 @ 01:46 AMThe German government has requested pricing and availability to buy 41 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters from US. “The Germans have started to communicate the need to replace the CH-53G in their heavy-lift program,” Mike Torok, Sikorskys CH-53K program vice president, said in a joint briefing with his Marine Corps counterpart, Col
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Saab Unveils Underwater IED Robot
May 18, 2016 @ 01:35 AMSaab presented its remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Sea Wasp, at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland. Sea Wasp, which relocates, identifies and neutralizes underwater improvised explosive devices (IEDs), is designed to combat below-the-surface terrorism, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Cobham Develops Gallium Nitride Solid State Transmitter Solutions
May 18, 2016 @ 01:19 AMCobham has developed a new family of Gallium-Nitride (GaN) Solid State Transmitter solutions. Pronounced as "solstice," SOLSTx is optimized for ground, maritime and airborne applications including air traffic control, weather, telemetry, fire control, and long range surveillance radars, the company said in a statement Monday
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Two Dutch F-35 Fighters To Reach Netherlands For Operational Tests
May 18, 2016 @ 01:11 AMTwo Dutch F-35A fighter jets will land in Netherlands followed by two KDC-10 aerial refuelers and a NATO C-17 carrying spare parts and gear in about a week. The planes will land at Leeuwarden Air Base, which is one of two bases that will be home to the RNLAF's F-35s when they arrive permanently in 2019
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Huntington Ingalls Delivers Tenth Amphibious Landing Dock To US Navy
May 17, 2016 @ 12:48 PMHuntington Ingalls Industries has delivered a tenth San Antonio-class amphibious landing dock to the US Navy. The John P
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CAE Delivers Naval Tactical Mission Trainer Suites To Swedish Navy
May 17, 2016 @ 11:59 AMCAE has delivered a comprehensive Naval Tactical Mission Trainer (TMT) suite comprising a total of 52 student stations along with 13 instructor operator stations to equip the Swedish Navy's Naval Warfare Training System (NWTS). Following installation and integration testing, the NWTS is expected to be ready-for-training later this summer, the company said in a statement Monday
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Kalashnikov To Present New Clothing Line in September
May 17, 2016 @ 11:27 AMKalashnikov plans to open 60 new shops offering traditional weaponry along with its own brand of clothes and accessories by year end. As Vladimir Dmitriev, the Marketing Director of the company, told
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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