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Naval Version Of India’s Light Combat Aircraft Completes Flight Tests
May 11, 2016 @ 01:08 PMThe naval version of Indias home grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has completed flight test in Goa. The aircraft will operate from indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant after it is commissioned in 2018,
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Arab, European Customers Interested In Buying Indonesian Warships
May 11, 2016 @ 11:39 AMEuropean and Middle East countries have expressed interest in Indonesian warships after the first successful export of Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) to the Philippines, an official of PT PAL Indonesia said. PT PAL President Director Firmansyah Arifin said that the first warship export attracted the attention of representatives of a number of countries, including the Middle East countries
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US Navy Awards $43 Million Contracted Subsonic And Supersonic Aircraft For Threat
May 11, 2016 @ 10:56 AMThe US Navy has awarded a $43.1 million contract to the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company to exercise an option in support of the Contracted Air Services (CAS) Program
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India To Test Nirbhay Cruise Missile Again
May 11, 2016 @ 10:10 AMIndias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is eyeing to test indigenous subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay for the fourth time. “If the system gets ready, the missile will be launched in June
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Indian Navy Replaces Sea Harriers With MiG-29K Fighters
May 11, 2016 @ 10:00 AMThe Indian Navy today de-inducted its ageing Sea Harrier aircraft, replacing them with MiG-29K fighter aircraft. The Sea Harriers displayed a vertical landing formation at INS Hansa during the de-induction event today
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India To Induct Five Russian S-400 LRSAMs In 2017-22 Timeframe
May 10, 2016 @ 05:09 PMThe Defence Acquisition Council of India approved the purchase of five S-400 LRSAM system (Triumf Missile System) along with associated equipment and missiles from Russia. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri N Gokula Krishnan in Parliament today, Business Standard reported
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Russia To Provide Five Full Mission Simulators For SU-30MKI Aircraft
May 10, 2016 @ 05:01 PMIndias Defence Acquisition Council has approved purchase of five Full Mission Simulators for Su-30MKI aircraft. The contract was signed with a Russian firm for the supply of simulators during 2015-16, Business Standard reported
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Indian MoD to Sign Contracts Worth $306 Million This Fiscal
May 10, 2016 @ 04:36 PMThe Indian MoD is likely to sign contracts valued at INR 2,039 crore ($306 million) during the current fiscal ending March 31, 2016. The potential contracts include Phalcon AWACS aircraft, a C-130 special missions aircraft, 14 Akash anti-aircraft missile units, upgrade for medium helicopters, precision-guided munitions, recce pods for Su-30, armament suite for Dhruvs and radio sets, Tribune India reported
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Lockheed Martin is Top US Defence Contractor WIth $36 Billion in Sales
May 10, 2016 @ 02:24 PMLockheed Martin has been place as the leading US defense company with more than $36.2 billion in earnings according to the
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Russia Developing New ICBM To Penetrate US Missile Shield
May 10, 2016 @ 01:27 PMRussia is developing a new Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that can penetrate the US missile shield. “Russia is carrying out active work on improving its means of overcoming the missile shield,” Russias Strategic Missile Force (SMF) Commander Sergey Karakayev was quoted as saying by
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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