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Indian Navy’s Heron Drone Crashes Due To Engine Failure
March 19, 2016 @ 07:54 AMIndian Navys Heron unmanned aerial vehicle has crashed off the coast of Kerala Friday after suffering an engine failure. The UAV was on a routine mission when the incident happened, the Navy said
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Russsian Mi-28NE Combat Helicopter With Dual-Pilot Launched
March 19, 2016 @ 07:38 AMRussian Rostvertol has started mass production of Mi-28NE combat helicopter with dual controls. While retaining all the attack helicopter functions, Mi-28NE with dual controls considerably simplifies the military pilot training process
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US Navy To Get One Gulfstream G-550 Aircraft AEW For $91 Million
March 19, 2016 @ 07:21 AMGulfstream Aerospace has won a $91million contract to supply one Gulfstream G-550 Green aircraft with Airborne Early Warning air vehicle modifications in support of a range support aircraft replacement. Work is expected to be completed in December 2018, US DoD said in a statement Friday
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Exelis Wins $88 Million To Supply Electronic Countermeasures To US Navy
March 19, 2016 @ 07:07 AMExelis has won a $88 million contract to manufacture and deliver 48 defensive electronic countermeasures AN/ALQ-214(V)4/5 on-board jammer systems for the US Navys F/A-18C/D/EF aircraft. Work is expected to be completed in December 2018, US DoD said in a statement Friday
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US Navy's Trident II Ballistic Missile Has 3-D Printed Component
March 19, 2016 @ 06:53 AMThe US Navy's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile has used a 3-D-printed missile component called the connector backshell during the recent test flights. The Navy recently conducted successful test flights (March 14 to 16) of three Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles built by Lockheed Martin
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UAE Could Defer Dassault Rafale Order to 2017 or 2018
March 18, 2016 @ 01:22 PMUAE is likely to defer a decision to procure 60 Rafale jets from France to 2017 or 2018. The order could also be divided into three tranches of 20 aircraft each
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China To Provide $ 3 Million Military Aid to Guinea
March 18, 2016 @ 01:02 PMChina has offered military aid comprising of tents, helmets, bullet proof jackets, computers and photocopy machines worth over $3 million to Guinean military. In February, following a terrorist attack against the Guinean contingent under the UN mission in Mali that left seven Guinean soldiers dead, Guinea President Alpha Conde appealed to the international community to reinforce the capacity of his country's soldiers deployed to Mali
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Germany Offers To Build 12 Subs At Half Of Australia's Budgeted Value
March 18, 2016 @ 12:19 PMGermany is ready to build all 12 subs for half the price Australia is budgeting. Hans Atzpodien, chairman of ThysennKrupp Marine Systems told Australias National Press Club Thursday that “the Germans could build all 12 subs in Australia for AU$20 billion (US $15
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DARPA Program To Utilize Peripheral Nerves To Accelerate Learning
March 18, 2016 @ 11:26 AMDARPA is working on a developmental time machine using the peripheral nerve stimulation to enhance learning processes as a substitute for drugs to treat diseases and accelerate healing and also to control advanced prosthetic limbs and restore tactile sensation to their users. The new program Targeted Neuroplasticity Training (TNT), seeks to advance the pace and effectiveness of a specific kind of learning—cognitive skills training—through the precise activation of peripheral nerves that can in turn promote and strengthen neuronal connections in the brain, DARPA said in a statement Wednesday
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Lockheed Martin PAC-3 MSE Intercepts Missile Target In US Army’s Flight Test...
March 18, 2016 @ 10:16 AMA Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target as part of a U.S
French DGA Orders 5000 Combat Surveillance Drones from Harmattan AI
Ukraine-made Guided Bombs Used for the First Time to Attack Russian Positions
Australia Sells A$2.5 billion Over the Horizon Radar to Canada
Diehl Defence Hands Over First Unit of IRIS-T Air Defense System to...
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