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Test Launch of Operational BrahMos Missile From Su-30MKI in 2016
August 25, 2015 @ 12:13 PMThe BrahMos supersonic cruise missile will be test launched in early 2016 from a modified Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter. The first flights with a launcher went well and expected the fighters first flight with an operational missile to take place by the end of this year, the head of Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace enterprise Sudhir Mishra said at the MAKS 2015 air show outside Moscow Today
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Russian Updated GLONASS Navigation System To Enter Service By 2016
August 25, 2015 @ 11:29 AMRussia's GLONASS satellite navigation network, after being updated according to the Russian Defense Ministry requirements, will be made available for service by the end of 2015. "Just the other day the [Russian] Aerospace Forces held a meeting on the issue and came to an opinion that the tests [of GLONASS] should be completed this year
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Astra, Rafael In A Joint Venture To Produce Tactical Radio, EW And...
August 25, 2015 @ 09:50 AMIndian Microwave products manufacturer, Astra will form a joint venture with Isreals Rafael defense systems for production and supply of tactical radio communication, electronic warfare and signal intelligence systems. The venture will commence with an investment of $20 million (INR 133 crore) in the first two years
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Belarus, Russia Begin Development Of New Air Defense System
August 21, 2015 @ 02:46 PMBelarus and Russia have started joint development of a new short-range air defense system to replace the outdated Strela-10M systems currently in service with their armed forces. “The work is being carried out in the framework of the [Russia-Belarus] Union State
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Harris Corp Wins US Navy Airborne Jammer Contract
August 21, 2015 @ 02:18 PMHarris Corporation has won a $97 million order to provide the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) with self-protection jammers for the integrated defensive electronic countermeasures (IDECM) program. The order was received during the fourth quarter of Harris fiscal 2015, the company announced Thursday
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BAE Systems Wins Contract to Manufacture MK 90 Propellant Grains For US
August 21, 2015 @ 12:58 PMBAE systems has won a $50 million contract from the US army for continued production of MK 90 propellant grains. Production for this current contract will begin in 2016 and continue through 2017, the company announced Thursday
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Denel To Test Marlin Missile System In September
August 20, 2015 @ 02:56 PMDenel will conduct a fly-over test of its Marlin missile system in September and a seeker head test in November this year. Denel aims to combine the Marlin and A-Darter missiles into a multi-role airborne weapons system containing infrared and radar seekers and ram rocket motor
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Russia Delivers Kornet Anti-Tank Guided Missiles To Syria
August 20, 2015 @ 12:45 PMRussia has delivered 1,000 Kornet-9M133 third-generation anti-tank guided missiles to Syria to fight Daesh militants. DEBKAfile reported Six Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft landed Tuesday at the Mezze Airbase situated in Damascus international airport followed by An-124 Condor transports, which delivered 1,000 Kornet-9M133 third-generation anti-tank guided missiles
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Spain Approves New Generation Frigate Project
August 19, 2015 @ 03:44 PMSpain has approved procurement of new-generation F-110 frigates to replace six Santa Maria-class frigates (F-80). The F-80s were commissioned into Spanish Navy service between 1986 and 1994
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PAK FA To Get Heat Resistant Automated Rapid Fire Cannon
August 19, 2015 @ 01:56 PMRussian fifth generation fighter, PAK FA (T-50) will be fitted with automatic rapid-fire cannon with new heat resistant ammunition. “The automatic rapid-fire aircraft cannon is used on all the jets and the new one (PAK FA) will also be fitted with it
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Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles