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France, Germany, Singapore To Receive Lockheed Martin GMLRS Alternative warhead
June 16, 2017 @ 04:35 AMLockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control was yesterday awarded a $471,731,858 foreign military sales (Finland, France, Germany, and Singapore) contract for guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) full-rate production 12 for alternative warhead (2,868 rockets); unitary warhead (648 rockets); low-cost reduced-range practice rocket (370 pods); and integrated logistics support. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received
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US Air Force Fighter Wings Field Test F-35A Ammunition Loader
June 15, 2017 @ 04:51 PMThe US Air Forces first F-35 Lightning II operational wing has recently received five F-35A bulk ammunition loaders for field use. Airmen extensively tested one of the loaders June 6-9, 2017, during an engineering validation and verification evaluation, the service announced Wednesday
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Saab's Gripen-E Fighter Jet Makes Maiden Flight
June 15, 2017 @ 04:50 PMSaab's first prototype Gripen-E fighter has completed its first flight from the company's Linköping site in Sweden 13 months after its official roll-out. Performed by test pilot Marcus Wandt on 15 June, the aircraft flight lasted 40min
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CIA Hacks D-Link, Belkin And Linksys Router Brands
June 15, 2017 @ 03:26 PMWikiLeaks has published documents from the Central Intelligence Agency that details about CherryBlossom tool that exploits popular brands of routers such as D-Link, Belkin and Linksys companies. The CherryBlossom tool is used to monitor the Internet activity of users and conducts software exploits
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DARPA Creating Network Isolation Tech To Protect US Public Data, Networks
June 15, 2017 @ 03:21 PMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is creating network isolation and threat-characterization technologies to protect American data, networks and national security. DARPAs acting director Steven H
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India Scraps $1 Billion Deal To Buy 16 Multirole Choppers From US-based
June 15, 2017 @ 02:35 PMThe Indian Defense Ministry has scrapped $1 billion deal to buy 16 helicopters for the navy from US based Sikorsky and will merge the procurement with a Make in India program to produce 140 Naval Multirole Helicopters (NMRH) for its warships. The Indian government is negotiating on price with foreign vendors even the Contracts Negotiation Committee (CNC) headed by the Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Maritime Systems) recommended the retraction of the tender to the ministry,
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Blast At Ordinance Factory In India Kills Two
June 15, 2017 @ 02:06 PMTwo employees of Indian Ministry of Defences Ordnance Factory near Pune were killed in an blast while shifting explosives. The explosion occured in one of the magazines where propellant powder is stored before processing at the Ammunition Factory, Khadki (AFK) in Pune
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US Navy To Modernize Obsolete Reagan-Era Frigates For Redeployment
June 15, 2017 @ 12:38 PMUS Navy is eyeing to modernize obsolete Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates to bring it back to service in a move to achieve its goal of a 355-ship fleet. "The move is worth, if the cost of upgrading the obsolete vessels does not turn to be expensive," the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm
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ASIO Solution To Transform CJ4 VIP Transport To Special Mission Aircraft
June 15, 2017 @ 12:21 PMBIRD Aerosystems together with Textron Aviation will present a CJ4 ASIO Special Mission Aircraft (SMA) solution effectively transforms the VIP transport aircraft into a Special Mission Aircraft at the Paris Airshow starting next Friday. The SMA solution combines BIRDs Airborne Surveillance, Intelligence and Observation (ASIO) solution and Textrons Cessna Citation advanced CJ4
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BIRD Aerosystems To Unveil Fully Configured AeroShield POD At Paris Air Show
June 15, 2017 @ 11:56 AMBIRD Aerosystems will present the AeroShield POD in its full configuration for the first time at the Paris Air Show. In its full configuration, the AeroShield POD is available with BIRD Aerosystems SPREOS Directional Infra-Red Counter Measure (DIRCM) solution, making it the only pod solution that supports protection by both DIRCM and flares
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
Russian MS-21-300 Airliner Demonstrates 3800 km Range, Single Engine Take-off
KNDS Announces Initial Pubic Offering to Sell 20% of Existing Share Capital
Ukrainian UAVs Attacked Over 800,000 Russian Targets Since January 2026
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