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DARPA Announces Secure Data On Mobile Handsets Program

January 11, 2017 @ 08:06 AM

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Tuesday a program that aims sharing battlefield information at multiple levels of security classification through a single handheld device. Dubbed ‘Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE), this program uses a resilient secure network that links devices without needing to route traffic through secure data centers, the official release dated January 10 said
Thailand Terminates Ukrainian Tanks Contract, To Buy From China

January 10, 2017 @ 02:23 PM

Thailands ministry of defense has terminated the contract to buy Ukrainian tanks due to the failure of supplies of the equipment from the Kievs side. According to the contract signed in 2011, the Thai army was to receive 49 tanks by October 2017
Russian Helicopters To Participate In India's Eighth Vibrant Gujarat Forum

January 10, 2017 @ 02:23 PM

Russian Helicopters has considered to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017 regional investment forum in India. The eighth biennial Vibrant Gujarat forum is taking place in state of Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar on January 10-13
US Navy's Columbia-Class Submarine Enter Engineering Development Phase

January 10, 2017 @ 01:56 PM

US Navys Columbia-class submarine program has cleared milestone B last week, allowing the submarine to move into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase. During this engineering, Manufacturing development phase, the focus would be achieving an 83 percent design maturity prior to construction start in 2021,
US Tests 103 Micro-Drone Swarm Launched From F/A-18 Super Hornet Planes

January 10, 2017 @ 01:54 PM

The Pentagon has tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones launched from three F/A-18 Super Hornet planes at China Lake in California. The US department of Defense released the information to the public only now after the tests were conducted in October last year
Iran To Produce More Missiles To Strengthen Defense Power

January 10, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

Iranian lawmakers have approved a bill on Monday obliging the countrys administration to strengthen the countrys defense power by producing more missiles and also through various other means. During an open session of the parliament on Monday morning, the legislation was passed with 173 votes in favor, 10 votes against and 6 abstentions
France Deploys Two Additional Reapers To Niger

January 10, 2017 @ 01:40 PM

France has deployed two additional MQ-9 Reaper drones to Niamey, Niger received from General Atomics in support of the country's Operation in the Sahel region. The UAVs arrived at Base Aérienne 101 in Niamey, Niger, at the end of 2016 where the Escadron de Drone 1/33 Belfort has been operating three other MQ-9s since January 2015 in support of the country's Operation 'Barkhane' in the Sahel region, a French military source was quoted as saying by
Safran To Build New Inertial Navigation System For French Ballistic Subs

January 10, 2017 @ 11:50 AM

Safran Electronics and Defense has won a contract to design, develop and build an improvised version of global inertial navigation system used on French ballistic missile submarines. The contract from the country's military procurement agency calls for a variant of the system used on Triomphant-class nuclear submarines
Indian Army Eyes Replacement Of Cheetah, Chetak Fleet With Dhruv Choppers

January 10, 2017 @ 10:57 AM

The Indian Army plans to replace early variants of Cheetahs and Chetak light-utility helicopters with the home-grown advanced light helicopters (ALH) after string of crashes raise safety concerns. The armys aviation wing would replace 41 Cheetahs and Chetaks with new helicopters from the “ALH reserve stock” and the proposal would be sent for Cabinet committee on security approval soon, Hindustan Times quoted an unnamed defense ministry source as saying last Sunday
Indian Navy To Induct INS Kalvari Only When Operational Ready

January 10, 2017 @ 10:57 AM

Indian defense ministry has plans to commission vessels hereafter, including first Scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari into service provided only when it is ready for operational deployment. However, the ministry is seeking to change the old practice of inducting incomplete warships,

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