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Maiden Flight Of Indian Light Utility Helicopter In December
November 6, 2015 @ 09:54 AMIndian state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) will conduct the maiden flight of the under development Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) in December. “Efforts are on to have the first flight in December,” an unnamed defence official was quoted as saying by the Hindu news daily Friday
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India’s Light Combat Helicopter To Receive Final Clearance This Month
November 6, 2015 @ 09:43 AMIndias indigenously designed Light Combat Helicopter is all set to achieve final clearance this month. Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) will start serial production the attack helicopters after getting the clearance, The Hindu reported Friday
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Lockheed Martin Wins F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter advance acquisition contract
November 4, 2015 @ 02:35 PMLockheed Martin has won a $5.3 billion contract from US department of defense to produce Lot IX F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
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Russia To Intensify Space Launches Using Converted Ballistic Missiles By 2017
November 3, 2015 @ 11:00 AMRussia plans to intensify space launches using converted ballistic missiles, including the Satan missile by 2017. “We are currently creating the next generation of a system that is unified and may serve space launches of not only the RS-20B, but also other types of missiles that have been removed from military service
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South Korea to Challenge China for Asia’s Defence Export Crown
October 29, 2015 @ 01:31 PMSouth Korea is emerging as an arms exporter in its own right which may one day overtake China in Asia and several European countries. While American defence technology denial to Seoul may have dominated headlines last week, what is significant is that Seoul has exported or is pitching for contracts to supply ships, aircraft, artillery systems to several customers in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Middle East
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Lockheed Martin To Build 28 C-130 Hercules Air Transport Plane For USAF
October 27, 2015 @ 12:10 PMLockheed Martin has won a contract from the US Air Force to build 28 C-130 Hercules military air transport airplanes in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The aircraft is expected to be complete, further the work on the contract will be completed by April 30,2017, the company announced Monday
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Erapsco To Supply 136500 Sonobuoys To US Navy For $179 Million
October 27, 2015 @ 06:59 AMErapsco Inc. has been awarded a $179 million contract for up to 136,500 Sonobuoys of various types to track submarines, the Defense Department announced Monday
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Smiths To Supply Chemical Agent Detector For New-Gen UK Military Vehicles
October 26, 2015 @ 03:15 PMSmiths Detection has won a £6 million contract from General Dynamics UK to supply chemical agent detectors for the AJAX Programme. Production of up to 589 vehicles is planned under the UK MOD programme, with deliveries scheduled to start in 2017, the company announced today
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Women Fighter Pilots For IAF From Next Year
October 24, 2015 @ 01:31 PMThe Indian Ministry of Defence has approved women as fighter pilots who will be inducted into the combat stream of the Indian Air Force from next year. Since their induction into the transport and Helicopter streams of the IAF, the womens performance has been ‘praiseworthy and on a par with their male counterparts, an MOD statement said today
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Belarus To Replace MiG-29 Jets With Su-30 Fighters After 2020
October 20, 2015 @ 02:27 PMThe Belarusian Defense Ministry is eyeing to replace its MiG-29 fighter jets with Su-30SM aircraft after 2020. “Naturally the existing aviation fleet, particularly fighter jets MiG-29, is getting out-dated
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
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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
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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