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BEL Consortium Selected For $8 Billion Indian Battlefield Management System Project
February 26, 2015 @ 12:33 PMBharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Rolta India announced today that their consortium has been selected for the $8.01 billion (INR 50,000 Crore) Battlefield Management System (BMS) development project by Indian Defense Forces
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Religious Extremism, Big Powers’ Dynamics Key Security Concerns: Singapore Def Minister
January 27, 2015 @ 07:58 AMThe threat of religious extremism in Asia stemming from the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the need to monitor the dynamics among US, China and Japan are some of the key security concerns facing Asia. Singapore Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen raised these issues in his keynote address at the third International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting in Singapore yesterday
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Airbus Group, Safran Announce JV Called Airbus Safran Launchers
December 3, 2014 @ 10:56 AMAirbus Group and Safran have announced the creation of their new Joint Venture named Airbus Safran Launchers. With an initial workforce of around 450, starting operations on 1 January 2015, Airbus Safran Launchers will maintain the outstanding level of quality and reliability of Ariane 5, while working on a new family of state-of-the-art space launchers to foster Europes leading role in the space industry
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Russia Denies Providing BrahMos Technology To China
November 13, 2014 @ 12:31 PMRussia has rubbished claims that it gave China the BrahMos missile technology which it jointly developed with India after Beijing unveiled the new CX-1 supersonic anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) at the Zhuhai Airshow 2014. Developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the missile resembles design features similar to Russian-Indian BrahMos or Russian P-800 Oniks (Yakhont) cruise missile and has a range between 50 km and 280 km
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BAE Systems Developing Smart Skin With Human-Like Sensitivity For Aircraft
August 21, 2014 @ 11:23 AMAircraft could soon become more human as engineers as BAE Systems develop smart skins which can detect injury or damage and the ability to ‘feel the world around them. Engineers at the Advanced Technology Centre are investigating a ‘smart skin concept which could be embedded with tens of thousands of micro-sensors
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NATO Tests MORPH Underwater Robot Network
April 23, 2014 @ 02:50 PMThe Centrefor Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) has participated in the first 2014 sea trials of the MORPH (Marine Robotic System of Self-Organising, logically Linked Physical Nodes) European Commission project. The project aims to test the latest developments in multiple-vehicle coordination and formation flying based on echo-location
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China Announces 12.2 Percent Increase In Defense Budget At $132 Billion
March 5, 2014 @ 08:23 AMChina, in the midst of a massive military modernization, will increase it its annual defense budget to $132 billion, a 12.2 percent increase from the previous year
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LCA Tejas Achieve IOC II Clearance
December 20, 2013 @ 03:59 PMIndia's indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas today received the initial operational clearance (IOC II) at a ceremony in Bengaluru. The LCA is designed to ultimately replace the MiG 21 fleet of IAF
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FN Herstal Showcases New Light Machine Guns At Milipol Paris Expos
November 19, 2013 @ 01:12 PMBelgium-based small arms manufacturer FN Herstal unveils the next generation FN MINIMI light machine gun in both 5.56mm and 7
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India To Conduct Ballistic Missile Test By Year End: Reports
October 7, 2013 @ 10:23 AMIndia is likely to conduct a trials on its ballistic missile system by the year end, for intercepting the 'enemy or target ballistic missile', at a distance 'longer than 100 kilometres. "We know that the talks about installing the BMD system at Delhi and some other cities have been doing the rounds for quite some time
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Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U