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India's Kalyani Group Likely To Commence Hyderabad Plant Operations In March-April
February 14, 2017 @ 09:29 AMIndias Kalyani group that manufactures defence products in venture with Israels Rafael, has considered commencing operations of Hyderabad plant in March-April. “The company will also be showcasing jet engines at the upcoming Aero India 2017,” said Chairman Baba Kalyani
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Reliance Defence To Repair US Navy Warships
February 13, 2017 @ 11:40 AMReliance has signed an agreement with the American Navy for repair and alteration services for warships of the largest forward-deployed Seventh Fleet operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. The Seventh Fleet has roughly about 5070 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft and about 20,000 sailors under its command, Tribune India reported today
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UK’s Attack Submarine Fleet Currently Non-Operational
February 10, 2017 @ 12:23 PMAll seven attack submarines of the Royal Navy are currently non-operational. None of the submarines are available as they are either undergoing maintenance or repairs,
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DARPA Selects Commercial Partner For Satellite Repair Program Despite Orbital ATK Lawsuit
February 10, 2017 @ 09:55 AMDespite Orbital ATKs lawsuit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has gone ahead with its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program by selecting Space Systems Loral (SSL) as its commercial partner for the program. DARPA and SSL seek to develop technologies that would enable cooperative inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO), more than 20,000 miles above the Earth, and demonstrate those technologies on orbit, DARPA said in a press statement Thursday
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South Korea Plans Special Units To Neutralize North's 'Leadership,' Key Facilities
February 9, 2017 @ 10:41 AMCreation of special units tasked to neutralize North Koreas leadership and key facilities in case of contingencies is part of Seouls revised its long-term defense reform plan. "We have made the revision in a bid to secure the most urgent defense capabilities against North Korean threats over the next five years (through 2021)," a high-ranking ministry official told reporters in a background briefing, Yohhap news and other South Korean media reported today
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Airbus, ENGIE Ineo To Deliver Communications Network For France's Air Operations
February 7, 2017 @ 11:54 AMThe French ministry of defense has selected Engie Ineo and Airbus to deliver a high-availability communications network to control French Air Force's air operations. This eight-year contract signed with the French defence procurement agency (DGA) is part of the DESCARTES programme, the Airbus Defence And Space announced Monday
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DARPA Demos Device To Launch/Retrieve UAVs From Aircraft, Trucks, Ships
February 7, 2017 @ 11:01 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently demonstrated the capabilities of its SideArm device that paves way toward self-contained, portable apparatus to launch and retrieve unmanned aircraft from trucks, ships, and fixed bases. The system is developed to catch unmanned aircraft flying with high speed
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Cyber Attack Threat To Five Taiwanese Stock Brokerages
February 6, 2017 @ 02:25 PMTaiwan is investigating a case of five brokerage companies having received email threats by an unknown cyber-group, asking to make payments to avert an attack that, otherwise, could crash their websites. “Each brokerage had got an email, setting a deadline for the transfer of funds to avoid a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack,” Rick Wang, an official with Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), was quoted as saying by
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India Launches Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence & Surveillance System
February 4, 2017 @ 11:45 AMIndia has unveiled an Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) that will enhance the security of valuable assets against asymmetric threats. The system was inaugurated by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding- in-Chief, Western Naval Command here today
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Russia To Get Advanced MiG-35 Fighters Next Year
January 27, 2017 @ 02:58 PMRussia has plan to equip its Aerospace Forces with advanced MiG-35 multirole fighters by 2018. "We are starting a big testing program, and I plan that a year from now this aircraft will enter into direct service with the Russian Aerospace Forces," MiG Director General Ilya Tarasenko said
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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
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