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South Korean Home-Grown Surion Helicopter Flight Cancelled
July 7, 2016 @ 05:53 PMSouth Korean military has suspended the flight of its indigenous KUH-1 Surion helicopter after defects in imported gearbox after a deadly crash of a Norwegian chopper using the same European component was reported. The EC-225 Super Puma chopper of Norwegian Oil Company Statoil crashed off the Scandinavian country's southwest coast on April 29, killing all 13 people aboard,
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Indian GRSE Faces Disqualification In $319 Million Philippines Navy Frigate Contract
July 5, 2016 @ 10:20 AMIndias state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers might lose $319 million Philippine naval contract for supplying two light frigates as it failed to clear financial assessment tests after winning the contract. Reports from the Philippines suggest that a post-qualification assessment found GRSE deficient on financial requirements
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BAE Systems To Supply 32 BvS10 Military Vehicles For Austria
July 2, 2016 @ 09:36 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a contract to produce 32 BvS10 military vehicles for Austria under a government-to-government arrangement with Sweden. The BvS10 is a highly maneuverable armored vehicle with superior performance for operating in challenging terrain to deliver personnel or cargo in combat and disaster relief scenarios
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Indian Air Force To Receive 164 Litening Targeting Pod For Su-30MKI Fighters
June 30, 2016 @ 06:01 AMIsraeli Rafael will supply 164 examples of Litening targeting pod to Indian air force for four types of combat aircraft including Su-30 fighters. “The pods will be delivered in the next couple of years,” Guy Oren, director of Rafael's electro-optical systems unit was quoted as saying by
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Russia To Use Digital Video Cameras On Surveillance Flights
June 28, 2016 @ 02:18 PMRussia becomes the first of 34 signatories of the Open Skies Treaty which will be using digital video cameras on surveillance flights. The digital surveillance hardware equipment will be equipped to Tupolev Tu-154 Lk-1 and Antonov An-30B used on surveillance missions under the treaty has been certified, the Russian Defense Ministrys press office was quoted as saying in a statement by Russian Aviation
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Suspected Vietnamese Su-30 Ejection Seat Found
June 27, 2016 @ 09:27 AMFishermen of Thanh Hoa Province have reportedly found an ejection seat on Sunday that is believed to be part of a Vietnam Air Force fighter jet that crashed into the East Sea earlier this month. The object was found at about 10 nautical miles southeast of Me Island, in the area where a search operation is ongoing for the Sukhoi Su-30 MK2, Col
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Singapore Puts $1 Billion Super Puma Helicopter Purchase On Hold
June 22, 2016 @ 02:31 PMSingapore has delayed a decision on $1 billion helicopter purchase to replace 32 ageing Super Pumas after a civilian Airbus Super Puma crashed in April this year Airbus Helicopters is the frontrunner for the order. The delay comes as Airbus Helicopters, wrestles with the latest in a series of setbacks to the H225 Super Puma, a workhorse of the offshore oil industry and widely used across the world for search and rescue and heavy military airlift operations,
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Lockheed Martin Wins $733 Million Surveillance, Reconnaissance Contract
June 22, 2016 @ 07:31 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded the Sensor Systems - Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (SS-AISR) task order on the R2-3G contract vehicle by the US Army. Under this one-year base/two one-year options contract valued at $733 million, Lockheed Martin will support the ACC-APG to modernize sensor equipment and platforms that support AISR data collection, air- and ground-based processing, exploitation and dissemination for missions worldwide
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North Korea Fires Two Mid-Range Ballistic Missiles, Violates UN Sanctions
June 22, 2016 @ 07:20 AMNorth Korea has test fired two midrange ballistic missiles in defiance of UN sanctions. Two launches from the east coast of the city of Wonsan took place at 4:56 PM ET and 7:03 PM
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Three IAF Women Pilots Inducted In Fighter Stream
June 20, 2016 @ 10:02 AMThe India Air Force formally commissioned its first three women fighter pilots at the Air Force Academy at Dundigal on the outskirts of Hyderabad on June 18. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who was chief guest at the combined graduation ceremony at Air Force Academy, Dundigal on the city outskirts, termed the event as a “milestone” wherein for the first time three women pilots are commissioned in combat role
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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