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USAF F-16 Jet Crashes In Germany
August 11, 2015 @ 03:46 PMThe US Air Forces F-16 jet has been crashed in southern Germany on Tuesday morning. The fight plane, assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany, crashed at 9:38 a
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Poland To Convert Su-22 Fitter Airfield To Drone-only Base
August 10, 2015 @ 04:16 PMPoland is converting its Su-22 Fitter attack plane airfield (base) to a UAV-only base. The air base will be henceforth referred as the 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Base and expected to begin operation starting January 2016, The Aviationist reported today
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Tomahawk A Contender In US Navy's Next-Gen Anti-Ship Missile Program
August 6, 2015 @ 11:40 AMRaytheons Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) will be a possible competitor in the Navys search for a next generation anti-ship missile to replace the 1980s era weapons in the service. Set to start in Fiscal Year 2017, the contest for the Navys Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment II seeks to replace the Navys decades-old inventory of Boeing RGM-84 Harpoons with more technologically sophisticated weapons
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Rohde & Schwarz To Bring Smartphone Technology To BAE Systems’ Global Combat
August 5, 2015 @ 04:01 PMRohde & Schwarz has won a contract from BAE Systems to support the Royal Navys Type 26 Global Combat Ship with its integrated communications system. The core component is the R&S NAVICS, a new IP-based switching system with a security concept
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Britain Awards $2.3 Billion To Secure ‘New Style of IT’ And Communication
August 4, 2015 @ 12:36 PMBritain has awarded two contracts worth $2.3 billion to provide a secure ‘New Style of IT (NSoIT) and communication systems
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US Marines Corps Declares F-35B Ready For Combat
August 1, 2015 @ 09:21 AMThe US Marine Corps has declared initial operational capability on its variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) has achieved initial operational capability in the F-35B, as defined by requirements outlined in the June 2014 Joint Report to Congressional Defense Committees, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen
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French Multi-mission Frigate Arrives In Egypt
August 1, 2015 @ 08:41 AMEgypt has received 6,000-tonne French multi-mission frigate at Ras el-Tine naval base, near Alexandria on Egypt´s Mediterranean coast on Friday. The French warship built by DCNS, was bought by Egypt as part of 5
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Russian S300M Burevestnik Drone Set For Mass Production
July 31, 2015 @ 07:12 PMThe Russian S300M Burevestnik (Stormbringer) UAV is scheduled for mass production next month. According to Russian Media, Moscow plans to showcase the drone during the upcoming MAKS-2015 aerospace show
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Dorniers Safe, Claims HAL
July 29, 2015 @ 10:22 AMThe Indian Navys Dornier has no safety issues in operations and all customers continue to fly the aircraft. Following the recent accidents involving Dornier aircraft of the Navy and the Coast Guard, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) chairman T Suvarna Raju, in an interview with Financial Express said that there is no safety issue in operating the Dornier and all customers continue to fly the aircraft
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US Navy Develops Transparent Bulletproof Armor For Vehicles And Face Shield
July 28, 2015 @ 03:31 PMThe US Navy is building a transparent bulletproof armor for vehicles and face shield using a moldable material. The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is also working on lighter weight bulletproof windows, with the development of a new, moldable material
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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