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Airbus Unveils Bluecopter Eco-friendly Helicopter Demonstrator
July 7, 2015 @ 02:44 PMAirbus Helicopters today unveiled its Bluecopter demonstrator which promises quieter and more fuel efficient rotorcraft flights. “With Bluecopter, we have met our goals of decreasing fuel consumption by 40 percent, significantly reducing CO2 emissions, and lowering noise to approximately 10 decibel effective perceived noise (EPNdB) below ICAO noise certification limits, while raising the maximum payload and the passenger comfort
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Iraqi Fighter Plane Drops Bomb Accidentally, kills 7
July 6, 2015 @ 02:35 PMA bomb from an Iraqi warplane accidently fell down on Monday due to technical problem in Eastern Baghdad. Security spokesman Brigadier General Saad Maan was quoted as saying by AFP today that one of the bombs became stuck during the aircraft's return to base
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NSA Tapped Brazilian Air Force One
July 5, 2015 @ 02:26 PMThe Inmarsat phone of the Brazilian Air Force One, the official aircraft of the President of Brazil was tapped by the US National Security Agency. Wikileaks published yesterday a NSA target list of 29 key Brazilian government phone numbers that were selected for intensive interception including President Dilma Rousseff, her assistant, her secretary, her chief of staff, her Palace office and even the satellite phone in her Presidential jet
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Indonesian Military Flying Its Own Low Cost Airline?
July 2, 2015 @ 03:10 PMThe Indonesian military's Hercules C-130 that crashed on Tuesday in Medan killing 122 people on-board might have been on an unofficial low cost flight. According to AFP reports, relatives of some civilians claimed to have paid a flight charge of anywhere between 700,000 rupiah (US $52
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Indonesia to Ground Lockheed Martin C-130 Type B fleet
July 2, 2015 @ 06:51 AMThe Indonesia air force will immediately ground its fleet of C-130 Type B aircraft following the fatal crash of a similar aircraft in Medan, North Sumatra on Tuesday. Air Force spokesperson Rear Marshal Dwi Badarmanto told local media that the Air Force had a number of C-130 aircraft of different types but only Type B aircraft, which were similar to the one that crashed in Medan, would be grounded
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Bangladesh's China-made F-7 Fighter Jet Crashes In Bay of Bengal
June 29, 2015 @ 01:42 PMA Bangladesh Air Forces F-7 fighter aircraft has crashed into Bay of Bengal after taking off from the Zahurul Haque base in South eastern city of the country. The pilot of the F-7 fighter, Flight Lieutenant ‘Tahmid, is reported missing, Chittagong airports manager Wing Commander Nur E Alam was quoted as saying by bdnews24
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Israel’s Military Supply Chain To Function Even Under Hezbollah Missile Attack
June 29, 2015 @ 11:45 AMIsraels Defense Forces' Transportation Center has plans to continue military supplies even under missile attack. Col
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Goa Shipyard in Talks with S.Korean Firms For $5 Billion Mine Counter...
June 26, 2015 @ 04:44 PMIndia's Goa Shipyard is in discussion with South Korean defence and marine ancillary units as well as Indian firms for a $5 billion Mine Counter Measure Vessel project. The Ministry of defense allotted the project to Goa Shipyard Limited in early March
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Australia Approves $900 Million Telecommunication Network Contract
June 26, 2015 @ 03:55 PMThe Australian Government today has approved $900 million contract to provide battle space telecommunications network capability to its defense forces. The program (LAND 2072 Phase 2B) is a critical milestone in achieving a modern, networked Army
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IAF To De-commission 54 MiG-21, MiG-27 Fighters In Next Six Months
June 25, 2015 @ 01:54 PMThe Indian Air Force is likely to de-commission 54 MiG 21s and MiG 27s in the next six months bringing down the strength from 35 to 32 squadrons. “We will have to pull out about 50 odd aircrafts from other squadrons and make up 3 squadrons,” NDTV quoted a senior Air Force officer as saying
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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