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Indian Air Force Relaxed Benchmarks to Favor Pilatus Basic Trainer: Report
August 1, 2013 @ 11:15 AMThe Indian Air Force reportedly relaxed upto 12 benchmarks that allowed aircraft-maker Pilatus to qualify and win a contract worth $640 million for 75 Basic Trainer Aircraft. In 2009, HAL was pursuing the indigenous development of 181 BTAs known as the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40)
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Rafale Establish New Land Systems Division
July 30, 2013 @ 11:38 AMRafael Advanced Defense Systems recently underwent reorganization, with an establishment of a new Land & Naval Systems Division, according to i-hls. The new Land & Naval Systems unit is to develop and produce, among others, weapon platforms, armored vehicle defense systems, shoulder-launched systems and naval defense systems
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Israel Earns $7.5 Billion In Arms Export: Reports
July 25, 2013 @ 11:54 AMIsrael has been listed among the top ten security exporters with 25% of the exports being missile technologies and air defense systems, according to the Israeli MoD. In 2012, Israeli security exports were worth $7
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BAE Systems, Bayshore To Expand Cyber Security Partnership
July 23, 2013 @ 03:06 PMBAE Systems and Bayshore Networks, Inc., announced an expansion of their partnership to provide cybersecurity solutions to defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure customers facing increasingly sophisticated adversaries and Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
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Former IAF Officer Claims Compensation for MiG-21 Crash
July 17, 2013 @ 11:18 AMThe former Indian Air Force officer, Sanjeet Singh Kaila has filed a petition at Delhi high court, seeking justice over MiG-21 crash incidents citing "violation of his fundamental right to life, especially the right to work in a safe environment" under Article 21 of the Constitution. Kaila was a victim of an air crash, which left him unfit for flying after a regular flight exercise back in 2005 went awry
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Russia To Design New Strategic Bomber Next Year: Reports
July 17, 2013 @ 10:01 AMRussia has plans to design a new strategic bomber in 2014, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, Valery Gerasimov said. According to Voice of Russia report, the new Prospective Air Complex for Long Range Aviation (PAK DA) will replace the Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers which are currently in use
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Thales Signs 60 Million Euros Laser System Contract
July 15, 2013 @ 04:34 PMThales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Romania. The Thales laser system will generate an unprecedented power level of 2 x 10 petawatts (10E15 watts) in ultrashort pulses
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Lockheed Martin Completes LRASM Flight Test
July 12, 2013 @ 02:13 PMLockheed Martin has recently completed a series of Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) captive carry flight tests at the Sea Range in Point Mugu, California. The primary mission objectives were to collect telemetry for post-flight analysis, verify proper control room telemetry displays and simulate all the test activities that will occur in later air-launched flight tests
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Thales Wins Laser System Contract Worth €60 Million
July 12, 2013 @ 11:22 AMThales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), in Romania. The Thales laser system will generate an unprecedented power level of 2 x 10 petawatts (10E15 watts) in ultrashort pulses
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Saudi Arabia To Buy 30 Mark V Patrol Boats Worth $1.2 Billion
July 11, 2013 @ 03:02 PMThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced a possible Foreign Military Sale of 30 Mark V patrol boats to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $1.2 billion
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One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
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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