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General Dynamics Wins $4.6 Billion U.S. Navy Submarine Contract
January 9, 2013 @ 09:54 AMElectric Boat, a General Dynamics subsidiary, was awarded three contracts worth $4.6 billion by the U
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Russia To Construct New Radar Stations In 2013
December 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense has announced its plans to build two new radar stations in the east Siberia's Krasnoyarsk Territory and the south Siberian Altai Republic in 2013. “New stations will be constructed across Russia, including in Yeniseysk [Krasnodar] and Barnaul [Altai],” Gen
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Pilot Disregarded Safety Warning In Sukhoi Superjet Indonesia Crash
December 19, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee has blamed pilot error in the Sukhoi RRJ-95B aircraft crash that killed 45 people in May. The investigation concluded that the crew was not aware of the mountainous area surrounding the flight path due to various factors resulting in disregarding the Terrain Awareness Warning System (TAWS) warning
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Russia To Export Ka-62 Helicopters To Brazil
December 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian Helicopters, subsidiary of state defence holding Oboronprom, has signed its first export contract for the medium multirole Ka-62 with Brazilian Atlas Táxi Aéreo. Seven Ka-62s are scheduled for delivery within the period of first quarter 2015 to first quarter 2016
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Boeing Co. Appoints Pratyush Kumar President Of Boeing India
December 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing today appointed Pratyush ‘Prat’ Kumar as president of Boeing India, effective December 14. He joins Boeing with significant business leadership experience and insight into the Indian market, having served in senior executive positions at GE Transportation since 2003
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India’s MiG-29 Upgrade Could Boost MiG Aircraft Sales
December 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe successful delivery of the first three upgraded MiG 29 aircraft to the Indian Air Force could open doors for JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation to upgrade similar aircraft in other countries. The company has been facing losses as several nations such as Algeria, Malaysia, and Lebanon are retiring their MiG 29 aircraft in favor of other manufacturers citing reliability and durability problems
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Cassidian Develops New Gen AESA Radar
November 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCassidian has developed a new generation of transmit & receive modules which give the new AESA radars with electronic beam scanning previously unattained performance. With the new modules, the multi-mode and multi-tasking capabilities of AESA antennas can be enhanced on a sustained basis while at the same time significantly reducing production costs
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AgustaWestland Indian Bribery Charge Based On “Rumours”
November 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCharges that AgustaWestland paid bribes worth Euro 51 million to “agents” to swing a deal for 12 VVIP helicopters for the Indian Air Force are based on the statements of Lorenzo BORGOGNI, former head of external relations for Finmeccanica who has claimed during cross examination that the information about the bribery was based on “rumours” he had heard within the company. According to a transcript of BORGOGNI’s cross examination held on November 15, 2012 at the court of Naples in the presence of deputy public prosecutor Vincenzo Piscitelli, the former claimed that there had been two “agreements” between certain...
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Top U.S, Russian Military Officers Lose Jobs Over Sex Scandal
November 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S and Russia may not have many things in common but the two super powers have found their respective high ranking military officials in rather embarrassing dealings this month
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Military Plane Crashes In Yemen, 10 Dead
November 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA Yemeni military plane on a training flight crashed early Wednesday in the capital city of Sanaa killing 10 people on board, according to officials. The Antonov aircraft crashed into an abandoned empty market in al-Hassaba district destroying several shops, the officials said
Russian Drones Destory 2 Ukrainian MiG-29s Loaded with Missiles, Bombs
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...
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