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Northrop Grumman Wins $120M Contract for Command and Control from US DoD
March 15, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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The Air Force's Global Hawk Spy Drone
March 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn a recent Battleland post, Mark Thompson noted the cost of a crashed Global Hawk: $72.8 million according to the Air Force
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $189M Contract for Cybersecurity from DISA
March 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a cybersecurity task order by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to strengthen cybersecurity protections across all Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community networks by implementing the Host Based Security System (HBSS) as part of the DoD Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense contract. The task order was competitively awarded under the Encore 2 contract vehicle and is valued at $189 million over a three-year base period with two one-year options
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Russia To Acquire 91 Su-43 Fullback Fighter Bombers
March 1, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Russian Defense Ministry and aircraft maker Sukhoi have signed a deal for 92 Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers, Ria Novosti reported on Thursday. The announcement comes a week after Russia partially resumed flights of Su-24 Fencer tactical bombers after one of them crashed in Russia’s Urals
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India To Phase Out MiG 21s By 2014
February 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Ministry of Defense is all set to give the Air Force a “new look” by phasing out MiG 21s which have been involved in frequent crashes and inducting a modern next-gen aircrafts. "MiG 21s which constitute around 40 per cent of the IAF fleet will start getting phased out from 2014
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U.S Navy Begins Test On EM Railgun
February 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Navy has fired the first industry-built electromagnetic railgun (EM Railgun) prototype launcher at a test facility, commencing an evaluation that is an important intermediate step toward a future tactical weapon for ships, officials announced Feb. 28
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Su-30 Fighter Crashes In Russia
February 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA Su-30 fighter jet crashed 130 km northeast of Komsomolsk-on-Amur during a test flight on Tuesday morning , Ria Novosti reported. "Both crew members ejected safely but one was hurt on landing," a regional administration source was quoted as saying
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DCNS India delivers to Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) the first locally...
February 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe delivery, managed by DCNS India, was achieved on time, meeting all the stringent quality standards required for on-board use on a submarine (100% quality compliance). The shipyard Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) has received the first Indian made equipment for the Scorpene submarines programme (P75)
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Indian Air Force Orders Inquiry Into Mirage Crash
February 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force aircraft fighter Mirage 2000 crashed near Bhind in Madhya Pradesh, five minutes after taking off from an air base in Gwalior at about 12:10 pm IST on Friday. The Mirage 2000 was being flown by Air Marshal Anil Chopra, a Air Office Personnel (AOP) when the engine developed a glitch and caused the crash
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Has The Russian Ka-226T Forged Ahead In The Indian Army Helicopter Competition?...
February 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter's recent letter to the Indian Army Chief of Staff complaining of delay in announcing a winner in the Indian Army 197 helicopter tender, has to be seen in the backdrop of its Russian competitor's emerging confidence in bagging the deal. The Ka-226T helicopter, being sold internationally by Rosoboronexport, has emerged as a dark horse in the competition meeting most of the requirements of the tender, sources told Defenseworld
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
After Germany, UK Changes Warship Acquisition Plans
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Poland to Acquire Three A26 Submarines from Saab for $4.8 Billion
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