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Korean MoD To Host Contest For Selecting Anti-Hacking Experts
August 19, 2015 @ 10:43 AMThe Korean Defense Ministry will be hosting White Hat Contest 2015 in October to select anti-hacking experts to fight against rising hacking threats. In the contest, three final teams each will be chosen from the adult and underage segments in a simulated cyber-attack situation in which the contestants are tasked with blocking hacking efforts
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Lockheed Martin To Produce Sensor Assembly For US Army’s Apache Helicopters
August 13, 2015 @ 09:02 AMThe US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $21.7 million Lot 4 follow-on contract to continue production of the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter
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Alenia Aermacchi Tests C-27J Battlefield Airlifter With New Winglets
July 31, 2015 @ 08:44 AMAlenia Aermacchi has completed dedicated flight-testing following the modification to add winglets to the C-27J battlefield airlifter configuration. A Finmeccanica statement claimed that this was part of a series of product developments underway on the only "real" military medium turboprop airlifter on the market
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Boeing Introduces First Growler Airborne Electronic Attack Aircraft
July 30, 2015 @ 01:52 PMBoeing has introduced the EA-18 Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft, which is the first of 12 for Australia under a US $2.2 billion acquisition program
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Rheinmetall to Supply Canada With Radar Similar To Israel's Iron Dome
July 30, 2015 @ 01:16 PMCanada will be purchasing US$187.2 million worth 10 Rheinmetall's missile defense radar systems that are patterned after Israels Iron Dome
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UAE VVIP Aircraft To Get Four Infrared Countermeasures Systems For $335 Million
July 30, 2015 @ 11:10 AMThe US state Department has approved a US$335 million sale of Four AN/AAQ-24(V) directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) systems to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for installation on its VVIP aircraft meant to transport senior political figures. Manufactured by Northrop Grumman, the DIRCM systems are intended to equip the aircraft of the UAEs Head of State, President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for defending the jet from infrared-guided missiles, especially those fired by man-portable air defence missiles (MANPADS)
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Oshkosh To Modernize Extendable Boom Forklift
July 25, 2015 @ 05:42 PMOshkosh Defense has won a $54 million contract from the US Marine Corps Command to modernize the fleet of Extendable Boom Forklifts (EBFL). The company announced Friday that the deliveries will begin in 2016
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Companies With Low Financial Ratings To Be Out of 'Make in India'
July 25, 2015 @ 05:40 PMA high-powered ministry of defence (MoD) panel has recommended to remove low credit-rated and debt-ridden companies from the major defence projects under 'Make in India'. Even though the companies are shortlisted and are in the prominent position now, this recommendation can disqualify some of them from the defence manufacturing plans, Economic Times reported today
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China Debuts Zubr-Class Hovercraft In A Navy Drill
July 23, 2015 @ 04:06 PMChinese Peoples Liberation Army navy debuted its "new-type" Zubr-class hovercraft in a recent drill. The Ukraine-made hovercraft was set out for a landing exercise in mid-July by a squadron under the PLA navys South Sea fleet
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Alliant Techsystems To Design Chain Gun Weapon Systems For US Navy
July 16, 2015 @ 04:00 PMAlliant Techsystems Operations has won a $12.4 million contract to design a new chain gun weapon systems for the US Navy
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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