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Rockwell Collins To Launch TruNet Warfighting Communications Network
March 31, 2015 @ 03:59 AMRockwell Collins has launched TruNet networked communications solution, which delivers complete and integrated ground-to-air, ground-to-ground and air-to-air communications networking to the warfighter. TruNet will be launched this week at the Association of the U
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Franco-British MMCM Contract Awarded For Naval Drone System
March 27, 2015 @ 04:07 PMIndustrial consortium of Thales, BAE Systems and ESA Group has won Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) contract from France and UK. The contract covers the definition, implementation and qualification of two prototypes of a system of naval drones, both surface and underwater, by 2019, the French ministry of Defense announced on Friday
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StandardAero Acquires DutchAero For F100, F135 Aircraft Engine Maintenance
March 27, 2015 @ 01:30 PMStandardAero has acquired DutchAero Services (DAS) from GE/Avio and will take over the existing operations to establish a European Support Center providing military MRO services for Pratt & Whitney F100 and future F135 engines. DAS will be branded as StandardAero Defense Services Europe and will become StandardAeros second MRO operation in the country, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
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USAF Test-Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
March 24, 2015 @ 01:40 PMThe US Air Force test fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile early Monday at California to show the nations nuclear capabilities. The missile was equipped with a test re-entry vehicle, instead of a live thermonuclear warhead, USAF announced in its press release Monday
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Six Percent Rise In Cost Of US Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Program
March 20, 2015 @ 11:20 AMProgram cost of the US designed Ballistic Missile Defense System has increased by 5.9 percent, making a total of nearly $140 billion
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Suriname Receives HAL Chetak Helicopters
March 16, 2015 @ 05:30 PMThe Indian Ambassador to Suriname handed over three HAL Chetak helicopters to the Suriname Air Force on Friday. The HAL Chetak is a license-manufactured version of the 1960s-vintage Aérospatiale SA-316 Alouette III, a durable design especially suited for hot-and-high operations
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French Navy Certifies NH90 Caiman Marine Helcopter
March 16, 2015 @ 05:29 PMThe French navy has certified the NH90 Caiman Marine helicopter for attaining an initial combat capability . It was certified after qualifying to operate the MU90 lightweight torpedo, the company announced in its press release on Friday
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Singapore Launches New Submarine Training Center
March 12, 2015 @ 02:33 PMSingapore Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday that it has launched a new submarine training center (STC) at Changi Naval Base. Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han officiated at the launch this afternoon
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HATSOFF To Set Up Second Simulator Platform
March 9, 2015 @ 10:09 AMThe Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF) is planning to set up a second simulator platform in Bangalore for training pilots for specific flying training like Eurocopter Dauphin or the Bell 412 or Indias Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv), Deccan Herald reported last week. HATSOFF is a joint venture of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE
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Australian KC-30 Multirole Tanker Transport Operational This Year
February 26, 2015 @ 03:18 PMThe Airbus KC-30A multirole tanker transport (MRTT) is likely to achieve final operating capability with the Royal Australian Air Force this year. The RAAF has five KC-30As, including one currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Okra
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