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Stealthy F-35 Is Visible To Thermal Imagers
August 12, 2016 @ 03:26 PMThe much-touted ‘stealth features of the Lockheed Martin F-35 making it nearly invisible to radar, could be negated by a pronounced ability to be detected by infra red devices. The heat signature released by the aircraft engines and other power consumption devices such as the radar could negate gains main by its stealthy characteristics aimed at remaining invisible to radar
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Raytheon, Boeing Win $231 Million To Provide Guided Munitions To NATO Countries
August 12, 2016 @ 11:17 AMThe US State Department has approved sale of guided munitions to several NATO countries worth $231 million. The order includes 2,040 joint direct attack munition guidance kits of various iterations, as well as computer control groups, joint programmable fuzes and bomb fin assembly and airfoil groups
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US Marine Corps To Reset Sikorsky CH-53E Heavy Lift Helicopter Fleet To...
August 12, 2016 @ 10:47 AMThe US Marine Corps is working on full reset of its 147 CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet to address systemic issues and to improve the platform readiness of the aircraft. Issues with the aircraft first came to light following the January 2014 crash of an MH-53E Sea Dragon, the Navy's version of the helicopter, off the coast of Virginia during a training exercise, Naval Air Systems Command said in a statement Thursday
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IWI To Rethink Investing In India Due To Defense Ministry Delays In...
August 10, 2016 @ 08:06 AMIsrael Weapons Industries (IWI) has raised concerns over the delay by the defense ministry in signing contracts even after the products have cleared the trials. IWI executives were quoted as saying by
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DCS To Create Joint Mission Planning Systems For USAF KC-46A Aircraft
August 9, 2016 @ 11:00 AMDCS Corp was awarded an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) for KC-46A Mission Planning under the Mobility Air Forces (MAF) Delivery Order on the US Air Force's Mission Planning Enterprise Contract (MPEC) II. MPEC II provides aircraft mission planning systems for the United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps
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Egypt Commissions Russian Missile Corvette
August 9, 2016 @ 10:42 AMEgypt has commissioned a Molnya-class missile corvette received from Russia last year. The Egyptian Ministry of Defence announced on August 4 that a Molnya-class missile corvette has been commissioned into service,
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India To Discuss Non-Availability Of Spare Of Russian Military Equipment Next Week
August 8, 2016 @ 02:30 PMIndia is facing acute shortage of spares for its military equipment bought from Russia. The defense ministry has called for a meeting with Indian private defense industry next week
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Pakistan Orders AW139 Helicopters
August 5, 2016 @ 08:41 AMPakistan has signed a contract with Leonardo-Finmeccanica for an undisclosed number of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to be used for transport and EMS missions. This event sets a major milestone for Leonardo and further expands the already successful presence of the AW139 and other models in the Country
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Rheinmetall Weapon And Ammo Orders Intake Reaches 1.7 Billion Euros In First...
August 4, 2016 @ 03:04 PMRheinmetalls defence sector posted a high order intake of €1,751 million in the first half of 2016, considerably exceeding the prior-year figure (H1/2015: €1,235 million) with growth of 42 percent. The sectors order backlog reached a new record value of €6,905 million (June 30, 2016)
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Russia To Showcase New Communications and Control Systems At Military Expo
August 3, 2016 @ 01:56 PMRussia will showcase the newly developed communications and control systems at a large-scale military expo near Moscow in October, the press service of the United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation said Wednesday. The Military Communication-2016 exhibition is scheduled for October 17-21 in Kubinka, a western suburb of Moscow
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
Post Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv: Ukraine Rushes to Buy $1 Billion...
Greek Lobbying Group Wants Washington to Cancel GE Engine Deal with Turkey
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