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Paveway Guided Bombs Miss Target During Indian Iron Fist Exercise
March 22, 2016 @ 11:48 AMA US-made Paveway laser-guided bomb dropped from a Mirage 2000 aircraft failed to hit a pre-determined stationary target at night during the combat exercise, ‘Iron Fist last week. The Indian air force conducted the combat exercise at Rajastans Pokhran test facility on March 18, wherein the French aircraft fighters target was an enemy radar site
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Safran Rebrands Group Companies Under Single Banner
March 22, 2016 @ 09:27 AMSafran has decided to place all of its companies under a single banner and brand name – Safran. The Safran logo therefore becomes the sole emblem representing all Group companies
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Israeli Noga Einat Sets Up Plant For Indian Military Footwear
March 21, 2016 @ 12:55 PMNoga Einat announces completion of construction, together with Indian company Rahman Group, of a plant in India for the manufacture of military footwear. The companies are expanding their cooperation and increasing their marketing efforts towards the local market, the company said in a statement Monday
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Kelvin Hughes To Supply 60 SharpEye Radars To UK’s Navy
March 21, 2016 @ 11:32 AMThe UK Royal Navys and Royal Fleet Auxiliarys (RFA) more than 60 ships, submarines and shore facilities will be fitted with SharpEye radars provided by Kelvin Hughes. Working in association with Lockheed Martin who have signed a £44 million contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Kelvin Hughes will be supplying SharpEye systems for the RNs Type 23 frigates, Hunt and Sandown class Mine Counter Measure Vessels, RFA support vessels and fast patrol boats as well as the Astute, Trafalgar and Vanguard class submarines, the company said in a statement Monday
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CONTROP Bags Indian Army Contract For Optronic Sensors
March 21, 2016 @ 10:27 AMCONTROP has announced the supply of hundreds of FTA Optronic Sensor Systems for the Air Defense Systems program for the Indian Army. The FTA was chosen by the Indian Army to be part of an Air Defense Systems program with the modern upgrade of the L-70 Air Defense Gun, providing day/night anti-aircraft protection by means of the advanced automatic air tracking system
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Russia To Modernize 150 T-72 MBT With Engines, Sight Systems And Shells...
March 21, 2016 @ 08:51 AMRussia is likely to spend $37 million to modernize its 150 T-72 main battle tanks (MBT) and make it comparable with the advanced T-90. Russia plans to invest up to 17 million rubles on each tank to replace machine tools, engines, new sighting systems and protection against armor-piercing shells and cumulative
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US Marine Corps To Test ST Kinetics, SAIC TERREX 2 Amphibious Combat...
March 17, 2016 @ 02:52 PMFollowing the US Government Accountability Office (GAO)'s decision to deny the protest of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Phase 1, Increment 1 (ACV 1.1) programme, ST Kinetics, together with its teammate, Science Applications International Corp
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Finmeccanica To Rename Itself Leonardo
March 17, 2016 @ 02:39 PMPan-European aerospace and defence group Finmeccanica said it planned to change its name to Leonardo, after sixteenth century artist Leonardo da Vinci. The proposed name change is part of the companys re-structuring, which last month agreed to sell its rail and traffic signal businesses to Japans Hitachi in a $2
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Defsys To Produce CONTROP’s Electro-Optical Solutions In India
March 17, 2016 @ 01:34 PMDefsys Solutions Pvt Ltd has collaborated with Israeli firm CONTROP to market and locally produce its advanced electro-optical solutions for the Indian market. According to Dror Sharon, CONTROP's President & CEO, "We are delighted to partner with the Indian company, Defsys, a supplier of electro-optic solutions to the Indian Ministry of Defense
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DCNS Seeks 100 Percent FDI To Develop Propulsion Systems For Indian Submarines
March 17, 2016 @ 09:36 AMFrench DCNS has sought approval to set up an Indian subsidiary to develop Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems for the submarines. DCNS has requested clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for 100 percent FDI to invest over INR 100 crore (US $15 million),
Dutch Firm to Supply Universal Drone Control Software to Netherlands MoD
Will Indian Air Force buy an Indigenous High Altitude Pseudo Satellite?
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
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