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USAF Likely To Award Next Gen Bomber Contract Tuesday
October 26, 2015 @ 03:08 PMThe US Air Force is likely to award a contract to develop the next generation bomber on Tuesday. Northrop Grumman and a team of Lockheed Martin and Boeing are competing for the contract, Bloomberg reported Monday
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Unlike Indian Air Force, Navy Not To Offer Combat Positions To Women
October 26, 2015 @ 02:35 PMThe Indian Navy will soon announce increased role for women but unlike Indian Air Force it will not allow them in combat positions yet. “All flying areas in the Navy will be opened for women except where it requires staying overnight on ships like carriers and so on,” Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said while interacting with the media after addressing the Naval Commanders Conference which began on Monday
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US Denies S. Korea Permission To Sell Supersonic Jet To Uzbekistan
October 26, 2015 @ 11:18 AMThe US has denied permission to South Korea to export $400 million worth 12 T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic training jets to Uzbekistan. The US refusal is another blow to Korea's program to develop its own military aircraft following the US refusal to hand over key avionics technologies regarding F-35 fighters to Korea
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Russia Deploys Sophisticated Electronic Surveillance Aircraft Over Syria, Iraq
October 26, 2015 @ 09:55 AMRussia has deployed Ilyushin-20 (IL-20 Coot) surveillance planes over Syria and Iraq to collect data from long distances and for all weathers. Russia has deployed over 30 Sukhoi fighter jets, cargo planes and attack helicopters for combat in Syria
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India-Israel To Develop AESA Radar For LCA Tejas
October 26, 2015 @ 09:15 AMIndia will develop an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar with Israel for the next generation of its Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). The Indian air force has accepted the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) which previously it had opposed, Business Standard reported Sunday
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Saab Wins Latvian Contract For RBS 70 Missiles
October 23, 2015 @ 12:49 PMSaab has won a contract from Latvian Ministry of defense for Robotsystem (RBS) 70 missiles. Deliveries will take place during the period 2015-2016, the company announced today
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Saab Dissolves Security and Defence Solutions Biz
October 23, 2015 @ 12:16 PMSaab today announced the dissolution of its Security and Defence Solutions unit as part of a restructuring of its business units starting January 2016. A company statement said that Saab expects organic sales growth in 2015
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UK Plans 166bn Pounds Spend On Aircraft Carriers, Subs
October 23, 2015 @ 12:08 PMThe UK Ministry of Defence has published its latest equipment plan for spending 166 billion Pounds on new equipment including aircraft carriers and submarines over the next decade. The Spending plan is a part of a stable base for the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) of the UK Ministry of Defense The ministry has published the third annual update on Defence Equipment Plan after an independent audit found the cost of the departments 13 biggest equipment programmes fell by 247m pounds last year
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Danish MH-60R Helicopter
October 23, 2015 @ 11:29 AMLockheed Martin has delivered first Danish MH-60R Helicopter, Romeo, to the US Navy. The helicopter is slated to be supplied for Royal Danish Air Force, the company announced Thursday
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US Navy, Allies Test-Intercept Targets With Raytheon's SM-3 Missile System
October 21, 2015 @ 12:03 PMThe US military and eight allied nations on Tuesday have test-intercepted dummy ballistic and cruise missiles with Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IA guided interceptor. The test is an important first demonstration of that capability in Europe, various media reported Wednesday
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Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
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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
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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