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South Korea Earmarks $8 billion To Deter North Korean Nuclear Missiles
April 21, 2015 @ 11:47 AMSouth Korean Defense Ministry has earmarked nearly 9 trillion won ($8.31 billion) to secure military capabilities from 2016-2020 in a bid to detect and destroy North Koreas nuclear arms and ballistic missiles, The Korea Herald reported Monday
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Iran Unveils Programmable Drone
April 20, 2015 @ 11:14 AMIran has unveiled a new indigenous programmable drone that moves according to the flight plan in specified routes as part of its army day celebrations, local media reported Saturday. "Basir is a self-control drone that moves according to the flight plan in the specified routes and land in the same take-off point after ending its mission," an official of the Northwestern city of Zanjan's 216 Armored Brigade Mohammad Mohammadi was quoted as saying by Fars news agency
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Agustawestland AW139 Intermediate Twin Helicopter Enters Chilean Police Service
April 17, 2015 @ 03:12 PMAgustawestland's AW139 intermediate twin helicopter delivered to the Chilean national police force has entered the service, the company announced Thursday. The helicopter will be used to support a wide range of missions including public order and safety, crime control, counter terrorism, drug control and border security across the nation, search and rescue and transport
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Airbus Delivers First H145 Helicopter To New Zealand
April 14, 2015 @ 03:39 PMAirbus announced Monday that it has delivered an advanced, multi-mission H145 helicopter to New Zealand marking its first delivery in the region. The H145 was certified last year as the latest member of Airbus Helicopters 4-tonne-class, twin-engine product range
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Northrop Grumman Opens New Cyber Centre In UK
April 14, 2015 @ 03:06 PMNorthrop Grumman announced Tuesday that it has opened new cyber facility in Gloucestershire that delivers innovative advanced cyber solutions to customers in the UK and other locations in Europe. The focus will be on developing capabilities in big data and smart data analytics, network defence, secure mobility, biometrics, high speed processing and full spectrum cyber
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Finmeccanica Group To Display Helicopters, Airborne Systems At LAAD 2015
April 14, 2015 @ 12:13 PMFinmeccanica group announced on Monday that it will showcase a range of its AgustaWestland helicopters, Selex Airborne Systems, WASS Torpedo and array Sonar during LAAD 2015, held from April 14 to 17 at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Agustawestland will display AW119Kx single engine, the AW109 LUH light twin, the T129 combat helicopter, the AW139 intermediate twin, the AW149 medium multirole aircraft and the AW101 three-engine medium heavy platform
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China To Allow Weapon Research And Manufacturing To Marketplace
April 14, 2015 @ 12:13 PMChina will open part of its weapons research and manufacturing to the marketplace to promote industry resource sharing and will include military technology transformation and industrialization according to a report by Beijing Times on Monday. A document on transformation of Chinese weapons manufacturing issued by the state administration of Science, Technology for National Defense stated that, the authorities will encourage transfer of intellectual property rights related to the national defense industry and will also promote scientific innovations
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NATO Naval Forces Begin Multinational Exercise
April 13, 2015 @ 09:47 AMHer Majestys Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton has joined Joint Warrior exercise on Sunday, as part of its deployment under Operation REASSURANCE in support of NATO assurance measures in the North Atlantic Ocean. Fredericton and other Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) warships, as well as the two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CP-140 Auroras, will participate in the semi-annual training exercise conducted in the coastal waters off the United Kingdom from April 12 to 23, the news release announced on Sunday
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Australian Navy’sSeahawk ‘Romeo’ Completes First Of Class Flight Trails
April 10, 2015 @ 04:17 PMThe Royal Australian Navys first Seahawk MH-60R ‘Romeo has successfully completed First of Class Flight Trials, RAN announced Friday. The helicopter was configured in a range of operational roles, which included the fitting of Hellfire missiles and torpedoes
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Russia To Deliver 14 Yakovlev-130 Aircraft To Bangladesh
April 10, 2015 @ 04:08 PMBangladesh is expected to receive 14 Yakovlev-130 aircraft that is used for training and light attacks, from Russia this year. The contract was signed last year and includes options for 10 more aircraft, Aviation International News reported Thursday
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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