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Spy Agencies Stuck In ‘Technology Arms Race’: UK MI6 Chief
April 1, 2015 @ 12:17 PMMI6, Britains Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is facing threats from terrorists, malicious actors in cyberspace and criminals and is caught in ‘technology arms race, Alex Younger, said after he became the Chief of MI6 on Monday. Alex defended the use of data by the SIS after the release of documents by former CIA contractor Edward Snowden sparked criticism of mass surveillance by intelligence agencies
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Selex-Close Air Solutions Deliver iCASS Simulator To UK MoD
March 31, 2015 @ 03:22 PMSelex ES and Close Air Solutions announced Monday that they have delivered Immersive Close Air Support Simulator (iCASS) system to Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standardization Unit (JFACTSU) of the UK Ministry of Defence. The contract to supply the system was awarded in November 2014
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Avionics Services To Produce Heron-Based UAV
March 31, 2015 @ 01:08 PMAvionics Services, the Brazilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) arena, is heading to produce Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV, the “Caçador”. The manufacturing process will be taken by the local industry
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HAL Orders Saab’s Integrated Defense Aids Suite For Indian Dhruv Helicopter
March 31, 2015 @ 12:19 PMSaab announced today that it has received follow-on orders worth US$ 78 million (SEK 740 million) from Hindustan Aeronautic Limited (HAL), India, to produce integrated electronic warfare self-protection system for installation on the Indian Armys and Air Forces Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv. Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) protects crew by enhancing platform survivability in sophisticated, diverse and dense threat environments
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Curtis-Wright Corp To Evaluate COTS Airborne Radar Signal Processing For USAF
March 31, 2015 @ 11:20 AMCurtiss-Wright Corp announced today that it has been contracted to assess the capability of cost effective commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software to perform airborne radar signal processing for the US Air Force organized Next Generation Radar evaluation program. This assessment is being performed at Curtiss-Wright by running and optimizing SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) and GMTI (Ground Moving Target Indicator) benchmarks on Curtiss-Wright COTS hardware solutions
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US Navy To Order V-22 Ospreys from Bell-Boeing Worth US$3.8 Billion
March 31, 2015 @ 03:58 AMUS Navy is moving ahead with plan to order 44 V-22 Ospreys to be assembled in Amarillo by Bell Helicopter in partnership with Boeing. The overall contract value is estimated at $3
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UK Takes Wildcat Maritime Helicopter on Sea Patrol
March 30, 2015 @ 05:10 PMThe Royal Navy has taken its first Wildcat maritime attack helicopter to the seas onboard HMS Lancaster, Western Gazette reported on Saturday. The Type 23 frigate sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday, March 21 for a routine nine-month Atlantic patrol tasking
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ThyssenKrupp Eyes $8 Billion Indian Navy Submarine Project
March 30, 2015 @ 12:17 PMThyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS) will offer HDW Class 214 Vessel for Indias $8 billion Indian Navy project for six submarines. The company is in talks with major shipyards in India for a tie-up for the Make-In-India project
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USAF Test-launches Minuteman Missile
March 28, 2015 @ 10:29 AMThe US Air Force has test-launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile that carried reentry vehicle on Friday. The missile blasted off at 3:53 a
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Myanmar To Buy JF-17 Thunder Fighters From Pakistan: Media
March 27, 2015 @ 04:11 PMMyanmar has signed deal with Pakistan to Buy JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter, jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. The fighter is also known as the FC-1 Xiaolong, Naypyidaw, Islamabad's Capital Television reported on March 18
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
Ukraine Blames Lack of Patriot Interceptors as Russian Missiles Rain Down on...
Ammunition Factory of Indonesian PT Pindad Breaks Ground
China Tests Nuclear-capable Missile that Can Hit Targets 10,000 km Away
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