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EADS Restructure Forms Airbus Defense & Space, Airbus Helicopters
July 31, 2013 @ 02:07 PMEADS on Wednesday will change its name to Airbus, after its civil aviation division that accounts for over 70% of its sales, amid a global corporate restructuring, the company said in an official statement. The name change which will come into effect next year, will reshuffle its space and military units into one division, the company said Wednesday
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HAL Proposes To Surrender 35% Of Its 50% Workshare In India's $35...
July 31, 2013 @ 01:51 PMThe progress of Indias futuristic fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) project has fallen under dark clouds after Russia, with whom India is developing the fighter jet, hiked the cost of manufacturing the aircraft. The project could end up costing India over $35 billion over the next two decades from the original $30 billion for over 200 fighters
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Spain To Sell Half Its A400M Fleet After Budget Cuts
July 30, 2013 @ 01:00 PMThe Spanish government has decided to sell 13 of 27 A400M aircraft it is scheduled to receive from Airbus Military following significant defence cutbacks in some major procurement programs. “Contractually, Spain has to take all of the 27 A400Ms it has ordered,” a spokesman for Airbus Military was quoted as saying on July 29, “but if it wants to sell some of them, we have nothing to say
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Philippines To Activate Former U.S. Military Base
July 30, 2013 @ 09:30 AMThe Philippines today announced their plans to revive its former Navy and Air Force camps in Subic Bay, a U.S
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Demonstrate Air Surveillance Radar
July 30, 2013 @ 08:34 AMLockheed Martin today successfully demonstrated its full-scale prototype long-range air surveillance radar operation to the U.S
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Spanish Air Force Pilots Land On Navy Ship
July 29, 2013 @ 03:05 PMThe Super Puma pilots of Spanish Air Force have landed on a Navy ship, marking the milestone in history of Armed Forces. Totally 8 deck landings were carried out by each Super Puma pilot, out of 16, on the Maritime Action Ship Tornado
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New Delhi Seeks French Sovereign Guarantee To Fulfill MMRCA Deal: Reports
July 29, 2013 @ 02:09 PMCiting Dassault Aviations current fiscal state as a cause for concern, New Delhi has sought sovereign guarantee from Paris to fulfill the MMRCA deal to supply India with 126 Dassault Rafale aircraft. Since winning the deal in early 2012, negotiations have been going on for the past 18 months
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Indian Army To Begin Final Tests On Arjun Mark II MBT
July 26, 2013 @ 01:07 PMThe Indian Army will conduct final trails on the advanced version of Arjun Mark II main battle tank in the first week of August, where its missile firing capabilities and other upgrades will be under scrutiny, according to the Press Trust of India. The Indian Army had asked for 93 improvements to the tank which include the capability of firing the anti-tank LAHAT missile,laser protection suite and improved armored protection for the vehicle
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Ukraine Tests New Anti-Tank Missile System
July 26, 2013 @ 09:47 AMUkraine on Wednesday tested a new Corsar light portable antitank missile system and is planning to complete its development work by the end of 2013. The Corsar has a firing range of up to 2,500 meters – double that of any existing portable antitank complex
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Italy's First F-35 Center Fuselage
July 24, 2013 @ 05:00 PMNorthrop Grumman recently delivered the center fuselage for Italy's first F-35 Lightning II to the newly commissioned Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility at Italy's Cameri Air Base. This on-time delivery to Lockheed Martin enables the first assembly of an F-35 aircraft at the FACO facility and increases international participation on the F-35 program
Turkey to Sell Russian S-400 Systems to Third Country as GE Engine...
Pentagon Awards Contracts to Develop Laser Weapons Against Cruise Missiles, Drones
Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz as US Signals Return to...
China-made Aircraft Fly in U.S. Airshow for First Time
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