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US To Establish Cyber Mission Force By 2018
October 1, 2015 @ 01:02 PMThe US Department of Defense is planning to establish a massive Cyber Mission Force by 2018 to prevent cyber crimes against the country. The Department officials said in hearing at the US House Armed Services Committee that Cyber Mission Force would comprise of some 68 Cyber Protection Teams that would help to defend the Defense Departments networks from cyberattacks, Sputnik reported
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Cydecor, Mayvin, SkyBridge To Compete For USSOCOM's Naval Special Warfare
September 28, 2015 @ 03:16 PMCydecor, Mayvin Consulting Group and SkyBridge Tactical have won positions on a five-year, $49 million contract to provide cross-functional services to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)s naval special warfare organization. The three companies will compete to perform support work at SOCOM NSW facilities through September 2020, The Defense Department announced Friday
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Chinese Super Manoeuvrable Air-to-air Missile Closer to Deployment
September 26, 2015 @ 11:30 AMChinas short-range air-to-air missile, the PL-10, which has been test fired 30 times, is close to deployment abroad fighter jets such as the J-20 and the J-11. The PL-10 is ‘nearly ready according to comments made by Liang Xiaogeng, chief designer of the Luoyang Electro-Optical Research Institute, which designed the missile
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India Issues Warrant Against British Middleman in VVIP Chopper Scam
September 24, 2015 @ 02:31 PMA Delhi court has issued an open ended non-bailable warrant against Christian Michael James in the INR 3,600 crore (US $540 million) VVIP Chopper deal case. The Central Bureau of Investigation had sought a non-bailable arrest warrant against a London-based accused in the VVIP helicopter ‘scam case earlier this month
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AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor sets speed record
September 16, 2015 @ 09:42 AMThe Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has set a speed record on a 1000 km ‘point-to-point journey. The aircraft, with its combination of the turboprop airplanes speed and helicopters take-off and landing capabilities, flew from its Yeovil facility in southwest England to its Cascina Costa facility near Milan, Italy, a distance of 1161 km, in just 2 hours 18 minutes
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German Cartel Office Clears KMW-Nexter Merger
September 15, 2015 @ 10:15 AMThe German Federal Cartel Office, Bundeskartellamt today has cleared the merger of Wegmann and the French GIAT Industries. The companies plan to introduce a new joint venture by merging its two subsidiaries Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter Systems in constituting 50:50 stakes
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Kuwait Signs MoU With Italy To Buy 28 Eurofighter Typhoons
September 12, 2015 @ 10:57 AMKuwait has signed a MoU to procure 28 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from the Italian government for 8 billion euros (US $9 billion). The 20-year long deal would be finalized in a few weeks, Italian daily, Corriere della Sera reported Friday
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ST Marine Delivers Second Patrol Vessel To Oman
September 11, 2015 @ 03:45 PMSingapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) has delivered the second of four Patrol Vessel (PV) to Oman. The contract for the design and build four Al-Ofouq Class of PVs was awarded by the Ministry of Defence of the Sultanate of Oman through a competitive international tender in April 2012
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Tata Motors To Deliver First 40 All-Terrain Vehicles By December
September 11, 2015 @ 03:10 PMTata Motors will deliver the first lot of 40 all-terrain heavy mobility vehicles to the defense forces by December. The company has won Rs 900 crore (US $135 million) order for over 1,200 all-terrain '6 by 6' heavy mobility vehicles from the Defense Ministry to be delivered over next two years
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Foreign Customers Negotiating To Buy China’s Latest Attack Helicopter
September 10, 2015 @ 11:59 AMChina will customize its yet to be launched light attack helicopter Z-19E as per the buyer's specific requirements. "The government has given the green light for the export of the WZ-19
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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
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