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Communist Party Does Not Want Philippines-US Military Exercises
September 27, 2016 @ 02:26 PMThe Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) does not want the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to stop the US military exercises set next week in Luzon and has requested the government to stop it. CPP has also reiterated its call for abrogation of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty and other treaties such as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA),
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Schiebel, Diehl Defence Team-up To Sell Camcopter S-100 UAS In Germany
September 27, 2016 @ 10:33 AMAustria's Schiebel has strengthened its teaming agreement with Diehl Defense recently to continue bidding Camcopter rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle to the German navy. The renewal of the teaming agreement is the result of the longstanding cooperation between Diehl Defence and Schiebel
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Orlan-10 Drone Detects ‘Terrorist’ Targets During Indo-Russian Indra-2016 Exercises
September 27, 2016 @ 10:18 AMRussian and Indian infantry troops participating in the Indra-2016 military exercises currently in Russia deployed the Orlan-10 reconnaissance and surveillance drone to detet simulated terrorist groups. "During the exercises, the Eastern Military District and Indian troops used Russian Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles to jointly learn to detect simulated illegal armed groups," Vladimir Matveev, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry's Eastern Military District said Tuesday
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L&T Wins Vietnamese $99 Million Contract To Construct Patrol Vessels In India
September 23, 2016 @ 01:02 PMLarsen & Toubro (LET) has signed a$99.7 million project with Vietnam Border Guard to design and construct high speed patrol vessels in India
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US Approves $1.9 Billion Boeing KC-46 Refueling Aircraft Sale To Japan
September 22, 2016 @ 10:37 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible sale of KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment, training, and support for $1.9 billion to Japan
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Safran, Urban Aeronautics Sign MoU To Support New Internal Rotor Aircraft
September 21, 2016 @ 01:24 PMSafran Helicopter Engines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Urban Aeronautics to address power system solutions to support the development of an entirely new platform family of internal rotor aircraft. The Cormorant (formerly AirMule) UAV demonstrator is already flying powered by an Arriel 1D driving two ducted-fans, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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US Approves Sentinel Air Defense Radar Sale To Egypt
September 20, 2016 @ 04:46 PMEgypt has received US State Department approval to acquire $70 million eight Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 radars to expand its existing air defense architecture for countering air-attack threats. "This will contribute to Egypt's military goal of updating its capabilities while further enhancing interoperability among Egypt, the United States, and other allies
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Nuclear Weapons Delivery Capability Helped Clinch Rafale Jet Deal For India
September 19, 2016 @ 11:09 AMThe nuclear weapons delivery capability of the Dassault Rafale and France shifting this year from Mirage 2000 to Rafale for its strategic strike role might have helped clinch the aircraft deal in India. “The deciding factor in buying the Rafales, even though in such small numbers was its ability to be used as airborne strategic delivery system,”
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica MoU with Argentina For Advanced Defense Technology
September 16, 2016 @ 10:53 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica and the Argentina have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop high-technology in the fields of defence, security and aerospace. According to the agreement which signed in Argentinas capital Buenos Aires recently, the company and the Ministry of Science Technology and Productive Innovation also involves evaluation of commercial partnerships, the company announced Thursday
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Angola, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan To Get Russian Mil Helicopters By 2017
September 15, 2016 @ 02:05 PMAngola, Mali, Nigeria and Sudan will be acquiring Russian Mil Mi-8/17 medium multirole and Mi-24/35 attack helicopters by 2017. Helicopters are the most sought military hardware in South Africa, said Yury Demchenko, the head of the delegation for Rosoboronexport, to the Africa Aerospace & Defense Expo, which opened in the South African Republic on Wednesday
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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