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Reliance, Mahindra, Tata Executives To Accompany Indian Prime Minister During Russia Visit
December 16, 2015 @ 09:54 AMCEO delegations of Indian defense and aerospace firms Tata, Mahindra, Reliance and Sun Group will accompany Prime Minister during his visit to Moscow later this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Moscow on December 24, Economic Times news daily reported Wednesday
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US’ Jet-Engine Tech Transfer Policy With India Updated
December 11, 2015 @ 01:52 PMUS has updated its policy on gas turbine engine technology transfer to India making it feasible to share the technology with Indian companies. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter along with Indian counterpart, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said in a joint statement at the Pentagon Thursday
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Raytheon Wins $543 Million To Produce 17 SM-3 Block IIA Missile For
December 10, 2015 @ 05:48 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a $543 million contract to Raytheon to produce and deliver up to 17 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptors for operational testing and initial deployment Wednesday. The contract comes a day after Japans Ministry of Defense along with US Missile Defense Agency successfully tested Standard Missile-3 interceptors
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US Aid To Pakistan To Fight Islamic State Will End Up Being...
December 9, 2015 @ 08:37 AMSale of military hardware and reported talk of civil nuclear deal with Pakistani military by US will only add fuel to the existing tensions between India and Pakistan. Former Pakistani diplomat to the US, Husain Haqqani said Tuesday that "The Obama administration's consideration of a nuclear deal with Pakistan, just like its decision a few months ago to sell almost USD 1 billion in US-made attack helicopters, missiles and other equipment to Pakistan will fuel conflict in South Asia without fulfilling the objective of helping the country fight Islamist extremists or limit its nuclear arsenal
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US To Deploy P8 Poseidon Spy Plane In Singapore To Counter China
December 9, 2015 @ 07:47 AMUS will be deploying its P8 Poseidon spy plane for the first time in Singapore this month in response to Chinas territorial claims in the South China Sea. The US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen welcomed the move in a joint statement after a meeting in Washington on Monday, Reuters reported
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German Armed Forces Takes Delivery Of First Two Airbus H145 Helicopters
December 8, 2015 @ 12:05 PMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first two lightweight military multi-role H145M helicopters (LUH SOF) to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), the company press statement said Tuesday. The helicopters will be used by the Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), the German Armys Special Forces, in Laupheim
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India Likely To Sign $15 Billion Defence Deals With Russia
December 7, 2015 @ 12:30 PMMoscow and New Delhi are likely to sign defense agreements worth around $15 billion that include S-400 missile defense system, Mi-175V attack helicopters, Kamov multirole choppers during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Moscow. Modi is likely to visit Moscow probably on December 24-25
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Russia Starts S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile Delivery To Iran
December 3, 2015 @ 01:11 PMRussia has started delivering S-300 air defense systems to Iran. “The contract is being implemented, (deliveries of S-300s) are starting,” Tass quoted Vladimir Kozhin, an aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying Thursday
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British Typhoon and Tornado Fighters To Join Fight Against ISIL In Syria
December 3, 2015 @ 09:43 AMBritish Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets armed with Brimstone missiles will be joining the fight against the Islamic State as the British House of Commons voted in favor of the fight. The British lawmakers on Wednesday voted 397-223 backing airstrikes against ISIL in Syria
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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16s In US$914 Million Deal
December 2, 2015 @ 01:09 PMLockheed Martin has received a US$ 914 million contract from the US Air Force to upgrade F-16 fighter jets for the government of Singapore, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced yesterday. Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be complete by June 30, 2023," the DoD said
Canada to Join GCAP Sixth Gen Fighter program as Observer
Commissioning of Taiwan’s First Indigenous Submarine Within Next 2 Months
US Armed Forces Members to Undergo Testing for Testosterone Levels
Rafale Jet Combines with Electronic Warfare Payload-Carrying UAV to Strike Simulated Target
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