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Thales Unveils New-Gen Ground Fire Radar: Paris Air Show 2017
June 19, 2017 @ 10:59 AMThales will unveil its Ground Fire family, a range of latest-generation multifunction ground radar at Paris Air show 2017 starting this week. The radar system, which is fully digital, will carry out air defence and surveillance missions simultaneously
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Leonardo Unveils Fighter Attack Version of M-346 Trainer jet At Paris Air...
June 19, 2017 @ 09:54 AMLeonardo has displayed for the first time the M-346FA Fighter Attack version of its M-346 trainer that will be equipped with a variant of the Grifo multi-mode fire control radar. The aircraft can be equipped with a variety of missiles, cannons and guided bombs making it an ideal light attack aircraft
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France, Germany, Singapore To Receive Lockheed Martin GMLRS Alternative warhead
June 16, 2017 @ 04:35 AMLockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control was yesterday awarded a $471,731,858 foreign military sales (Finland, France, Germany, and Singapore) contract for guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) full-rate production 12 for alternative warhead (2,868 rockets); unitary warhead (648 rockets); low-cost reduced-range practice rocket (370 pods); and integrated logistics support. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received
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Japan conducts Patriot Missile Interceptor Training
June 15, 2017 @ 09:40 AMJapan has started training its troops Thursday to use Patriot air-and-missile defense systems against a threat from North Korea. "The one-hour exercise took place at the Komaki base in the Aichi prefecture
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China’s First Solar Drone Completes Near-space Flight
June 14, 2017 @ 03:47 PMChina's first near-space solar drone ‘Rainbow has successfully conducted a flight at an altitude of 20 km on Tuesday. The project team under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced Tuesday that the CH UAV, flew smoothly in near space for over 15 hours under control, finishing its scheduled path before landing securely, Xinhua reported
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India Tests 'Nag' Anti-Tank Guided Missile
June 14, 2017 @ 12:45 PMIndia has flight tested Fire and Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ‘Nag Tuesday in the desert ranges of Rajasthan. The ATGM Nag is incorporated with many advanced technologies including the Imaging Infrared Radar (IIR) Seeker with integrated avionics, a capability which is possessed by few nations in the world
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Bangladesh Signs Contract To Buy Five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters From Russia...
June 14, 2017 @ 09:29 AMThe Bangladesh Air Force has inked a contract with Russias Rosoboronexport to buy five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters at an undisclosed value. The contract signing ceremony was held at Air Headquarters in Dhaka on 12 June 2017
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Raytheon's Long-Range Precision Fires Program Enters Testing Phase
June 13, 2017 @ 03:36 PMRaytheon has won a $116.4 million contract to enter the technological maturation and risk reduction phase of the Long-Range Precision Fires program
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USAF Awards $108M Advanced Radar Threat System Contract To Lockheed Martin
June 13, 2017 @ 11:37 AMLockheed Martin has won the US Air Force contract worth $108 million for Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2 (ARTS-V2). ARTS-V2 is a pre-Milestone B Program to develop and field a high fidelity threat emitter for live aircrew training for anti-access/area denial environments
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Damen Wins Pakistan Navy Contract To Build Offshore Patrol Vessel
June 13, 2017 @ 10:30 AMKarachi Shipyard will build an indigenous Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Pakistan Navy with help from Damen Shipyard of The Netherlands. A contract to this effect was signed at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd yesterday by MD KS&EW Rear Admiral Hasan Nasir Shah, DMP Navy Cdre Shafqat Azad SI(M), and representatives of Damen (The Netherlands) in MoDP, Rawalpindi
Dutch Firm to Supply Universal Drone Control Software to Netherlands MoD
Will Indian Air Force buy an Indigenous High Altitude Pseudo Satellite?
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
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