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Iran Tests ‘Sayyad-3’ Missiles with Homegrown Air Defense System In Military Exercise
December 28, 2016 @ 12:29 PMIran on Wednesday tested ‘Sayyad-3 missiles paired with ‘Talash homegrown missile system for the first during the on-going military exercise in the southern Persian Gulf provinces. Capable of intercepting targets within a range of 150 kilometers and in high altitudes, Sayyad-3 has been paired with Talash missile system for the very first time during the countrys large-scale military exercise ‘Defenders of Velayat Skies 7, Tasnim News Agency reports Wednesday
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Indian SU-30MKI Becomes Aircraft Of Choice To Test New Missiles, Bombs
December 28, 2016 @ 12:08 PMIn last one week, the Indian Air Forces (IAF) Su-30MKI has been deployed to test the Astra air-to-air beyond visual range missile and the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon, to add to the heavy BrahMos air launched cruise missile which was tested earlier. Last week, India's Defense and Research Development Organisation (DRDO) flight tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from a Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft of IAF
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Israeli Police Search Defense Ministry In German Submarine Probe
December 27, 2016 @ 12:18 PMIsraeli police raided the Ministry of Defense as part of the investigation into the negotiations of the naval transaction of several billion shekels about a shipbuilding contract involving German ThyssenKrupp. The purchase of patrol ships and submarines was carefully examined after it was found that David Shimron, the personal lawyer of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also served as an adviser to ThyssenKrupp group, the shipbuilder that was awarded the contract
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India Tests Nuclear Capable Mobile Launched Agni-V ICBM
December 27, 2016 @ 08:54 AMIndia has carried out test firing of nuclear capable Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Agni-V on Monday. The ICBM was test-launched from Wheeler island off Odisha coast and was the fourth and could be the final test of the missile
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Lockheed Martin Wins $1.4 Billion Patriot Missiles Upgrade Contract
December 23, 2016 @ 07:25 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded a foreign military sales contract worth $1.4 billion by the US Army to upgrade PATRIOT missile defense systems for the governments of Republic of Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, US and United Arab Emirates
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India Tests ‘Nirbhay’ Cruise Missile
December 21, 2016 @ 12:40 PMIndia's home-grown cruise missile Nirbhay was successfully tested today from the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur on sea off Odisha coast. ITR sources told Daily Excelsior that the 1000 km range missile was test-fired around 1156 hours from the launch complex three of the Integrated test Range at Chandipur, about 15 kms from here
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Raytheon To Provide Tech Support To US Navy's Anti-Missile Gatling Gun
December 21, 2016 @ 11:54 AMRaytheon has won a $65 million contract to provide engineering and technical support services for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), and Land-based Phalanx Weapon System and the SeaRAM. The firm was awarded a contract for design agent engineering and technical support services for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), SeaRAM, and Land-based Phalanx Weapon System
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US Navy Test Fires Raytheon Built SM-6 Missile
December 20, 2016 @ 01:12 PMUS Navy has test-fired Raytheon developed two Standard Missile-6 Dual I guided missiles, intercepting a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in its final seconds of flight. The SM-6 is the new Sea-Based Terminal variant of the company's versatile missile portfolio
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Azerbaijan Purchases ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Defense System
December 19, 2016 @ 11:02 AMAzerbaijan Defense Industry Minister Yaver Jamalov confirms sealing of a deal with Israel for purchase of the Iron Dome missile defense system. Jamalov was reported to have said that a purchase agreement had been signed by both countries, but did not provide any details on the scope of the deal or how many Iron Dome batteries would be purchased, the Azerbaijani Press Agency reported Saturday
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Begins Test Campaign Of Remotely Piloted Helicopter SW-4 ‘Solo’
December 17, 2016 @ 07:52 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica begins the test campaign of its remotely piloted helicopter SW-4 ‘Solo after its first successful flight yesterday, in order to verify the aircrafts operational characteristics and validate flight procedures, in both normal and emergency conditions. Mauro Moretti, CEO and General Manager Leonardo said: “The SW-4 ‘Solo is testimony of Leonardos industrial commitment and innovation in unmanned aircraft, a sector of increased global competition and is part of a portfolio of solutions making Leonardo the only European company able to provide a complete ‘unmanned system
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
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Ammunition Factory of Indonesian PT Pindad Breaks Ground
China Tests Nuclear-capable Missile that Can Hit Targets 10,000 km Away
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