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US Marine Corps Tests Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank Upgrades
March 31, 2014 @ 10:39 AMThe US Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank (LAV-ATs) modernization program is in the middle of development tests stage, with four of the prototypes have successfully fired 14 missiles. In mid-March, the vehicles were put through a swim test and landing craft air cushion tests at the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch at Camp Pendleton, Calif
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IAF Crashes Lockheed Martin's “Uncrashable” C-130J Super Hercules
March 28, 2014 @ 01:34 PMAn Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft crashed today making it the third time the Lockheed Martin built aircraft has gone down. The aircraft, one of six, inducted about four years ago crashed in near Gwalior city in Northern India killing five crew members
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Rheinmetall To Modernize S. Africa's Air Defense Capabilities
March 27, 2014 @ 11:35 AMRheinmetall will modernize South Africa's air defence capabilities, enabling protection of civilian assets and events, the company announced today. Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf has just booked another important order in the field of military air defence
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Cassidian To Supply Optical And Optronic Equipment For Leopard Battle Tanks
March 27, 2014 @ 11:06 AMCassidian Optronics GmbH, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, has received an order valued at more than 40 million euros from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH, for the supply of vision equipment
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US Navy Developing Next-Generation Tomahawk Missiles: Reports
March 27, 2014 @ 10:37 AMThe US Navy is testing and developing the next-generation command attack weapon, as a potential replacement for battle-tested Tomahawk, according to DoD Buzz. The Navy plans to modernize its arsenal of roughly 4,000 Tomahawk missiles
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MBDA Live-Fires Brimstone Missile From MQ-9 Reaper In RAF Tests
March 26, 2014 @ 11:52 AMMBDA has successfully conducted live-firing of its Dual Mode Brimstone air-to-surface missile from the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The trials were undertaken on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence by the Royal Air Force's Air Warfare Centre Unmanned Air Systems Test and Evaluation Squadron, Defence Equipment & Support Weapons Operating Centre, US Air Force's BIG SAFARI Organisation, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and MBDA, according to the company/ During the trials, the Dual Mode BRIMSTONE missile scored nine direct hits against a range of targets, including very high speed and manoeuvring vehicles during the trials
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Russia To Provide China With Kalina-Class Submarines
March 26, 2014 @ 08:45 AMRussia President Vladimir Putin will reportedly grant China more advanced Kalina-class submarine instead of providing them with older Lada-class submarines. Earlier last week, the Commander of Russian Navy, Adm
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SELEX To Showcase Technologies Relevant To Requirements In The Gulf Region At...
March 25, 2014 @ 09:58 AMSelex ES, a Finmeccanica company, will showcase its state-of-the-art AESA radars for surveillance and defence as well as other key technologies at DIMDEX 2014. “Selex ES has a significant presence in Middle Eastern maritime programmes, providing complete integrated combat systems
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AgustaWestland To Attend FIDAE 2014, Will Showcase AW139M And AW119Ke
March 25, 2014 @ 09:27 AMAgustaWestland will attend FIDAE 2014 showing an Italian Air Force AW139M intermediate twin and a single engine AW119Ke for firefighting applications operated by FAASA, thus showcasing both military and parapublic capabilities. “AgustaWestland boasts a leading presence in the South American VIP/corporate market, particularly in Brazil, especially via its light twin range of products with the Grand/GrandNew model become the benchmark with over 100 units sold in Central and South America, meaning more than 30 percent of all the Grand/GrandNew aircraft on order worldwide,” the company said in a statement
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Russia Helicopter To Showcase New Mi-171A2 And Ka-32A11BC At FIDAE 2014...
March 25, 2014 @ 09:08 AMRussian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase new models including the Mi-171A2 and Ka-32A11BC at the 18th International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE 2014) on 25-30 March in the Chilean capital Santiago. “Latin America is a strategically important market for Rostec, and for Russian Helicopters in particular,” said Sergei Goreslavsky, head of Rostecs department for international cooperation
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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