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Airbus Military, MBDA Successfully Demo Marte Mk2/S Anti-Ship Missile Under C295 Maritime...
May 1, 2013 @ 10:00 AMAirbus Military and MBDA have successfully demonstrated the Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the wing of a C295 maritime patrol aircraft, which has already been tested on the Airborne Early Warning & Command (AEW) version. The flight was the last of a series of trials performed in a joint Airbus Military – MBDA collaboration to validate the aerodynamic integration of the Marte on C295, its handling qualities and performance tests
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Konsberg Remotely Operated Weapons System For U.S Navy
April 30, 2013 @ 02:59 PMThe U.S Navy has announced it is ordering marinized version of the M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) from Kongsberg Protech Systems to fulfill requirements for its remotely operated Stabilized Small Arm Mount (SSAM) weapon systems program
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BAE Systems Successfully Tests Iron Curtain For Protected Vehicles
April 30, 2013 @ 01:44 PMThe Iron Curtain active protection system (APS) for protected vehicles has recently passed a successful test series on board an armored vehicle provided by BAE Systems for U.S
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PAC-3 Missile Batteries To Be Deployed In Taiwan
April 29, 2013 @ 02:49 PMThree U.S-made Patriot anti-missile air defense batteries will be deployed in southern Taiwan, in addition to the one already in northern Taiwan, Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang said Thursday
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F-16 Sale To Build Robust Defense Ties With UAE, Says Hagel
April 29, 2013 @ 02:47 PMDuring his first trip to the Middle East, U.S Defense Secretary Chuck Hagels met with Gen
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Russia's Combat Vehicle Upgrade To Cost $100 Million
April 22, 2013 @ 11:35 PMThe Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday has announced that it has issued a tender for the modernization of BMD-1 airborne fighting vehicles which will cost approximately $100 million. According to the state procurements agency, some 145 vehicles will be upgraded to BMD-2 this year and another 67 next year with the starting price of the upgrades estimated at 16 million rubles per vehicle
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MEADS Sensor Successful In Test, Tracks And Relays Aircratf's Location
April 22, 2013 @ 02:38 PMA Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Low Frequency Sensor has proven its ability to cue the Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) in a test. During the demonstration, the UHF Low Frequency Sensor acquired and tracked a small test aircraft and relayed its location to the MEADS Battle Manager, which generated corresponding cue search commands to the X-band MFCR
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Morocco’s FREMM Frigate Begins Sea Trials
April 18, 2013 @ 03:36 PMThe FREMM frigate built for the Royal Moroccan Navy put to sea for the first time on 17 April. This key milestone marks the launch of sea trials, which will be conducted over the next few weeks off the Brittany coast
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UK To Buy HellFire Missiles Worth $95 Million
April 18, 2013 @ 03:24 PMThe U.S Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for 500 AGM-114-N4/P4 HELLFIRE missiles
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BAE Systems Wins U.S Army’s HAMMER Contract
April 17, 2013 @ 02:41 PMBAE Systems has been awarded a $15 million contract to support the U.S
Russian FSB Prevents Ukrainian Plot to Attack Su-57 Fighter Bases with FPV...
Iran Attacks US Facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman
Ukraine seeks Partnership with Mitsubishi to Manufacture Patriot Interceptor Missiles
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, US Responds with Air Strikes
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