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Interception of a supersonic sea-skimming target
April 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe French Navy’s Horizon class air defence frigate, Forbin, successfully engaged a supersonic target simulating an anti-ship missile flying at very low altitude. The target was launched from the DGA’s (the Direction Générale de l’Armement) missile test centre based on the Ile du Levant in the south of France (Var region) and intercepted in flight by the Forbin’s Aster 30 system
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Next Generation AH-64 Apache Block III To Be Deployed Next Year
April 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCurrently under evaluation, the U.S
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Full-Scale Prototype Of The T-90S To Be Displayed At Defexpo
April 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTank-maker Rosoboronexport will display the upgraded T-90S main battle tank at Defexpo 2012 as the central event at the exhibition. For its demonstration ''Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation'', JSC has set up a separate exposition with a full-scale prototype of the new tank in desert environment
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Pentagon Awards Contracts For Saudi F-15SA Conversion
April 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Pentagon announced today that Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded a $410610000 firm-fixed-price contract in support of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA conversion. Lockheed Martin is expected to complete work by 2017, it will also provide 95 Sniper advanced targeting pod and spares, 35 compact multiband data link, 70 infrared search and track (IRST) systems and spares, 75 IRST pylons and data
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Lockheed Wins $410M Contract for IRST from US DoD
April 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $410,610,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 95 Sniper advanced targeting pod and spares; 35 compact multiband data link; 70 infrared search and track (IRST) systems and spares; 75 IRST pylons; and data
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India Test Fires Brahmos Two Days In A Row
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTwo days after successfully testing firing Brahmos, India again on Friday test-fired the supersonic cruise missile with certain new systems from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off Odisha coast. The supersonic missile, which has a flight range of up to 290 km, is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 200 to 300 kg
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Tender Conditions in Indian Defence Procurement Are Very Demanding: Rosoboronexport
March 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AM"Competition has been on the rise in recent years. This is an objective process since Indian market is a strong attraction for manufacturers
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L&T and Samsung-Techwin Team up for Artillery Gun Programm
March 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefence majors Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) and Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd (STW) of S
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Indian Army Successfully Test Fires Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile
March 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia successfully test fired Brahmos supersonic cruise missile today as part of a user trial by the Army from the test range at Chandipur off Odisha coast, The Press Trust of India reported. "The missile was test fired from a ground mobile launcher from the launch complex-3 at about 1122 hours and the trial was successful," a defence official was quoted as saying
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Textron To Showcase Assortment Of Technologies Come DefExpo
March 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMKeeping in mind the needs of India’s armed forces, Textron Systems will showcase variety of state-of-the-art technologies at DefExpo 2012 in New Delhi. Since 2010, India has been acquiring precision air-launched weapons including the Sensor Fuzed Weapon (SFW) from Textron
Russia, Ukraine Cause Significant Damage to Each Others’ Oil Tankers, Military Targets
Ukraine Pulls Off World’s First Unmanned Amphibious Assault
IRGC Strikes Two Super Tankers in Strait of Hormuz, 5 Killed in...
Houtis Fire Missiles at Saudi Airport after Riyadh Bombs Yemen’s Sanaa Airport...
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