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Russia Test Fires Intercontinental Missile From Submarine
November 5, 2014 @ 12:21 PMRussia has test-fired a Sineva intercontinental missile from a submerged submarine in the Barents Sea on Wednesday as part of a check on the reliability of the navy's strategic forces, the ministry of defense announced. "Within the frameworks of testing the reliability of marine strategic nuclear forces, the Tula [nuclear submarine] launched a Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile from the Barents Sea to the Kura Range [in Kamchatka]," the statement says
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Embraer Rolls Out First KC-390 Aircraft Prototype
October 22, 2014 @ 09:27 AMEmbraer rolled out the first prototype of the KC-390 military transport from the production hangar at the industrial plant of Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil. This milestone rollout will allow the Company to perform important ground tests prior to the aircraft's first flight, planned to take place by the end of this year, the company said in a statement
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Thales Denies Bribery Allegations In S. Africa Arms Scandal
October 3, 2014 @ 02:38 PMThales has denied allegations that fixer Ajay Sooklal facilitated a R500 000 a year bribe for President Jacob Zuma and arranged perks for him when he faced corruption charges linked to the arms deal, according to Defenseweb.com
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Indian Navy To Procure Israeli Barak Missiles For $143 million
September 26, 2014 @ 11:10 AMThe Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday cleared the acquisition of $143 million worth 262 Israeli Barak-I anti-missile defense (AMD) system to be fitted to 14 frontline warships, according to local media reports. The procurement case was finalized by Defense Ministry after the Attorney General gave an opinion in favor of procuring the missiles as their acquisition was put on hold in view of a CBI probe into charges of corruption in the deal
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Russia To Create Super Heavy Rockets
September 3, 2014 @ 08:47 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin has approved plans for creating super-heavy rockets, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday. “Today, (Russia's space agency) Roscosmos' plans to begin the work on a super-heavy rocket were voiced at the presidential level for the first time,” Rogozin was quoted as saying by Itar-Tass
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US Supplies Arms, Munitions To Israel
July 31, 2014 @ 02:23 PMThe US is keen on helping Israel to tap on local US arms stockpile to resupply it with grenades and mortar rounds, an unidentified US defense official said to Reuters on Thursday. Reuters reported that the official did not offer further details on quantities or costs of ammunition already supplied or requested by Israel
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UK Trade & Investment Shows Interest In India’s Civil Aircraft Program
July 15, 2014 @ 08:50 AMIndustries in the UK would be interested to partner in the Regional Civil Aircraft program with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Some of the key representatives from UK industries such as ADS Group, Aircraft Research Association, Cobham, Cranfield University, Meggitt, Rolls Royce, Stirling Dynamics, Ultra Controls, UTAS, and UKIBC were present in the meeting
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Al-Qaeda Launches Improved Encryption Platforms, Crytography Programs
June 23, 2014 @ 02:10 PMIn response to Edward Snowden's revelations, terrorist organization Al-Qaeda has adopted “stronger encryption techniques to bypass the standard cryptographic protections in its various communications”. The U
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Antonov An-70 Begins Long-Distance Flight Testing
June 10, 2014 @ 02:50 PMThe Antonov Company announced today that the An-70 has begun performing long−distance flights having passed state tests. Among other flights there was one on the route: Kyiv – Odesa – Kharkiv – Lviv – Ivano−Frankivsk – Kyiv with duration of 8 hours and 8 minutes
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QinetiQ Wins £5.3 million Underwater Target Contract From Royal Navy
June 5, 2014 @ 01:57 PMQinetiQ has been awarded a £5.3 million five year contract to deploy and maintain the Ministry of Defence's underwater mobile acoustic targets
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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