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Russia Develops Plastic Based 30mm Cartridges for Light Artillery
April 7, 2019 @ 09:51 PMRussian small-caliber ammunition manufacturer SPA Pribor has developed a new generation of small caliber (30 mm etc.) cartridges with plastic master device (PMD) that enhancing the combat efficiency and gun barrel service life
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China's Norinco Develops Artillery Guns to Combat Wild Fires
April 4, 2019 @ 01:33 PMChinese company Norinco has developed a new modified artillery gun with fire-extinguishing capabilities that was used to put-off fire engulfing a mountain in Guojiaping village, Shanxi province, on Monday. Eight of these long-range guns were deployed at the request of provincial authorities to help quench the fire that had raged on the nearby mountain for several days, China Daily reported today
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HAL Manufactures 41 Aircraft, Helicopters in Fiscal 2018-19
April 1, 2019 @ 02:04 PMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has manufactured 41 new aircraft, helicopters besides 98 new engines during fiscal 2018-19, according to a financial update issued by the company. In addition, HAL has carried out overhaul of 213 aircraft, helicopters and 540 engines
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Lockheed Martin Wins $1.13B For Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Production, System...
March 29, 2019 @ 11:13 AMLockheed Martin has won a $1.13 billion contract from the United States Army for Lot 14 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment
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US Completes Interceptor Missile Defense Tests For The First Time
March 26, 2019 @ 06:40 AMThe United States Department of Defense (DoD) intercepted an unarmed missile soaring over the Pacific, using a salvo of two interceptor missiles launched from underground Californian silos for the first time, on Monday. Both interceptors hit their targets— a re-entry vehicle that had been launched 4,000 miles away atop an intercontinental-range missile, the Pentagon said
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US Navy To Upgrade Arleigh Burke Destroyers With Scaled Version Of Raytheon’s...
March 21, 2019 @ 07:54 AMThe United States (US) Navy has planned to upgrade its fleet of Arleigh Burke destroyers with Raytheons Spy-6 air and missile defense radar. The radars will be replacing Spy-1D arrays on the Flight IIA destroyers, improving the destroyers radar sensitivity
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Lockheed Develops Satellite software That Can Change Missions While In Orbit
March 20, 2019 @ 06:05 PMLockheed Martin has developed “SmartSat,” a satellite architecture that enables one to change the mission of a satellite while orbiting. Satellites that launched one, ten or even fifteen years ago have the same capability they had when they lifted off
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US DoD Awards $976 Million for COTS Software ESI Purchase Agreement
March 19, 2019 @ 05:55 AMAdvantaged Solutions, Alamo City Engineering, Carahsoft Technology Corp., and Oakland Consulting Group are awarded $976 million for Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) blanket purchase agreement (BPA) in accordance with the firms General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule contracts
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South Korean Cheolmae-2 Missile Accidentally Fired, No Casualties
March 19, 2019 @ 05:28 AMA South Korean surface-to-air guided missile self-exploded in mid-air after being launched while it was under maintenance at a base east of Seoul. No casualties or property damage was reported
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Ukrainian President Signs Decree to Reform Defence Procurement After Scandal
March 18, 2019 @ 01:37 PMUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree in order to reform defence procurement after two corruption scandals involving the state-run Ukroboronprom defence conglomerate came to light. The
Iran Reports Progress in Peace Talks with U.S. in Geneva
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
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