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Boeing To Use Microsoft For Data Analytics On Cloud
July 19, 2016 @ 08:31 AMBoeing and Microsoft have signed an agreement to build a cloud-based platform for Boeing's industry-leading portfolio of commercial aviation analytics tools. The two companies intend to work together to transition many of Boeing's commercial aviation applications into the Microsoft Azure cloud
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No Radiation Threat From THAAD: Korean Media Learns
July 18, 2016 @ 04:00 PMThe South Korean media along with officials from Seouls Defense Ministry and US military visited the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery stationed in Guam to examine the amount of electronmagnetic radiation, the noise level of emergency generators and other possible impacts on the surrounding environment. South Korea struggles to defuse concerns over the possible health and environmental impact of the systems planned deployment here
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Airbus Begins Replacement Process Of Defective A400M Engine Parts
July 18, 2016 @ 02:56 PMAirbus is starting repair process of defective parts of the A400M engines that caused the latest problems in the military airlifter assembled in Seville. The A400M will be updated with a new Propeller Gear Box (PGB) which has already been approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), according to El Diario de Sevilla report
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German Army Plans 20000 Additional Recruitment: White Paper
July 18, 2016 @ 02:55 PMThe German Defense Ministry has released a new plan outlining the country's future defense and security policies. The Bundeswehr, seen domestically as overstretched, underfunded and beset by equipment failures, is now set to see its budget boosted and will implement its first increase in troop strength since it was a conscript army in the Cold War
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Israeli Patriot Missiles Miss Syrian Drone Intruded In Its Airspace
July 18, 2016 @ 01:53 PMIsraeli Defense Forces fired two Patriot missiles at a Syrian drone that crossed into its airspace but missed to hit the target. The missiles missed the drone which "returned to Syria" after the incident in the central Golan Heights, where the demarcation line between the two countries is located, the military was quoted as saying by AFP
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Three Indigenous ‘Dhanush’ Artillery Guns Handed Over To Indian Army
July 18, 2016 @ 11:04 AMThe Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has handed over three 155mm ‘Dhanush artillery guns to the Indian Army. "Three 155 mm howitzers (Dhanush) have been handed over to the army recently for user's trial," Gun Carriage Factory's Joint General Manager and PRO
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Robots, Unmanned Systems To Support ‘Last Mile’ Supplies To Troops
July 15, 2016 @ 11:01 AMThe UK and the US in a joint program will conduct a series of trials of robotics and autonomous systems beginning October next year for the final stage of transportation of supplies to troops in challenging environments. The final transportation stage often dubbed ‘the last mile, can be particularly lengthy and dangerous for those involved – and it is in situations like this that both countries feel robotics can make the process more efficient in terms of cost, time and risk, UK Defence Minister Philip Dunne and US Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall said Thursday
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MBDA Brimstone Missile Successfully Tested On Apache Helicopter
July 14, 2016 @ 01:25 PMMBDA and Boeing have successfully completed a series of physical trials and firings of Brimstone missile from the AH-64E attack helicopter. These trials were conducted to validate the feasibility of integrating the missile with the United Kingdoms future Apache AH-64E fleet and hence it confirmed that integration was expected to be low risk
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Indo-Russian Cooperation Possible On MC-21 Airliner: Indian Ambassador
July 14, 2016 @ 09:32 AMIndian ambassador to Russia, Pankaj Saran has expressed interest in future business prospects for Indo-Russian joint production of MC-21 airliner and manufacture of its components in India. The Indian diplomat made the comments during a visit to the Irkutsk aviation plant, a branch of IRKUT Corporation last week
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Falco EVO UAS Picked By Two Customers In Gulf, Middle East...
July 13, 2016 @ 11:56 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanicas Falco EVO unmanned air system (UAS) has been selected by two customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. A surveillance and intelligence-gathering platform, the Falco EVO can fly for up to 20 hours, carrying a payload of up to 100 kg
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
Naval Group Delivers Fourth Nuclear Powered Submarine to French Navy
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