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US Drones Killed Over 200 Children In Pakistan
June 3, 2016 @ 09:55 AMThe Obama administration has been accused of killing civilians in drone strikes carried out to nab down al Qaeda and other radical groups reported to have a base in Pakistan. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif in a meeting with United States Ambassador to Pakistan, David Hale, on May 25, 2016, expressed concerns over the US drone strike in Balochistan on May 23rd in which Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was reportedly killed, The Express Tribune
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British Forces "Bomb" Islamic State With Bollywood Music
June 3, 2016 @ 09:28 AMBritish Special Forces troops are using Bollywood music to fight Daesh troops in Libya, as the terrorist group has banned music in several territories that they have control over, believing the music to be un-religious and a dangerous influence. On the advice of a Pakistani-born British Army Intelligence officer Special Forces troops with the Special Boat Service (SBS), the use of Bollywood music is not just to 'annoy' the militia, but to study the exact location and strength of Daesh forces, Sputnik reported
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Raytheon Wins $50 Million Logistics Integrations Support Contract
June 1, 2016 @ 05:24 AMRaytheon is being awarded $50 million contract for the Marine Corps' Logistics Integration Support (LIS) program. The LIS program is a Marine Corps Logistics Command managed program which uses a single source to manage the remanufacture, overhaul or repair or tear down and evaluation, with consistent turn-around times, of the Ground Equipment Secondary Reparable LIS items, the US Department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Kalashnikov to Unveil UAV Control System
May 31, 2016 @ 12:10 PMRussian Zala Aero will exhibit its new small-scale real-time control system RCS-7 that can be used to control drones as well as any other robotic vehicles, including terrestrial and submerged ones during KADEX-2016 exhibition. The new control system works without an operating system
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Turkey Relying On Local Drone Tech After US Restrictions On Weapons Sale
May 30, 2016 @ 02:59 PMTurkey is now relying on the local drone technologies after the US restricted the sale of weapon systems to the country, defense industry head said last week. Defense Industry Undersecretary Ismail Demir said during a panel discussion at the Atlantic Council think tank on May 27 that the US restriction on defense projects has driven Turkey to develop its own technologies
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Bulgarian Cabinet Approves 1.16B Euros Worth Jet Fighter, Patrol Ship Projects
May 30, 2016 @ 02:34 PMThe Bulgarian Cabinet last week approved defense projects worth well more than a billion euro to acquire new jet fighters and two new naval patrol vessels. The Bulgarian Parliaments committees on defence and on budget and finance has approved the military shopping list, also including armoured vehicles, at the end of March, The Sofia Globe reported
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India Tests Land Version Of Supersonic BrahMos Missile
May 27, 2016 @ 01:31 PMThe Indian Air Force has test-fired an advanced land version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile Friday. The cruise missile test conducted today met its mission parameters and the weapon hit and annihilated the designated target
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Esterline Partner For Canada’s C-27J Spartan Fleet Avionics
May 26, 2016 @ 03:31 PMLeonardo-Finmeccanica and Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) have signed an agreement for the supply of high-performance avionics systems for the C-27J Spartan fleet. Team Spartan, led by General Dynamics, Leonardo Aircraft Division and DRS Technologies, is competing for Canada's Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program with the C-27J Spartan aircraft
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Real CEO loses Job in Fake CEO Scam
May 25, 2016 @ 01:25 PMAustrian aircraft parts manufacturer FACC has fired its chief executive after 50 million euros ($55.7 million) were stolen in a scam
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India Dumps Torpedoes For Scorpene Contract, Withdraws RFP
May 25, 2016 @ 10:20 AMIndia has scrapped a $267 million (INR 1800 crore) deal to procure 98 heavy weight torpedoes for the navys submarine project from Leonardo-Finmeccancia. “The global tender to procure 98 heavy-weight torpedos for navys submarine project has been scrapped and Request for Proposal in this regard is withdrawn,” a senior official was quoted as saying by
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
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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