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New Indian Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) Released
March 28, 2016 @ 08:55 AMThe New Indian Defence Procurement Procedure (
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India To Spend $3 Billion To Procure 5000+ UAVs In 10 Years
March 27, 2016 @ 11:58 AMThe Indian government has prepared a blueprint to spend nearly $3 billion for procuring more than 5000 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles over the next 10 years. “Only state-run Indian companies could get tenders, as the government has no immediate plan to directly involve foreign companies in the project
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Paveway Guided Bombs Miss Target During Indian Iron Fist Exercise
March 22, 2016 @ 11:48 AMA US-made Paveway laser-guided bomb dropped from a Mirage 2000 aircraft failed to hit a pre-determined stationary target at night during the combat exercise, ‘Iron Fist last week. The Indian air force conducted the combat exercise at Rajastans Pokhran test facility on March 18, wherein the French aircraft fighters target was an enemy radar site
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CONTROP Bags Indian Army Contract For Optronic Sensors
March 21, 2016 @ 10:27 AMCONTROP has announced the supply of hundreds of FTA Optronic Sensor Systems for the Air Defense Systems program for the Indian Army. The FTA was chosen by the Indian Army to be part of an Air Defense Systems program with the modern upgrade of the L-70 Air Defense Gun, providing day/night anti-aircraft protection by means of the advanced automatic air tracking system
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North Korea Fires New Short-range missiles Into Sea Despite UN Sanctions
March 21, 2016 @ 09:10 AMNorth Korea has fired several new short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast in defiance of UN sanctions. North Korea had fired two mid-range ballistic missiles last Friday
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US Navy's Trident II Ballistic Missile Has 3-D Printed Component
March 19, 2016 @ 06:53 AMThe US Navy's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile has used a 3-D-printed missile component called the connector backshell during the recent test flights. The Navy recently conducted successful test flights (March 14 to 16) of three Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles built by Lockheed Martin
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Germany Offers To Build 12 Subs At Half Of Australia's Budgeted Value
March 18, 2016 @ 12:19 PMGermany is ready to build all 12 subs for half the price Australia is budgeting. Hans Atzpodien, chairman of ThysennKrupp Marine Systems told Australias National Press Club Thursday that “the Germans could build all 12 subs in Australia for AU$20 billion (US $15
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Italian Navy Starts Sea Trials Of Type U121A Submarine
March 18, 2016 @ 08:41 AMThe Italian Navy has started sea trials of its new Type U212A submarine prior to entering service later this year. The submarine Romeo Romei is built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH and Fincantieri SpA under a joint program with Germany and will be the fourth such submarine in the Italian Navy,
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North Korea Fires 2 Mid-Range Ballistic Missiles In Eastern Waters
March 18, 2016 @ 07:57 AMNorth Korea has fired two medium-range ballistic missile into east waters of which one appears to have blown up mid-flight. The missile was launched around 5
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Senior Philippine Defense Officials Accused In UH-1H Huey Helicopter Scam
March 17, 2016 @ 10:40 AMSenior defense officials of the Philippine Air Force have been accused of plunder over a P1.2 billion (US $25 million) chopper deal in 2013
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