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Sikorsky Set To Build Super Hawk presidential Helicopters In India
October 21, 2015 @ 01:02 PMLockheed Martin has started to construct the first lot of six VH 92 Super Hawk helicopters that transport the US president in India. The new generation helicopter is based on the Sikorsky S-92, whose cabin; some other parts and wire harnesses are made only in India in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) at Hyderabad in India, the economic Times reported Tuesday
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Canada May Dump F-35, Open New Competition
October 20, 2015 @ 03:13 PMThe new Canadian government will dump F-35 stealth fighter jet and will open a fresh competition to replace Canadas ageing fighter jets. The victorious Liberals leader Justin Trudeau had earlier in September during the election campaign had said that if elected, he would scrap F-35 program and would reopen fresh competition for Canadas fighter jet replacement program
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Low-Yield Nukes To Counter India’s Conventional Weapons: Pakistan Admits
October 20, 2015 @ 01:58 PMPakistan has admitted to possessing an arsenal of low-yield nuclear weapons to counter Indias conventional weapons, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry told journalists on Tuesday in Washington DC. The Dawn newspaper reported today that this is a rare explanation of Pakistans decision to make tactical nuclear weapons to deal with the possible threat of an Indian ‘aggression
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Egypt May Buy Russian Electronics For Mistral-Class Carrier
October 19, 2015 @ 09:19 AMA delegation from Egypt is likely to be in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss Russian hardware for the Mistral-class helicopter carriers. "After the 20th, in about a week, a delegation from Egypt will come to us to discuss possible supplies of certain blocks of radio-electronic equipment for the Mistrals, which Egypt has bought from France," an unnamed source was quoted as saying by Tass last Saturday
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India’s Defense Exports Likely To Double This Year: Minister
October 17, 2015 @ 01:38 PMIndias defense exports this year is likely to cross 1200 crores (US $185 million) double than porevious years exports. “Export should be encouraged as we have friendly relations with many countries
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Scholarships to Thai Military Officers for Gripen Deal is Bribe: Swedish NGO
October 17, 2015 @ 12:31 PMThe Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society have lodged a complaint seeking an inquiry of alleged corruption in the sale of Gripen fighter jets to Thailand. According to the SPAS, the agreement between FMV and Thailand for the purchase of Gripen JAS 39 fighters offered scholarships to Thai military officers
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China Corners 80 Per Cent Of African Air Forces' Trainer Aircraft Market
October 16, 2015 @ 02:30 PMAbout 80 per cent of trainer aircraft fleet operated by African air forces is made in China. Twenty-four variants of the Y-12 turbo-prop trainer aircraft produced by China Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corp are currently operated by several nations including Kenya, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zambia, Uganda, Sudan, Namibia, Tanzania and Eritrea, Zhang Guangjian, general manager of International Aero Development, a subsidiary of the state-run Aviation Industry Corporation of China was quoted as saying during the Aviation Expo China held in Beijing last month by Want China Times Daily Thursday
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Equador Grounds Indian-made Dhruv Choppers, Cancels Support Contract
October 16, 2015 @ 11:32 AMEcuador has unilaterally ended Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALU) contract with Indias Hindustan Aeronautics after four of its seven choppers crashed. HAL supplied seven Dhruvs between 2009 and 2012
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US Trying To Force Pak Into Limiting Small Tactial Nukes
October 16, 2015 @ 09:39 AMUS is trying to limit Pakistans nuclear arsenal mainly deployment of small tactical weapon. US believe securing the smaller arsenal is far harder than to secure Pakistans larger weapons
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US To Set Up Cyber Equivalent Of Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual By...
October 15, 2015 @ 12:57 PMA US program office to develop a plan to oversee the testing of offensive cyber weapons could be set up as early as April next year for $30 million. Michael Gilmore, director of operational test and evaluation at the Office of the Secretary of Defense during a keynote address at the Cyber Risk Standards Summit In Arlington Tuesday said, “A program office could be stood up as soon as April, and at the cost of about $30 million, to develop a plan to oversee the testing of offensive cyber weapons which would inform the analog of the Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual...
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
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
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