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US Navy, Raytheon Develop Electronic Attack Payload For UAVs
September 10, 2015 @ 12:04 PMUS Navy scientists and the Raytheon have tested their newly developed electronic attack system, CERBERUS, which can be carried on a Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J). Both have jointly demonstrated captive flights of modular, rapid replacement architecture for electronic warfare (EW) payloads on the air-launched unmanned decoy vehicle
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India To Commission Five Air Strips in Eastern Border With China
September 9, 2015 @ 04:33 PMIndia is commissioning five air strips next month to counter Chinas aggressive infrastructure expansion on its eastern front. The advanced landing grounds, capable of landing all types of transport and military aircraft, are developed in Arunachal Pradesh, various media reported today
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CAE Wins US$90.5 Million Defense Contracts
September 9, 2015 @ 02:35 PMCAE has won US$90.5 million worth defence contracts including a Mitsubishi Electric order to provide components of the Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) system for twenty P-1 maritime patrol aircraft of Japan
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Indian Army To Get First ‘Dhanush’ Howitzer In November
September 8, 2015 @ 04:44 PMIndias indigenously-developed 155mm artillery gun ‘Dhanush is set to be handed over to the army in November. This would be the first artillery gun to be inducted since the Bofors scandal of 1987
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Boeing To Test Anti-Submarine Weapon Onboard P-8A Poseidon
September 8, 2015 @ 04:22 PMBoeing has won a $23 million contract for testing a high-altitude anti-submarine warfare weapons capability on the P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland (50 percent); and Seattle, Washington (50 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2017, the company announced today
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First Flight For Made In Italy F-35
September 8, 2015 @ 09:19 AMItalian first F-35 assembled by Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi has made a successful flight at Cameris Italian Air Force Base (near Novara), the company said in a statement Tuesday. The Italian F-35 is assembled in Italy at Finmeccanica – Alenia Aermacchis production facilities
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Boeing To Upgrade Australian Communication Systems For $665 Million
September 7, 2015 @ 04:30 PMBoeing has won a $665 million Australian contract to upgrade ageing mobile communication systems and computer networks. As per the contract, Boeing will design, develop and deliver a modern, digital communications system to support the deployment of operational headquarters and enable access to Defences strategic networks
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India Issues Guidelines For Operating UAVs Citing Security Concerns
September 7, 2015 @ 09:45 AMThe government of India has issued guidelines for operating any kind of aerial object that include UAVs, para-gliders and hot air balloons, among others citing security concerns. The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has already conducted meetings at various levels involving all the stakeholders in the last few months and it was decided that guidelines will be framed on the issue for strict implementation, Asian Age newspaper reported Sunday
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US To Resupply Precision Guided Munitions To Saudi Arabia
September 4, 2015 @ 03:50 PMThe US will be resupplying Saudi Arabia with Thousands of precision-guided weapons that include Boeings Joint Direct Attack munitions. “Also included would be a resupply of Raytheons Paveway bombs,” Bloomberg quoted unnamed sources familiar with the proposal as saying
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Turbomeca Delivers First Arrius 2R Engine To Bell Helicopter
September 4, 2015 @ 03:09 PMTurbomeca (Safran) has delivered the first Arrius 2R engine to Bell Helicopter in August 2015, on schedule. Selected to power the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, the Arrius 2R is the only turbine in the 500 shp range to feature a dual-channel FADEC, the company announced today
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Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
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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