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Saudi, UAE Land In Yemen With Armored Brigades To Fight Houthi
August 5, 2015 @ 03:56 PMSaudi Arabia, UAE have landed two armored brigades and several commando battalions consisting of tanks, armored vehicles fitted with missiles via sea and land at the recently acquired Yemeni port of Aden to fight Houthi insurgents. Saudi, UAE armored brigades consisting of armored personnel carriers Abram M1 tanks and Leclerc tanks, BMD3s, Humvees and mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles all fitted with short-range ground-to-ground missiles landed at Aden Tuesday
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Singaporean Firm Charged With Facilitating Arms Shipment To North Korea
August 4, 2015 @ 02:17 PMA Singaporean shipping firm is being charged over facilitating payment of arms shipment that included two MiG-21 jet fighters, anti-tank rockets as well as SA-2 and SA-3 surface to air missile systems to North Korea from Cuba. Chinpo shipping is alleged to have transferred US$72,017 (S$98,800) from its Bank of China account to that of a shipping agent in Panama in July 2013, Straits times reported today
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Britain Awards $2.3 Billion To Secure ‘New Style of IT’ And Communication
August 4, 2015 @ 12:36 PMBritain has awarded two contracts worth $2.3 billion to provide a secure ‘New Style of IT (NSoIT) and communication systems
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Meggitt To Supply Ammunition Handling Systems For British Army's Scout Vehicles
August 4, 2015 @ 11:19 AMMeggitt Defense Systems has won a $42.1 million contract from Lockheed Martin to supply ammunition handling systems for Scout armored vehicles operated by the British army
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US Navy Tests Aegis' Air Warfare And Ballistic Missile Defense Capabilities
August 4, 2015 @ 10:13 AMUS Navy has successfully tested Aegis Combat Systems air warfare (AW) and ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities. The tests were conducted along with Lockheed Martin
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Curtiss-Wright To Supply Mission Computers For Turkish MALE UAS
July 31, 2015 @ 04:14 PMCurtiss-Wright has won a contract from Sierra Nevada (SNC) to supply its small form factor rugged commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Tactical Mission Computer technology for use in the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) ANKA Medium-Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Air System (UAS). Under the agreement, Curtiss-Wright provides SNC with its Parvus DuraCOR(r) small form factor mission computer, which provides processing capabilities for the ANKA aircraft's Automatic Take Off and Landing System (ATOLS), the company announced Monday
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Russia, France Reach Compensation Over Cancelled Mistral Warships' Deal
July 31, 2015 @ 02:05 PMRussia has reached a compensation deal with France for the non-delivery of two Mistral warships after eight months of negotiation. "The negotiations are completely finished, everything has already been decided, both the time-frame and the amount," President Vladimir Putin's adviser for military and technical cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin was quoted as saying by various media today
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Turkey To Renegotiate $3.4 Billion Chinese Missile Defense System Deal
July 30, 2015 @ 11:47 AMTurkey may consider renegotiating a possible $3.4 billion HQ-9 long range air and anti-missile defense systems deal with China
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US To Commence Large Scale Demonstrations of Directed Energy Weapons In Five...
July 29, 2015 @ 02:34 PMThe US will start large scale demonstrations of directed energy weapons within five years to counter ballistic and cruise missile threat in less expensive way. Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall, the top US arms buyer said Tuesday that the funds for directed energy programs would remain steady at about $300 million a year for now
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Remove Hurdles For Indian Firms In Defense Manufacturing: ASSOCHAM
July 29, 2015 @ 01:12 PMDilution of stringent conditions, removing nomination based Defense Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) contracts, and setting indigenization target with a time frame will encourage Indian domestic companies to take part in defense equipment manufacturing. The Indian government should set indigenization target within a time frame to encourage domestic companies to take part in Defense equipment manufacturing
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