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Israel Scrambles F-16s As Unidentified Drone Enters Airspace
October 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFor the second time this week, the Israeli Defense Forces have resorted to scrambling F-16s after an unidentified flying object was spotted inside the country’s airspace earlier this morning. Air force jets were briefly scrambled and Israeli air space was closed, Israel’s army radio reported, without saying what caused the scare
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India’s Defense Minister Calls For Less Dependence On Imports
October 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s Defence Minister AK Antony has urged the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) to make sustained efforts to reduce the dependence on imports to the maximum extent possible. Speaking at the Raksha Mantri’s awards for excellence ceremony, Antony said, “While in the era of globalisation, it is not possible to completely do away with imports, particularly for a growing nation like ours, still the extent of our continuous dependence on foreign sources is not desirable and the situation must change
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Doubts Over INS Vikramaditya's Revised Delivery Date Of End-2013
October 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFrustrated by delays and cost overruns in the refurbishment of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, India intends to take up the matter with Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov during his official visit to India. The refurbishment hit another snag last month during sea trials when after an engine-boiler malfunctioned, causing the Russian shipyard to revise the delivery date from December 2012 to October 2013
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ManTech To Provide Support Services To U.S Defense Information Systems Agency
October 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMManTech International Corporation has won a contract worth $871 million from the U.S Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide support services for test and evaluation (T&E) missions at DISA’s Test and Evaluation Executive Office and at the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)
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Attempted Export of U.S. Defence Grade Carbon Fiber Exposes Illegal Trade
October 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMWhen the U.S
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Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier A 'Shipwreck', Says Russian Paper
September 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCalling the refurbishment of the Russian aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, a “shipwreck", Russia has blamed Chinese firebricks for the latest delay, a charge which China today denied. A report in the Ria Novosti Newspaper has said that the Vikramaditya project is turning into a "shipwreck of its own" owing to technical problems and project delays
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Antonov An-70 Conducts Flight Test After Modernisation
September 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Antonov An-70 tactical transport aircraft performed a successful flight test on Thursday. The aircraft underwent modernisation work in the past two years due to a number of technical malfunctions in previous flights
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Australia Likely To Buy Subs From Japan
September 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMJapan and Australia are likely to confirm a defense technology deal involving the technology transfer of Japan’s highly regarded diesel-electric AIP Soryu submarine, according to the Japan Security Watch. This deal is an outgrowth of the relaxing of the arms export restrictions that took place late last year
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Decision-Time For Indian’s 197 Light Utility Helicopter Tender
September 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter prolonged delays, the Indian military’s plans to procure 197 light utility vehicles (LUH) for the Army and Air force could see the light of day anytime soon. Eurocopter and Russian Kamov, the two contenders, could be called for a formal opening of their respective commercial bids which would decide which of the two offers a lower overall price
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning is Bigger, More Powerful and Cheaper than India's...
September 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs delays keep cropping up in the refitting of India’s aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya “gifted” by Russia, the Chinese Navy has received its first aircraft carrier, the Russian origin Liaoning which has nearly twice the aircraft and helicopter capacity of the Indian carrier. The Liaoning is designed to carry 30 fixed wing aircraft and 24 helicopter while the Vikramaditya can carry just 16 MiG-29K aircraft and 10 helicopters
Russia’s Kalashnikov Signs Contract to Supply 'Karakut' Reconnaissanc Drones to Indian Firm...
European Commission Disburses €3.9 Billion Loan to Ukraine for Drone Procurement
Russian Hackers Stealing Backup Data from Ukrainian Signal Accounts
Iran Wants to Solely Guide Ships Around Minefields in Strait of Hormuz
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