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India To Buy 36 Additional French Rafale Jets: Report
October 8, 2019 @ 06:01 AMThe first of the 36 ordered Rafale fighters will be handed over to India in France on Indian Air Force (IAF) Day on October 8, and the two parties concerned are already said to be holding talks on the former's acquisition of 36 additional jets. In September 2016, India signed a Euro 7
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HAL Employees to go on Strike from October 14
October 7, 2019 @ 12:52 PMIndias premier defence manufacturing firm, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has declared an indefinite strike call by its employees as “illegal” and threatened to withdraw company benefits. The All India HAL Trade Unions Coordination Committee (AIHALTUCC) has issued an indefinite strike notice effective from October 14, 2019 at all the nine locations of HAL with regard to settlement of wage revision effective from January 1, 2017
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Japan to Tighten Foreign Investment Rule for Defence, Nuclear Firms
October 4, 2019 @ 08:56 AMThe Japanese government plans to tighten rules for foreign firms investing in Japanese companies in sectors impacting national security such as defence, aerospace and nuclear energy. Foreign exchange laws will be revised to require foreign investors to seek prior approval before obtaining a 1 percent or higher stake in such a company, lowering the threshold from the current 10 percent, the Mainichi reported quoting unnamed government sources
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US to sell 150 Javelin Missiles Sets to Ukraine
October 4, 2019 @ 03:51 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine for 150 Javelin missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $39.2 million
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Pratt & Whitney Wins $2.2B to Supply 183 Engines for F-35 Stealth
October 1, 2019 @ 07:45 AMPratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp has won a $2.2 billion modification contract to supply 183 engines for the F-35 stealth fighter
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Hackers Target Airbus via Subcontractors for Engine Data
September 28, 2019 @ 08:02 AMHackers seeking data on Airbus Engines for the A400M and A350 aircraft have intruded Airbuss computer networks via some of its subcontractors. An AFP report quoting unnamed security sources suggests that the industrial espionage activity is controlled from China
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Parts Life Firm to Supply ‘Distinct’ Peculiar Support Equipment for Japanese &...
September 27, 2019 @ 04:55 AMParts Life Inc has won a $13 million contract for 13 distinct types of peculiar support equipment (PSE) for V-22 aircraft; Combo V in support of the V-22 Osprey and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force MV-22B Block C tiltrotor aircraft program. PSE is in support of the Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy, and the government of Japan
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Boeing to Provide Engineering Support to US Navy’s P-8A Test Aircraft...
September 27, 2019 @ 04:46 AMBoeing has won a $13.5 million contract for supplies and engineering services in support of government flight operations on the P-8A flight test aircraft and the Naval Air Station System Integration Laboratory
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Boeing, Australia to Collaborate on AI for Military Drones
September 25, 2019 @ 06:53 AMBoeing is partnering with Australian government research group, Defence Cooperative Research Centre (DCRC), to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create smart military drones for global forces. Embedding machine learning techniques on-board will help unmanned systems better understand and react to threat environments
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Taiwan Rolls Out Indigenous Jet Trainer in $1.2 Billion Program
September 25, 2019 @ 04:55 AMTaiwan rolled out “Brave Eagle,” the first indigenously produced Advanced Jet Trainer at the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp factory in Taichungs Salu District yesterday. The Ministry of National Defense has named the jet trainer as the AIDC T-5 Yung Ying (“Brave Eagle”)
Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz as US Signals Return to...
China-made Aircraft Fly in U.S. Airshow for First Time
Switzerland to increase F-35 Offsets from 60% to 73%
11 NATO Countries Select Saab GlobalEye AWACS Over Boeing E-7 Aircraft
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