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Surveillance Plane To Libya Crashes After Take Off Killing Five French Military...
October 24, 2016 @ 02:12 PMFive French military officers were killed when a twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner, part of French customs surveillance operation heading for Libyan coast crashed in Safi after developing engine trouble immediately after it took to air from Maltas international airport. Witnesses on site of the rescue described the scene as a pile of charred, black metal parts, owing to the scale of the explosion that ensued as the aircraft, a Fairchild Metroliner MkIII, crashed into the ground,
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Israel Refuses To Sign US Regulation Of Drone Exports Document
October 24, 2016 @ 10:09 AMIsrael has refused to sign an US document on regulation of drone exports saying the American document could damage Israeli exports. The one-page document covers international legal standards, oversight of exports and transparency in the use and export of armed drones, Haaretz reported Sunday
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Indian Banks Warned Of Cyber Attacks Originating From Pakistan
October 22, 2016 @ 12:41 PMIndia's various banks are being warned by centre's cyber security that Pakistan based cyber criminals are likely to target their information infrastructure. Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, issued that alert on October seven
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US, Australian Air Forces To Operate Space Surveillance Telescope
October 22, 2016 @ 11:20 AMThe US Air Force space command plans to operate Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) in Australia jointly with the Australian government. US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) handed over the SST to USAF Space Command at a ceremony in New Mexico
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Japan Offers 10 Percent Price Concession For Indian US-2 Aircraft Deal
October 21, 2016 @ 01:28 PMJapan has offered price concession for the purchase of 12 US-2 amphibious aircraft for the Indian Navy. “Japan is offering a price concession of more than 10 percent per aircraft from $133 million per aircraft to around $113 million, and the $1
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CSRA To Provide Cybersecurity Support To US Defense Department
October 21, 2016 @ 12:33 PMCSRA has won a task order through the Department of Defense Joint Service Provider program to develop and deploy an in-depth security network strategy that will deter and neutralize malicious activities for various offices within the US Department of Defense. The $114 million task order was awarded under the CIO-SP3 contract vehicle, and has a period of performance over four and a half years, the company announced Thursday
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Ex NSA Contractor Stole 500 Million Pages Of Sensitive US Records Over
October 21, 2016 @ 09:48 AMFormer National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Harold Martin III has stolen 500 million pages of US government records over 20 years, including details of secret military activities, the US department of Justice stated in a court filing. The defendant violated that trust by engaging in wholesale theft of classified government documents and property throughout his government assignments
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Has India Chosen Government-to-Government Path For ‘Make-In-India’ Fighter Jet Program?
October 20, 2016 @ 01:37 PMThe Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) seems to be keen on approaching foreign governments rather than individual companies to partner it for manufacturing fighter jets under the ‘Make-in-India program. The MoD, earlier this month sent invitations through Indian Embassies to ‘some overseas participants to partake in Indias fresh program to acquire single-engine fighter aircraft to be built in India on the basis of foreign technology transfer and also for export from India, an Indian business newspaper reported last week
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US May Use Nuclear Weapons To Defend Seoul As Part Of 'Extended...
October 20, 2016 @ 08:33 AMThe US and South Korea have agreed to launch a high-level ‘extended deterrence dialogue for the protection of its Asian ally from nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. According to the agreement signed on Wednesday, "Extended deterrence" refers to the commitment (US) to use nuclear weapons to deter attacks on allies
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Indian Defense Budget Needs Hike To Fulfill Rafale And Other Purchases
October 19, 2016 @ 07:43 PMThe amount earmarked in the Indian defense budget for the new purchases is so low that it is sufficient only for the 36 Rafale fighter deal alone. The government will have to increase the defense bidget midway through this financial year to pay for new orders, domestic brokerage ICICI Securities said on Tuesday
Canada to Join GCAP Sixth Gen Fighter program as Observer
Commissioning of Taiwan’s First Indigenous Submarine Within Next 2 Months
US Armed Forces Members to Undergo Testing for Testosterone Levels
Rafale Jet Combines with Electronic Warfare Payload-Carrying UAV to Strike Simulated Target
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