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India May Reissue VSHORAD Tender Under Domestic Make And Buy Category For...
December 7, 2015 @ 02:14 PMIndia may reissue $1.5 billion man-portable very short-range air defense (VSHORAD) system tender under domestic ‘make and buy category for Indian companies
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India Likely To Sign $15 Billion Defence Deals With Russia
December 7, 2015 @ 12:30 PMMoscow and New Delhi are likely to sign defense agreements worth around $15 billion that include S-400 missile defense system, Mi-175V attack helicopters, Kamov multirole choppers during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Moscow. Modi is likely to visit Moscow probably on December 24-25
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Russian Defense Ministry Begins Final Testing Of GLONASS Navigation Satellite System
December 7, 2015 @ 09:45 AMThe Russian global navigation satellite system, GLONASS has been handed over to Russias Ministry of Defense for the final tests. "During tests, the client voiced certain remarks to us that we took into account, and on November 5, tests were resumed
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Iraq Wants Turkey To Withdraw Tanks, Artillery Immediately
December 5, 2015 @ 11:16 AMIraq has called on Turkey to withdraw forces that include tanks and artillery immediately. Turkey has deployed its troops in Iraqs north without Baghdads consent, Iraqi premiers office was quoted as saying AFP agency Saturday
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No AgustaWestland Helicopter For Indonesian VVIPs, To Use 25 Year Old Super
December 4, 2015 @ 06:27 AMIndonesia President Joko Widodo has turned down an Air Force plan to buy new AW101 helicopters for VVIPs use and instead will continue to use 25 year old Super Puma choppers. The AgustaWestland AW 101 chopper was “too expensive,” considering current domestic economic conditions
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US-Made Launch System For Indian Aircraft Carrier Possible: Indian Navy Chief
December 3, 2015 @ 06:42 PMThe Indian Navys second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC 2), to be locally built, could a have US-developed electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) as one of the subsystems, Admiral Robin Dhowan, the chief of naval staff (CNS) said this at the press conference in Delhi today. Elaborating on the point, the CNS said that the request for proposals (RFP)s for the sub-systems ranging from propulsion to types of aircraft to be carried aboard the IAC 2 will be issued at the “right time
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US To Support S. Korea’s KF-X Stealth Fighter Program Amid Confusion On...
December 3, 2015 @ 07:51 AMAmid confusion over denial of four critical technology transfers for the KF-X program US has promised to support Republic of Korea (ROK) in its stealth fighter program. “The U
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Lockheed Martin, Electro Optic Systems Set Up New Space Debris Tracking Facility...
December 3, 2015 @ 06:37 AMLockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems (EOS) have set up a space object tracking facility in Australia to detect possible debris in orbit, ranging from spent rocket parts to pieces of defunct satellites. The new space object tracking site will give satellite operators a clearer picture of the debris that could damage their networks and how they can avoid potential collisions, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16s In US$914 Million Deal
December 2, 2015 @ 01:09 PMLockheed Martin has received a US$ 914 million contract from the US Air Force to upgrade F-16 fighter jets for the government of Singapore, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced yesterday. Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be complete by June 30, 2023," the DoD said
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Australian Defence Department ‘Hacked’ in Cyber Attack on Bureau of Meteorology
December 2, 2015 @ 10:28 AMA massive cyberattack against Australias Bureau of Meteorology may have allowed hackers to access the nations defence department through a linked network. Potentially sensitive national security information could have leaked in the attack on the Bureau of Meteorology which owns one of Australias largest supercomputers, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported today Citing several unidentified sources the channel said that the “massive” breach may have compromised sensitive Australian government computer systems
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Russia's Unmanned Systems Group Signs Several International Contracts to Sell its Supercam...
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
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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