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Bell To Develop Weapon Systems For Pakistani Attack Helicopters
August 18, 2015 @ 12:33 PMThe US Department of Defense today has awarded a US $85 million contract to Bell Textron Inc to develop weapon systems to support US, Pakistani government helicopter fleet and US Navy. The new contract is an update to a $925 million contract to supply fleet of attack helicopters and hellfire missiles awarded to Boeing, Bell, General Electric and Lockheed Martin in April this year
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Philippines Expects FA-50 Fighter Jet Deliveries This Year
August 17, 2015 @ 03:49 PMThe Philippines military is anticipating the arrival of 12 FA-50 jets from Korea this year to bolster its meager fighter fleet. The FA-50S were mere "transition aircraft" toward more advanced fighters jets, Philippine Air Force chief Lieutenant-General Jeffrey Delgado was quoted in the local media today
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US, Germany To Withdraw Patriot missile system From Turkey
August 17, 2015 @ 12:35 PMGermany and the US have plans to withdraw patriot missile batteries deployed in Turkey. These had been deployed about three-years-ago as a part of NATO mission to Strengthen Turkeys air defense against a possible attack from Syrias Bashar al-Assad regime
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US Plans 50% More Drone Flights For Attack, Reconnaissance
August 17, 2015 @ 10:38 AMThe US military plans to increase the number of daily drone flight to 90 by 2019 from the present 61 to enhance its intelligence and strike capability. The new plan indicates the first effective increase in the US drone program since 2011
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IAF Wants Three C-17 Globemasters, Boeing Has Only One
August 17, 2015 @ 09:31 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to acquire three additional Boeing C-17 transport aircraft may not be possible as Boeing is left with only one aircraft after it sold four of them to Qatar in June. Boeing has halted the production line after it expressed to shut it down in April three months prior than originally anticipated
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India, US To Step-up Cyber-Security Cooperation
August 15, 2015 @ 10:54 AMThe US and India have decided to jointly strengthen their cyber security partnership to combat cyber-crimes. Many business leaders shared their views on cyber challenges with Indian and the US government officials in the US –India cyber security dialogue that took place last week
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Vietnam MoD Wants Licence For Drone-Flyers
August 14, 2015 @ 11:54 AMVietnam defense ministry is insisting drone operators to have license before they set them flying. The Ministry of Defense said that agencies also have to make sure that all operators, traders and producers of drones have a license before they can start flying drones
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Google Uses NASA To Leapfrog Aviation Regulations For Drone Testing
August 13, 2015 @ 02:54 PMGoogle uses a legal loophole to piggyback on NASA to test drones in US airspace as it exempts the company from federal aviation regulations. The partnership with NASA will enable Google to test its commercial drones dodging the federal aviation regulations, the Guardian reported Wednesday
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Israel Prevents Cyber Breach Into Its Defense Ministry Files
August 13, 2015 @ 12:51 PMIsrael has successfully prevented a cyber-breach after suspicious emails containing "malicious files" reached the defense ministry in the recent weeks. The infected email would allow hackers access to classified information
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India May Allow Offsets in Non-Defense Areas Under Proposed Defense Policy
August 13, 2015 @ 11:13 AMIndia is likely to allow defense offsets obligations to be fulfilled in non-defence areas under the new defense procurement procedure (DPP) expected to be released in mid-October. There is speculation amongst non-governmental sectors that a draft Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP) circulating in the ministry of defense (MoD) for examinations
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European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
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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