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Russia Welcomes Hollande’s Statement To Return Money If Mistral Deal Fails
April 24, 2015 @ 04:19 PMMoscow has welcomed French President François Hollandes statement that his government will reimburse Russia if negotiations fail between the two nations over delivery of two Mistral Warships; Ria Novosti reported today quoting a diplomatic source as saying. "If the boats are not delivered, then I don't see how they could be paid for," Hollande told journalists after meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday
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X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Performs Autonomous Air Refueling
April 23, 2015 @ 03:31 PMPratt & Whitney announced today that its F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system powered Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) has successfully performed an autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) flight test. This test marks the first time an unmanned aircraft has demonstrated mid-air refueling using the Navy's probe-and-drogue refueling method, and completes the final objectives of the UCAS demonstration program
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AgustaWestland Back In Indian Defense Deal If CBI Clears It: Indian Government
April 23, 2015 @ 03:08 PMA clearance certificate from the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will enable AgustaWestland participation in ‘Make In India initiative, Economic Times News Daily reported Thursday. According to the news daily, Indian government has sought views from the investigating agency on whether the blacklisted chopper manufacturer be allowed for the Make In India initiative
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GRSE Wins $3.1 Billion Indian Navy’s Frigate Order
April 23, 2015 @ 02:43 PMIndian Defense PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has won $3.1 billion (INR 20,000 crore) order to build three advanced stealth frigates for the countrys navy
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Canada To Test Small Drones Capable Of Hunting Submarines
April 23, 2015 @ 02:02 PMCanadas Federal government researchers will be testing a small drone to see if such unmanned aircraft could eventually be used to hunt for submarines and ships, Local media reported Wednesday. It is the first time that an unmanned air vehicle built in Canada will be tested in this role
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Poland To Buy Patriot Missiles In $5 Billion Deal
April 22, 2015 @ 02:45 PMThe US and Poland governments will negotiate an agreement on purchase of Patriot medium-range air/missile defense systems for Poland, President Bronislaw Komorowski announced Tuesday. The president along with the prime minister and defense minister decided to order the Patriot systems from the US worth up to $5 billion
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Philippines Scraps UH-1 Helicopter Deal, Blacklists Supplier
April 21, 2015 @ 11:27 AMPhilippines Department of National Defense (DND) has scrapped the controversial P1.2- billion ($27 million) UH-1 helicopter project and ordered blacklisting of the supplier, the joint venture between Rice Aircraft Services Inc and Eagle Copter Ltd of Canada, The Manila Times reported on April 17
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KAI Finalizes $1.4 Billion South Korean Chopper Development Deal
April 20, 2015 @ 02:52 PMKorea Aerospace Industries has won a 1.64 trillion won ($1
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Russia To Supply Weapons To Libya After UN Lifts Arms Embargo
April 20, 2015 @ 11:20 AMRussia will start supplying weapons to support Libyan government to fight ISIS if United Nations weapons embargo on Libya is lifted, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and special envoy to Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov told reporters Thursday. "The issue will be discussed at the UN Security Council
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German Airbase Serve As Center Of US Drone Strikes In Africa, Middle...
April 18, 2015 @ 01:29 PMAn intelligence document revealed that the Germany Ramstein airbase has been serving as the center of the US drone strikes in Africa and the Middle East. Der Spiegel and The Intercept quoted an anonymous source as saying on Friday that the German government was aware of Washington's intentions
Chinese Factory Leads the World in Mass-Production of Satellites
AI Helped Russian Drone Swarm Overload Ukrainian Air Defense Systems 400%
70 Civilians killed, 360 Injured in Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Economic Targets
Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
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