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Boeing, US Defense Department To Roll Out ‘Unhackable’ Drone By 2018
March 14, 2015 @ 11:01 AMBoeing and US DoD are planning to roll out an unhackable unmanned aircraft by the end of 2017, nextgov.com website reported Thursday
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Sweden To Boost Fleet’s Ability To Hunt Foreign Submarines.
March 13, 2015 @ 01:07 PMThe Swedish navy is upgrading fleet of ships in order to improve its ability to locate foreign threats, Sweden's Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist announced. Two key military ships, Gävle and Sundsvall, are set to be modernized with new sensors and other technical equipment designed to help Sweden to spot submarines in its waters
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BAE Wins $272 Million UK Navy’s Final Phase Of Successor Submarine Design
March 12, 2015 @ 02:41 PMBAE Systems announced Wednesday that it has won additional funding of £257M to cover the final phase of work to design a successor to the UK Royal Navys Vanguard class submarines. This follows previous contracts awarded to BAE Systems in 2012 valued at £328M and £315M to commence initial design
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Pakistan-China JF-17 Fighter Pitches For Bulgarian Fighter Procurement
March 11, 2015 @ 05:00 PMPakistan plans to offer its PAC JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Bulgaria under the country's tender to acquire 16 combat aircraft for its military. The Bulgarian Air Force is aiming to replace its outdated Soviet-designed Mikoyan MiG-21 aircraft, Novinite, local media reported
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General Dynamics To Upgrade MUOS Waveform For US Army's MUOS-Manpack Radios
March 11, 2015 @ 09:41 AMGeneral Dynamics has won $13 million contract to upgrade the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform used in the US Army's AN/PRC-155 two-channel MUOS-Manpack radios. The waveform is the digital 'dial-tone' needed to connect with the U
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China Building Second Aircraft Carrier With Upgraded Launch Catapult
March 10, 2015 @ 02:38 PMChina is building its second aircraft carrier to extend its military reach amid deepening maritime tensions with neighboring countries, Various media reported on Monday. The ship is being built in a shipyard in the northeastern city of Dalian, where the countrys first carrier, the Liaoning was refitted before going into service in 2012
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Iraq to Buy Aero Vodochody L-159 Fighters For US$30 Million
March 10, 2015 @ 01:10 PMCzech government has approved sale of 15 redundant L-159 combat planes to Iraq for 750 million crowns (US$30 million) via Aero Vodochody, Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky announced Monday. The Czech defense ministry reached an agreement with Aero Vodochody on the supply of L-159 to Iraq at the end of August 2014
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BAE To Focus On Expanding Operations In ASEAN Countries At LIMA 2015
March 9, 2015 @ 02:39 PMBAE Systems will focus on ASEAN countries in both security and economic areas and strengthening partnerships with existing and new customers during Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition from March 17-21, 2015, the company said in a statement. In a statement Friday, BAE Systems Southeast Asia managing director, John Brosnan, said LIMA offered excellent opportunities for the company to meet existing and new customers
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L&T, Pipavav Wins $9.5 Billion To Build Six Diesel Submarines For Indian...
March 9, 2015 @ 11:42 AMLarsen & Toubro (L&T) and Pipavav Defense & Offshore Engineering have won $9.5 billion contract to build six diesel submarines with Air Independent Propulsion System (AIP) technology for Indian Navy, Local media reported Monday
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Ambani Bros Get Firm Foothold in Indian Defence Industry
March 7, 2015 @ 01:09 PMTwo of Indias most aggressive businessmen, the brothers Anil and Mukesh Ambani have established a firm foothold in the defence industry. Earlier this week, the ADAG Group wrested control of western India based Pipavav Defence in a deal which would cost it INR2400 crore (US$318 million)
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Chinese Factory Leads the World in Mass-Production of Satellites
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