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Iran, Russia Sign Military Cooperation Pact, No Mention of S-300 Delivery
January 20, 2015 @ 12:02 PMIran and Russia signed a defense and military cooperation agreement today but left out the contentious issue of S-300 missile delivery to Tehran. The agreement was signed by Irans Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Tehran after two day negotiations between the two sides
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Indian Navy To Use Biometric Security Devices
January 16, 2015 @ 12:55 PMThe Indian government approves a first set of mobile biometric security devices for navy and coast guard as a measure to strengthen coastal security. The Resident Identity Card (RIC) readers developed by domestic firms Ms ITI and Ms Electronics Corporation of India, is designed to check the identity cards of the residents in coastal areas
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UK plans $248 Billion Defense Procurement Spend Till 2024
January 15, 2015 @ 11:50 AMAccording to the UK third annual report to the defense equipment plan for 2014-2024 published on Wednesday, the UKs ministry of defense plans to spend $104.9 billion on procurement of new equipment and an additional $24
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France To Wiretap Exchanges On Social Media, Beef Up Domestic Surveillance
January 15, 2015 @ 10:55 AMThe French government is likely to intensify the search of cyber-criminals with the launch of a massive surveillance program to track exchanges that pass through social media, covering audio and video communications. Prime Minister Manuel Valls yesterday announced 54 measures his government was considering since the attacks last week on Charlie Hebdo magazine office
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UK Plans To Ban WhatsApp, Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
January 14, 2015 @ 12:55 PMThe UK Prime Minister David Cameron vows to ban messaging apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, Snapchat and Telegram to stop the use of encrypted communication services, as an effort to combat terror attacks. Cameron said he will introduce a legislation to provide intelligence agencies a legal framework to crack down on communications of terror suspects
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India’s DRDO Chief Avinash Chander Sacked Abruptly
January 14, 2015 @ 08:55 AMIndias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) chief, Avinash Chander was terminated by the government on Tuesday abruptly 15 months before his contract was to end. The Cabinet committee for Appointments headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the termination of the contract with effect from January 31, an official note said
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Symantec Hires 65 Engineers From Narus, Boeing’s Cybersecurity Subsidary
January 13, 2015 @ 11:12 AMSymantec has entered in an agreement with Boeings cybersecurity subsidiary, Narus to hire 65 engineers and data scientists and licensing technology after Boeing decided to close down its commercial cybersecurity business. Boeing however, will continue the cybersecurity services for government and defense customers
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General Dynamics, Rockwell Collins Delivers 1,200 AN/PRC-155 Radios To US Army
January 13, 2015 @ 09:58 AMGeneral Dynamics and Rockwell Collins have shipped more than 1,200 AN/PRC-155 radios to the US government as part of a follow-on Low-rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract. LRIP contract was for 1,500 new radios
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India's New Defense Policy To Smoothen Procurement
January 12, 2015 @ 08:34 AMIndian defense ministry is likely to come out with a new “simplified and time-bound” defense procurement policy (DPP) by March this year. Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar speaking at a seminar during the Vibrant Gujarat summit on Sunday said that he has been trying to decode the DPP 2013 for the past two months after he assumed office in November 2014
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Indian Navy Has 41 Ships, Submarines Under Construction: Navy Chief Dhowan
January 11, 2015 @ 10:57 AMThe Indian Navy has 41 ships and submarines under construction in Indian shipyards, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Robin K Dhowan said in Bangalore yesterday. “The Navys blueprint revolves around the ‘Make in India concept
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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