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UAE, Egypt Air Forces Conduct Joint Strike Operations For The First Time
August 26, 2014 @ 12:07 PMFor the first time UAE and Egyptian air forces conducted two series of joint air strikes in the past week on armed Islamist factions in Tripoli, Libya, U.S
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Finmeccanica Group Will Not Face Ban From Indian MoD: Reports
August 26, 2014 @ 09:42 AMFinmeccanica and its subsidiaries will be allowed to continue doing business in India and will not face blacklisting, according to a report published by India Today magazine. The Indian government has placed conditions, which will disallow the company from getting any new order where there is another vendor option, the report said
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Is High Cost of F-35 Pushing Japan To Build Indigenous Fighter?
August 25, 2014 @ 01:03 PMThe Japanese Ministry of Defense has announced plans to buy six F-35As next year, and theyre asking for a $1.21 billion budget to do it
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Harris' Tactical Manpack Radio Gets NSA Certification
August 21, 2014 @ 01:02 PMAccording to an UPI report, Harris Falcon III RF-340M multi-channel manpack radio receives Type-1 certification from the U.S
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Nigerian Air Force To Get Two AW101 Helicopters Originally Intended For India
August 21, 2014 @ 11:42 AMThe Nigerian Air Force will soon take delivery of two AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters originally intended for the Indian Air Force and will be used for VIP transport duties. One of the AW101s was seen at AgustaWestlands facility in Yeovil, Somerset, in the United Kingdom painted in Nigerian Air Force (NAF) VIP colours
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Guatemalan Military Chief Rudy Ortiz Dies In a Chopper Crash
August 21, 2014 @ 10:07 AMThe head of the Guatemalan military's Joint Chiefs of Staff General Rudy Ortiz along with four other military officers died in a helicopter crash Wednesday near the border with Mexico, media reports citing Government officials said. Interior Secretary Mauricio Lopez told local media that the helicopter went down in a mountainous area of the western province of Huehuetenango
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Indian Howitzer Procurement Programs Could Gain Momentum
August 20, 2014 @ 01:38 PMIndias removal of Denel from its blacklist and the cancellation of a deal to buy 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers from BAE Systems has thrown open its howitzer procurement programs. The Indian Army has been petitioning the government for over a decade for rapid procurement of artillery guns
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Bulgaria Announces Weapons Upgrade Program
August 19, 2014 @ 10:54 AMBulgaria has announced a $680 million program to upgrade its weapons in an effort to minimize its dependency on Russia by 2020. Defense Minister Velizar Shalamanov said that the ministry aims to ensure that Bulgarias defense industry takes part in the designed program
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US Navy Awards $295.6 Million P-8A Poseidon Production Contract To Boeing
August 18, 2014 @ 02:50 PMBoeing has won a $295.6 million contract for 12 P-8A Poseidon Multi-Mission Maritime aircraft for use in the US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force fleets
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Northrop Grumman To Continue USAF Weather Support
August 14, 2014 @ 01:09 PMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a contract valued at up to $300 million to continue helping U.S
Indonesia Signs Agreement with Leonardo to Buy AW-149 Helicopter
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Arms Show Venue, 10 Killed, 100 Injured
A Bridge for a Cargo Ship- Trump Announces Tit-for-Tat Attacks Against Iran
Cyber warfare against Russia? SSL Certificates of Many Government, Media Websites Revoked
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