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Cubic Wins $76 Million Contract For Personnel Locator Systems
March 15, 2016 @ 06:58 AMCubic Corporation has won a $76.4 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime to supply key components for the AN/ARS-6 (V-12) Personnel Locator Systems (PLS)
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India To Test Anti-Radiation Missile On Su-30MKI
March 11, 2016 @ 08:17 AMIndias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) scientists will test prototypes of indigenous new generation anti-radiation missile (NGARM) for captive flight trials on Su-30 MKI aircraft to validate its seeker, structural integrity, navigation and control system, and aerodynamic capability in June. “Indias DRDO scientists will undertake ground testing of NGARM in April and will develop two prototypes by June,”
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Human Error Tops Dhruv Helicopter Accidents
March 8, 2016 @ 02:53 PMSince 2002, 14 military and 2 civil Indian home-grown Dhruv helicopters have been involved in accidents, out of which 11 occurred in India and 5 abroad. Out of 16 accidents, 12 occurred due to human error & environmental factors and the remaining 4 occurred due to technical reasons, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said in the parliament Tuesday
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France, UK To Unveil $2.1 Billion Joint Drone Project
March 3, 2016 @ 03:01 PMUK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Fracois Hollande will unveil a 1.5 billion pound ($2
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China To Set Up Conglomerate To Design And Develop Own Plane Engines
March 3, 2016 @ 10:15 AMChina is setting up a conglomerate of three listed engine firms to designing and developing a plane engine. Sichuan Chegfa Aero Science and Technology Co
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North Launches Six Missiles Into East Sea or Sea of Japan: S....
March 3, 2016 @ 08:02 AMSouth Koreas defense ministry said Thursday that North Korea has launched six short-range missiles to the direction of the Sea of Japan or also known as East Sea. "Six missiles presumably of 300mm caliber were launched at ten in the morning on Thursday from the vicinity of the city of Wonsan, a home to a large naval base," defense ministry spokesman, Moon Sang-gyun, was quoted as saying by TASS
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China's Boeing C-17 Competitor, Y-20 Cargo Plane To Enter Service
March 1, 2016 @ 08:30 AMChina will put its home-grown military cargo jet, Y-20 into service later this year. “The test flight period for the aircraft is generally between three and five years
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Four HH-101A CAESAR Helicopters Enters Service With Italian Air Force
February 26, 2016 @ 07:51 AMFinmeccanica has delivered the first AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter, designated the HH-101A “CAESAR”, to the Italian Air Force during an official ceremony on Thursday held at Cervia Air Base. A total of four HH-101A “CAESAR” helicopters, out of a total requirement of 15, have been delivered from the Finmeccanica Helicopter Divisions assembly line in Yeovil (UK) to date, and will be used to perform personnel recovery and special forces missions
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China Commissions Home-Grown New-Gen Missile Frigate
February 25, 2016 @ 09:33 AMChina has commissioned a new-generation home-grown missile frigate, ‘Xiangtan. Xiangtan was commissioned by Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the east China island city of Zhoushan Wednesday,
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Cubic Wins $44 Million I-MILES Additional Contract From US Army
February 22, 2016 @ 01:45 PMCubic Global Defense has won $44 million additional contract for its Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Individual Weapon Systems (I-MILES IWS). The contract was awarded by the US Armys Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), the company said in a statement Monday
Ukrainian MoD, Palantir Tech Developing Drone Detection Models Using Russian War Data
New Russian Anti-drone Radar Can Track 50 UAVs Simultaneously
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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