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Russia To Test High-Speed Helicopter Demonstrator In June
May 24, 2016 @ 03:59 AMRussia will start flight tests of high-speed helicopter demonstrator in June. The next stage of flight tests slated for later this year will see attempts to reach an all-time speed record of 500 km/h
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Lockheed Martin To Demo GPS III Satellite Design for US Air Force
May 21, 2016 @ 10:24 AMLockheed Martin will demonstrate the value of its flexible GPS III satellite design over the next 26 months, as part of the US Air Force's GPS III Space Vehicles 11+ Production Readiness Feasibility Assessment. On May 5, the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $5 million contract for Phase 1 of this procurement for future GPS III satellites
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Ceradyne Wins $92 Million Body-Armor Contract For US Armed Forces
May 19, 2016 @ 10:09 AMCeradyne, Inc, a 3M company, has been awarded a $92.7 million body-armor contract by the US Defense Logistics Agency for delivery of 177,000 pieces
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Royal Navy Selects iXBlue's Inertial Technology For Surface Ships, Subs
May 19, 2016 @ 08:44 AMiXBlue has won a contract to provide 70 MARINS M7 to equip 35 Royal Navy major surface ships and submarines, as part of the Navigation Compass Programme (NCP). The decisions to equip both the Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carriers and the fourth Astute-Class nuclear-power submarine with iXBlues MARINS Inertial Navigation System (INS) were the first steps made by the UK Ministry of Defense toward the adoption of iXBlue Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology
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New Russian MI-171A2 Helicopter To Enter Serial Production Next Year
May 2, 2016 @ 11:25 AMRussian Helicopters will begin serial production of its newest helicopter, the MI-171A2, in the first quarter of 2017. "Our challenge in the first quarter of 2017 is to get the certificate and launch mass production," Leonid Belykh, managing director of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAZ) was quoted as saying by TASS
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GE’s Marine Technology Selected For Peruvian Navy Research Vessel
April 27, 2016 @ 09:09 AMFreire Shipyard has selected GE to provide a suite of marine solutions for Peruvian Navy Research Vessel. GE will provide solutions like electric power and propulsion system coupled with SeaStream Dynamic Positioning (DP) and automation system
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DCNS To Begin Design Of Australian Submarines This Year
April 26, 2016 @ 10:49 AMDCNS will begin designs of the Australian Future Submarine after the discussions on cost this year. The Australian Government selected DCNS as its preferred international partner for the design of 12 Future submarines for the Royal Australian Navy Tuesday
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Optex Awarded Laser Periscopes Contract For US Army’s Abrams Vehicles
April 22, 2016 @ 09:05 AMOptex Systems has received $841,000 in orders for its laser protected periscopes with an option for an additional $841,000 from the US Army Contracting Command. Optex's periscopes will be installed in the Abrams US military land vehicles, which are main battle tanks used by the US Army
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BACA Calls For Better Regulations On Drones
April 19, 2016 @ 01:14 PMThe Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has called for an immediate action on usage of unmanned aircraft after the incident yesterday involving a British Airways plane which collided with a drone on its final approach into Heathrow airport. “The fact that a passenger jet and drone collided brings into sharp focus the need for immediate legislation regarding these devices”, a statement by the association said today
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Sagem, OIS-AT To Co-Produce AASM Hammer In India
April 19, 2016 @ 10:09 AMSagem (Safran) has selected OIS Advanced Technology (OIS-AT) as the Indian Manufacturer of its AASM Hammer Bomb Guidance and Glide Kit. Under the agreement, the two companies have entered into Joint Venture collaboration for manufacturing the weapon system in India
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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