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Swiss Boeing F/A-18C Fighter Jet Found Crashed With Pilot Dead
August 31, 2016 @ 01:38 PMThe Swiss military has found its missing pilot dead and the F/A-18 jet crashed in the Alps mountains near Susten Pass. A Swiss airforce pilot has been found dead following the crash of an F/A-18 military jet on Monday, the defence ministry has confirmed to
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Lockheed Martin To Provide THAAD Missile components To UAE
August 26, 2016 @ 12:40 PMLockheed Martin has won a $7 million contract for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ground components. The value of this contract is increased from $407 million to $414 million
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Who Benefits From Indian Scorpene Submarine Data Leak?
August 25, 2016 @ 11:13 AMEven as French naval contractor DCNS said on Wednesday it may have been the victim of "economic warfare" after secrets about its Scorpene submarines being built in India were leaked, question arises as to who will benefit from the data leak. DCNS is perhaps the most successful submarine manufacturer in recent times with contract wins in India, Austalia, Norway, Brazil and Poland among others
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Indian Air Force's Tejas Fighter Grounded Due To Rain
August 24, 2016 @ 03:48 PMIndian Bhoj airports ground staff in Bhopal rushed to cover the cockpit of a Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) on Tuesday to prevent water leakage into the plane. The fighter jet was one of the first two Tejas aircraft that were handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for formation of the new ‘Flying Daggers 45 squadron
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Lockheed Martin Wins $68 Million To Develop Combat Management System For US...
August 23, 2016 @ 12:57 PMLockheed Martin has won a $68 million contract for the development of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class (Frigate increment) Combat Management System for the US Navy. The contract includes hardware and software development; software and hardware integration; Combat Management System and combat system technical data packages for LCS class (Frigate increment) ships, US department of defense said in a statement Monday
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General Atomics Wins USAF Contract To Build 30 MQ-9 Reaper Drones
August 16, 2016 @ 11:14 AMGeneral Atomics has won a $370 million US Air Force contract to produce 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones. The company's H30 aircraft will be delivered by May 31, 2019, the US Defense Department announced
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US Delivers 50 Armored Vehicles, 40 Artillery And 50 Grenade Launchers To
August 10, 2016 @ 01:25 PMThe United States has delivered 50 armored vehicles, 40 artillery pieces and 50 grenade launchers to Lebanon worth $50 million. The equipment is part of the aid package that has crossed $220 million in the past year to counter threat from militant groups in Syria,
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Claims Successful Trials Of AW139 Twin-Engine Helicopter In Pakistan
July 25, 2016 @ 02:33 PMLeonardo-Finmeccanica has conducted trials of its AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter in Pakistan. The trials showed hot and high altitude performance and mission capabilities the trials
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Falco EVO UAS Picked By Two Customers In Gulf, Middle East...
July 13, 2016 @ 11:56 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanicas Falco EVO unmanned air system (UAS) has been selected by two customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. A surveillance and intelligence-gathering platform, the Falco EVO can fly for up to 20 hours, carrying a payload of up to 100 kg
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Mahindra To Manufacture Airbus AS565 MBe Panther Helicopter Airframe Parts
July 13, 2016 @ 08:46 AMAirbus Helicopters has awarded a contract to Mahindra Aerostructures to make airframe parts for the AS565 MBe Panther. These parts will be produced at the Mahindra facility in Bengaluru, India
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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