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UK Troops Using Deadly ‘Thermobaric’ Weapons In Syrian Civil War: Report
May 3, 2018 @ 04:00 PMA British publication revealed in a report on Wednesday that the UK troops have been using the most-controversial thermobaric weapons or also known as ‘vacuum weapons, in its Syrian operations. The UK defense ministry accidentally revealed the details in a Freedom of Information (FoI) response to
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Schiebel Integrates Oceanwatch Target Detection Payload on Camcopter UAS
May 2, 2018 @ 01:02 PMSchiebel and Overwatch Imaging successfully integrated PT8 Oceanwatch, a small target detection payload, on the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). The PT-8 Oceanwatch delivers an image-based wide area maritime search capability that extends the coverage area and makes the CAMCOPTER S-100 a naval patrol solution, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Ukraine Tests New Anti-tank Guided Missile System ‘Skif’
April 20, 2018 @ 01:18 PMUkroboronproms State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch announced Thursday the successful testing of its advanced anti-tank guided missile system "Skif", an export variant of the Ukrainian ‘Stugna-P, at one of the military testing grounds. The design of the advanced AT guided missile system "Skif" has undergone a number of changes in accordance with the requirements of the potential customer
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Rheinmetall To Install Sensors, Command & Control Tech For International Naval Port
April 18, 2018 @ 10:37 AMRheinmetall has won a contract worth multi-million euros to install state-of-the-art sensor and advanced command and control technology to protect a new naval port for an international customer. The installation of sensors and advanced command and control technology will protect the equipment from unauthorized access, damage and sabotage
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Syrian Cancer Medicine Research Facility Destroyed in US-led Missile Attack
April 16, 2018 @ 08:31 AMA Syrian cancer medicine research facility in Barzeh was destroyed during the recent US-coalition led air strikes carried out Saturday. “Few of the missiles of the tripartite US-British-French aggression on Syria have hit the scientific research center specialized with cancer medicine in Barzeh, causing extensive damage to the scientific facility,” the
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Syrian Air Defences Downed 71 Missiles of US led Air Strike: Russian
April 14, 2018 @ 11:16 AMSyrian air defense units have downed 71 out of 103 cruise missiles launched by the US and its allies since early Saturday, Russian and Syrian media reported. Referring to the shooting down of missiles launched during the US-led airstrike, Head of the Russian General Staffs Main Operations Department Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi said, “this testifies to the high efficiency of the weapon systems operational in Syria and the excellent skills of Syrian servicemen trained by our specialists," Rudskoi said, adding that Russia had fully restored Syrias air defense capabilities over the past eighteen months and continued improving it
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Goa Shipyard, Naval Group To Co-develop Simulators For Indian Navy's Future Requirements
April 13, 2018 @ 04:45 PMIndias Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has signed a ‘Letter of Intent on 12th April with Frances Naval Group to expand their collaboration in the field of design and production of all shore based simulators for Scorpene Submarine project and also for other future advanced simulator requirements of the Indian Navy. The two companies had also signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) (latest one in Oct 17 for simulators for submarines Combat Management System (CMS))
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Lockheed Martin To Support Restoration Efforts Of US Navy's Damaged Destroyer USS...
April 13, 2018 @ 10:22 AMThe Pentagon has awarded $68 million worth contract to Lockheed Martin to support the restoration of the US Navys damaged guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald. Last June, the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant ship while transiting busy sea lanes outside Tokyo Bay after the junior officer in charge on the bridge disregarded standard navigational and maneuvering practices
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BEL Unveils Long Range Surveillance Systems, Other Products at DefExpo 2018
April 11, 2018 @ 02:57 PMIndian Defense Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), Bharat Electronics (BEL) has unveiled new products during the ongoing Defense Exposition, DefExpo 2018. The PSU unveiled new products include 100 Mbps Radio, Secure Military Wireless Local Area Network, Multi-Function Hand Held Thermal Imager, Long Range Surveillance System, Chemical Agent Monitor (CAM), Multi-Purpose Reflex Weapon Sight, Long Range Surveillance System, Light Weight Composite Shelter, and Mine Field Recording System
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MKU, Thales to Co-develop F90 Close Quarter Battle Rifles, Optronic Devices for...
April 10, 2018 @ 07:16 PMIndias MKU and Thales have signed two MoUs for strategic co-operation in the development and production of optronic devices and F90close quarter battle (CQB) rifle for soldiers. The optronic devices will be co-developed by Thales and MKU and both the optronic devices and F90 rifles will be manufactured in India at MKUs facilities in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
L3Harris, Israel Aerospace Partner to Develop Blue Sky Warden for Israeli Light-Attack...
U.S. Army Picks Lockheed’s Spike NLOS for Phase 2 of Long-Range Strike...
Germany Greenlights Eurofighter Typhoon Sale to Turkey
Russia Accuses U.K. of Involvement in Sabotage Operations Against Its Interests
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...