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USAF Tests New Air-Sea Surveillance Capability
April 29, 2014 @ 02:41 PMThe US Air Force successfully completed the first Maritime Modes program risk reduction flight on April 14, as the service moves toward providing a new air-sea battle surveillance capability. The test flight consisted of an 11-and-a-half-hour sortie on a test Global Hawk Block 40 remotely piloted aircraft
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Croatian Army Takes Delivery Of Maxx Pro Plus MRAPS
April 23, 2014 @ 02:42 PMThe Croatian Army received more than two dozen military vehicles from excess Army inventory at a ceremony in Croatia, April 7, according to an official statement. The 30 Maxx PRO Plus model Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles, known as MRAPs, were being divested from Army inventory and were available for Foreign Military Sales
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Kelvin Hughes To Unveil New Electro-Optical System At Counter Terror Expo 2014
April 22, 2014 @ 01:57 PMKelvin Hughes will display its new Single Mast Solution (SMS) – a lightweight, easily deployable, best-in-class radar and electro-optical system – for the very first time at Counter Terror Expo 2014, held from April 29-30 in London. Equipped with a simple mounting interface, the SMS can be securely attached to any mast system – whether portable, vehicle-mounted or on a fixed structure –
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New EC145 T2 Rotorcraft Certified For Delivery
April 18, 2014 @ 09:31 AMAirbus Helicopters latest rotorcraft, EC145 T2, has been certified for deliveries beginning in the third quarter of this year. Issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the certification covers the full range of capabilities, including single-pilot and instrument flight rules (IFR) and single engine operations (Cat
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Finmeccanica To Showcase Range Of Products At DSA 2014
April 14, 2014 @ 07:18 AMFinmeccanica, through its companies AgustaWestland, Selex ES and OTO Melara, takes part in DSA 2014, which is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14-17 April. AgustaWestland is showcasing a full scale mock-up of the new generation AW149 medium twin multirole military helicopter on static display, and presents its comprehensive portfolio of commercial and government models
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Is India Caught In the US-Russia Cyber Warfare Crossfire?
April 7, 2014 @ 01:25 PMThere could be more to it than meets the eye in the recent downpour of leaked information on the Indian Air Forces Su-30MKIs. Anti-Russia hackers, either acting independently or working for the US NSA and other western powers may have targeted Moscow because of the latters reunion with Crimea and due to Edward Snowdens asylum in Russia
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IAF Crashes Lockheed Martin's “Uncrashable” C-130J Super Hercules
March 28, 2014 @ 01:34 PMAn Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft crashed today making it the third time the Lockheed Martin built aircraft has gone down. The aircraft, one of six, inducted about four years ago crashed in near Gwalior city in Northern India killing five crew members
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UK Invests £280 Million To Co-Develop Advanced Missiles With France
March 28, 2014 @ 10:34 AMThe UK Ministry Of Defence announced today that it will contribute £280 million for its new collaborative project with France to develop new advanced anti-surface guided missiles. The missiles will use sophisticated homing technology to attack small and medium-sized targets and will be carried by the Royal Navys new Wildcat helicopters
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Cassidian To Supply Optical And Optronic Equipment For Leopard Battle Tanks
March 27, 2014 @ 11:06 AMCassidian Optronics GmbH, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, has received an order valued at more than 40 million euros from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH, for the supply of vision equipment
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Elbit To Supply Hermes UAS To Brazil
March 26, 2014 @ 12:12 PMThe Brazilian Air Force has awarded Elbit Systems a contract to supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System which will be delivered by May 2014. The UAS will be equipped with a new and advanced intelligence gathering system
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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