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Singapore’s Hermes 450 Drone Fully Operational
March 31, 2015 @ 03:13 PMSingapore Air Force (RSAF)'s Hermes 450 (H-450) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) status, Singaporean Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen announced Monday. Ng said, "The Hermes 450 is one of the most capable UAVs in its class and indeed, the world
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Charles River To Develop Training System For Anti-Submarine Warfare
March 23, 2015 @ 11:49 AMCharles River Analytics has won a $700,000 contract from the US Navy to develop Improved Training System for Anti-Submarine Warfare. The 25-month follow-on contract for Sonar Training, Motivation, Assessment, Tailoring, and Enhanced Remediation, or ST-MASTER, aims to improve sonar training and operation on ships conducting anti-submarine warfare (ASW), the company announced in its press release on Monday
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India Sources Su-30MKI Spares Directly From Israel And France
March 18, 2015 @ 10:30 AMIndia is sourcing spares for Su-30MKI fighter aircraft directly from France and Israel as Russia is facing a shortage in spare parts supply, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said in Parliament on Tuesday. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for Su-30MKI in Russia is facing shortage as well as problems in sourcing spare parts from Belarus and Ukraine
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Saab Wins $32 Million Contract To Support USMC G/ATOR Radar Program
February 13, 2015 @ 09:36 AMSaab Defense and Security USA has won a contract from Northrop Grumman for components and subsystems of the US Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system. The order value of the contract is MSEK 247 ($32 Million)
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Clavister Wins Contract For Embedded Military Security Solutions
February 13, 2015 @ 09:32 AMClavister has partnered with a major provider of secure military communications technology, to develop a new range of communication platforms for mobile systems with its built-in security technologies. Clavister will deliver advanced, embedded security solutions to secure critical communications infrastructure and command and control systems against data interception and next-generation threats
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Russian Company Unveils Ejector Seat For Light Aircraft
January 29, 2015 @ 12:09 PMNPP Zvezda, manufacturer of spacesuits for Russian Cosmonauts has invented a light aircraft ejector seat that helps the pilot to get to safety in a split second. The idea for new ejector seat was first announced in 2013 during a light aviation expo in Germany
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Stacks of Dollar Bills, Gifts and $20 Million- The Price of China’s...
January 20, 2015 @ 07:30 PMA Hong Kong businessman wined, dined, gave away stacks of US dollar bills plus $20 million price to Ukrainian shipyard officials to bring home a disused aircraft carrier which later surfaced as the Liaoning, Chinas first carrier. How the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) realized its blue ocean ambitions by getting an aircraft carrier at a throwaway price were revealed in an article today in the South China Morning Post
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NSA Claims 50 TB F-35 “Secrets” Stolen by Chinese: Snowden Documents
January 19, 2015 @ 01:36 PMChinese hackers stole 50 terabytes of US classified data related to technical details of the F-35 aircraft, classified documents released by US whistle-blower, Edward Snowden have revealed. The claim was promptly denied by the China
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UK Plans To Ban WhatsApp, Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
January 14, 2015 @ 12:55 PMThe UK Prime Minister David Cameron vows to ban messaging apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, Snapchat and Telegram to stop the use of encrypted communication services, as an effort to combat terror attacks. Cameron said he will introduce a legislation to provide intelligence agencies a legal framework to crack down on communications of terror suspects
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Sensors Research To Enhance Soldiers Situational Awareness
January 5, 2015 @ 01:35 PMThe US Army scientists and engineers are advancing on sensors research to enhance Soldiers situational awareness. Medical researchers are currently investigating how physiological sensors may help Soldiers achieve superior performance on battlefields of the future
A Bridge for a Cargo Ship- Trump Announces Tit-for-Tat Attacks Against Iran
Cyber warfare against Russia? SSL Certificates of Many Government, Media Websites Revoked
Combat Trainer Crashes in Russia, Pilot Ejects
Chinese Factory Leads the World in Mass-Production of Satellites
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