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Leonardo Launches Lightweight Airborne Surveillance Radar For Choppers, UAVs
May 3, 2016 @ 08:48 PMLeonardo (formerly Finmeccanica) has launched Osprey, the worlds first lightweight airborne surveillance radar to be built with no moving parts. The launch customer for the radar will be Norway, which has purchased Osprey as part of the countrys acquisition of 16 AW101 Helicopters for the NAWSARH programme (Norway All Weather Search And Rescue Helicopter)
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Indian MoD Plans To Trim Fat in 1.5 Million-man Armed Forces
May 2, 2016 @ 01:36 PMIndias Ministry of Defence has decided to appoint a committee to suggest reforms in the armed forces. The purpose of setting up a committee is to bring in major structural changes in the Army, IAF and the Navy and to do away with posts that may have become redundant and ensuring modernization or addition of new equipment shouldnt mean a corresponding rise in numbers for the forces,
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Rheinmetall To Supply Laser Duel Simulators To German Army
April 29, 2016 @ 11:49 AMRheinmetall AG has won a contract from the Bundeswehr worth €20 million to supply the German Army Combat Training Centre, or GÜZ, with a new generation laser duel simulators for staging combat training exercises. Known in Bundeswehr parlance as the AGDUS HdWa (Ausbildungsgerät Duellsimulator Handwaffen - “Training Device, Duel Simulator, Small Arms”), this laser- and wireless-supported duel simulation system is based on the Rheinmetall LEGATUS family of products
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Thai Navy Receives First Two H145M Choppers
April 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first two of five lightweight military multi-role H145M helicopters to the Royal Thai Navy. “After the H145M made its market entry with the German Air Force at the end of last year, we are very proud that the Royal Thai Navy has become another operator of the new H145M”, said Wolfgang Schoder
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Finmeccanica Shareholders Approve Name Change To Leonardo
April 29, 2016 @ 10:26 AMFinmeccanica announced Thursday that the company is changing its name to ‘Leonardo S.p
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PGZ, Airbus Helicopters Begin Industrial Talks On Tiger HAD CHoppers Project In...
April 29, 2016 @ 09:00 AMPolska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Airbus Helicopters are hosting a two-day workshop in Radom on the 28 – 29 April to identify potential areas of cooperation around the Tiger HAD project, in the frame of the Kruk attack helicopter project. The event included the global network of Tiger HAD suppliers who took part in the discussions with a number of Polish companies
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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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Boeing Tests Fourth KC-46 Pegasus Test Aircraft
April 27, 2016 @ 08:55 AMBoeing has successfully flight tested the fourth and final test aircraft, a 767-2C of KC-46 Pegasus fleet on April 25th. During the 1 hour, 40 minute flight, test pilots performed operational engine checks, flight controls and environmental systems checks and took the 767-2C to a maximum altitude of 39,000 feet prior to landing at Boeing Field, south of Seattle
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Harris Corp Chosen For Australian Battlespace Communication Systems Program
April 23, 2016 @ 08:54 AMHarris Corporation has been selected to provide an integrated battlespace communication system for the Australian Defence Force. Harris was selected by the Commonwealth of Australia for the Land 2072 Phase 3 program, which is a critical part of the Australian Armys Networked Digitization Plan
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US Army Conducts First Successful Trial Of Iron Dome Missile System
April 21, 2016 @ 09:25 AMThe US military this week carried out first-ever trial of the Iron Dome missile-defense system successfully. According to Israels Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the developer of Tamir missiles – the projectiles used in Iron Dome batteries, has successfully brought down the unmanned aerial vehicle during the test
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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