Search Results
-
HAL Proposes To Surrender 35% Of Its 50% Workshare In India's $35...
July 31, 2013 @ 01:51 PMThe progress of Indias futuristic fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) project has fallen under dark clouds after Russia, with whom India is developing the fighter jet, hiked the cost of manufacturing the aircraft. The project could end up costing India over $35 billion over the next two decades from the original $30 billion for over 200 fighters
-
Ukraine Tests New Anti-Tank Missile System
July 26, 2013 @ 09:47 AMUkraine on Wednesday tested a new Corsar light portable antitank missile system and is planning to complete its development work by the end of 2013. The Corsar has a firing range of up to 2,500 meters – double that of any existing portable antitank complex
-
Israeli Army To Go Underground For Subterranean Warfare Training
July 25, 2013 @ 02:26 PMIsraeli Army's Kfir Infantry Brigade is all set to undergo underground training with sophisticated robots and elite Special Forces. The soldiers are constantly training to protect Israel from the air, at sea, on land and, just as importantly, beneath the Earths surface
-
Eurocopter Demonstrate New Landing Procedure Concepts
July 16, 2013 @ 04:30 PMEurocopter has successfully demonstrated new landing procedures relying on augmented satellite guidance which can be tailored with environmental changes. These new landing procedures were validated with a twin-engine Eurocopter EC155 during flight tests performed as part of the companys participation in the Green Rotorcraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator program – which is part of Europes Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative
-
Thales Signs 60 Million Euros Laser System Contract
July 15, 2013 @ 04:34 PMThales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Romania. The Thales laser system will generate an unprecedented power level of 2 x 10 petawatts (10E15 watts) in ultrashort pulses
-
Thales Wins Laser System Contract Worth €60 Million
July 12, 2013 @ 11:22 AMThales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), in Romania. The Thales laser system will generate an unprecedented power level of 2 x 10 petawatts (10E15 watts) in ultrashort pulses
-
Thales, Estonian Defence Forces Sign New Naval Support Contract
July 9, 2013 @ 02:46 PMThales UK has signed a contract with the Estonian Defence Forces to provide an additional four years of technical support and maintenance to two former Royal Navy (RN) mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) which is currently serving the Estonian fleet. This contract provides a framework to achieve cost savings while accessing a wider range of support activities than previously provided
-
South Korea To Reexamine Taurus Missile, Global Hawk UAV Procurement
July 5, 2013 @ 02:50 PMThe Korean National Assembly has recommended that its government re-examine plan to buy European long-range air-to-ground missiles and high-altitude surveillance aircraft from the United States, citing too high price tags, according to the Korea Herald. The defense acquisition plan to buy Taurus missiles and Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles should be "reviewed again in a (future) parliamentary budget deliberation process
-
First Meteor Missile Fired By Gripen
July 1, 2013 @ 02:28 PMThe Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and Saab have successfully conducted the first test firing of the version of the Meteor radar-controlled air-to-air missile, developed for mass production. Gripen is thus the first combat fighter system in the world with the capability to fire this version of the Meteor, which has been developed for Gripen, Eurofighter and Rafale, according to an official statement
-
Israeli Weapon System To Be Mounted On MC-27J
July 1, 2013 @ 02:02 PMIsraeli weapon system may be offered to the package of the MC-27J aircraft equipped with a 30 mm gun, according to Defense-Update. The planned gunship variant of the C-27J will undertake the first test firings of its 30mm cannon while slaved to an electro-optical/infrared sensor at the end of this year or early 2014
Australia Sells A$2.5 billion Over the Horizon Radar to Canada
Diehl Defence Hands Over First Unit of IRIS-T Air Defense System to...
Genocidal Intent Behind Israel Killing Palestinian Children: UN Report
KNDS Delivers First Fully Modernized LEOPARD 2 SWE Tanks to Sweden
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