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India's INS Kalvari Stealth Submarine To Be Commissioned By Month End
August 5, 2017 @ 12:40 PMIndias navy is readying to receive INS Kalvari, an attack submarine later this month as part of major steps in rebuilding its depleted underwater combat forces. The commissioning later this month of this Scorpene class submarine is a major achievement in Indias move to rebuild its depleted underwater fighting force, and the first of six on order,
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Pentagon Awards $250M Contract to Expand USAF Mission Planning Capabilities
August 5, 2017 @ 09:48 AMThe Pentagon has awarded a $250 million contract to Summit Technologies to expand mission combat planning process for Air Force military airlift capabilities, the Defense Department said in a press release Friday. "Summit Technologies [in] Winter Park, Florida has been awarded a $250 million… contract for the Mission Planning Support Contract III," the release stated on Friday
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US Army Seeks Ban on Chinese-made DJI Drones By Its Members
August 5, 2017 @ 09:31 AMThe US Army has asked its members not to use off-the-shelf Chinese-made DJI drones due to cyber-vulnerabilities, Reuters reported. The US Army August 2 memo posted online and verified by Reuters applies to all DJI drones and systems using DJI components or software
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Eurofighter, F-35 To Form UK air combat capability 'Spear Point': Minister
August 4, 2017 @ 03:33 PMThe Eurofighter Typhoon will form the 'spear point' of the UKs future combat air defence capability alongside the F-35 Lightning, Harriett Baldwin, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement has said. “We see Typhoon as very much strengthening UK defence and the first quality I would highlight is its reliability; it has an engine that goes over 1,000 flying hours without needing unscheduled maintenance,” Harriett Baldwin MP, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement, was quoted as saying by BAE Systems Thursday
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IFS Named As Leader In Aerospace, Defense, Enterprise Asset Management Software
August 4, 2017 @ 12:16 PMARC Advisory Group has named IFS as leader in aerospace and defense Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software for ninth consecutive year. IFS currently hold the largest portion of the global A&D Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) market, the research and advisory firm ARC Advisory Group stated
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South Korea To Perform THAAD's On-Site environmental Survey
August 4, 2017 @ 11:03 AMSouth Korea will conduct an on-site environmental survey next week of the THAAD missile defense system deployed in a southern area of the country. The move is part of the "small-scale" environmental impact assessment that started in December, and now is in the home stretch, said the Ministry of National Defense,
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Air France Stretches North Korea No-Fly Zone After Missile 'Near Miss'
August 4, 2017 @ 11:02 AMAir France-KLM has expanded its no-fly zone over North Korea after the companys flight carrying 323 people missed an area close to Pyong Yang's ballistic missile path by about 10 minutes last week. Last Fridays close encounter between the missile and Air France Flight 293 has raised fears that North Koreas missile tests may pose a threat to airlines operating in the region
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US DSCA Approves $108M Radio Frequency Countermeasures Sale To Australia
August 4, 2017 @ 03:56 AMThe US State Department has approved $108.7 million sale to the Government of Australia for ALE-70 Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM)
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Airbus Perlan Glider Reaches New Heights, Searching Evidence On Climate Change
August 3, 2017 @ 05:08 PMThe Airbus Perlan Mission II glider has attained its highest ever altitude, rising to 32,500 feet during test flights in southern Argentina. Now in its second season of testing near the Patagonian city of El Calafate, the Perlan 2 team is focusing to eclipse the current world gliding altitude record of 50,727 feet, which milestone was set in 2006 by Einar Enevoldsen and the late Steve Fossett, flying the Perlan 1 glider
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Ammunition Depot Explodes In Abkhazia, Killing 2, Injuring 60
August 3, 2017 @ 01:52 PMAn ammunition depot in the Republic of Abkhazia, bordering Russia exploded yesterday leaving two people killed and 60 injured, including 30 Russian nationals. The Ministry of Emergency Situations has began evacuating the local population of the village of Primorskoe,
France Follows U.S. in Allowing Ukraine to Produce Air Defense Missiles
Russia, Ukraine Cause Significant Damage to Each Others’ Oil Tankers, Military Targets
Ukraine Pulls Off World’s First Unmanned Amphibious Assault
IRGC Strikes Two Super Tankers in Strait of Hormuz, 5 Killed in...
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