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Ageis Missile Interception Test By US, Japan Fails Wednesday
June 23, 2017 @ 02:11 PMThe SM-3 Block IIA missile interceptor, developed jointly by US and Japan, failed to shoot down ballistic missiles during a test conducted Wednesday. The firing involved the SM-3 Block IIA missile that's built for the Aegis Missile Defense system, which is used to shoot down medium and intermediate-range ballistic missiles from ships at sea
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Leonardo, Thales Team Up For New-Gen Flight Data Processing System ‘Coflight’
June 22, 2017 @ 03:36 PMThe French and Italian major Air Navigation Service providers respectively DSNA (Direction de Services de la Navigation Aérienne) and ENAV (Italian air navigation service provider), alongside industrial partners Leonardo and Thales, confirm their commitment to Coflight, the new generation Flight Data Processing System. The parties decided to reinforce their cooperation to promote Coflight on the European scene by the establishment of a long-term support and maintenance services contract
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India To Discuss Predator Drone, Fighter Jets Sale During Modi's US Visit
June 22, 2017 @ 02:00 PMIndia will be trying to pursue a deal with the United States to buy naval variant of Predator drone for military surveillance, during Prime Minister Narendra Modis first meeting with US President Donald Trump next week. India's request for 22 Predator Guardian drones was made three times with Pentagon since last year in June under the previous US administration
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Egypt Unveils China-Made Giant Vessel For Logistic Navigation
June 22, 2017 @ 12:35 PMEgypt has unveiled its China-made multi-purpose supply vessel for specialized logistic navigation and to transport the new oil and gas from the Mediterranean Sea. The new ship, built by Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China, will not be limited to providing navigation services as it will also work in the recently discovered Mediterranean Sea oil and gas fields, which will put Egypt on the same level with the major gas-producing and exporting countries
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USAF Selects Lockheed Martin's Simulator For 5th Gen Fighter Aircrew Training
June 21, 2017 @ 12:25 PMLockheed Martin has won a $104 million contract from US Air Force to develop, produce and field a threat simulator for future combat aircrew training. The program, known as the Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2 (ARTS-V2), will use radar threat emitters to simulate advanced medium-range surface-to-air missiles (SAM) to support legacy and 5th generation combat aircrew training requirements
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US F-15 Fighter Jet Shoots Down Assad Regime Drone in Syria
June 21, 2017 @ 11:58 AMAn American F-15 fighter jet shot down an Iranian-made armed drone in southern Syria early on June 20, the second such incident in two weeks. The US-led coalition said in a statement that an F-15E Strike Eagle jet destroyed the Shahed-129 drone around 12:30 am (2130 GMT) northeast of the Al-Tanaf garrison, which is close to the Jordanian border
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Latest DARPA Program Eyes Digital Tech For Battle Management In Coastal Urban...
June 21, 2017 @ 11:16 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) last week announced its latest program that aims to develop advanced battle management, command and control tools and a comprehensive interactive virtual environment to test novel concepts for future expeditionary combat operations. The program, dubbed Prototype Resilient Operations Testbed for Expeditionary Urban Scenarios (PROTEUS), seeks to deliver a software platform for use on a tablet or other personal device that would enable dynamic and adaptive composition of battlefield elements—including dismounted forces, vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), manned aircraft, and other available assets—simultaneously across multiple command levels as the fight is evolving, the press...
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Leidos Wins US Navy Contract For Undersea Warfare Combat System
June 21, 2017 @ 10:40 AMUS technology firm Leidos won a contract worth more than $27 million to install an undersea warfare combat system on board US Navy warships, the Department of Defense said in a press release. The contract award also includes a foreign military sales clause for installation of the gear on Spanish and Japanese ships
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Thales, Reliance Defense To Form Joint Venture For Radar and EW Sensors
June 21, 2017 @ 10:33 AMThales and Reliance Defence Limited announced today their intent to form an Indian Joint Venture (JV) with the proposed shareholding of 49% and 51% respectively. The JV aims to develop Indian capabilities to integrate and maintain Radar and Electronic Warfare sensors
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Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Contract For Sniper, LANTIRN Pods
June 20, 2017 @ 09:57 AMLockheed Martin received a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract from the U.S
U.S. Resumes Naval Blockade Against Iran, Attacks its Facilities in Hormuz, Coastal...
Ukrainian Plot to Attack Moscow-based Defense Enterprise with 35 FPV Drones Foiled
France Follows U.S. in Allowing Ukraine to Produce Air Defense Missiles
Russia, Ukraine Cause Significant Damage to Each Others’ Oil Tankers, Military Targets
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