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Start Up Offers Driver-less Trucks To Indian Army
May 4, 2017 @ 11:27 AMA defense technology startup in India, CRON Systems is working to get the prototype of fully functional Driverless truck this year to help Indian army in hostile locations. A 40-member team at CRON Systems, cofounded by Chhabra, Saurav Agarwala and Tommy Katzenellenbogen, also claims that the first prototype would be ready in about six months
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Pentagon Awards Multiple Contracts Worth $73M To Northrop Grumman
May 4, 2017 @ 11:19 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded multiple contracts worth $73 million by the US Department of Defense to provide Battlefield Airborne Communications Nodes and radars, respectively. The first contract is to upgrade and install Battlefield Airborne Communications Nodes on the US Air Force jet-propelled EQ-4B Global Hawk autonomous airborne system for $40 million
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Russia Bets On Turkey As Next Big Arms Customer
May 4, 2017 @ 05:40 AMRussia will showcase 240 pieces of Russian military equipment, including the Arena-E active protection system, Kornet-E antitank missile system at the International Defense Industry Fair IDEF'17 that will be held in Istanbul on May 9-12. A joint Russian display will be organized at the International Defense Industry Fair, IDEF'17, state Arms exporter Rosoboronexport announced Wednesday
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Special Training For Pentagon Negotiators To Increase US Weapons Sales
May 3, 2017 @ 03:17 PMUS Air Force has started special training protocols to improve Pentagon employees' way of communicating their case when dealing with foreign weapons buyers and also to understand exactly their requirements. The move was taken in the wake of increasingly time-consuming and unsatisfying negotiations between foreign weapons buyers and US weapons sellers, and the Pentagon
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USAF Tests ‘Minuteman III’ Ballistic Missile For Second Time
May 3, 2017 @ 03:03 PMThe US Air Force test launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from California today. The Minuteman III missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base travelled more than 4,000 miles to a target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the strike command said in a statement
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USAF's Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System Completes Critical Design Review
May 2, 2017 @ 04:30 PMUS Air Forces Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) that will be installed on more than 400 F-15Es and F-15Cs has recently completed its Critical Design Review (CDR). The EPAWSS program is on schedule to provide advanced electronic warfare capability to the war fighter with completion of Critical Design Review
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SAAB Gripen Favoured In Bulgaria's Fighter Jets Purchase Negotiations
May 2, 2017 @ 04:11 PMBulgarias new government has reportedly favoured Saab AB fighter jets to replace its outdated Soviet-era aircraft and is likely to begin negotiations soon. “A working group involving representatives of several institutions has been set up, which will hold negotiations with the first-ranked bidder,” interim Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov was quoted as saying by various media
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Bertin-Made Chemical Detectors Selected For Australian Defence Force
May 2, 2017 @ 03:23 PMAustralian Defence Force (ADF) has selected Bertin Technologies second Sight MS standoff detector of chemical threats to equip its troops. “The Second Sight is composed of different modules, providing it with unrivalled flexibility of use and versatility as well as compactness, deployability and operability,” said Romain Verollet, Manager in charge of the Defence & Security product range in a statement last week
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Nigerian Air Force Strikes Boko Haram Artillery With Fighter Jets
May 2, 2017 @ 01:44 PMNigeria's Air Force, using one Alpha Jet and also F-7Ni fighter aircraft, has destroyed artillery of Boko Haram terrorist group in the country's Sambisa forest. After a surveillance plane detected the positions of terrorist group in the forest, One Alpha Jet and one F-7Ni fighter aircraft hit them
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Lockheed Martin Wins $1.3 Billion F-35 Long Lead Parts Contract
May 1, 2017 @ 02:43 PMLockheed Martin has won $1.3 billion advance acquisition contract for long-lead time materials, parts, components, and effort for 130 F-35 Lightning II aircraft for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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