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India, Russia Sign Agreement For Further Military-Technical Co-operation
October 26, 2016 @ 01:44 PMThe Indian and Russian defense ministers have signed an agreement for further military-technical co-operation between the two nations. “We note progress in our large projects such as joint construction of Ka-226 helicopters, BrahMos cruise missiles, S-400 Triumph air defense systems,” Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by Sputnik at a meeting of the Indo-Russian Inter Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGCMTC) Wednesday
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Barrett Communications Wins Bangladesh Army Contract For Tactical Radios
October 26, 2016 @ 12:38 PMBarrett Communications has won US$11.5 million contract from Bangladesh Ministry of Defence (MoD) for tactical radio communications equipment
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Ukraine To Supply Engines For India’s Russian Built Krivak-class Frigates
October 26, 2016 @ 12:19 PMUkraine has agreed to provide engines to be fitted in the improved Krivak class frigates, India is purchasing from Russia. India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said that a consensus had been reached with Ukraine for power plants to be fitted in the Russian made frigates
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Egypt Requests Buk-M3 Surface-To-Air Missiles From Russia
October 26, 2016 @ 11:57 AMEgypt has sent an official request from the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation for the procurement of Buk-M3 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) from Russia. The parties still need to agree on volumes, terms of performance and cost of the contract
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GE Wins $45 Million To Support T700 US Army Engines
October 26, 2016 @ 10:44 AMGE Aviation has been awarded $45 million contract to provide support services for various General Electric T700 engines. Work is expected to be complete by Sept
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US Cyber Force Achieves Initial Operational Capability
October 26, 2016 @ 09:45 AMUS Cyber Commands 133 teams of Cyber Mission Force have achieved initial operating capability (IOC) last week. Initial operating capability means that all Cyber Mission Force units have reached a threshold level of initial operating capacity and can execute their fundamental mission
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IFS Software Solutions Support UK MoD's Fixed Wing Pilot Training Program
October 25, 2016 @ 02:40 PMSwedish software firm, IFS has provided its Applications 9 and IFS Managed Cloud solutions to support Affinity Flying Training Services which earlier this year won a contract to provide fixed wing flight training services to the UK MoD. The IFS software solution will go into the wider 1
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Indian Army To Induct Excalibur Assault Rifles As Stopgap
October 25, 2016 @ 01:28 PMThe Indian Army which is facing huge delay in acquiring new rifles for its soldiers is now reluctantly planning to induct the indigenously developed Excalibur assault rifle, which was initially rejected, in limited numbers as a stopgap till a new rifle is procured. Army sources said that with the procurement delays in mind, the force is looking to induct the Excalibur to replace the INSAS till the time a new rifle joins the force
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Indo-Tibet Border Police Deploys 100 Women Personnel On China border
October 25, 2016 @ 12:34 PMIndo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) has deployed 100 women personnel at 15 border posts along Sino-India frontier. The force has recently completed the full processes for deployment of the women personnel at select forward posts, ITBP Director General Krishna Chaudhary was quoted as saying by
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Korean Aerospace, Thales To Jointly Develop Satellite Based Augmentation System For GPS
October 25, 2016 @ 11:53 AMKorean Aerospace Research Institute will sign a $40 million deal with French Thales for the joint development of a new augmentation system for global positioning systems that will greatly reduce the scope and rate of errors in existing GPS. The signing will be done on Wednesday to jointly develop a new and advanced Satellite Based Augmentation System for GPS by 2021, according to the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Yonhap reported Tuesday
Greece to Procure Aero Virionment’s Switchblade 300 Miniature Missiles
French DGA Awards Contract to Procure 75 Million Rounds of Small Arms
French Army’s All New 'Cheetah' Attack Helicopter Conducts First Firing During Flight...
China’s Upgraded Y-9 Anti-submarine Patrol Aircraft Makes First Public Appearance
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