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Missiles From Houthi-Held Yemen Target US Navy Destroyer
October 10, 2016 @ 12:52 PMHouthis rebels from war-torn Yemen launched a failed missile attack against a US Navy destroyer on Sunday, a US military spokesman said. Two missiles failed to hit the US Navy ship after being launched, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told Reuters news agency
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Haze Prevents UK Red Arrows From Performing At Indian Air Force Day
October 10, 2016 @ 11:23 AMUK Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows which flies BAE Systems' Hawk planes, could not perform due to a haze that caused poor visibility at the 84th Indian Air Force Day parade, held at the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad on Saturday. The haze did not however come in the way of the Indian Air Force (IAF)s acrobatic team, the Surya Kirans, which also flies Hawk aircraft, from staging a captivating performance, various media in India reported Sunday
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Korean Air Force To Acquire 2 more Peace Eye AEW&Cs
October 10, 2016 @ 06:55 AMSouth Korean Air Force has considered acquiring two more Peace Eye airborne early warning and control aircraft to better regulate and protect the country's Korean Air Defense Identification Zone from all possible intruders The E-737s delivers South Korea the ability. The acquisition move will increase the number of E-737s to six, strengthening the country's operational capabilities,
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BAE Systems Wins $618Million US Contract For Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
October 8, 2016 @ 09:40 AMBAE Systems has won a $618 million Pentagon contract to procure Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rockets in support of US, Iraq, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Jordan, and Australia. A key component of the contract is the conversion of 2
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BAE Systems Selects SG 850C Automatic Transmission For Next Gen Bradley Fighting...
October 7, 2016 @ 06:30 AMBAE Systems has selected the Spanish SAPA developed new SW series of automatic transmission for its Next Generation Bradley Fighting Vehicle demonstrator at AUSA 2016. SAPA Transmission has developed the automatic transmissions for wheeled and tracked vehicle applications
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Upgraded Russian Mi-28NM Helicopter To Have Omni-directional Radar, Countermeasures
October 6, 2016 @ 03:58 PMRussian Mi-28NM advanced upgraded attack helicopter will carry unique mast-mounted omnidirectional radar, advanced engines, an all-new control system and an air defense countermeasures system, Russian deputy Defense Minister said. The sophisticated Mi-28NM is much different from the baseline Mi-28N, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov was quoted as saying by Tass Wednesday
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Russia Develops ‘Humanoid’ Robot That Defuses Explosive Ordnance, Mines
October 6, 2016 @ 03:46 PMRussia has developed a lightly-armored tracked all-terrain vehicle capable of defusing unexploded ordnance and mines, perform on-site repairs and even carry the wounded soldier from the battlefield. This robot can also measure a soldiers temperature, pulse and blood pressure and send the data to the operator who decides whether the trooper is fit to fight on or needs to be evacuated,
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TARDEC, GM Introduces Tactical Hydrogen Vehicle
October 6, 2016 @ 01:19 PMA new energy-efficient tactical vehicle that operates on hydrogen fuel has been unveiled during the US Army Annual Meeting and Symposium this week. ZH2 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle developed by the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and General Motors, operates on hydrogen fuel instead of traditional diesel and uses a lot less fuel than traditional tactical vehicles
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Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter R & D Negotiations Resolved: IAF Chief
October 6, 2016 @ 12:13 PMThe negotiations for the Research and Development design contract with Russia for the Indian "perspective multi-role fighter", a variant of the Russian single-seat FGFA called Sukhoi T-50 or PAK-FA has been resolved, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said. “The tortuous negotiations holding up the Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) have been resolved,” Raha was quoted as saying by
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Raytheon Partners With Logos For Advanced Multi-Intelligence Sensors
October 6, 2016 @ 11:49 AMRaytheon is partnering with Logos Technologies for delivering advanced multi-intelligence, or multi-INT, sensor systems to address challenging intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) requirements. The new sensor system will allow military ISR operators to use multi-sensor data to detect, recognize and identify hard-to-find targets across wide areas and in near-real time without extensive post-mission processing
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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...
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