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US Approves $20 Billion Fighter Jet sales To Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait
September 29, 2016 @ 03:17 PMThe US has approved a sale of $20 billion fighter jets by Boeing and Lockheed Martin to Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. The potential sales include 72 Boeing F-15 jets to Qatar and 32 F/A-18 E/F fighters to Kuwait
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Russian Yak-152 Trainer Aircraft Performs Maiden Flight
September 29, 2016 @ 02:57 PMThe maiden flight of the Yak-152 initial training aircraft took place at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant Thursday. Yak-152 aircraft has been developed by Yakovlev Design Bureau, an affiliate of Irkut Corporation
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Daesh Militants Hiring Cyber Mercenaries, Europol Suggests
September 29, 2016 @ 02:49 PMEU police agency Europol has warned that cybercriminals offering contract services for hire could provide means for the Daesh militants to attack Europe. The so-called Darknet is being exploited by militants taking advantage of computer experts offering crime "at your service," the EU police agency Europol warned in its report “
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Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Contract For GPS III Satellites Production
September 29, 2016 @ 12:36 PMLockheed Martin has won a $395 million from US Air Force for the production of the ninth and tenth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite. GPS III satellites will deliver three times better accuracy, provide up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities and extend spacecraft life to 15 years, 25 percent longer than any GPS satellites on orbit today
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Russian Nuclear Submarine Test Fires Two Bulava Missiles
September 28, 2016 @ 03:59 PMRussian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has test launched two Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the White Sea today. "Both missiles were fired from the submarines silos in a routine regime
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Reliance Infra To Build Fast Patrol Vessels For Indian Coast Guard
September 28, 2016 @ 02:00 PMIndias Reliance Infrastructure company will soon sign a contract to build fast patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard, its chairman, Anil Ambani disclosed at the companys annual general meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday. "The company's focus areas would be defence and metro systems," Ambani said
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UK Navy To Operate Robot Glider Fleet Ahead Of Unmanned Warrior Exercise
September 28, 2016 @ 01:29 PMThe UK Navy is operating a robot fleet of seven submarine gliders and three surface wave gliders to collect environmental data in real time as part of its demonstrator missions run by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). “This deployment will showcase the capabilities of marine robots to the Royal Navy, and other defence and industry partners,” NOCs Professor Russell Wynn, chief scientist of the mission was quoted as saying by
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Northrop Grumman Wins US Navy Contract For 3 MQ-4C Triton Drones
September 28, 2016 @ 01:16 PMNorthrop Grumman has won a $255 million contract from US Navy to procure three MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft The contract also includes one main operation control station, one forward operation control station, training courseware, and tooling. Work is expected to be completed in August 2020, the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
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India Issues RFI For Next Gen Assault Rifle
September 28, 2016 @ 01:02 PMThe Indian defense ministry has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking a 7.62 mm x 51mm assault rifle with lethality to achieve the objective of shoot-to-kill to replace its existing 5
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US Sanctions Chinese Firm For Aiding North Korea's Nuclear Program
September 28, 2016 @ 12:40 PMThe US has imposed sanctions on a Chinese firm Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development (DHID) that has been suspected to have provided financial services and illicit goods to North Korea for its nuclear and missile program. The US Treasury on Monday blacklisted the industry machinery wholesaler, and four of its executives, including founder Ma Xiaohong,
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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