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CONTROP Bags Indian Army Contract For Optronic Sensors
March 21, 2016 @ 10:27 AMCONTROP has announced the supply of hundreds of FTA Optronic Sensor Systems for the Air Defense Systems program for the Indian Army. The FTA was chosen by the Indian Army to be part of an Air Defense Systems program with the modern upgrade of the L-70 Air Defense Gun, providing day/night anti-aircraft protection by means of the advanced automatic air tracking system
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Russia To Modernize 150 T-72 MBT With Engines, Sight Systems And Shells...
March 21, 2016 @ 08:51 AMRussia is likely to spend $37 million to modernize its 150 T-72 main battle tanks (MBT) and make it comparable with the advanced T-90. Russia plans to invest up to 17 million rubles on each tank to replace machine tools, engines, new sighting systems and protection against armor-piercing shells and cumulative
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US Troops to Be Based 160 Miles From Chinese Forces in Disputed
March 21, 2016 @ 07:53 AMA Philippines-U S agreement to allow the latter base its troops and equipment in five Islands in the South China Sea will allow American troops within 186 miles of east of Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, an outcrop occupied by China in the 1990s despite angry claims by the Philippines. Bautista Air Base is just 300 kilometres (186 miles) east of Panganiban (Mischief) Reef,
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Russsian Mi-28NE Combat Helicopter With Dual-Pilot Launched
March 19, 2016 @ 07:38 AMRussian Rostvertol has started mass production of Mi-28NE combat helicopter with dual controls. While retaining all the attack helicopter functions, Mi-28NE with dual controls considerably simplifies the military pilot training process
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US Navy's Trident II Ballistic Missile Has 3-D Printed Component
March 19, 2016 @ 06:53 AMThe US Navy's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile has used a 3-D-printed missile component called the connector backshell during the recent test flights. The Navy recently conducted successful test flights (March 14 to 16) of three Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles built by Lockheed Martin
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China To Provide $ 3 Million Military Aid to Guinea
March 18, 2016 @ 01:02 PMChina has offered military aid comprising of tents, helmets, bullet proof jackets, computers and photocopy machines worth over $3 million to Guinean military. In February, following a terrorist attack against the Guinean contingent under the UN mission in Mali that left seven Guinean soldiers dead, Guinea President Alpha Conde appealed to the international community to reinforce the capacity of his country's soldiers deployed to Mali
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Germany Offers To Build 12 Subs At Half Of Australia's Budgeted Value
March 18, 2016 @ 12:19 PMGermany is ready to build all 12 subs for half the price Australia is budgeting. Hans Atzpodien, chairman of ThysennKrupp Marine Systems told Australias National Press Club Thursday that “the Germans could build all 12 subs in Australia for AU$20 billion (US $15
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DARPA Program To Utilize Peripheral Nerves To Accelerate Learning
March 18, 2016 @ 11:26 AMDARPA is working on a developmental time machine using the peripheral nerve stimulation to enhance learning processes as a substitute for drugs to treat diseases and accelerate healing and also to control advanced prosthetic limbs and restore tactile sensation to their users. The new program Targeted Neuroplasticity Training (TNT), seeks to advance the pace and effectiveness of a specific kind of learning—cognitive skills training—through the precise activation of peripheral nerves that can in turn promote and strengthen neuronal connections in the brain, DARPA said in a statement Wednesday
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US Marine Corps To Test ST Kinetics, SAIC TERREX 2 Amphibious Combat...
March 17, 2016 @ 02:52 PMFollowing the US Government Accountability Office (GAO)'s decision to deny the protest of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Phase 1, Increment 1 (ACV 1.1) programme, ST Kinetics, together with its teammate, Science Applications International Corp
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North Korea Continues To Export Missile Equipment, Weapons Despite UN Sanctions
March 17, 2016 @ 12:06 PMNorth Korean Companies continue to export equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons to Middle East, Asia and Africa despite sanctions from the UN. According to a recent report by United Nations Security Council (UNSC), North Korea has maintained a network that involves key DPRK companies currently under UN Sanctions that have been operating globally for years, Kyodo News reported Tuesday
A Bridge for a Cargo Ship- Trump Announces Tit-for-Tat Attacks Against Iran
Cyber warfare against Russia? SSL Certificates of Many Government, Media Websites Revoked
Combat Trainer Crashes in Russia, Pilot Ejects
Chinese Factory Leads the World in Mass-Production of Satellites
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