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New Indian Defence Procurement Policy Shortly: Minister Parrikar
March 1, 2016 @ 01:47 PMIndia will soon roll out a new Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP) and will concentrate on promoting indigenization and self-reliance in defense through public and private sector. The Indian defense minister, Manohar Parrikar in a
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BAE Systems Wins Electronic Warfare Contract For US Navy Ships
March 1, 2016 @ 08:40 AMBAE Systems has won $11 million contract from the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop next-generation electronic warfare (EW) technology that will quickly detect, locate, and identify sources of radio frequency signals. Known as the Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver (FSSR), this technology will enable near-instantaneous battlespace situational awareness, emitter tracking, threat warning, and countermeasure cueing
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Boeing Wins $276 Million US Navy Contract For Two P-8A Aircraft
March 1, 2016 @ 08:04 AMBoeing has been awarded a $276 million US Navy contract for production of two P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft. “The Boeing Co
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US Working On New Cyber Attack Tactics To Overload IS Computer Networks
March 1, 2016 @ 07:58 AMThe Pentagon has accelerated the anti-IS campaign with the new cyber war tactics to be used against Islamic States widespread computer networks. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told AFP today that the US-led coalition is working to disrupt IS's command chain "to cause them to lose confidence in their networks
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Raytheon Wins $270 Million For US Navy’s SM-6 Missile Production
February 29, 2016 @ 09:25 AMRaytheon is being awarded $270 million for a modification to a previously awarded contract for Standard Missile-6 production and spares for the US Navy. This contract modification brings the cumulative value of this contract to $573 million and is expected to be completed by April 2019 Pentagon said in a statement Friday
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Investigation On Crashed CN-235 Aircraft To Conclude By Weekend
February 29, 2016 @ 09:10 AMThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) said Monday that an official investigation on the crashed CN-235 aircraft will be completed in five days. The crashed aircrafts flight data recorder, commonly known as the ‘black box was recovered from the crash site on Sunday morning, New Straits Times reported Monday
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FAA Type Certification For Chinese Y-12F Turboprop Aircraft
February 29, 2016 @ 08:18 AMThe Chinese next generation advanced turboprop commuter aircraft, Y-12F has obtained an FAA type certificate. This is the third aircraft type in the Y-12 family developed by AVIC, following the Y-12IV and Y-12E, to be issued a type certificate by the FAA
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Turkey To Receive U.S BLU-109 Bunker Bursting Bombs
February 27, 2016 @ 04:03 AMThe Pentagon has awarded a contract for the sale of an unspecified number of BLU-109 bunker bursting bombs to Turkey. Ellwood National Forge and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have been awarded a $682,900,000 foreign military sales contract (Turkey) for BLU-109 penetrator bomb bodies and components
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USAF Reveals First Long Range Strike Bomber, B-21 Rendering
February 26, 2016 @ 05:43 PMThe US Air Force has revealed the first rendering of the Long Range Strike Bomber, designated the B-21, at the Air Force Associations Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla. USAF Secretary Deborah Lee James announced the Air Force will be taking suggestions from Airmen to help decide the name of the bomber, USAF news service reported Friday
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US Tests Ballistic Missile For Second Time In A Week
February 26, 2016 @ 12:34 PMThe United States on Thursday tested its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a week, as part of its effort to demonstrate the military prowess against its rivals. An unarmed Minuteman III was blasted off overnight from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and shot skyward before travelling 4,200 miles in about 30 minutes, landing on target in the ocean near the Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific
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Cyber warfare against Russia? SSL Certificates of Many Government, Media Websites Revoked
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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