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Bangladesh's China-made F-7 Fighter Jet Crashes In Bay of Bengal
June 29, 2015 @ 01:42 PMA Bangladesh Air Forces F-7 fighter aircraft has crashed into Bay of Bengal after taking off from the Zahurul Haque base in South eastern city of the country. The pilot of the F-7 fighter, Flight Lieutenant ‘Tahmid, is reported missing, Chittagong airports manager Wing Commander Nur E Alam was quoted as saying by bdnews24
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Goa Shipyard in Talks with S.Korean Firms For $5 Billion Mine Counter...
June 26, 2015 @ 04:44 PMIndia's Goa Shipyard is in discussion with South Korean defence and marine ancillary units as well as Indian firms for a $5 billion Mine Counter Measure Vessel project. The Ministry of defense allotted the project to Goa Shipyard Limited in early March
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Russia Introduces New Gen Mine Layer At ARMY 2015
June 26, 2015 @ 04:00 PMRussia has unveiled its ‘Hell Machine new Generation Mine Layer at the recently wrapped up International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2015. Nick named as Hell Machine, the new Mine Layer UMZ-K is designed to remotely scatter anti-personnel, anti-paratrooper and anti-tank clustered mines over terrain
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Russian Helicopters To Use Composites For Mi-8 Design
June 26, 2015 @ 03:06 PMRussian Helicopters is working on implementation of new composites in design of new versions of Mi-8 military-transport helicopter, as well as light armor. “We dont see any reasons to replace Mi-8, because the vehicle is upgraded every 3 or 5 years
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Final Trials For India's Upgraded Attack Submarine "Sindhukirti"
June 26, 2015 @ 02:20 PMThe Indian Navy's INS Sindhukirti attack submarine will next month return into service after being upgraded for a nearly a decade. INS Sindhukirti, the Indian Navys seventh Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric attack submarine, is set to enter its final “full-power trials” from this Friday
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IAF To De-commission 54 MiG-21, MiG-27 Fighters In Next Six Months
June 25, 2015 @ 01:54 PMThe Indian Air Force is likely to de-commission 54 MiG 21s and MiG 27s in the next six months bringing down the strength from 35 to 32 squadrons. “We will have to pull out about 50 odd aircrafts from other squadrons and make up 3 squadrons,” NDTV quoted a senior Air Force officer as saying
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CBI Probe into AgustaWestland Deal Unnecessary: Former IAF Chief SP Tyagi
June 25, 2015 @ 11:16 AMAn inquiry by the Indian Air Force and Ministry of Defense (MoD) may have found no substance in the AgustaWestland bribery allegations prior to handing over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Former Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi said in an interview to India Today magazine, "Since there were allegations, an inquiry was definitely required
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Mountain Secure Systems Wins DRS Technologies’ SABRE Contract
June 25, 2015 @ 11:06 AMMountain Secure Systems (MSS) has won a two-year development and production contract from DRS Technologies to provide ruggedized video management units (VMUs) for Surveillance and Battlefield Reconnaissance Equipment (SABRE) Systems. MSS, the subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and supplier of rugged electronic solutions, announced Wednesday that the MSS will provide computing resources for the primary Operator's Control Station (OCS) on the Surveillance and Battlefield Reconnaissance Equipment (SABRE) system from DRS Technologies
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General Dynamics Wins $219 Million Contract For WIN-T Increment 2 Systems
June 25, 2015 @ 10:15 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a $219 million first full rate production contract from the US Army to build additional Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 systems. The company announced Wednesday that the contract includes the production of more than 300 vehicle-based network communication nodes along with related equipment and materials
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Antonov Completes AN−26 First Stage Modernization
June 24, 2015 @ 04:04 PMAntonov has completed the AN−26 transport aircrafts first phase of modernization for delivery to the Ukraine's Ministry of Defense. It is first aircraft from 14 ones to be delivered for operations in the zone of antiterrorist actions, the company announced Tuesday
BMP-3 Armored Vehicle Deliveries to Russian Troops Gathers Pace
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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