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US To Craft Defense Digital Service
November 19, 2015 @ 01:47 PMThe United States is planning to create a defense digital utility for incorporating the nations technological community with the military. "Thats why were creating the Defense Digital Service, a new thing, which will bring in talent from Americas technology community for a specific time or a specific project," US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Wednesday in a speech at George Washington University
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Volker Paltzo Appointed As CEO Of Eurofighter GmbH
November 19, 2015 @ 11:56 AMThe Shareholders of the Eurofighter consortium have appointed Volker Paltzo as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH. Volker Paltzo is currently the CEO of Atlas Elektronik GmbH in Bremen and he will be CEO of Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH with effect from 1 January 2016
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Nigeria Orders Arrest of Top Officials in Arms Purchase Scandal
November 18, 2015 @ 01:46 PMNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of former national security adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, and other officials, after they were involved in arms purchase scandal. The officially were charged in $5
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Airbus To Set Up Romanian Factory For H215 heavy helicopter Production
November 18, 2015 @ 10:31 AMAirbus Helicopters is reviving Romania's aircraft manufacturing industry for assembling the latest H215 helicopter to join the H Family of aircraft. The H215 is an evolution of the former AS332 C1e/L1e, offering a new business and industrial concept for this ready and affordable helicopter, built in Romania
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Airbus To Develop Low-weight Helicopter Armor Under UK R & D Program
November 17, 2015 @ 12:21 PMAirbus Helicopters will partner with a UK firm, NetComposites under the Dual Use Technology Exploitation (DUTE) cluster, to help develop and produce lower weight, lower cost helicopter armour at an increased rate and enable more flexibility in military helicopter design. NetComposites is the lead for the project and will collaborate with Airbus Helicopters under which funding worth 1
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Turkey Cancels Chinese Missile Defence System Deal, To Build Its Own
November 16, 2015 @ 11:50 AMTurkey has cancelled a tentative agreement with China to buy a $3.4 billion long-range missile defense system and will instead build its system with help from its NATO partners
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Russian TV Airs 'secret' Nuclear Weapon Status-6
November 13, 2015 @ 11:01 AMRussia's state-controlled TV has aired a confidential government document that describes plans for a new nuclear-armed torpedo known as Status-6. The oceanic multi-purpose weapon system is designed to destroy important economic installations of the enemy in coastal areas and cause guaranteed devastating damage to the country's territory, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, reported
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B-Temia, Sagem To Co-develop Exoskeletons For Industrial, Military Applications
November 10, 2015 @ 12:28 PMB-Temia and Sagem (Safran) have signed a technological and business development agreement to develop and market new-generation exoskeletons for industrial and military applications. Exoskeletons are bio-mechanical and electronic structures worn on the body to assist and enhance people's movements, or to restore mobility
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Syrian AF Fights ISIS With Antiquated MiGs
November 7, 2015 @ 12:51 PMThe Syrian Air Force is using its antiquated MiG aircraft to defense Syria against terrorists and their supporters. Syria is using its over four decades old MiG-21 which it bought in the 1960s and MiG-23 which were bought a decade later in the fight against Islamic State
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Boeing, Lockheed File Protest Against Northrop’s Long Range Bomber Selection
November 7, 2015 @ 05:32 AMBoeing and Lockheed Martin filed a formal protest today asking the U.S
KNDS Announces Initial Pubic Offering to Sell 20% of Existing Share Capital
Ukrainian UAVs Attacked Over 800,000 Russian Targets Since January 2026
French DGA Orders 5000 Combat Surveillance Drones from Harmattan AI
Ukraine-made Guided Bombs Used for the First Time to Attack Russian Positions
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