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India's Follow-On Pilatus Trainer Order In Jeopardy
March 18, 2015 @ 01:37 PMA follow-on order of 38 Pilatus PC 7 Mk II aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) is increasingly getting mired in controversy as veteran air force officers say that it has features, for example, an ejection seat which is not necessary in a basic trainer. The order has already been put on hold by the finance minister as it has found the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of the aircraft is higher than the unit price that was quoted earlier
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UK Defence Secretary Discusses Regional Threats With Middle East Nations
March 16, 2015 @ 09:30 AMThe UK Defence Secretary in his meet with ministers in Saudi Arabia and Oman discussed regional security and international co-ordination against ISIL. Mr
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Israeli Army Tests Google Glass-Like Technology
March 11, 2015 @ 11:45 AMThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are taking a cue from Google Glass and other similar technologies to develop the battlefield command and control platforms of the future. The Israeli armys own version of “Google Glass” was successfully tested using a homegrown logistics app, according to Israel Today
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Telenor Connexion Appoints New Information Security and Privacy Officer
March 11, 2015 @ 09:24 AMTelenor Connexion has appointed Jimmy Johansson as Information Security and Privacy Officer to drive information security and privacy agenda. The Swedish firm announced on Tuesday that Johansson has assumed his position on March 1 and will report to the CTO
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Pakistan Test-Fires Ballistic Missile With Nuclear Capability
March 10, 2015 @ 02:50 PMPakistan has test fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a distance of 2,750 kilometers, the Pakistani Armys Directorate of Inter-Services-Intelligence (ISI) Public Relations announced in its statement on Monday. Pakistan media has claimed that most Indian Cities fall under the range of the missile
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CACI To Provide Modeling, Simulation and Sensor Development Support to US Army
March 6, 2015 @ 01:44 PMCACI International has won a $43 million contract to continue providing engineering support, including modeling and simulation of sensor and imaging systems, for the US Armys Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). Under this 12-month contract, CACI will provide modeling and simulation services to assist NVESD in evaluating sensor system technology and concepts to determine effectiveness of military training in relevant scenarios
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Comtech Wins $6.4 Million Contract For US Navy's Advanced Time Division Multiple...
March 4, 2015 @ 06:14 PMComtech Telecommunications announced on Tuesday, its subsidiary, Comtech EF Data has won a $6.4 million contract award extension to implement an Adaptive Coding capability for Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface Processor (ATIP) terminals from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
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Lockheed Martin Tests Fiber Laser Weapon System
March 4, 2015 @ 09:04 AMLockheed Martin recently demonstrated the evolving precision capability of its fiber laser weapon system by disabling the engine of a truck. The demonstration marked the first field testing of an integrated 30-kilowatt, single-mode fiber laser weapon system prototype, the company announced Tuesday in its press release
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F-35B 'Incapable' Of Carrying Small Diameter Bombs
March 2, 2015 @ 12:16 PMThe Pentagon's most expensive fighter F-35B is "incapable" of carrying the military's highly advanced bombs because of a design flaw, the joint program office confirmed this week. The F-35B's internal weapons bay is too small for a Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) load, according to Inside Defense report
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General Dynamics Team Wins $415 US Army LT2 Product Line Management Contract
February 24, 2015 @ 08:08 AMGeneral Dynamics team announced today that it has won US Armys $415 million Live Training Transformation (LT2) Consolidated Product-line Management (CPM) Next contract. The original CPM program contract was awarded in 2009 by the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) Program Manager for Training Devices (PM TRADE)
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
Russian MS-21-300 Airliner Demonstrates 3800 km Range, Single Engine Take-off
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