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Finmeccanica Not Likely To Be Blacklisted In India, Still A Contender For...
April 30, 2013 @ 02:49 PMFinmeccanica does not run the risk of being blacklisted in India despite ongoing investigations pointing to money laundering and corruption, according to reports. And still remains a candidate in an Indian government bidding contest for helicopters
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PAC-3 Missile Batteries To Be Deployed In Taiwan
April 29, 2013 @ 02:49 PMThree U.S-made Patriot anti-missile air defense batteries will be deployed in southern Taiwan, in addition to the one already in northern Taiwan, Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang said Thursday
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UK Begins Defence Acquisition Reform
April 26, 2013 @ 02:46 PMThe final assessment phase in a programme that could lead to the overhaul of MOD's equipment and support management commences on 25th April. A core element of the Transforming Defence programme is reforming the acquisition system, delivering lasting improvement in the management of the MODs 10-year, £160 billion equipment and support programme
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Eurocopter Reveals EC145 Unmanned Demonstration Flights Successfully
April 26, 2013 @ 02:04 PMEurocopter has designed an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) demonstration program to integrate unmanned flight capabilities into its helicopter family. The OPV program, which used an EC145 to fly routes that included deployment of an external sling load and a representative observation mission, was conducted at the French Air Force base in Istres, France, was revealed on April 25 during a demonstration flight, which followed similar flights performed earlier in April
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Indian MoD's Procurement Procedure For 2013 To Lay Emphasis On Self Reliance
April 25, 2013 @ 03:02 PMThe Indian Defense Acquisition Council has laid emphasis on indigenous development and self reliance in defence production for the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2013. These include preferential treatment to categories of procurement, favouring indigenous development and domestic manufacturing, rationalisation of taxes and duty structure so as to create a level-playing ground for the private sector and sharing the public version of LTIPP amongst a host of other welcome steps
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Chinese Navy To Get Second Aircraft Carrier
April 24, 2013 @ 09:30 PMThe Chinese Navy is expected to receive “more than one aircraft carrier” soon, according to a senior officer with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. Song Xue, deputy chief of staff of the PLA Navy, said, "The next aircraft carrier we need will be larger and carry more fighters
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Russian Navy To Get Three Nuclear Subs This Year
April 24, 2013 @ 12:02 PMThe Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday announced that its Navy will take delivery of two Project 955 Borey-class ballistic-missile submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir Monomakh, and one Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, by the end of the year. Everything is going according to plan and there will be "no delays," said Andrei Vernigora, director of the ministrys state defense contracts department, refuting reports the Alexander Nevsky would only be put into service only in 2014
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Lack of Operational Capacity, Not Economy Must Decide Brazil's Fighter Procurement: Air...
April 9, 2013 @ 04:51 PMA top Brazilian Air Force official has called for the "resetting" of the FX-2 fighter aircraft procurement process with a priority on addressing a lack of operational capacity. This he says was the true motivation for launching the programme in the first place, according to reports
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BAE Systems To Develop Advanced Mine Detection System For U.S Navy, Marine...
April 9, 2013 @ 03:19 PMBAE Systems has been awarded a $20 million contract to develop an advanced prototype system that detects mines and obstacles in near-shore waters for the U.S
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U.S Navy To Deploy Solid-State Laser Abroad Ship In 2014
April 9, 2013 @ 03:15 PMThe U.S Navy today announced plans to deploy for the first time a solid-state laser aboard a ship in fiscal year 2014
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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