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BAE Systems Selects Mahindra For $700M M777 Howitzers Deal
February 17, 2016 @ 07:42 AMBAE Systems has selected Mahindra as its India partner for USD 700 million worth deal for the supply of 145 M777 howitzers, an ultralight weight artillery guns with a strike range of 25 kms. The gun deal would be through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) but the “spares, maintenance and ammunition will be operated through Indian systems”, defence sources were quoted as saying PTI today
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General Dynamics’ QTrust Server To Maintain German Bundeswehr's IT Networks
February 16, 2016 @ 08:08 AMGeneral Dynamics partner QGroup received a contract from the Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces) to deploy and maintain QTrust Server security appliances for their secure IT networks. QGroup´s QTrust Server is based on General Dynamics Mission Systems' PitBull Trusted Operating System (PitBull)
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CSIR-NAL, Tata Sign MoU for Indigenous Mission Computer
February 16, 2016 @ 08:01 AMCSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)to jointly develop sophisticated state of the art onboard computing system for Civil Avionics requirements in line with “Make in India” initiative. The Integrated Global bus Avionics Processing System (IGAPS) called Mission Computer is a CoreAircraft Computing Platform with features like ARINC 664 global bus, ARINC 818 fibre channel video bus and ARINC 653 compliance
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CACI To Work With Hume Center On Cyber Security Technology For UAVs
February 11, 2016 @ 08:21 AMCACI International Inc and Virginia Techs Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology have entered into a partnership to develop the next generation of technology leaders in cyber-physical system security. During the five-year partnership, CACI will be an anchor partner in the Hume Centers Cyber-Physical System Security (CPSS) program, with a focus on cyber security for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
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500 Room Luxury Hotel Conversion For INS Viraat Aircraft Carrier
February 10, 2016 @ 01:15 PMThe proposal to convert Indias aircraft carrier, INS Viraat into a luxury hotel has got an approval by the Defence Ministry. The decision was conveyed to the state officials on the sidelines of the International Fleet Review (IFR- 2016) at the coastal Andhra city of Visakhapatnam,
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Thales and Helisim To Develop H160 Full Flight Simulator
February 10, 2016 @ 11:29 AMAirbus Helicopters has partnered with Thales and Helisim to develop and deploy the full flight simulator (FFS) for the H160. In line with the “born ready” strategy implemented by the H160 since the beginning of its development, the FFS will be available to support the H160s entry into service
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Italian F-35A Fighter Completes First Transatlantic Ocean Crossing
February 9, 2016 @ 03:13 PMAn Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft completed first transatlantic ocean crossing. The aircraft arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md
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XTAR, Satcom Partner To Provide SATCOM Services For Military Users
February 4, 2016 @ 09:15 AMXTAR, LLC, a US-based X-band satellite operator, and Satcom Direct Communications (SDC) have announced their partnership to offer a new, on-demand and minutes-based SATCOM service for military and government end users. This non-pre-emptible and highly flexible service will be available as a stand-alone service or as a roaming service to augment the Governments WGS X-Band constellation
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General Dynamics Wins $440M Fire Control Systems Contract For US, UK SSBN...
February 3, 2016 @ 07:30 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a $440 million seven years term contract to continue work for providing fire control systems and subsystems aboard US Navy and UK's Royal Navy nuclear ballistic-missile submarines (SSBN). General Dynamics will deliver support and modernization of the existing SSBN strategic weapon system including fire control subsystem installation, maintenance, sustainment, training and repairs to navigation and launch subsystems
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Morpho, Orange Cyberdefense Sign CyberSecurity Partnership
January 28, 2016 @ 12:18 PMMorpho (Safran) and Orange Cyberdefense have signed a partnership agreement concerning the development of a complete range of cybersecurity products and services. The two partners will leverage the benefits of their complementary areas of expertise to better prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
Russian Helicopters to Supply Iran with 12 Mi-171 Helicopters
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Three Ships Sail Past U.S. Naval Blockade, Iran Claims
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