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India Commissions INS Chennai Equipped With BrahMos, Barak-8 Missiles
November 21, 2016 @ 12:10 PMindia's Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday has commissioned the third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer ‘INS Chennai that is armed with supersonic surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles and Barak-8 long range surface-to-air missiles. Built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai, the ships construction also marks the end of the Project 15A to build Kolkata-class guided missile destroyers,
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Pakistan Shows Interest In Denel's T5-52 Self-Propelled Howitzer: Display at IDEAS 2016
November 21, 2016 @ 08:29 AMPakistan has shown interest in buying Denels T5-52 truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer that would be displayed at the IDEAS 2016, held from 22 November in Karachi, Pakistan. It is speculated that Pakistan would buy T5-52 howitzer in the wake of India last week having approved a $737 million purchase of BAE Systems 145 M-777 ultra-light howitzers from the US
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Safran To Export Sigma 30 Artillery Navigation And Pointing System
November 18, 2016 @ 04:51 PMSafran Electronics & Defense has won an export contract to supply several dozen Sigma 30 systems for mobile counter-battery radars deployed by a foreign army. The Sigma 30 navigation and pointing system addresses the diverse requirements of artillery units, especially in terms of accuracy and speed, the company announced today
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MBDA Waiting For India’s Nod To Begin SR-SM Misiile Production
November 18, 2016 @ 09:08 AMEuropean missile manufacturer MBDA is waiting for permission from India's Defense Ministry to finalize its negotiation with the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on naval air defense missile. “Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SR-SAM) is at very final stage, we have addressed all the topics linked to design, work share, future production, content of technology transfer (ToT)” Loic Piedevache, country head India of MBDA group, said during workshop organized on missile technologies for Indian armed forces
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Indian Sonar System cleared For Export
November 17, 2016 @ 02:49 PMIndia plans to export an integrated sonar system designed for small naval platforms meant for coastal surveillance. The system called ‘Abhay will be deployed on three Abhay-class corvettes in operation with the Indian Navy,
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Russia To Modernize Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier In 2018
November 16, 2016 @ 02:26 PMRussia will be modernizing its aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in 2018 following its return from counter-terrorist operation in Syria. "We expect that in 2018, after the return of the ship from military service, the Zvezdochka shipyard will embark on repairs with modernization of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier," Vice President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Igor Ponomarev was quoted as saying by Sputnik news today
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BAE Awarded $140 Million By Boeing To Support USAF F-15 Modernization Program
November 16, 2016 @ 10:52 AMBAE Systems has been awarded $140 million contract by Boeing to support its F-15 modernization program for the U.S
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Airbus, Ilyushin To Have Boeing As Competitor In Indian MRTT Contest
November 16, 2016 @ 07:47 AMBoeing is likely to compete with its new multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) KC-46A Pegasus alongside Airbus and Russian Ilyushin for the Indian MRTT requirement. India has called off the MRTT contest twice so far
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China's First Aircraft Carrier 'Liaoning' To Start Training With New Capacity
November 15, 2016 @ 05:46 PMChina's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning has recently left East Chinas Shandong province to start a new training mission. The Liaoning is the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Surface Force
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Elbit Systems Unveils GroundEye Surveillance System For Forensic Debriefing
November 15, 2016 @ 09:16 AMElbit Systems has unveiled GroundEye, a line of systems for ground-based wide-area, focused and persistent surveillance at the Israel HLS & Cyber Conference, taking place this week in Tel Aviv. The line of systems provides situational awareness of “on-the-ground” data and conditions, and enables a large number of users to receive real time, high-resolution imagery and even go “back-in-time” for border protection, facilities and tactical infrastructure security, counter-terrorism and other purposes, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
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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