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Prithvi-II Missile Test-Fired
February 20, 2015 @ 10:53 AMThe Indian Strategic Forces Command personnel test-fired the nuclear-weapons-capable Prithvi-II missile from Odisha on Thursday for a range of 250 km as against its full strike range of 350 km. Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines with a strike range of 350 km
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BrahMos Integrated Su-30MKI Handed Over To IAF For Trials
February 19, 2015 @ 09:41 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the first Sukhoi-30MKI fitted with indigenous BrahMos thermonuclear cruise missile ready for trials from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) today during Aero India Airshow. HAL CEO Suvarna Raju and BrahMos CEO and MD Sudhir Kumar Mishra were present during the handing over of the documents to IAF
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Kaspersky Report Exposes US Security Agency Of Cyber Spying Operations
February 17, 2015 @ 01:56 PMKaspersky has exposed a series of US cyber-espionage operations using spying software to eavesdrop various institutions globally. The exposé might have major repercussions on the US companies having their offices in China
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Russia May Finalize Construction Of Flagship Air Carrier By 2025
February 16, 2015 @ 10:51 AMRussia is likely to finalize the construction of a flagship air carrier by 2025, the Russian Navy's chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin said. The Russian Navy's chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin was quoted as saying by Russian media outlets, "It will take up to ten years to wrap up the construction of the flagship carrier, which will include a whole system of state tests
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Iran Created ‘Shamoon’ Malware By Learning From ‘Stuxnet’ Attack
February 11, 2015 @ 12:13 PMAfter suffering a devastating cyber attack by the ‘Stuxnet virus engineered by Israel and the US, Iran learnt from the experience to create the ‘Shamoon virus. The US National Security Administration (NSA) suspects that Iran's state hackers learned from previous attacks against its networks and created the ‘Shamoon virus which infected 30,000 computers of the Saudi-American oil company, ARAMCO in 2012 besides infiltrating over 50 aerospace, airline and petrol corporations, hospitals and universities all over the world
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North Korea Test-Fires Five Short-Range Missiles
February 9, 2015 @ 09:40 AMNorth Korea fired five short-range missiles on Sunday, demonstrating its improving missile technology. The five projectiles were launched from locations near Wonsan, a coastal town east of Pyongyang and flew about 125 miles northeast before plunging into the sea, a Defense Ministry spokesman said
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Indonesian Air Force Hopes To Replace F-5 Tigers With Su-35s Fighter Jets...
February 5, 2015 @ 11:26 AMIndonesian Air Force has requested for more sophisticated fighter jets such as Sukhoi Su-35s to replace its F-5 Tigers, Antara News reported Wednesday. “Russian-made Sukhoi SU-35 meets the requirements of TNI-AUs weaponry system,” Chief of Air Force Vice Marshall Agus Suprianta was quoted as saying after opening a leadership meeting of the air force
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Pakistan Test Fires New Air Launch Cruise Missile
February 2, 2015 @ 12:45 PMPakistan on Monday successfully test fired the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) which can deliver nuclear warheads up to 350 km with pin-point accuracy. The Raad missile enables Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability both on land and at sea
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India Tests Mobile Canister Version of Agni Nuclear-capable Ballistic Missile
January 31, 2015 @ 07:35 AMIndia test-fired its nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni-5', which can strike targets over 5,000 km and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne, from a launch centre in the countrys east coast. Todays launch from a mobile canister means the missile is a step closer to deployment with the Indian Armys missile forces command
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Russia's 100 Ton Sarmat Missile To Enter Service In 2020, Test Launch
January 30, 2015 @ 09:22 AMRussia is planning to conduct the drop test of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile this year and a test launch by 2017, according to ITAR-TASS. The new 100-ton missile is expected to enter service in 2020, and is likely to replace the Cold-War era R-36 missile
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