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Germany May Choose Lockheed’s C-130J Over Airbus’ A400 Transport Aircraft
October 5, 2016 @ 02:48 PMGermany is planning to buy four to six Lockheed Martin C-130J transport planes instead of Airbus A400 military cargo aircraft due to repeated delays in their delivery. German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyern signed a declaration of intent in Paris to pool the yet-to-be-acquired Lockheed Martin military transport planes with the same type operated by France, a German defense ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by
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Indonesia Flexes Air Power Muscle Against China in Exercise
October 4, 2016 @ 12:39 PMIndonesian Air Force will hold its largest military exercise this week near some of its islands in South China Sea. “We want to show our existence in the area
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US To Set Up Temporary Drone Base In Niger For Anti-IS Ops
October 3, 2016 @ 03:37 PMThe US is building a $100 million temporary base for surveillance drones in Agadez, central Niger to defend boundaries of the West African nation from IS militants. Niger is facing the issue of incursions of IS militant group, Boko Haram and Qaeda-linked terrorists across its southern border with Nigeria
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HAL Offers Tatas To Jointly Manufacture Sukhoi Floor Beams
October 3, 2016 @ 02:18 PMIndias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has offered Tatas TAL to jointly manufacture floor beams and other components for Sukhoi fighter aircraft. This is the second time HAL and TAL are eyeing for a manufacturing arrangement
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Indonesian Shipyard PT PAL Builds Guided Missile Frigate With Dutch DSNS
October 3, 2016 @ 12:16 PMIndonesian shipyard PT PAL has planned to launch a Guided Missile Frigate PKR-105 being built through a technology transfer from the Dutch shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS). The construction of the ship is aimed at strengthening the countrys national weaponry system
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Indian Reliance, French Dassault JV To Execute $3.3 Billion Rafale Offsets Contract
October 3, 2016 @ 11:36 AMIndian Reliance Group and Dassault Aviation have announced a joint venture (JV) to execute $3.3 billion worth offset contract as part of the Rafale fighter jet deal
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Indian MoD RFI For High Power Radar
October 1, 2016 @ 07:01 PMThe Indian ministry of defense has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to procure approximate 12 High Power Radars (HPRs). According to the RFI issued on 26 September 2016, the MoD stated that the radars would be used for Air Defence Surveillance
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US Marines Seeks Technology To Counter Enemy, Spy Drones
October 1, 2016 @ 12:15 PMUS Marine corps is eyeing technology that can search and destroy commercially available enemy drones which can harass troops or gather surveillance unnoticed. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) operator Master Sgt
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Northrop Wins US Navy Contract To Deliver 10 Fire Scout Helicopter Drones
September 30, 2016 @ 03:06 PMNorthrop Grumman has won a US Navy contract to build 10 additional Fire Scout MQ-8C helicopter drones. "We are pleased to support the Navy with additional MQ-8C Fire Scouts with maritime-dominance support," Northrop Grummans vice president of tactical autonomous systems, Leslie Smith, stated in the release Thursday
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THAAD Missile System To Be Deployed At Golf Course In South Korea
September 30, 2016 @ 11:35 AMSouth Korea and US military have decided to deploy THAAD missile defense system at a golf course in the southeastern part of the country to counter the potential missile threat from North. The new site is located in Dalmasan in the countrys southern region, which refers to a golf course in Chojeon-myeon that is situated some 18 kilometers north off the Seongju county office, according to the ministry data submitted to the National Assembly
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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