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India Likely To Appoint Independent Defense Regulator For Deals Involving Private Players
April 28, 2016 @ 01:09 PMThe Indian government is likely to institutionalize an independent regulator outside the purview of Ministry of Defense (MoD) to deal with private sector players in major defense manufacturing programs. The Cabinet Committee on Securities (CCS) is expected to finalize the inclusion of Strategic Partners (SPs) model that the government plans to enter into with private firms in critical and high-end defense projects like submarines, helicopters, fighter planes requiring long term commitments,
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Pyongyang Fails In Second Launch Attempt of Musudan Missile: S. Korean Military
April 28, 2016 @ 09:44 AMNorth Koreas second attempt to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile early Thursday has reportedly failed, South Korean military officials said. The missile may be the same Musudan model that North Korea tried to launch on April 15, military sources told Yonhap
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DARPA Awards Research Contract For Future Armored Vehicles
April 27, 2016 @ 11:13 AMFuture Armored vehicles will be able to deflect incoming threats by moving their armor plates up, down or sideways, be light, agile and have greater situational awareness than the steel behemoths of today. The US Defence Advance Research projects agency has awarded contracts to Carnegie Mellon University, Honeywell, Leidos, Pratt & Miller, QinetiQ Inc
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Boeing Tests Fourth KC-46 Pegasus Test Aircraft
April 27, 2016 @ 08:55 AMBoeing has successfully flight tested the fourth and final test aircraft, a 767-2C of KC-46 Pegasus fleet on April 25th. During the 1 hour, 40 minute flight, test pilots performed operational engine checks, flight controls and environmental systems checks and took the 767-2C to a maximum altitude of 39,000 feet prior to landing at Boeing Field, south of Seattle
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DCNS Wins $50 Billion Australian Submarine Contract Beating Japanese, German Proposals
April 26, 2016 @ 08:26 AMAustralias new fleet of 12 submarines will be built by DCNS of France in South Australia Australia will get to possess the new Barracuda-class submarines which will be built to Australian specifications for a conventional, non-nuclear powered submarine in 8-10 years from the signing of the contract. Germanys ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and the government of Japan were the two unsuccessful bidders in the bid to build 12 submarines to replace Australias Collins-class submarines
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US Navy Aircraft Carrier Gets First Drone Command Centre
April 25, 2016 @ 01:57 PMThe US Navy has installed a drone command centre onboard an aircraft carrier which will be used for refueling aircraft in the future. The center was installed aboard the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson last week; the next one will be placed aboard the Norfolk-based USS Dwight D
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Dassault Well Positioned To Supply Additional 90 Fighters To India: Eric Trappier
April 25, 2016 @ 12:52 PMWe will be well positioned to provide additional 90 aircraft, if New Delhi confirms its need for 126 combat aircraft, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier said. In an interview with French news daily,
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New-Gen Soldier Headset To Transmit Sound Via ‘Bone Earphones’: UIC
April 23, 2016 @ 10:04 AMThe United Instrument Corporation (UIC), a subsidiary of Rostec, has developed a new-generation communications headset for the armed forces that transmits sound via skull. The headset to be used as part of the soldier outfit relies on a latest technology that transmits sound through ‘bone earphones, rather than the ears and traditional microphones, a UIC employee told TASS Thursday
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Japan Flight-Tests Stealth Fighter Jet For First Time
April 22, 2016 @ 12:57 PMJapan has successfully flight tested its fight generation fighter jet, the defense ministry said Friday. The X-2 plane took off from Nagoya Airfield, Komaki Airport in Aichi Prefecture at around 08:50 a
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Chinese Army’s New Health Assessment Project Focuses On ‘Combat Capacity’
April 22, 2016 @ 12:26 PMThe Chinese army has piloted a new health assessment project centering on "combat capacity", a newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said Thursday. The new system includes separate standards for physical and mental health examinations, including nine practical guidelines on bodybuilding, injury recovery, diet and nutrition, weight control, mental health training and rehabilitation, Xinhua cited a report by the PLA Daily
Canada to Join GCAP Sixth Gen Fighter program as Observer
Commissioning of Taiwan’s First Indigenous Submarine Within Next 2 Months
US Armed Forces Members to Undergo Testing for Testosterone Levels
Rafale Jet Combines with Electronic Warfare Payload-Carrying UAV to Strike Simulated Target
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