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Finmeccanica To Deliver Two AW159 Helicopters Worth 100 Mln Euros To Philippine
March 31, 2016 @ 08:17 PMFinmeccanica has won a contract to provide two AgustaWestland AW 159 helicopters worth over 100 million euros to the Philippine Navy. The aircraft will be built and delivered from the Finmeccanica Helicopter Divisions Yeovil plant, in the United Kingdom, in 2018
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Lockheed Martin Opens Test Site To Monitor Objects In Space
March 29, 2016 @ 05:11 PMLockheed Martin officially opened up a test site to monitor objects in space by a radar array for the US Air Force Space Fence at New Jersey. There is also a test site under construction in Kwajalein Island and will be used for early validation of hardware, firmware and software that will enable the Space Fence to detect, track, and catalog orbital objects more than 1
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MKU, Shvabe JV To Set Up Electro-optical Device Production Facility In India
March 29, 2016 @ 04:28 PMIndian MKU and Russian JSC Shvabe signed MoU to manufacture Electro Optical Devices in India, with production facility to be situated in Kanpur. “As per the MOU Shvabe will train and assist in setting up of EO manufacturing and servicing unit in India with MKU
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India To Spend $3 Billion To Procure 5000+ UAVs In 10 Years
March 27, 2016 @ 11:58 AMThe Indian government has prepared a blueprint to spend nearly $3 billion for procuring more than 5000 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles over the next 10 years. “Only state-run Indian companies could get tenders, as the government has no immediate plan to directly involve foreign companies in the project
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An Array of Chinese Weapons Displayed in Pakistan Parade
March 24, 2016 @ 12:40 PMPakistan has displayed Chinese or jointly produced military equipment and weaponry during the National Day parade on March 23 in Islamabad. The military warplanes included five types of China-made fixed wing aircraft, J-7PG and J-7P developed by China independently and JF-17 Thunder, jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex,
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N.Korea Tests Solid-fuel Missile Engine
March 24, 2016 @ 12:06 PMNorth Korea has announced that it has successfully tested a solid-fuel engine that boosted the power of its ballistic rockets. The test was supervised by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who later said that, “the successful test helped boost the power of ballistic rockets capable of mercilessly striking hostile forces
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France To Present New Price Quote To India For 36 Rafale Fighters
March 24, 2016 @ 11:29 AMFrance and India are set to re-start negotiations on the pricing of 36 Rafale fighter jets later this month. “French negotiators would reach New Delhi on March 29 to present a new price quote for the deal after both the sides disagreed on the pricing in January this year
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CONTROP To Supply Long-Range Observation Systems (LOROS) for Indian Homeland Security
March 24, 2016 @ 10:06 AMCONTROP announced the sale of Long Range Observation Systems (LOROS) to be used as part of a security solution for critical sites in India. The MEOS Modular Long-Range EO/IR Day/Night Observation System was procured by a large Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) for Indian Homeland Security (HLS) applications
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No Ban On Blacklisted Companies To Participate At DefExpo 2016
March 24, 2016 @ 09:24 AMThere is no ban on companies blacklisted by the Ministry of Defense to participate at the upcoming DefExpo exhibition starting next week at South Goa, India. Unlike last time, there is no bar on blacklisted companies from taking part in the Defence Expo
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Norwegian Air Force’s First AW101 Helicopter Performs Maiden Flight
March 24, 2016 @ 07:46 AMFinmeccanica announced today that the Royal Norwegian Air Forces first of 16 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters successfully performed its maiden flight on 21 March at its Helicopter Division Yeovil factory in the UK. The successful on-schedule maiden flight marks a major milestone and the start of the flight test programme that will lead to initial aircraft deliveries to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MoJ) in 2017
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