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UK Royal Navy Tests Wildcat Helicopters In Norway
March 10, 2016 @ 02:32 PMThe UK Royal Marines have flight tested the new Wildcats of the Commando Helicopter Force for the first time in Norway. Four Wildcats from 847 Naval Air Squadron have spent six weeks contending with temperatures down to 30 below zero, snow storms and high winds, The UK Royal Navy said in a statement Thursday
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France Offers Fresh Proposal For Indian Rafale Deal
March 10, 2016 @ 11:09 AMSince France has offered a fresh proposal to break the impasse over Rafale deal, a delegation of Indian and French officials met on Wednesday afternoon. “During the meeting, it was believed that French authorities gave a fresh proposal with amendments to make the Rafale deal more attractive
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New Laser Guidance System For Russian Mi-28NM Attack Helicopters
March 10, 2016 @ 10:22 AMRussia is developing a modernized weapons laser guidance system for its new Mi-28NM attack helicopter. "As part of the development work, a multifunction image processing system and an upgraded laser guidance system for guided weapons is being developed
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BAE Systems’ Transponder, Missile Warning System For USAF Rescue Choppers
March 10, 2016 @ 08:47 AMThe US Air Force has selected BAE Systems to provide critical survivability and situational awareness technology for the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter. The company will supply its Identification Friend or Foe technology known as the AN/DPX-7 Reduced Size Transponder (RST) and its Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
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Iran Conducts Fresh Ballistic Missile Tests
March 8, 2016 @ 11:17 AMIran has conducted new ballistic missile tests to demonstrate the nations all-out readiness to confront threats from outside the country. The official IRNA news agency described it as a military drill in which, “ballistic missiles were fired from silos” in different parts of the country, AFP reported Tuesday
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Overweight Sailors To Get Second Chance To Undergo US Navy’s Fitness Test...
March 8, 2016 @ 08:56 AMThe US Navy is reviving its rules on the body fat restrictions by allowing sailors to be retested who had failed the test earlier. This week, the force said that the 2,400 people will be allowed one more chance to be tested this spring, under the new limits, The Telegraph reported
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South Korean Spy Agency To Look Into Potential Cyber Terror Threats From...
March 7, 2016 @ 11:11 AMSouth Korean Spy Agency will hold an emergency meeting to look into the government agencys readiness against potential cyber terror threats from the North. The meeting will be held on Tuesday and will be convened by Choi Jong-il, National Intelligence Service (NIS) third deputy chief in charge of industrial intelligence and cyber security affairs, Yonhap news agency reported Monday
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India Considers Second Line Of Indigenous Fighter Aircraft For Air Force
March 5, 2016 @ 11:00 AMIndia is considering manufacturing indigenously a second line of fighter aircraft and a decision on the issue will be taken within a year, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Friday. Asked about the depleting squadron-strength in the IAF, he said there were aircraft that will soon become obsolete, and while the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and under-process Rafale deal will help fill some of the gap, India still needs one more line of fighter planes, which will be made in India
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Boeing’s Second KC-46A Tanker Aircraft Completes First Flight
March 5, 2016 @ 10:07 AMBoeings second KC-46A tanker aircraft completed its first flight Friday. The aircraft took off from Paine Field and landed later at Boeing Field in Seattle
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Finmeccanica Demos Mine Clearance Technology
March 4, 2016 @ 01:53 PMFinmeccanica today demonstrated D-BOX (Demining tool-BOX), a comprehensive solution for mine clearance operations. Finmeccanica, through its Land and Naval Defence Electronics division, lead the projects technological innovation component and was responsible for the final demo
French DGA Awards Contract to Procure 75 Million Rounds of Small Arms
French Army’s All New 'Cheetah' Attack Helicopter Conducts First Firing During Flight...
China’s Upgraded Y-9 Anti-submarine Patrol Aircraft Makes First Public Appearance
U.S. Hits 7 Bridges in 6th Night of Aggression, Iran says 7...
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