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Australia To Get 49 PC-21 Trainer Aircraft For $1.2 Billion
December 8, 2015 @ 02:30 PMLockheed Martin has won a $1.2 billion contract to supply 49 Pilatus PC-21 trainer aircraft and seven Flight Simulators To support Australian Defense Force Pilot Training System
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German Armed Forces Takes Delivery Of First Two Airbus H145 Helicopters
December 8, 2015 @ 12:05 PMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first two lightweight military multi-role H145M helicopters (LUH SOF) to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), the company press statement said Tuesday. The helicopters will be used by the Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), the German Armys Special Forces, in Laupheim
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High Invulnerability Performance 'Black Box' For China's Military Aircraft
December 5, 2015 @ 09:59 AMChina has installed a next generation flight data recorder (FDR) also known as the ‘black box with high invulnerability performance on its Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)s military aircraft. China will also use the new FDR in civil aviation and relevant industrial sectors in China, ChinaMil reported quoting unnamed sources as saying Thursday
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Indian Navy To Order Three Additional Scorpene Submarines
December 4, 2015 @ 08:55 AMIndia will order an additional three Scorpene submarines to the exisiting order of six under Project 75. Indian Naval Chief Admiral R K Dhowan addressing a press conference Thursday said, “The Navy, which has a severe shortage of undersea platforms, would order additional Scorpene submarines after Mazgaon Docks (MDL) finishes building the six on order under Project 75
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Turkey Grants France Airspace Access To Fight IS In Syria
December 4, 2015 @ 07:19 AMTurkey has granted access to its airspace to France to fight Islamic State (IS) militants. Turkey will allow the French jets to fly in its airspace on their way to attack IS militants, Turkish Hurriyet News daily reported Thursday
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Only 29 Of 66 Germany’s Tornado Fighters Airworthy; Defense Ministry Report
December 3, 2015 @ 03:41 PMBarely two days before Germany goes to vote in favour of military action against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, German defense ministry report said that only 29 of 66 Tornado fighter aircraft are airworthy. German media quoted German Armys Chief of Staff Gen Volker Wieker saying that the German flying systems are unworthy
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Selex Supports NATO With Surveillance Tech
December 3, 2015 @ 01:32 PMFinmeccanica-Selex presented surveillance technologies chosen by NATO to help provide security for the organisations member countries. Launched in 2012, the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme uses remotely piloted aircraft, sensors, ground stations and mission support to conduct real-time surveillance, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Russia Starts S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile Delivery To Iran
December 3, 2015 @ 01:11 PMRussia has started delivering S-300 air defense systems to Iran. “The contract is being implemented, (deliveries of S-300s) are starting,” Tass quoted Vladimir Kozhin, an aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying Thursday
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Lockheed Martin Integrates Unmanned Aerial Systems To Extinguish Fire
December 3, 2015 @ 06:24 AMLockheed Martin has demonstrated integrating Unmanned K-MAX helicopter, Stalker XE small unmanned aircraft system (UAS), and UAS Traffic Management (UTM) systems work together to extinguish fire. During the demonstration on Nov
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Russia Developing Stealth Robots With Artificial Intelligence
December 3, 2015 @ 06:04 AMRussia is developing third generation robots that need no human assistance, navigate on their own, recognize objects on video images, conduct reconnaissance, and communicate with drones and other robotic systems. “A fundamental differentiator of the 3rd generation robotics compared to existing robots is the ability to operate with no human input”, Alexander Kalinin, Head, Innovative Development Dept
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
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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