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Equador Grounds Indian-made Dhruv Choppers, Cancels Support Contract
October 16, 2015 @ 11:32 AMEcuador has unilaterally ended Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALU) contract with Indias Hindustan Aeronautics after four of its seven choppers crashed. HAL supplied seven Dhruvs between 2009 and 2012
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Saab Signs $48 Million Swedish SK60 Trainer Support Agreement
October 16, 2015 @ 10:20 AMSaab has won an $48.5 million order to maintain SK60 trainer aircraft of the Swedish Armed Forces
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US, S. Korea 'Consultative Forum' For Tech Cooperation In KF-X Jet Program
October 16, 2015 @ 09:02 AMThe US and South Korea have agreed to establish a consultative forum to discuss defense technology co-operation including the experimental KF-X program. The Pentagon said in a statement that US Defense Secretary Ash Carter and South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo agreed to "establish an interagency working group to enhance cooperation on defense technology issues," but the statement made no mention of the technology transfer for the fighter jet project
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New Armored Ambulance For Chinese PLA
October 15, 2015 @ 02:33 PMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) General Armaments Department (GAD) has approved a new generation amphibious armored ambulance. The indigenously made ambulance can act as a small emergency room and can effectively enhance the defensive and traffic capabilities of the medical crew in combat rescue operations, China Military reported Thursday
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There’s Nothing Like Free Lunch; Boeing Learns
October 15, 2015 @ 01:46 PMBoeing has paid $18 million to settle allegations of overcharging the government for lunch breaks while maintaining USAFs C-17 Globemaster aircraft. Workers at the Long Beach Depot center had wrongly submitted claims of 8-hour work days despite knowing that they spent less time working due to lunch breaks and other extended breaks, USA Today reported Wednesday
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DCNS, KACST To Develop Saudi Naval And Maritime Research Center
October 15, 2015 @ 12:21 PMFrench DCNS, Saudi KACST have signed an agreement to develop a naval and maritime research and development center . The co-operation agreement signed by President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Dr Turki bin Saud Mohamed Al Saud and Chairman and CEO of DCNS, Hervé Guillou will address areas such as Intelligent marine systems, material corrosion and foiling, and simulation and modelling, DCNS said in a press statement Thursday
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DARPA Seeks Proposals For Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization
October 15, 2015 @ 12:03 PMDARPA is soliciting research proposals in technologies that enable network interoperability among airborne platforms in adversarial environments. DARPA has issued a request for proposals to enable manned and unmanned air systems to rapidly, securely, and automatically share information across diverse waveforms and networks despite adversary jamming, it said in a statement Wednesday
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AgustaWestland To Ship Brazilian Lynx Helicopters To UK
October 15, 2015 @ 10:16 AMAgustawestlands XPO logistics will be transporting eight Lynx helicopters to the UK for a phased upgrade program from Brazil. The Brazilian Navy has tasked AgustaWestland with replacing engines, navigation systems, display consoles and mission avionics on the maritime helicopters, the company said in a statement Thursday
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India’s Home-Grown Subsonic Nirbhay Missile Test Postponed to Friday
October 14, 2015 @ 09:57 AMIndias Defense Research Development Organization will now test the indigenous sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay for the third time on October 16 after the Prime Ministers Office put the testing on hold for Thursday. The PMO has also put a couple of other missile tests on hold ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis foreign tour
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Siberia Creates Drones For Extreme Climatic Condition
October 13, 2015 @ 11:09 AMSiberia has created an unmanned aircraft for extreme condition operations of the Arctic region. "This is the third generation of UAVs, which can operate in temperatures ranging from minus 40 to plus 45 degrees with wind up to 15 meters per second, in rain and snow," head of the Omsk State Technical Universitys Experimental Design Bureau Small Unmanned Vehicles, Pavel Pogarsky was quoted as saying by TASS on Tuesday
Russia's Unmanned Systems Group Signs Several International Contracts to Sell its Supercam...
50 Killed, 500 Injured in U.S. Airstrikes Against Iranian
US Turns Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport into Forward Base for War...
Greece to Procure Aero Virionment’s Switchblade 300 Miniature Missiles
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