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Lockheed Martin Restarts P-3 Orion Wing Production Line
March 6, 2015 @ 09:13 AMLockheed Martins wing production line for the P-3 Orion Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) program has been restarted in Canada and Chile on March 4. The MLU replaces the outer wings, center wing, horizontal stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer leading edges, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
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Exelis’ Self-Encrypting USB Certified “Secret and Below” By NSA
March 5, 2015 @ 03:35 PMExelis self-encrypting USB drive has received "secret and below" certification from the US National Security Agency (NSA). The drive is the newest device in a portfolio of NSA-certified Exelis information assurance products offering secure data-at-rest, data-in-transit, communications, and networking and storage solutions, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
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L-3 To Upgrade Night Vision Optics
March 5, 2015 @ 02:20 PML-3 Warrior Systems has won a $9.9 million US Navy contract to upgrade the AN/PVS-15 series of night-vision goggles and AN/PVS-18 series of night-vision monoculars, Military Aerospace reported Thursday
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China To Raise Defense Budget By 10 Percent
March 4, 2015 @ 06:10 PMChina will raise its defense budget by about 10 percent this year, compared to last year's 12.2 percent, Xinhua reported Wednesday
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New Hov Pod Carbon Fibre Hovercraft Completes Flight Test
March 4, 2015 @ 01:43 PMHov Pod announced today that its new Carbon Infinity 120HP Turbo 7-seater hovercraft has completed its first field test. The first carbon fibre hovercraft can pick up half a tonne in weight 1105 pounds or 500 Kgs from an on-water start subject to operating conditions
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MiG-29K Looking at a Bigger Role in the Indian Navy
March 4, 2015 @ 04:11 AMAfter establishing itself as Indias leading carrier-based fighter aircraft, the MiG-29K is looking at an expanded role as the Navy seeks to increase the number of naval fighter squadrons. "The Indian Navy plans to establish three naval aircraft squadrons that will fly MiG-29K and KUB
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Indian Firm Develops Self-Destructive Missile Technology
March 3, 2015 @ 08:32 AMAn Indian firm Kaynes has developed a technology which allows missiles to self-destruct after the launch, if it veers off-course or if it detects unauthorized access to controls. A senior DRDO official was quoted as saying by TOI on Monday that the company has developed an Electronic Safe Arm Fire Systems (ESAFS) ballistic missile actuator unit, which is being evaluated by DRDO's missile teams for integration into various platforms
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India Allocates US$40 Billion For 'Make in India' Defence Budget
February 28, 2015 @ 09:51 AMIndian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced today that the government would allocate a budgetary estimate of INR 2.46 trillion (US$40
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Lockheed Martin To Supply C-130J Virtual Maintenance Trainer To Australian Air Force...
February 27, 2015 @ 03:38 PMThe Lockheed Martin Australia has won a contract for supplying a C-130J-30 Virtual Maintenance Trainer and a Multi-Function Training Aid (MFTA) to support aircrew training of Royal Australian Air Force. Through this major upgrade, the RAAF will have a standardized curriculum tailored for its operations and based on decades of C-130 training innovation by Lockheed Martin
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UAE To Receive Three AW139 SAR Helicopters
February 27, 2015 @ 03:35 PMAgustaWestland announced Thursday delivery of the next batch of three AW139 intermediate twin helicopters to the Joint Aviation Command of the United Arab Emirates (JAC). Additional three AW139s are expected to be delivered later this year
AI Helped Russian Drone Swarm Overload Ukrainian Air Defense Systems 400%
70 Civilians killed, 360 Injured in Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Economic Targets
Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
2 US troops KILLED, 1 Missing, 4 Injured in Iran Missile Strikes
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