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India To Test-Fire Nirbhay Sub Sonic Cruise Missile On October 17
October 15, 2014 @ 08:46 AMIndia will test fire its indigenously developed sub-sonic long range cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range from Balasore missile testing facility as scheduled on October 17, local media reported. “There is no major damage to its missile testing facility due to the recent cyclonic storm Hudhud and the test will go on as planned,” an unnamed Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) official was quoted as saying in the reports
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General Dynamics C4 Systems Demos 4G LTE Broadband Connectivity With U.S. Army...
October 14, 2014 @ 09:54 AMGeneral Dynamics C4 Systems recently demonstrated how the company's fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) wireless broadband network could expand the capability of U.S
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Russian Helicopters Delivers Mi-8MTV-5-1 Helicopters To Russian MoD
October 13, 2014 @ 02:27 PMRussian Helicopters has delivered a consignment of Mi-8MTV-5-1 military transport helicopters built at Kazan Helicopters to Russias Defence Ministry. The helicopters were delivered as part of the Defence Ministrys Single Acceptance Day for deliveries of military products, held as a videoconference between the ministrys National Defence Management Centre and six military enterprises across the country
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UTC Aerospace Systems Introduces Warrior HWH With Enhanced Situational Awareness
October 13, 2014 @ 02:18 PMUTC Aerospace Systems' Sensors Unlimited business has introduced a compact, modular shortwave infrared (SWIR) viewer system, the Warrior HWH (handheld/weapon/helmet) with enhanced situational awareness. The Warrior HWH provides distinct advantages over other available viewer technologies, including decreasing the time to identify, acquire and engage targets and reducing the risk of collateral damage
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US Arms Find East-European Market After Russia’s Crimean Conflict
October 11, 2014 @ 10:08 AMEastern European nations such as Romania, Poland and Bulgaria have increased arms imports, mostly from the US to counter possible Russian aggression. The Ukraine crisis has left Russias neighbors vulnerable and have all announced plans to buy aircraft, electronic warfare systems and missiles from Western countries
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Fincantieri, Finmeccanica Sign Naval Vessels MoU
October 10, 2014 @ 02:52 PMFincantieri and Finmeccanica signed a memorandum of understanding for naval vessels sector during the launching ceremony of Fincantieris “Pietro Venuti” submarine, the companies said in a joint statement Thursday. The submarine is the third unit of the four U212A “Todaro” class twin units ordered by the Central Unit for Naval Armament NAVARM for the Italian Navy
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US Sells 16 C-27A Aircraft For $32,000 After Paying $500 Million For
October 10, 2014 @ 02:48 PMThe United States sold 16 G222/C-27A planes of the 20 planes originally bought from Alenia Aermacchi worth $500 million to the Afghan Air Forces for just $32,000 for scrap metal value. According to reports, the military transport planes had been sitting at Kabul International Airport for years, before they were sent for scrap
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Time To Implement Mistral Contract Or Return Money, Russia Says To France
October 10, 2014 @ 11:27 AMRussia is demanding France to either decide on the Mistral helicopter carriers deal or pay back the money already paid, Tass reported Thursday. “There have been many statements on the part of the French defense and foreign ministers on Mistrals, but there are the contract that needs to be implemented,” Russian Defense Ministry Spokesperson, Alexander Lukashevich was quoted as saying
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Russian State Defense Orders Unaffected By Sanctions
October 10, 2014 @ 09:25 AMSanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia are not having any effect on the fulfillment of Russian state defense orders, CEO of Russia's state high-tech Rostec corporation Sergey Chemezov told Ria Novosti Thursday. "The sanctions are having a negative impact on our country and our partners, but they are in no way affecting the state defense orders," said Chemezov, adding that Russia purchases Western components only for the supply of equipment to third parties
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Russia To Develop Unified Space System To Detect Ballistic Missile Launch
October 9, 2014 @ 10:47 AMRussia is developing a unified space system for detecting launches of ballistic missiles, which will become one of the key guidelines for establishing the nuclear deterrence force, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying on Thursday. “Creation of a unified space system is one of the key guidelines for the development of Russias nuclear deterrence forces
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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