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Boeing, Eurofighter Hope To Nab Malaysia’s MRCA Contract
March 25, 2013 @ 05:45 PMWith the verdict on Malaysias its multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) program expected this year; aircraft makers are rallying for the contract by presenting their jets at this years LIMA. The Malaysian armed forces are replacing their existing fleet of Russian MiG-29 aircraft and have additional plans to phase out its remaining eight operational MiG-29s by 2015
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RAF To Display Typhoon Aircraft At LIMA 2013
March 25, 2013 @ 11:36 AMThe Royal Air Force (RAF) recently announced that it plans to send a number of its Typhoon multi-role combat aircraft from the UK to support the upcoming Five Powers Defence Agreement Exercise hosted by Malaysia in April and also the Langkawi International Maritime & Air (LIMA 2013) Show on March 26. BAE Systems is one of four European industrial partners in the four-nation Eurofighter programme
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Rheinmetall Expects 50% Revenue Outside Europe By 2015, Focus on China, India
March 20, 2013 @ 12:43 PMThe Rheinmetall group sees potential in markets outside Europe such as in Asia and Australia. Hence 2015 strategic program intends to generate around 50% of sales with customers outside Europe
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General Dynamics’ D-VEX Video Exploitation System Receives High Praise
March 19, 2013 @ 04:10 PMGeneral Dynamics Mediaware was awarded the National Defence Industry Innovation Award at the 2013 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition. The Highly Commended certificate is an honour, which recognises and rewards the efforts and achievements of innovative Australian companies and individuals in the aerospace industry
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India A Booming Market For Mini, Macro UAVs: Study
March 19, 2013 @ 03:59 PMAdvanced Defense Technologies, Inc. announced today that ADTI and its international alliance partners see a booming market in India for mini and micro drone models that carry out more and more missions that were previously performed by manned aircraft
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India’s Indigenous Cruise Missile Goes Off Track During First Test Flight
March 12, 2013 @ 02:56 PMIndia for the first time on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed medium range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. The missile has to be terminated halfway after it deviated from course about 20 minutes after its launch
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Indian Defense Budget Gets 14 Percent Hike
February 28, 2013 @ 09:26 PMThe Indian Ministry of Defense on Thursday got a 14 per cent budget hike (about $37.45 billion approximately) for 2013-14 with a promise from Finance Minister P Chidambaram to provide any additional fund required for national security
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AgustaWestland Expecting Growth In Civilian Helicopter Market
February 14, 2013 @ 12:50 PMAs AgustaWestlands Military division continues to sustain under the possibility of being blacklisted by the Indian government, its civilian helicopter production is taking off. The worlds second largest helicopter maker is expected to begin civil rotorcraft production in the UK if the company wins the SAR competition, according to AgustaWestland Chairman Graham Cole
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Finmeccanica Appoints New CEO Following Orsi’s Arrest
February 14, 2013 @ 09:49 AMThe Finmeccanica group has today appointed Alessandro Pansa as the companys CEO and COO after his predecessor Giuseppe Orsi was arrested on charges on money laundering and corruption. Pansa, who was COO of the company, will be “insuring comprehensive management of the company and the group,” the firm said in a statement
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U.S DoD Awards Contract To Develop Military-Grade Smartphone To Scan, Record Facial...
February 14, 2013 @ 09:46 AMCalifornia-based AOptix has been awarded a $3 million research contract from the U.S Department of Defense to develop technology that could allow troops to use a smartphone to scan and record facial features and identity people from a distance, AOptix announced
Indonesia Signs Agreement with Leonardo to Buy AW-149 Helicopter
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Arms Show Venue, 10 Killed, 100 Injured
A Bridge for a Cargo Ship- Trump Announces Tit-for-Tat Attacks Against Iran
Cyber warfare against Russia? SSL Certificates of Many Government, Media Websites Revoked
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