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Italian Politics, Commercial Rivalry Behind The AgustaWestland Bribery Reports In India?
November 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s defense procurement plans have been marred by a barrage of bribery and corruption allegations that seem to weasel out at an inopportune moment. Recently, the Indian Air Force’s plan to procure 12 VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland came under the scanner after reports of kickbacks surfaced in a section of the Indian media
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Saab To Supply HUD-System To U.S Army
November 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSaab has received the first order for its HUD-system following flight evaluations by the US Army Aviation end customer with the system installed on a Blackhawk helicopter. Saab secured the order in cooperation with the contract prime, BAE Systems Inc
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Royal Air Force Gets Second F-35B Lightning II Aircraft
October 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBritain’s Royal Air Force has taken delivery of the second British F-35B Lightning II. The aircraft joins the nine A variants of the joint strike fighter flown by the Air Force and the 11 B variants flown by the Marine Corps to become the largest fleet of F-35s in the world with 22 jets
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Russia To Pursue “Safe” Demilitarization Methods
October 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussia plans to abandon the old technique of exploding old munitions starting in 2013, in favor of "safe" industrial technologies. “Our long-term cooperation with industry has finally paid off, and we are planning to abandon the disposal of munitions by explosion, especially at training grounds, starting in 2013,” Deputy Defense Minister Gen
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Next Generation Multimission FREMM Frigate Launched By DCNS
October 19, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDCNS launched the next generation multimission FREMM frigate on Thursday. The next major phase is installation of the mast infrastructure, which will house the vessel's sensor suites radars, antennas, cameras, jammers
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ROBOTEAM To Introduce An Assortment Of Robots At AUSA 2012
October 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIsrael based ROBOTEAM, an advanced, multi-purpose robotic solutions provider will present its innovative easy-to-operate and technologically superior robots at the AUSA Annual Meeting, October 22-24 in Washington. ROBOTEAM will showcase the MTGR – Micro Tactical Ground Robot, which is designed for intelligence gathering
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India And Indonesia To Boost Maritime Security
October 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe defense ministers of Indonesia and India are planning to jointly start training and possible co- production sale of military, defense equipment and increase maritime security. Indian Defence Minister A
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MBDA’s KFK Missile Undertook First Firing Demonstration
October 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMMBDA’s KFK missile undertook its first firing demonstration by delivering highly precise effects against a large target spectrum whilst enhancing gunner protection. The missile concept was developed by building on the mission experience of the German Bundeswehr
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Israeli Air Force Grounds Fighter Aircraft After Near-Collision
October 15, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Israel Air Force (IAF) has grounded its fighter jet squadrons after a midair near-collision last week, the latest in a series of accidents over the last year. Air Force Chief
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Northrop Grumman Begins Production Of EHF Satellite Communications Program For USAF
October 15, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman was been awarded a $108 million contract for the production of B-2 stealth bombers by the USAF. The new hardware and software -- which include an integrated processing unit, a high-capacity disk drive, and a network of fiber optic cable -- will allow the aircraft to perform advanced communications and weapons delivery missions in the future
Mass Production of Russian MC-21 Airiner Gains Momentum- 18 Aircraft Currently on...
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
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