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Russia To Acquire 91 Su-43 Fullback Fighter Bombers
March 1, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Russian Defense Ministry and aircraft maker Sukhoi have signed a deal for 92 Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers, Ria Novosti reported on Thursday. The announcement comes a week after Russia partially resumed flights of Su-24 Fencer tactical bombers after one of them crashed in Russia’s Urals
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Czech Air Force Refuels Gripen In-Flight For The First Time
February 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Czech Air Force for the very first time carried out an out an airplane in-flight refueling in Ronneby, Sweden on Feb. 28
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UAV Built By Delhi Students To Begin Flight Testing Next Week
February 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMStudents from Delhi Technological University will begin flight testing their indigenously developed unmanned aerial vehicle called Puskpak next week. The project is being reviewed by Lockheed Martin
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Kalashnikov AK-12 and Uzi Pro – Latest Small Arms Battle For Business
February 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMWorld famous assault rifle makers Izhmash and Israeli Weapons Industries (IWI) have introduced new variants to their legendary rifles within months of one another. Izhmash's Kalashnikov and IWI's Uzi are the favorite weapons of dismounted soldiers and special forces
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Indian Air Force To Acquire 71 Additional Mi-17 V5 Helicopters
February 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning on replacing its old Mi-8 and Mi-17IV choppers with 71 Mi-17 V5 helicopters from Russia, including 12 for the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Business Standard daily reported on Monday. The latest requirement will be in addition to the 80 already ordered from Russia
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Routine Mission Goes Awry, UAV Crashes in South India
February 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMOfficials have confirmed crash of a Navy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) near Visakhapatnam in the east coast of India. The Searcher MK-II UAV was returning to its base, hovered over the INS Dega for a few minutes before losing control and crashing into a hill on Thursday
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India, Saudi Arabia To Jointly Explore Weapons Projects
February 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFollowing discussions between Indian Defence Minister A.K
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President Obama Signs Long Over Due FAA Bill
February 15, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Aviation community cheered on Tuesday when President Obama signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bill into law which includes key provisions on the addition of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system. The Congress in 2003 passed the FAA bill when the UAS’ were just beginning to be recognized as valuable assets in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Door Shut on Eurofighter As Dassault Prepares For Commercial Talks with Indian...
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian MoD and Dassault are scheduled to begin commercial talks to freeze the aircraft architecture next week following the Rafale fighter's win of the MMRCA contract. Defenseworld
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Dassault, RIL To Join Forces In Defense Sector
February 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFrench defense giant Dassault Aviation has entered into a second Indian contract just weeks after winning the MMRCA deal. Dassault and Reliance Industries Limited have partnered in the defence and homeland security sector in India, the Press Trust of India reported
U.K. Army to Induct Ukraine-tested Tekever Reconnaissance Drones
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Ukraine Unveils MUL.E Electric-Hybrid Combat Motorcycle
Mass Production of Russian MC-21 Airliner Gains Momentum- 18 Aircraft Currently on...
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