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Cybercriminals Harnessing Power Of The Internet With “Zero-Day Exploits”
January 30, 2014 @ 11:48 AMWith the onset of virtual currency and three-dimensional printing, cyber attacks are likely to grow with intensity. According to the latest research reports, hackers are growing more sophisticated in terms of discovering vulnerabilities in a country or establishments infrastructure
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AK Antony, Defence Minister, India - A Profile
January 21, 2014 @ 10:02 AMAs AK Antony, Indias longest serving defense minister, enters the final year of his governments tenure, his handling of the MoD will be remembered for zero-tolerance towards corruption and a determined push to indigenization of defence hardware. Under his seven years leadership, Indias MoD initiated several programs to modernize its armed forces and streamline procurement
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Airbus Group To Procure 20 UH-72A Lakota Helis
January 20, 2014 @ 05:00 PMThe US government gave a nod to Airbus Group to continue the contract order for 20 UH-72A Lakota helicopters. “This continuation of the government contract orders for the Lakota demonstrates the value of affordable, cost-effective programs in a constrained budget environment,” said Sean OKeefe, Chairman and CEO of Airbus Group, Inc
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China Test Hypersonic Missile Vehicle
January 16, 2014 @ 09:05 AMChina yesterday successfully tested a hypersonic missile vehicle designed to travel several times the speed of a sound, technology that could allow armies to rapidly strike distant targets anywhere around the globe. The flight was conducted on January 9 and the Chinese vehicle, dubbed the WU-14, is supposed to travel at Mach 10, or 10 times the speed of sound, according to a report in The Washington Free Beacon
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India Demand $367 Million Repayment From AgustaWestland
January 10, 2014 @ 04:37 PMThe Indian government is seeking repayments worth some $367 million from the troubled Italian firm AgustaWestland over a scrapped helicopter deal. India last week cancelled a $770 million deal with AgustaWestland for 12 AW101 helicopters over what it termed a breach of integrity relating to alleged corruption
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US Marine Corps Demo Unmanned Aircraft Capabilities
January 7, 2014 @ 03:35 PMThe US Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) demonstrated the small unmanned aircraft systems' (SUAS) advance capabilities. A flight demonstration of the RQ-11B Raven, RQ-12A Wasp IV, and RQ-20A Puma was coordinated by Marine Corps Combat, Development and Integration (CD&I) at Quantico, who manages ground requirements; Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263) located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md
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Raytheon Wins $134 Million High-Bandwidth Satellite Terminal Contract
December 30, 2013 @ 06:50 AMRaytheon Company has won a $134 million contract to develop a terminal that transmits emergency messages to aircrews during nuclear and non-nuclear missions. The Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (Global ASNT) is part of the nuclear command and control system that allows the President of the United States to direct and manage U
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Raytheon Win $57 Million Worth Contracts
December 23, 2013 @ 10:47 AMThe U.S
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LCA Competes With India’s Current and Future Foreign-Made Aircraft
December 12, 2013 @ 01:01 PMIndias indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is capable of competing with the Indian Air Forces current and future fighter aircraft, according to the Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Avinash Chander. The ‘4plus generation LCA designated as ‘Tejas, is set to be inducted into the Air Force next month after achieving its first Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) later this month
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EADS Announces Restructuring Plans For Airbus Defence and Space
December 10, 2013 @ 12:05 PMEADS today presented a restructuring plan for its future Airbus Defence and Space Division to the European Works Council. This presentation follows a decision by the EADS Board of Directors in July this year to consolidate the defence and space businesses of the Group into one new Division and to rebrand EADS into “Airbus Group”
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Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...