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T-90 Hits Building, Kills Indian Soldier in Chennai
March 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAn Indian soldier was killed and two others were injured while parking a T-90 main battle tank in the parking bay inside DRDO's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment campus near Avadi in Chennai, India. The routine exercise went awry after soldiers lost control of the tank which hit a building
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Finmeccanica, Northrop Grumman Corporation Win NATO NCIRC Contract
March 1, 2012 @ 12:00 AMFinmeccanica and Northrop Grumman Corporation have been awarded a contract by the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (NATO C3) Agency to develop, implement and support the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) - Full Operating Capability (FOC). Both companies will provide information assurance to around 50 NATO sites and headquarters throughout 28 countries worldwide based on the contract worth EUR 50 million
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America's $1 Trillion "Defense" Budget
February 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLast Monday, after the Pentagon released its 2013 budget materials, just about every news article I read inaccurately reported the totals. These articles did not just miss some significant bits not in DOD's press release; they ignored another $380 billion in spending for US national security spending if you take the time to parse through OMB's far more complete and accurate budget materials
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Record Deals Worth $31 Billion At Singapore Airshow
February 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDeals worth $31 billion have been signed at this year’s Singapore Airshow setting a new record, according to organizers. The number was "threefold of what we did two years ago" at the biennial event, Jimmy Lau, managing director of the organizer Experia Events, told a press briefing
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Robotic Articulated Wheel Vehicle (RawV) Developed by Temasek Polytechnic (TP)
February 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTemasek Polytechnic (TP) and ST Kinetics have jointly developed an unmanned vehicle called the Robotic Articulated Wheel Vehicle (RawV) that will be used for dangerous search and rescue operations, bomb disposal, mine detection, military surveillance behind enemy lines. Built to cultivate Singapore's defence capabilities, the unmanned vehicle, was introduced at the Singapore Airshow on Feb 16
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Oshkosh To Deliver 140 LVSR To The U.S Marine Corps
February 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMOshkosh Defense has been chosen by the U.S
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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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India Trusts Israel, Does Israel Trust India?
February 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA couple suspected of being Israeli spies were arrested in the southern Indian city of Kochi, Kerala on February 5. Local newspapers, which reported the arrest, quoted unnamed police officials as stating that Shneor Zalman and Yaffa Shenoi, both Israeli passport holders, to be 'foreign agents'
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F-35 Likely To Fail Korean Air Force Requirements, Advantage Eurofighter
February 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin’s F-35 will likely fail to meet two of the Korean Air Force’s key requirements — the ability to carry weapons externally and fly at Mach 1.6 (1,930 kilometers per hour) or faster, according to the Korean Times
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Russia’s MoD Wants ‘NATO Standard’ Defense Equipment
February 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMWhile the Russian Defense Ministry is looking to equip itself with ‘NATO standard’ weapons, Russian manufacturers tell the Defense Ministry to “buy what we have”, according to a Ria Novosti report. On Friday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was quoted as saying that it was “untenable when manufacturers do not comply to Nato standards”
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...