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India Test Fires Indigenous Anti-tank Guided Missile
September 16, 2015 @ 03:24 PMIndian Bharat Dynamics (BDL) has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed second generation, 2.8 km range, anti-tank guided missile, Amogha-1
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US Navy To Limit Sonar and Underwater Explosives To Save Whales
September 16, 2015 @ 10:53 AMThe US Navy has agreed to limit the use of sonar and underwater explosives used in training off the Hawaii and California coasts to save whales, dolphins and other aquatic mammals. An estimated 155 whales and dolphins would be killed unintentionally off Hawaii and Southern California due to US Navys planned training programs
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UAE To Buy 100 Tank Boats From Indonesia
September 15, 2015 @ 08:53 AMUAE plans to buy 100 units of tank boats from Indonesia as part of a defence cooperation deal signed during President Joko Widodos visit to Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Indonesian firm Pindad is currently working on manufacturing the tank boat which consists of a high speed boat with a 105mm canon mounted on it
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Indian Air Force Wants To Test-Fly Russia's 5th Generation PAK-FA Fighter
September 14, 2015 @ 04:01 PMIndia has asked Russia to permit test-pilots of Indian Air force to fly its fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow in December, flight-testing will help to take forward the collaboration between both the nations on the FGFA, Times of India reported Saturday
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Anti-Islamic State Operations Helped Clinch Kuwaiti Eurofighter Deal
September 12, 2015 @ 01:29 PMItalys close cooperation with Kuwait as part of the coalition against the Islamic State terrorist group may have played a part in the Emirate placing an order for 28 Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft. The Inter-governmental agreement for the eight billion Euro deal was signed during the visit of the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to Rome on Thursday, Italian publication Analisidifesa reported
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Robotic Landing Gear To Help Helicopters Land On Irregular Surfaces
September 11, 2015 @ 11:56 AMThe US Defence Advanced Research Products Agency (DARPA) has conducted an experimental demonstration of a novel robotic landing gear system which will help Helicopters land an take off from angled, irregular and moving surfaces. The adaptive system replaces standard landing gear with four articulated, jointed legs that are able to fold up next to the helicopters fuselage while in flight and are equipped with force-sensitive contact sensors in their feet
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US Navy, Raytheon Develop Electronic Attack Payload For UAVs
September 10, 2015 @ 12:04 PMUS Navy scientists and the Raytheon have tested their newly developed electronic attack system, CERBERUS, which can be carried on a Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J). Both have jointly demonstrated captive flights of modular, rapid replacement architecture for electronic warfare (EW) payloads on the air-launched unmanned decoy vehicle
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Turkey's Rocketsan Signs Rockets, Anti-Tank Missiles Deal With Poland
September 8, 2015 @ 03:16 PMTurkey's Roketsan has signed a deal with the Polish WZL1 firm to integrate two of its products, the Cirit and the UMTAS, into Polish armed forces platforms. Roketsan and WZL1 have agreed to jointly offer Roketsan's Cirit and UMTAS systems solutions to the Polish military, the defenseNews reported Monday
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Are India and France Still to Bridge Differences on Rafale Deal?
September 3, 2015 @ 02:28 PMThe sudden decision by French Defense Minister to cancel a planned visit to India on his way back from Malaysia is an indication of all is not well in the negotiations of the 36 Rafale fighter jets sales to India. The defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian who was to arrive in New Delhi on September 2 to sign an inter-governmental deal on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets cancelled his plans at the last minute
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AECOM To Support US Navy's SeaPort-e Electronic Platform
September 1, 2015 @ 11:37 AMAECOM has won a US Navy contract to provide electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and engineering support services to Seaport-e. The Seaport-e is the Navys electronic platform for acquiring support services across a variety of technical areas
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Taiwan Unveils Chiang Kung Missile Defense System
U.K. to Provide Ukraine with New Truck-mounted 40mm Air Defense System
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
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...
