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Northrop To Upgrade F-16s With HD Video From LITENING Targeting System
June 23, 2015 @ 12:32 PMNorthrop Grumman announced Monday that it has won a $74 million production contract to bring digital and high definition video from the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING G4 Advanced Targeting System to F-16 fighter jet's cockpit. With the upgrade installed, pilots will be able to take full advantage of LITENING G4's high definition sensors and advanced image processing, giving them a new level of image clarity and situational awareness
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Egypt Gets Two Missile Boats From US
June 23, 2015 @ 12:04 PMThe US has provided Egypt with two fast missile boats that would contribute towards “ensuring regional security, countering terrorism, and protecting global commerce,” the US embassy in Cairo said Monday. The embassy said in a statement that the two Fast Missile navy vessels reached the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on June 17
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Russian Navy To Build New Lider-Class Destroyer In 2019
June 23, 2015 @ 11:49 AMRussian Navy plans to launch construction of a new Lider-class destroyer in 2019, Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Viktor Chirkov said
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Sri Lanka To Be First Customer Of Pak-Chinese JF-17 Fighter
June 23, 2015 @ 11:46 AMSri Lanka might become the first customer to acquire the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet from Pakistan. According to Pakistan based 92NewsHD reports, Sri Lanka might order around 18-24 lightweight multi-role jets, which are locally produced in cooperation with its ally China
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US Navy RFI Issued For Over The Horizon Missile
June 23, 2015 @ 11:30 AMUS Navy has given requests for information (RFI) to industries for an over the horizon (OTH) anti-surface missile for next generation frigate design. The RFI issued on June 15 asks industry for options for complete systems that includes the munitions, the fire control system and the launch system for the future missile with upward weight limits of 22,500 pounds, the USNI news reported Monday
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Russia To Deploy 10 Sukhoi Su-35 Fighters At Western Frontiers By Year-end
June 23, 2015 @ 08:41 AMRussian Western Military District will have 10 multi-purpose Sukhoi Su-35 and Su-35M fighter jets by the end of this year. "In total, more than 10 Su-35 and Su-30SM multipurpose fighters will go into service in the Western Military District units before the end of 2015 within the framework of the State Defence Order," district spokesman Oleg Kochetkov was quoted as saying by Tass on Monday
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Russia To Build Six New Series Patrol Vessels By 2020
June 23, 2015 @ 08:34 AMRussia will build new series of six patrol vessels for Black Sea Fleet and two patrol ships for the Arctic by 2020. The first of these patrol vessels will be delivered to Black Sea Fleet in the next three years
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General Atomics Receives Contract for Launch & Recovery Systems of US Future...
June 22, 2015 @ 07:40 PMGeneral Atomics (GA) has been awarded a contract for the production of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAR) for the US Navy's future aircraft carrier to be named John F. Kennedy
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Indian Air Force Receives Kiran Jet Trainers From Navy
June 22, 2015 @ 03:40 PMThe Indian Navy is moving its nine Kiran trainer craft to the Air Force, which is facing shortage of intermediate jet trainers. A senior Navy official said that the initial training takes place with the Air Force, furthermore the navy at this time has the Hawk advanced jet trainers
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Israel Offers Upgraded F-16 Trainers To Croatia
June 22, 2015 @ 03:31 PMIsrael has offered its old F-16A/B model trainers upgraded to ACE configuration as a replacement for Croatias MiG-21 fighters. Israel is phasing out its old trainers to accommodate Lockheed Martins F-35A fighter jets which are expected to start delivery to the air force in 2017
Israel’s Rafael, SpearUAV to Develop Anti-FPV drone Interecptor, Iron Wasp
Leonardo’s M-346 Fighter and Bayraktar KIZILELMA Drone Perform Joint Autonomous Flights
MBDA’s Low Cost, Long Range Missile, ‘Crossbow’ Could Head to Ukraine
China Tests DF-17 Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Under "Battlefield Conditions"
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