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Russia To Unveil Aircraft Super-Carrier Design At IMDS 2015
May 16, 2015 @ 11:14 AMA Russian naval design bureau will unveil a new design for a massive aircraft carrier at an International Maritime Defense Show 2015, held from 1st to 5th of July 2015 in St. Petersburg
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China Offers Missile-Firing Drones To Jordan
May 16, 2015 @ 10:21 AMChina is offering to sell Jordan missile-firing drones to fight against Islamic State following the US delay to aid, Washington Times reported Friday. Jordan urgently needed drones as ISIL captured one of the F-16 pilots and burned him alive
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Indonesia To Set Up Sea Traffic Management Center
May 15, 2015 @ 03:14 PMThe Indonesian Navy plans to set up a Traffic Management Center (TMC) to monitor sea traffic in a bid to offer safety and security by providing traffic on sea lanes' information, Antara news reported Wednesday. The Indonesian Navy plans to have a TMC similar to the one belonging to the Indonesian Police for monitoring road traffic, Indonesian Navy spokesperson Vice Admiral Manahan Simorangkir was quoted as saying by the agency
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Pakistan Inducts Chinese Air Defense Missile System
May 15, 2015 @ 03:03 PMPakistan has inducted Chinese HQ-7B Short Range Air-defense system (Pakistani FM-90) to counter aerial targets including cruise missiles. The Pakistani army conducted a test firing of the cruise missile on Monday witnessed by the chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif, ISPR (Inter service public relations) reported in an official statement
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Germany To Replace Patriot With Meads: Media Reports
May 15, 2015 @ 02:46 PMGerman defense ministry has reportedly made a decision to purchase Medium Extended Air Defense System (Meads) developed by MBDA and Lockheed Martin as a successor to Raytheons Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, according to German Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. The decision on Meads will mean the end of the Patriot missile system
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Airbus Helicopters To Deliver 15 Multi-Role Military Rotorcraft To Germany By Year
May 15, 2015 @ 12:37 PMAirbus Helicopters announced today that it will deliver 15 H145M multi-role twin engine military rotorcraft to German Air Force by year end after the rotorcraft was certified by European EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) for the military type approval. The delivery to Royal Thai Navy, the second H145M customer will begin in 2016
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North Korean Defence Minister’s Execution ‘Confirmed’
May 15, 2015 @ 11:46 AMThe purge and execution of North Koreas minister of the Peoples Armed Forces (MPAF), Hyon Yong Chol has been ‘confirmed during an ideological lecture for military officers recently. The lecture was held at the beginning of May at a base along the Sino-NK border
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India To Commence Design Of Second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
May 15, 2015 @ 11:00 AMIndia has sanctioned the construction of its largest Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC II) dubbed as INS Vishal which would weigh around 65,000 tons and would possess warfare capabilities. The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has initially allocated Rs 30 Crore (US $4
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US Not To Sell F-35 Fighters To Gulf States
May 15, 2015 @ 10:08 AMWhite House on Monday announced that it will not support the sale of F-35 joint strike fighters to Gulf Arab states and the administration is working to increase US arms sales to the region. "What we're focused on is the capabilities that are most relevant to the current security challenges that the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) faces," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser to Obama was quoted as saying by Military
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France Offers $865M to Terminate Mistral Deal, Russia Demands $1.1B
May 15, 2015 @ 09:04 AMFrance has offered to refund about 785 million euros ($865 million) besides re-export rights for cancelling the Mistral amphibious assault ship deal with Russia but the latter has demanded 1.163 billion euros ($1
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One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
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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