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China Launches High-Res Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Satellite
August 10, 2016 @ 02:29 PMChina has launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite. The Gaofen-3 satellite was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on the back of a Long March 4C rocket, Xinhua reported Wednesday
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Turkey Still Valued Ally; NATO Says Day After Putin-Erdogan Meet
August 10, 2016 @ 02:12 PMA day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, NATO has released a press statement stating NATO's stance regarding the failed coup in Turkey and Turkeys NATO membership
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US Delivers 50 Armored Vehicles, 40 Artillery And 50 Grenade Launchers To
August 10, 2016 @ 01:25 PMThe United States has delivered 50 armored vehicles, 40 artillery pieces and 50 grenade launchers to Lebanon worth $50 million. The equipment is part of the aid package that has crossed $220 million in the past year to counter threat from militant groups in Syria,
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Jamming And Hacking Are Russian Army’s Strength: British Army Report
August 10, 2016 @ 01:04 PMJamming and hacking with sophisticated deployment of electronic warfare equipment are major strengths of the Russian defense forces which could threaten NATO aircraft, GPS-guided weapons and soldiers on the ground. The Russian troops with its tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons with electronic warfare can outsmart the British army warfare tactics
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Russian Helicopters Plans Overhaul Contract For Indian Mi-26 Rotorcraft By Yearend
August 10, 2016 @ 10:57 AMRussian Helicopters plans to sign a contract with India by yearend to overhaul three Mi-26 heavy military helicopters. "India is a key strategic partner for Russian Helicopters Group and a major operator of Russian-made rotorcraft
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Construction Of Russian Fifth Gen Nuclear Submarine To Begin After 2020
August 10, 2016 @ 10:49 AMThe Russian defense ministry has approved a contract for the development of the fifth generation multi-purpose nuclear submarine. The construction of the submarine is scheduled to begin after 2020, the general director of St
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US Approves Billion Dollar Abrams Tank, Machine-gun Sale to Saudi Arabia
August 10, 2016 @ 09:54 AMEven as fresh civilian deaths were reported in a Saudi Arabian attack on Yemen, the Pentagon has approved the sale of up to 153 tanks, hundreds of machine guns and other military gear in a deal worth $1.15 billion to the country
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IWI To Rethink Investing In India Due To Defense Ministry Delays In...
August 10, 2016 @ 08:06 AMIsrael Weapons Industries (IWI) has raised concerns over the delay by the defense ministry in signing contracts even after the products have cleared the trials. IWI executives were quoted as saying by
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Bechtel Wins $64 Million To Provide Nuclear Propulsion Components To US Navy
August 10, 2016 @ 07:38 AMBechtel is being awarded a $64 million contract for naval nuclear propulsion components. Fiscal 2016 other procurement (Navy); and fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $64,331,069 will be obligated at time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year, US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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South Korea To Develop AESA Radar For KF-X Jets By 2020
August 10, 2016 @ 07:29 AMSouth Korea will complete the development of the first prototype of an advanced radar system for country's indigenous fighter jets by 2020, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday. The state-run Agency for Defense Development has begun the process of developing the active electronically scanned array radars for some 120 KF-X fighter jets that South Korea seeks to develop by the mid-2020s, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration told Yonhap
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Three Ships Sail Past U.S. Naval Blockade, Iran Claims
Israeli Drone Attacks Journalist on Live TV in Lebanon
KNDS unveils new Main Battle Tank, “CAPTINT,” Long Range Artillery LORAS At...
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