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Chinese Army To Shut Down Commercial Activities
May 9, 2016 @ 12:11 PMChina has decided to close down several commercial activities for the Peoples Liberation Army and Chinese Armed Police Force to curb military-related corruption. On Saturday, the PLA and the Armed Police Force selected 17 units to be the first to close their commercial activities such as housing rentals, medical services and hospitality,
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Nuclear Missiles Deployed At Pakistani Karachi Airbase
May 9, 2016 @ 10:28 AMAfter the recent reports of satellite imagery confirming Pakistan setting up tactical nuclear missiles base close to the Indian border, there is more evidence of a second base at Masroor AB, Karachi which houses Raad nuclear missile that provides strategic standoff capability. The satellite imagery dated 21 March 2016 posted by an expert on
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M7 Aerospace To Modify US Naval Test Pilot School C-26 Aircraft
May 9, 2016 @ 09:32 AMElbit Systems of Americas subsidiary, M7 Aerospace LLC (M7) has won a $7.5 million Firm, Fixed Price contract by the US Navy to perform modifications on United States Naval Test Pilot Schools (USNTPS) C-26 aircraft
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Oshkosh To Showcase Joint Light Tactical Vehicle At SOFEX 2016
May 9, 2016 @ 08:51 AMOshkosh Defense, LLC will feature its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX), taking place May 10-12 in Amman, Jordan. The Oshkosh JLTV is the next-generation light tactical wheeled vehicle with an unprecedented combination of protection, mobility, transportability, and net-ready systems integration that delivers the network capability of a mobile command center
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Price Negotiations For Indian Rafale Deal Not Over Yet: Manohar Parrikar
May 7, 2016 @ 12:36 PMThe Indo-French government-to-government deal for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighters is not done yet, the government is negotiating to reduce the price and ‘save a lot of money, Indian defense minister said Friday. Indian Defense Minister, Manohar Parrikar said in the Lower House during the calling attention motion over the controversial AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal said, “"We will reduce the deal value and we will save a lot
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Germany Offers India Government-To-Government Deal for Submarine Purchase
May 7, 2016 @ 12:09 PMGermany is offering a government-to-government deal for its new generation conventional submarines with underwater endurance to India. The HDW 214 submarines are being offered as a special case for Indian Navys P75i submarine project which involves manufacturing six of them at an estimated cost of over $9 billion,
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Kalibr Missile Launched From Stary Oskol Diesel Sub
May 7, 2016 @ 09:42 AMRussias Northern Fleet has successfully carried out a sea-based trial of the Kalibr missile system from the Stary Oskol diesel-electric submarine. "The missile was launched from the underwater position at a Northern Fleet range in the Barents Sea
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General Dynamics Wins $329 Million Contract For US Army’s Stryker Vehicle Upgrade
May 7, 2016 @ 09:34 AMGeneral Dynamics has been awarded the US Army contract worth $329 million for the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) 30mm lethality upgrade. “General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $329,051,633 modification (P00003) to contract W56HZV-16-C-0038 for production, logistics product development, and test support for the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) 30mm lethality upgrade,” the US Department of Defense announced Friday
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Morocco Orders $405 Million Worth Radio Systems From Harris Corp
May 7, 2016 @ 09:23 AMHarris Corp has been awarded a foreign military sales contract worth $405 million by the US Army to provide the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINGARS) to Morocco. “Harris Corp
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18000 IEDs De-mined From Palmyra Buildings
May 7, 2016 @ 09:13 AMRussian demining experts dismantled and removed ISIS-planted mines and explosive devices in more than 8500 buildings in Palmyra city to which the army restored security and stability in cooperation with the supporting forces on March 27th, 2016. Commander of the engineering troops in the Russian army, Lieutenant General Yury Stavitsky said in a press statement “During the period of Russian experts task in Palmyra, we removed nearly 18000 explosive devices from 825 hectares and 8500 buildings in the city”, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported
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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