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Japan's X-2 Aircraft Could Join the World Stealth Fighter Race
January 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AMJapans home-grown stealth fighter from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is aimed at matching similar stealth aircraft of China and Russia as well as competes in the world market for fifth generation fighters. The X-2 is designed to test stealth capabilities and once in full production will compete against the US F-35, Russian T-50 and Chinese J-31 fighters
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Singapore Names New Air Force Chief
January 29, 2016 @ 10:01 AMSingapore has appointed Brigadier-General (BG) Mervyn Tan Wei Ming, Director Military Intelligence (DMI) and Chief Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) as its new Air Force Chief. Ming replaced Major-General (MG) Hoo Cher Mou as Chief of Air Force on 28 March 2016, Singapore Ministry of Defense said in a statement Friday
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F-35C Flight Tests Caused ‘Sonic Boom’ In New Jersey: US Navy
January 29, 2016 @ 07:39 AMOne of the military aircraft which was undergoing a routine flight test caused a series of sonic booms on Thursday – felt from southern New Jersey to Long Island, the US Navy statement said. The Naval Test Wing Atlantic, based out of the Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Md
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IGOV To Modify USAF High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles
January 29, 2016 @ 07:11 AMIGOV Technologies Inc has won a $52 million contract from the US Air Force to modify M1145 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). Contractor will modify HMMWVs to provide Tactical Air Party users with embedded software and systems for critical voice, data, and video communications
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Tiltrotor UAV Unveiled At Korea Drone Show
January 29, 2016 @ 06:41 AMKorea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is showcasing a tiltrotor drone at South Koreas drone festival opened on Thursday in Busan for a three-day run. Developed in collaboration with Korean Air, Tiltrotor "KUS-VT" drone can take off and land vertically but can shift their engine geometry to fly like aeroplanes, similar to the Bell Boeing Osprey on a show at the Busan festival
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France Ready to Bargain on Rafale Price With India: Dassault Chief
January 29, 2016 @ 06:18 AMFrance would be willing to bargain with India on the price of the Rafale fighter aircraft, Chief of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier indicated yesterday. Participating in a TV interview with Europe 1 channel upon his return from India where he accompanied French President Hollande, Trappier said, "even if there is necessarily a bargain on price, with the Indians, there is no credit, it's cash
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Boeing-led Test Improves U.S. Missile Defense Technology
January 29, 2016 @ 06:14 AMA Boeing-led industry team has successfully tested improvements to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, a missile defense technology. Working with the U
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Boeing Receives $2.5 Billion P8-A Aircraft Contract For US Navy, Australia
January 29, 2016 @ 03:11 AMBoeing received a $2,469,582,995 contract to exercise an option for the manufacture and delivery of 20 Lot III full-rate production P-8A aircraft for the Navy (16), and the Government of Australia (4). The P8-A Poseidon are advanced maritime surveillance aircraft and only Australia and India besides the US Navy has them
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Japan Unveils First Homegrown Stealth Fighter
January 28, 2016 @ 01:38 PMJapan has unveiled its first indigenous stealth fighter aircraft X-2 and is expected to make its maiden test flight in February. The aircraft is equipped with reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities in a move to close a gap with its neighbours, China and Russia
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Ukraine Orders Liquidation Of Antonov Group
January 28, 2016 @ 12:39 PMThe Ukrainian government has decided to liquidate the aircraft manufacturer Antonov while its enterprises will be assigned to the state defense group Ukroboronprom. The government has taken this decision "due to the absence of participants" as all the three enterprises, which actually made up the aircraft manufacturer, quit it already last year to be integrated into Ukroboronprom, TASS quoted the ministrys press office as saying
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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