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S Korean Govt Seeks $38.7 Billion Military Budget For 2017
June 8, 2017 @ 03:35 PMSouth Korea's defense ministry has sought a record 43.7 trillion won ($38
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China’s C919 Aircraft Uses Gore Tapes And Gaskets For Panel Sealing And...
June 8, 2017 @ 02:24 PMChinas first domestically produced single-aisle passenger jet uses Gore Skyflex Aerospace Materials for panel sealing and surface protection throughout the aircraft. Gores materials remain in place under compression and do not squeeze out, providing a durable barrier between the faying surfaces, as well as a seal against contaminants
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BAE Systems’ Advanced Hawk Trainer Jet Demonstrator Completes First Flight
June 8, 2017 @ 02:03 PMA concept of a future variant of BAE Systems' Hawk trainer jet aircraft has flown for the first time at the Companys military aircraft facility in Warton, UK. The concept demonstrator features an upgraded cockpit equipped with BAE Systems LiteHUD (a low-profile head-up display) and a large area display that introduces a new student/pilot training experience
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Russian Knights Perform First Aerial Refueling Of Su-30SM Fighters
June 8, 2017 @ 01:39 PMRussian Knights aerobatic team carried out an aerial refueling of the advanced multipurpose Su-30SM fighter jets for the first time. "Flights of the advanced aircraft, which involved aerial refueling, took place at the Lipetsk air facility of the Aerospace Forces
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AAI Corp, Insitu Receive US$950 Million Contracts for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft ISR...
June 8, 2017 @ 01:12 PMThe US Special Operations Command has awarded multiple contracts worth $950 million to the US firms for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services. Boeing Co's Insitu Inc and Textron Inc's AAI Corp are each being awarded $475 million contracts for their Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS)
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North Korea Launches Four Anti-Ship Missiles
June 8, 2017 @ 01:09 PMNorth Korea has fired four anti-ship missiles into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, probably to demonstrate its "precise targeting capability". The projectiles, launched near the eastern port city of Wonsan, were believed to be surface-to-ship cruise missiles, South Korea's joint chiefs was quoted as saying by
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No Contract Yet Between Turkey, Russia On S-400 Missile System
June 8, 2017 @ 01:08 PMWhile technical specifications of the S-400 'Triumf' Anti-aircraft Missile System have been discussed between Russia and Turkey, the contract itself is yet to be clinched. "We, as providers, demonstrate the needed technical and technological level of this production to be delivered, and that is the talks main point," Rostechs CEO for International Cooperation and Regional Policy Viktor Kladov was quoted as saying by TASS
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Russia, Indonesia Reach Agreement on Su-35 Contract
June 8, 2017 @ 12:55 PMRussia and Indonesia have reached an agreement for the latter to purchase eight Su-35 fighter jets. A formal contract is expected to be signed before the end of the year
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Egypt Takes Delivery of Russian S-300 Air Defense System
June 8, 2017 @ 12:32 PMEgypt has taken delivery of first batch of Russian-made S-300 air defense system, according to a picture posted on Russian social media site vk.com
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France's Safran Likely To Equip Indian Multi-Role Helicopter With Engines
June 8, 2017 @ 11:18 AMFrench firm Safran is likely to become a partner of India's Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), which has floated a global request for information to manufacture engines to equip locally made multi-role helicopter. HAL might prefer Safran as its partner for helicopter engines as it had visited India last month to discuss the requirements, said Vijainder Thakur, a defense analyst and retired Indian Air Force squadron leader
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