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South Korea Discards Trump’s $1 Billion Demand For THAAD Missile
April 28, 2017 @ 01:57 PMSeoul has rejected US President Donald Trumps demand of $1 billion for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system Washington is installing in South Korea to counter Norths threats. Trump called the five-year-old trade pact with South Korea "unacceptable" and said it would be targeted for renegotiation after his administration completes a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico, Trump said in an interview with
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12 USAF F-15 Fighters Deployed To Bulgaria As Part Of ‘Theater Security
April 28, 2017 @ 10:18 AMThe US Air Force has deployed 12 F-15 fighter aircraft along with three hundred soldiers as part of the US military ‘Theater Security Package (TSP) to Bulgaria. The deployment is part of NATOs operation Atlantic resolve
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S-400 Missile System Likely To Feature In Putin, Erdogan’s Sochi Meeting In...
April 28, 2017 @ 10:08 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin may discuss deliveries of S-400 surface-to-air missile system with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during the upcoming meeting in Sochi in May. It is possible that the issue of S-400 deliveries [to Turkey] may feature during the meeting of both leaders [Putin and Erdogan], Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by local media Thursday
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Russian Naval Intelligence Ship Sinks After Collision With Vessel Carrying Livestock
April 28, 2017 @ 09:47 AMRussian naval intelligence ship sank after it collided with a Turkish vessel carrying livestock off Black sea coast because of the poor visibility early Friday Morning. There were no casualties from either ships
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AM General To Procure 206 Humvee Vehicles For Iraqi Forces
April 28, 2017 @ 09:21 AMAM General LLC has been awarded a foreign military sales contract worth $41 million to procure 206 Humvee vehicles for the Iraqi forces. “AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $41,571,288 modification (P00027) to foreign military sales (Iraq) contract W56HZV-15-C-0155 to procure 134 M1151A1B1 and 72 M1152 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles for the government of Iraq,” the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
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Pentagon Awards Navy Military Sealift Command Contract To Canadian Firm
April 28, 2017 @ 09:13 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Canadian firm Canadian Commercial Corp. with a $49 million contract to provide Military Sealift Command Situational Awareness System program Electro-Optics Sensor system (MSC-EOS)
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Thales Acquires Big Data Analytics Firm Guavus
April 28, 2017 @ 08:51 AMThales has acquired a real-time Big Data analytics provider, Guavus, under a definitive agreement announced today. The acquisition of Guavus follows several acquisitions in the fields of connectivity, mobility and cyber security, and strengthens Thales's positioning in one of the key technologies at the heart of digital transformation, the processing and predictive analysis of “big data”, an increasingly critical factor in real-time decision-making, the company press release says
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Swedish Armed Forces Orders Additional Anti-ship Missiles From Saab
April 28, 2017 @ 08:47 AMSaab has been awarded SEK 500 million (US$ 56m) contract from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to provide additional anti-ship missiles. Deliveries will begin in the mid-2020s
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Indian Army Tests Agni-III Ballistic Missile
April 27, 2017 @ 02:58 PMIndian Army test-fired a surface-to-surface intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-III from a defence test facility off Odisha coast today, as part of its user training exercise. Defence sources told The Indian Express that the indigenously built highly sophisticated missile blasted off from a mobile launcher at the launching complex–IV of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island at about 09
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Pakistan’s Dual-Seat JF-17 Thunder Fighter Completes Maiden Flight
April 27, 2017 @ 02:37 PMPakistan Air Force today successfully flight tested the dual-seat variant of the JF-17 Thunder fighter jets – the JF-17B, for the first time. Jointly developed by China and Pakistan, the dual-seat JF-17 variant is currently entering the testing phase
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Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
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Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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