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Used F-16s, Typhoons, Gripens Vie For Bulgarian Fighter Jet Replacement Plan
March 14, 2017 @ 10:22 AMItalys Eurofighter Typhoon, Swedens Gripen and Portugals second hand F-16 are competing for over US$1.7 billion Bulgarian plan to buy eight fighter jets
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Combat Drones To Replace Georgia’s Fighter Aircraft Fleet
March 14, 2017 @ 09:47 AMGeorgia is likely to replace its fleet of 12 Su-25 fighter jets with combat drones after Russia declined to provide parts for the aircraft. Georgia bought the aircraft fleet before its 2008 war with Russia
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India Plans Autonomous Defense Procurement Agency
March 14, 2017 @ 09:08 AMBased on the recommendation of a committee report submitted in February this year, the Indian ministry of defense is likely to set up an independent defense procurement organization. In order to study the setting up of a defence procurement organization, the Ministry of Defence in April 2016 constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Pritam Singh, Management Expert
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Lockheed Martin Upgrades Airborne Multi-INT Lab
March 14, 2017 @ 08:46 AMLockheed Martin's manned airborne testbed, the Airborne Multi-INT Lab (AML), has been enhanced to expedite its ability to deliver decision-quality intelligence. The Airborne Multi-INT Lab aircraft, or AML, is a modified Gulfstream III business jet, which can be used to test various onboard sensors for military and non-military purposes, the company announced Monday
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Russian AF Trainees To Fly Diesel-engined Yak-152 Propeller Aircraft
March 14, 2017 @ 07:20 AMThe Russian Air Force trainees will fly Yak-152 propeller aircraft once the tests on the aircraft are complete, Deputy Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov said during his visit to Irkutsk Aviation Plant - subsidiary of Irkut Corporation. Yuri Borisov viewed the production progress of Su-30SM multirole fighters and Yak-130 combat trainers, as well as manufacturing process of a new Yak-152 primary trainer aircraft
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Japan Plans To Sail 'Izuma' Warship In South China Sea
March 13, 2017 @ 02:57 PMJapan has plans to send its ‘Izumo' helicopter carrier on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May. The countrys largest warship will make stops in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka before joining the Malabar joint naval exercise with Indian and US naval vessels in the Indian Ocean in July
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UAE Awards $544 Million Armored Vehicle Contract To Turkish-UAE Joint Venture
March 13, 2017 @ 02:43 PMThe General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces has awarded Al Jasoor a contract for the supply of 8x8 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, at an estimated value of over 2 Billion AED (US$544 million). The decision to purchase the vehicles was made following a thorough commercial/ technical evaluation by Tawazun, the vehicle underwent an array of successful extensive all-terrain tests in the UAE, Otokar said in a statement Friday
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Micronet Enertec Wins Order For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Diagnosis, Simulation System
March 13, 2017 @ 02:33 PMMicronet Enertec Technologies subsidiary Enertec Systems 2001 Ltd. (Enertec), has won a $350,000 purchase order from a large private aerospace & defense contractor for the development of a rugged diagnosis and simulation system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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Boeing Wins South Korean F-15K Aircraft Sustainment Contract
March 13, 2017 @ 02:32 PMBoeing has won a five-year contract to continue to provide maintenance services for South Korea's F-15K aircraft. Boeing has been sustaining the Korean Air Force's F-15K fleet since 2012, the company said in a statement released Sunday
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US To Deploy Gray Eagle Attack Drone To Its Military Base In...
March 13, 2017 @ 01:54 PMUS is eyeing to deploy Gray Eagle unmanned attack aircraft to its military base in Gunsan city of South Korea to enhance its strike capabilities against ground targets in North Korea. “They will be stationed at Kunsan Air Base, 180 km (112 miles) south of Seoul and would be permanently based in South Korea” United States Forces Korea spokesman Christopher Bush was quoted as saying by
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
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