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China Likely To Receive 10 Russian Su-35 fighter Jets This Year
February 2, 2017 @ 02:57 PMRussia will possibly supply second batch of ten Su-35 fighter jets to China this year and similarly another ten in 2018. Already the first four vehicles were supplied in late last year,
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HAL Establishes Second Tejas Fighter Jet Production Line
February 2, 2017 @ 02:32 PMHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has established a second line series production of Tejas fighter jet. The new production line has come up at Aircraft Division in December 2016, with the facility being equipped with full-fledged assembly jigs
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China Tests Missile Equipped With 10 Nuclear Warheads
February 2, 2017 @ 01:15 PMChina has tested its new version of a missile, Dongfeng-5C, that is capable of carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads. The flight test of the DF-5C missile was carried out last month using 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs,
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Boeing Wins $983 Million USAF’s Engineering Support Contract
February 2, 2017 @ 02:12 AMBoeing has won a $983 million contract for engineering support services for recurring and non-recurring activities relating to the US Air Forces VC-25, E-4B, C-32A, C-40B/C, E-8C, and NT-43 aircraft. This includes analysis and technical instructions needed to overcome maintenance issues; non-recurring engineering needed to implement retrofit changes to the aircraft to correct deficiencies, overcome obsolescence and to introduce product enhancements, US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
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South Korean JCS Seeks US Strategic Asset Deployment To Counter North’s Nuke...
February 2, 2017 @ 02:05 AMThe chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Wednesday asked his US counterpart to deploy strategic military assets to the Korean Peninsula in a bid to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, the military said. Gen
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US Approves Maverick, Sidewinder Missiles To South Korea For $140 Million
February 2, 2017 @ 01:57 AMThe US State Department has approved sale of AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles, and AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles with related support in two separate contracts each worth $70 million to the Republic of Korea. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of both possible sales on January 31, 2017
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Lockheed Martin Wins $166 Million US Navy’s Electronic Automated Support System Contract
February 2, 2017 @ 01:45 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded $166 million contract for the full-rate production of 36 electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems. This contract also provides for sustaining logistics and engineering support
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After Raytheon-Leonardo, Northrop-BAE Systems Team Backs Out Of USAF T-X Trainer Program
February 2, 2017 @ 01:35 AMNorthrop Grumman and BAE Systems have decided not to submit a proposal for the US Air Force T-X Trainer program after carefully examining requirements and acquisition strategy as stated in the final request for proposals issued on Dec. 30, 2016
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Raytheon Wins $202 Million To Provide Patriot Weapon System Engineering Services
February 2, 2017 @ 01:20 AMRaytheon was awarded a $202million contract for engineering services for the Patriot weapon systems contract to Germany, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, and Taiwan. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received
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BAE Systems Appoints Nik Khanna As Managing Director For India
February 1, 2017 @ 05:40 PMBAE Systems has appointed Nik Khanna as the Managing Director of its India operations with effect from 1st February 2017. Nik joins the Company from Raytheon where as Country President he led business development, marketing and strategy in India for the last four years
Russian Hackers Stealing Backup Data from Ukrainian Signal Accounts
Iran Wants to Solely Guide Ships Around Minefields in Strait of Hormuz
Russia Deploying Artificial Intelligence in Air Defense Systems
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
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