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Indian hurt as Yemeni Rebels Fire Missile at Saudi Arabia
March 31, 2018 @ 01:05 PMAn Indian expatriate was hurt when Yemeni rebel forces fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi Arabian National Guard base in the kingdoms southern Najran region. Aden based Al-Masirah television reported Saturday identifying the missile as the short-range Badr-1
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China Joins Russia to Develop Rocket-Launched Drone
March 31, 2018 @ 10:30 AMChina has joined a Russian project to develop a multiple barrel rocket system capable of launching a reconnaissance drone. Russias Tecmash Research and Production Group has started experimental design work jointly with China to develop a reconnaissance drone launched inside a projectile of the Smerch multiple launch rocket system, Tecmash Deputy CEO Alexander Kochkin said at the ArmHiTec-2018 exhibition on Friday,
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Boeing, Saudi Arabian Military Industries to Set up Aircraft, Helicopter MRO Joint...
March 31, 2018 @ 09:53 AMBoeing signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) yesterday to develop a joint venture (JV) aiming to localize more than 55% of the maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) services for fixed and rotary-wing military aircraft in Saudi Arabia. The agreement will also transfer technology to install weaponry on these aircraft as well as localize the supply chain for spare parts in the Kingdom
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Poland to Buy Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense System
March 31, 2018 @ 09:33 AMThe government of Poland has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the US government to purchase Northrop Grummans Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). The LOA allows the US government to start contracting with Northrop Grumman for production and delivery of IBCS that enables Polands modernized air defense capabilities
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French Air Force’s Reaper Drones Complete 20,000 Flight Hour Milestone
March 30, 2018 @ 03:37 PMThe French air forces MQ-9 Reaper drones passed the symbolic 20,000 flight hour milestone. On the proposed Niamey airbase, 25 airmen deploy five Reaper drones
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Lithuanian Armed Forces Acquires Air Surveillance Radars From Israel’s ELTA
March 30, 2018 @ 03:12 PMThe Lithuanian Armed Forces recently signed a contract with Israeli company ELTA Systems Ltd for five gap-filler short-range air surveillance radars and logistic maintenance services. Two of the radars are bought to compensate for the negatives impact wind farms developed in Šilutė and Tauragė districts have on the ability of the Lithuanian Armed Forces air surveillance radars to detect and track air targets, the armed forces said in a press release Thursday
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Russia Working On Airborne Robotized Multiple Launch Rocket System
March 30, 2018 @ 03:05 PMRussia is working on development of new multiple launch rocket system which will be incorporating robotic remote control elements to strike both land and air targets, the head of Tecmash Research and Production Group told TASS. "We are setting the aim of creating a system capable of hitting both ground and air targets
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US Navy Submarine Certified For Patrol With Successful Trident II D5 Missile...
March 30, 2018 @ 02:53 PMWith the successful launch of two Trident II D5 Life Extension missiles built and upgraded by Lockheed Martin, the US Navy submarine USS Nebraska demonstrated the readiness of the crew and strategic weapon system. The test, known as Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 28, took place in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California March 26
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Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First South Korean F-35A Fighter Aircraft
March 30, 2018 @ 02:45 PMUS aerospace giant Lockheed Martin on Wednesday rolled out the first of 40 F-35A fighter jet of South Korea in a ceremony held in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. The remaining fifth-generation stealth fighters are expected to be the delivered to South Korea over the next three to four years
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Pakistan Tests Cruise Missile from Underwater Platform
March 30, 2018 @ 02:32 PMPakistan tested a cruise missile from an underwater dynamic platform mimicking a submarine-launch yesterday. This was the second successful test of the indigenously developed Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur having a range of 450 km
Australia Sells A$2.5 billion Over the Horizon Radar to Canada
Diehl Defence Hands Over First Unit of IRIS-T Air Defense System to...
Genocidal Intent Behind Israel Killing Palestinian Children: UN Report
KNDS Delivers First Fully Modernized LEOPARD 2 SWE Tanks to Sweden
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