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US Navy Launches LRSAM From B-1B Lancer
August 19, 2017 @ 12:40 AMThe US Navy and Lockheed Martin conducted the first free flight launch of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a B-1B Lancer Aug. 16 over Point Mugu Sea Range in California
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Raytheon Wins $105M USAF Griffin Missiles Contract
August 18, 2017 @ 05:37 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $104.8 million contract for Griffin Missiles for the US Air Force
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Eight Indian Tejas Fighter Jets To Roll Out This year
August 17, 2017 @ 04:31 PMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is meeting Tejas aircraft's production target as the eight fighter jets will be rolling out of the assembly line this year. Outsourcing to private defence firms has been key to achieving HALs production targets
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Japan Likely To Develop Stealth Fighter Detecting Radar System
August 17, 2017 @ 01:40 PMJapanese Defense Ministry has requested 19.6 billion yen ($178 million) budget funding in 2018 for developing a next generation new radar system that has increased capacity to identify Russia and China designed advanced stealth fighter jets
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Irkut MC-21 Airliner To Get Locally-made PD-14 Engine In 2019
August 17, 2017 @ 11:50 AMIrkut Corporation, the manufacturer of Russias first narrow-body commercial aircraft, confirmed that the first flight model of MC-21 will be equipped with the advanced locally-made PD-14 engine in 2019. "In 2019, well have plane No
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Japan To Deploy Five Aegis Destroyers By March 2018
August 17, 2017 @ 09:50 AMJapan has requested budgetary allocation for the land-based version of Aegis ballistic missile defense system in the next fiscal year in the wake of rising missile launch threats by North Korea, local media reported Thursday. According to the NHK broadcaster, Japans Defense Ministry has confirmed its plans to introduce the US-made land-based defense system in order to strengthen the country's defense capabilities
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Saab To Deliver Infantry Training Systems To Estonian Army
August 16, 2017 @ 02:18 PMSaab has signed a contract with the Estonian Armed Forces to deliver BT46 training systems to the Estonian Army. The deliveries will be made in 2018, the company announced Wednesday
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US F-35 Modernization Requires $3.9 Billion New Funding, Govt Watchdog Says
August 12, 2017 @ 09:15 AMUSAs proposed plans to modernize the F-35 joint strike fighter program would require almost $4 billion of new funding, a government review of Defense Department policies says. The first wave of proposed F-35 modernization plans "is projected to be over $3
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Bangladesh Army To Procure 680 Modified Ukrainian Multipurpose Armored Vehicles
August 10, 2017 @ 10:17 AMBangladesh Army is looking to buy as many as 680 Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV) in view of standardizing the Ukraine-made armoured vehicles. Bangladesh Military Forces website
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US Army Sends 50 Bradley Armored Vehicles To Lebanese Army
August 10, 2017 @ 10:13 AMThe US Army has sent 50 Bradley armored vehicles to Lebanon army. The army is preparing a separate battle against terrorist groups, Baalbek and Al-Qeeda
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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