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India’s Next Gen Anti-Radiation Missile Likely To Begin Trials In July or...
May 30, 2019 @ 11:20 AMIndias first indigenous next generation anti-radiation missile (NGARM) is likely to begin trails in July or August this year. Trials of the NGARM with both seekers (eye of the missile that transmits radio frequency pulses and receives the echo from the intended target object) together will undergo a series of carriage and release flight trials,
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Pentagon Submits Report On Rare Earths' Usage In Military Equipment To Congress...
May 30, 2019 @ 08:23 AMThe Pentagon submitted a report on the usage of rare earth elements in manufacturing military and defense equipment, mostly sourced from China, after Chinese officials threatened to cut off the supplies to the US. “The department continues to work closely with the president, Congress and the industrial base to mitigate US reliance on China for rare earth minerals,” Lt
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Russia To Get 20 Su-35S Jets By The End of 2020
May 30, 2019 @ 06:22 AMThe Russian Aerospace Forces will receive 20 Su-35S 4++ generation fighters by the end of 2020, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said Wednesday during his visit to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant. "We expect 20 Su-35S fighter jets to be delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces by the end of 2020," Krivoruchko told
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BAE Systems Supply MQ-9 Sensor Pods To France
May 30, 2019 @ 05:58 AMBAE Systems has won a $39.5 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to supply MQ-9 Sensor Pod to France
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Northrop Wins $65M For US Navy, Australia’s MQ-4C Triton UAV
May 30, 2019 @ 05:39 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a $65 million contract for long-lead components for the manufacture and delivery of three low-rate initial production Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft meant for US Navy and government of Australia. In addition, this contract provides equipment and associated materials for three ground stations for US Navy and government of Australia, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Leonardo To Equip Canadian Drones with PicoSAR AESA Radar
May 29, 2019 @ 05:39 PMLeonardo has won a multi-million Euro contract with prime contractor QinetiQ, to equip Canadian armed forces' surveillance drones with PicoSAR Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA, also known as ‘E-Scan) radars. The company announced the development during the ongoing CanSac defense exhibition in Canada
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Indian Su-30MKI Jets To Be Equipped With Israeli I-Derby Missiles In Two...
May 29, 2019 @ 05:06 PMSukhoi Su-30MKI fighters belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) are likely to be re-armed with Israeli I-Derby air-to-air missiles within the next two years. "We already have the older version of the missile as part of the SPYDER (Surface-to-Air Missile) system
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Russia to Display Su-57 Stealth Fighter, Other Latest Weapons at Domestic Events...
May 29, 2019 @ 10:47 AMBarred from exhibiting military equipment at International Arms Exhibitions such as Farnborough and Paris air show, Russia has lined up three home events - MAKS, ARMY and Maritime Defence Show to market air, land and naval equipment respectively this year. Star attractions this year include the Su-57 at the MAKS show which has been cleared for export and whose serial production is to begin later this year and the S-400 air defence system at the ARMY-2019 event
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USAF Awards Boeing $259M Contract for Weapon Planning Software
May 29, 2019 @ 08:12 AMBoeing subsidiary Tapestry Solutions has received a 10-year contract from the United States Air Force to provide Weapon Planning Software (WPS) for numerous aircraft and weapons platforms used by US military and allied forces. The mission planning software is designed to help military customers plan every detail of a mission, including routes, threats and points for weapons launches
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Trump Has Crossed a Line by Stepping Abroad Japanese Helicopter Carrier: China
May 29, 2019 @ 07:39 AMPresident Donald Trump who inspected the helicopter Carrier, Kaga which is planned to be modified to house the F-35B Stealth fighters, has Chinese experts claiming that the move indicates his acquiescence of Japan's military ambitions and may trigger a new arms race. Accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump inspected the Kaga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka on Tuesday as part of his visit to Japan, the first time a US president has stepped aboard a Self-Defense Force ship, Japan's Kyodo News reported
KNDS unveils new Main Battle Tank, “CAPTINT,” Long Range Artillery LORAS At...
Anthropic Calls U.S. Order to Suspend Access to Fable 5 and Mythos...
Leonardo Flies Apache Competitor Aw249 Helicopter at ILA Berlin 2026 Airshow
Iran Insisting on “Dilution” of Uranium Within Its Territory in Potential Agreement...
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