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Five Japanese F-35A Stealth Jets, Including Crashed Aircraft Involved in Emergency Landings...
April 19, 2019 @ 10:17 AMThe Japanese F-35A stealth jet, which is missing since April 9 was involved in seven emergency landing incidents prior to the crash along with four other F-35s out of 13 in service with the Japanese Self Defence Force (JSDF). The first accident took place on April 9 when one of the fighters crashed into the Pacific during a routine anti-fighter combat training with three other F-35A jets
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Pakistan To Get Egyptian Mirage 5 Jets: Report
April 18, 2019 @ 05:21 PMPakistan is set to ink a deal with Egypt for a batch of Mirage 5 fighters. The contract with Egypt had been under negotiation for a couple of years, and now PAF is set to receive the fighters belonging to the Egyptian Air Force
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North Korea Tests Tactical Guided Weapons
April 18, 2019 @ 03:56 PMNorth Korea has recently concluded tests of tactical guided weapons under the supervision of President Kim Jong Un, according to a report published by country's state media KCNA reported Thursday.According to the report, the weapon that was tested on Wednesday has a peculiar mode of guiding flight and carries load of a powerful warhead
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China Develops New Engine for Carrier-based Stealth Fighter Jet
April 18, 2019 @ 01:26 PMA team of 193 Chinese designers have developed and conducted prototype testing of a new turbofan engine meant for Carrier-based stealth fighters. "The engine could be related to China's medium-sized twin-engine stealth aircraft FC-31, which could become China's next generation aircraft carrier-based fighter jet," Wei Dongxu, a military expert told Global Times
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Lockheed Martin Working on $25000 Per Flight Hour Operating Cost of F-35
April 18, 2019 @ 12:08 PMLockheed Martin is working on achieving a $25,000 Cost per Flight Hour (CPFH) for its F-35 joint strike fighter by 2025. The CPHF target is comparable to the cost to sustain legacy aircraft, while providing a generational leap in capability; a Lockheed Martin release said adding that the target will be deliver 80 percent mission capable rates in the near term
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India Gets New Mi-17V-5 Helicopter Repair, Overhaul Facility
April 18, 2019 @ 11:11 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) inaugurated a new repair and overhaul facility for its Mi-17V-5 helicopters in the North Indian city of Chandigarh on Wednesday. "The new infrastructural facility at Chandigarh unit would help repair Mi-17V-5 helicopter airframes and their aero engines," Air Marshall RKS Shera said
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Russian Project 22160 Corvettes To Get Latest Electronic Defense Suite
April 18, 2019 @ 10:29 AMThe new corvettes of Russia's Project 22160 will be armed with the latest reconnaissance and defense complexes. The lead ship of the project, Vasily Bykov warship, is currently being tested in the Black sea to observe the effectiveness, according to a report by Izvestia daily
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Su-35 Fighters Delivered To China
April 18, 2019 @ 08:32 AMRussia has completed deliveries of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 'Flanker-E' multirole fighters to China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). "The delivery of those platforms to the People's Republic of China has been completed,"
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Rheinmetall To Deliver ROSY Smoke Obscurant System to Belgium, Portugal
April 17, 2019 @ 07:51 PMRheinmetall is set to deliver ROSY Smoke Obscurant Systems to two NATO members states- Belgium and Portugal. 126 systems will be delivered to Spanish defence contractor URO Vehículos Especiales S
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Pakistan Certified To Repair SAAB AWACS
April 17, 2019 @ 01:05 PMPakistan has been certified to build and conduct repair works of Swedish firm SAABs Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), according to a report published Wednesday. "Pakistan Air Force is the only Air force in the world to have the certification to repair Swedish AWACS,"
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Three Ships Sail Past U.S. Naval Blockade, Iran Claims
Israeli Drone Attacks Journalist on Live TV in Lebanon
KNDS unveils new Main Battle Tank, “CAPTINT,” Long Range Artillery LORAS At...
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