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F-16 Aircraft Backlog at 148, close to F-35's 156 on Order
October 2, 2023 @ 11:45 AMThe order backlog of F-16 Block 70 fighter jet stands at 148 aircraft, close to the F-35s order book position of 156 which is nearing the maximum production capacity of their manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. The company on Friday announced the successful flight of the first Slovakian F-16 Block 70, the first for a European country
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BAE Systems Wins UK MoD’s $4.8B AUKUS Submarine Deal
October 2, 2023 @ 10:39 AMThe UK Ministry of Defence has given BAE Systems £3.95 billion for the next phase of the SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine program
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Royal Danish Air Force Receives First Four Danish F-35 Aircraft
October 2, 2023 @ 07:04 AMDenmark has received its initial batch of four permanently stationed F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Skrydstrup Air Base in Denmark. In a ceremony marking this milestone, Lockheed Martin officially transferred the ownership certificate of these F-35s to the Danish Ministry of Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization
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Two NATO AWACS Aircraft in Lithuania for Monitoring Russian Military Activity
October 1, 2023 @ 06:25 PMNATO will temporarily deploy Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance planes to Šiauliai, Lithuania to watch over Russian military activities. The first of two aircraft arrived on 28 September 2023 and will fly missions to monitor Russian military activity near the Alliances borders
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Saab Hands Over First Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft to Poland
September 30, 2023 @ 06:16 AMSaab officially handed over the initial Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft to Poland during a ceremony in Linköping. This event occurred on 29 September, two months after Poland placed an order for two AEW aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Wins $746M Contract for Swiss F-35 Integration
September 30, 2023 @ 06:03 AMLockheed Martin has won a contract valued at $746 million to facilitate the integration efforts of the government of Switzerland into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program as part of a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) arrangement. Swiss industry already plays a role in building the F-35, with
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Pentagon Awards $3.38B Trident II SLBM Deals
September 30, 2023 @ 05:28 AMThe Pentagon has announced contracts totaling $3.38 billion to Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and Lockheed Martin for Trident II (Trident D5) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM)
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Russia Deploys Anti-Sniper Robot, 'Sosna-N' in Ukraine for First time
September 29, 2023 @ 11:15 AMRussian commando units participating in the special operation in Ukraine have deployed a new robotic sniper detector known as the “Sosna-N.” A source within the defense-industrial complex told Russian government-owned
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Putin Asks Wagner Group to Form Volunteer Corps, Return to Combat Duty...
September 29, 2023 @ 11:02 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin has directed the Wagner Group to establish volunteer units for executing combat missions in Ukraine. Retired colonel Andrei Troshev, formerly the chief of staff of the Wagner group, has been assigned the responsibility of organizing these volunteer units, TASS reported During a meeting with Troshev and Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Evkurov, Putin underscored the significance of these units in executing a variety of combat tasks, particularly within the special military operation zone
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Airbus to Use Wind-assisted Propulsion in Ship that Transports A320 Sub-assemblies
September 29, 2023 @ 10:49 AMAirbus said it will retrofit one of the chartered vessels that transports A320 sub-assemblies with wind-assisted propulsion technology. The eSAIL, developed by the Spain-based firm bound4blue, creates as much as six to seven times more lift than a conventional rigid sail
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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