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India’s New Aerospace Museum Proposal Gets Clearance From Defense Ministry
August 23, 2016 @ 03:39 PMA proposal for Indias new Air Force Aerospace Museum was cleared by Ministry of Defence and final financial sanction on the Detailed Project Report is awaited. The new aerospace museum is planned to be set up close to the international airport in the national capital, Delhi and will be focused on aviation history, the ministry of defense said in a statement Monday
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US Moves Nuclear Weapons Out Of Turkey
August 19, 2016 @ 01:30 PMAnkaras recent closeness with Moscow and worsening relations with Washington post failed military coup might be a reason that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania. According to a report by
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US Marine Corps To Reset Sikorsky CH-53E Heavy Lift Helicopter Fleet To...
August 12, 2016 @ 10:47 AMThe US Marine Corps is working on full reset of its 147 CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet to address systemic issues and to improve the platform readiness of the aircraft. Issues with the aircraft first came to light following the January 2014 crash of an MH-53E Sea Dragon, the Navy's version of the helicopter, off the coast of Virginia during a training exercise, Naval Air Systems Command said in a statement Thursday
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Turkey Still Valued Ally; NATO Says Day After Putin-Erdogan Meet
August 10, 2016 @ 02:12 PMA day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, NATO has released a press statement stating NATO's stance regarding the failed coup in Turkey and Turkeys NATO membership
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Azerbaijan Interested In Russian MC-21 Planes
August 9, 2016 @ 02:19 PMAzerbaijan is interested in buying 10 Russian MC-21 planes, Russian deputy prime minister said adding Moscow hopes to sign a contract by February 2017. "Azerbaijan is interested in buying Russian MC-21 planes
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India To Discuss Non-Availability Of Spare Of Russian Military Equipment Next Week
August 8, 2016 @ 02:30 PMIndia is facing acute shortage of spares for its military equipment bought from Russia. The defense ministry has called for a meeting with Indian private defense industry next week
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Kazakhstan Receives Five S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems
August 3, 2016 @ 12:08 PMRussia has delivered five S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Defense Ministry press service said on Tuesday. Kazakh Defense Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, have signed an agreement to expand bilateral technical and military cooperation
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Russia's Rostec Beats Sanctions With 18% Growth in Income During 2015
August 3, 2016 @ 09:27 AMRussias defence and high technology holding company, Rostec declared 18% increase in consolidated revenues, amounting to 1 trillion and 140 billion rubles in 2015, despite the sanctions regime imposed against the firm. "Against the sanctions pressure, the general decline of the Russian economy and fall of industrial production index by more than 3 %, we managed to increase the revenue of the State Corporation to 1 trillion 140 billion rubles, demonstrating a growth by 18 % compared to 2014", said CEO of Rostec,Sergey Chemezov during the meeting with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin
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AM General Wins $356 Million To Provide 1673 HUMVEES To Afghanistan
August 2, 2016 @ 07:53 AMAM General has received a $356 million U.S
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French Air Force Mirage 2000 Upgrade Nearly Similar To That Of IAF
August 1, 2016 @ 01:02 PMThe French defense procurement agency (DGA) recently awarded Dassault a contract for mid-life upgrade (MLU) of its Mirage 2000D fighters which looks similar to the upgrade program carried on the Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 Fighters. Under the DGA contract, the aircraft will be upgraded with new automatic cannon, MBDA MICA IR short and medium range air to air missile replacing the existing MBDA Magic 550 besides improved avionics
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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