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Russia Sign Agreement with Belarus for Nuclear Weapons Storage
May 25, 2023 @ 09:10 AMRussian defense minister Sergey Shoigu and his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin have signed an agreement defining the procedures for storing Russian nuclear weapons at a special storage facility on Belarusian territory. "During the meeting (between the defense ministers), documents determining the procedure for keeping Russian non-strategic nuclear weapons in a special storage facility on the territory of the Republic of Belarus were signed," the ministry's press service confirmed today
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Czech Republic Intends to buy Leopard 2A8 with Germany
May 25, 2023 @ 07:38 AMThe Czech Republic has expressed interest to join an emerging push by Germany to upgrade its fleet of Leopard 2 main battle tanks to the latest A8 configuration. Germanys Ministry of Defense wants to purchase 18 Leopard 2 A8 main battle tanks for $565 million to replace the Leopard 2 A6 surrendered to Ukraine
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Northrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for U.S. Space Force’s Early-Warning Missile...
May 25, 2023 @ 07:25 AMNorthrop Grumman recently completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the U.S
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South Korea May Junk F-35A Jet that Landed on its Belly Following...
May 23, 2023 @ 05:58 AMSouth Korea may choose to scrap the F-35A fighter that landed on its belly following a bird hit last year, after it found out the cost of its repairs would exceed $80 million. On January 4, 2022, a ROKAF F-35A stealth fighter that took off from the Cheongju base collided with a large eagle during flight, and the eagle was sucked into the air intake
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U.S. Air Force Seeks Industry Proposals to Develop F-22 Successor, the NGAD...
May 19, 2023 @ 10:52 AMThe Department of the Air Force (DAF) is seeking industry proposals to develop the Next Generation Air Dominance Platform (NGAD) with the intent to award a contract next year. "The NGAD Platform is a vital element of the Air Dominance family of systems which represents a generational leap in technology over the F-22, which it will replace," said Secretary of the Air Force
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First British Storm Shadow Missile Goes Down in Ukraine: Russian MoD
May 15, 2023 @ 01:38 PMRussian defense ministry has claimed that its air defense forces managed to shoot down a Britain-delivered Storm Shadow (Scalp) cruise missile. Air defense systems intercepted seven HARM anti-radar missiles, one Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile and ten HIMARS multiple rocket launchers during the day, the ministry said in an
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Russia Deploys 16 strategic bombers 200 km from Norway, Finland
May 15, 2023 @ 06:53 AMRussia has deployed a 16-strong bomber fleet consisting of Tu-95 and Tu-160 aircraft at Olenya Air Base located only 200 km from NATO-members Finland and Norway. The 3,500m runway normally housed limited number of Tu-22Ms and An-12 transport planes
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MBDA to Refurbish Greece’s SCALP Missiles
May 12, 2023 @ 09:45 AMEuropean MBDA signed a contract with Greece Friday for mid-life refurbishment (MLR) of the SCALP/ Storm Shadow missiles of the Hellenic Air Force. The contract was signed by Admiral Aristeidis Alexopoulos, General Director for Defence Investments and Armaments of the Greek
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Russian Air Defense Can Intercept British 'Storm Shadow,' Ukraine's Longest Range Missile...
May 12, 2023 @ 05:07 AMBritish Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles that have been transferred to Ukraine, have been destroyed by Russian missile systems in Syria in the past. Editor of the Arsenal Otechestva magazine Alexey Leonkov told
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Kalashnikov Begins Producing Titanium Armored Helmets
May 6, 2023 @ 04:46 AMKalashnikov Groups Research Institute of Steel has begun mass production of Elbrus-T titanium armored helmets. These products are part of a new line of titanium helmets adapted to the Br2 level of the new Russian GOST R 57560-2017
In a First, China Sanctions Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., His Relatives...
General Atomics AeroTec Signs First Sale Contract for D0228 NXT Aircraft
Israel Awards Developers of Weapons Systems, Spying Tech, Electronic Warfare
Iran Inflicts Damage on U.S. Bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain & Earlier...
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