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Russia Loses 2 BMD Vehicles After Failed Paradrop
September 24, 2019 @ 08:43 AMTwo of Russias paradropped BMD infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) crashed as the parachutes failed to open on Friday during Center-2019 military exercise. The vehicles were destroyed during a paradrop over a military range in Russias Orenburg region, the Russian defense ministrys press service stated, according to local media
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Taiwan to Host 15 Nation Cyber-security Exercise in November
September 23, 2019 @ 11:09 AMA first-ever Cyber Offensive and Defensive Exercise is to be held in Taiwan in November involving 15 nations from the Americas, Asia and Europe. Taiwanese Vice Premier Chen Chi-mai who is also head of the Cabinet department for information security, said Sunday that the exercise was planned in the wake of increasing cyber attacks targeting the Taiwan government
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Some 300 Russian Weapons "Fine-tuned" based on Syrian Experience
September 23, 2019 @ 07:27 AMSome 300 weapons including the Kalibr cruise missile have been “fine-tuned” based on Russias combat experience in Syria. Giving the example of the Kalibr missile, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in an
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Patriot Missile Batteries Under Fire For Missing Yemeni Drones
September 19, 2019 @ 12:27 PMUS-supplied Patriot missile batteries with their powerful radars have come under fire for completely missing out on Yemeni armys drone attacks on Saudi oil installations. Saudis failure to defend its homeland was observed even in 2017 when Yemeni Houtis struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
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F-16 Pilot who Bailed-out Struck on Powerline
September 19, 2019 @ 11:08 AMOne of two pilots who bailed out of a malfunctioning Belgian Air Force F-16 got struck on a power-line in France and was photographed by local residents dangling from his parachute. The plane had been travelling from Belgium to a naval air base in France when it crashed between the towns of Pluvigner and Landaul, according to a statement from the regional prefecture
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Bell Helicopter Wins US Navy’s H-1 Upgrade Program Support Contract
September 19, 2019 @ 08:53 AMBell Helicopter has won a $9.2 million modification contract in support of the H-1 Upgrade helicopter
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India Test-fires Astra BVR Air-to-Air missile from Su-30MKI Jet
September 17, 2019 @ 10:49 AMIndia test-fired Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile equipped on a Su-30MKI fighter jet that took off from an airbase in eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on Tuesday. The Astra missile, which can fly towards its target at a speed of over 5,555 kilometres per hour (4
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Israel MoD to Invest $56.35M for Research on Light Particles, Lasers
September 17, 2019 @ 08:25 AMIsrael Ministry of Defense is building a new research institute and is investing NIS 200 million ($56.35 million) to study light particles or photons, and develop powerful laser weapons
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Russia Offers S-400s To Saudi After Houtis Set Oil Facility Ablaze
September 17, 2019 @ 07:14 AMRussia has offered its S-400 air defense systems to Saudi Arabia after Yemeni Houtis managed to attack worlds largest oil facilities located in the country, dodging its protective armour that includes Patriot systems. "In order to protect Saudi Arabia, we are ready to provide the corresponding aid to the country
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India’s Rustom-II Reconnaissance Drone Crashes During Flight Test
September 17, 2019 @ 06:25 AMIndias locally-made Rustom-II medium-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance drone crashed Tuesday morning in Chitradurga district of Karnataka state, during flight tests. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) being developed by DRDO on experimental flight trial in new configuration has crash landed in fields near ATR Chitradurga
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