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Chinese Ship Caught Salvaging High Quality Steel from WWII British Wreck
May 24, 2023 @ 08:32 AMChinese salvage ship Chuan Hong was spotted off Kuantan, Malaysia, ripping up the World War II wrecks of Royal Navy warship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Repulse for high-quality steel. Chuan Hong was seen sitting illegally over the designated war grave of the two British ships sunk by Japanese bombers in 1941
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Training of Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s Commences in Poland, other European Countries...
May 23, 2023 @ 12:31 PMUkrainian pilots have started how to fly the most advanced fighter to be delivered to them, the F-16s, on Polish soil. When asked about the commencement of training by
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Estonia, Latvia to Buy Germany’s IRIS-T Mid-Range Air Defence Systems
May 22, 2023 @ 02:24 PMNATO member states Estonia and Latvia will open negotiations with Germanys Diehl Defence for the acquisition of medium-range air defence systems. Estonias defence ministry confirmed the plan in an official statement Sunday
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No F-35 Jets for Thailand, U.S. Offers F-16s, F-15s Instead...
May 22, 2023 @ 12:41 PMThe Pentagon has “unofficially declined” Thailands bid to buy stealthy F-35 Lightning II jets, and has instead put F-16 Block 70 and F-15 Eagle fighters on the table, Thai media reported citing sources. A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) source told the
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Russia Trials Drone-based Version of Krasnopol Guided Artillery
May 22, 2023 @ 07:50 AMA pilot project involving a drone-based version of the Krasnopol guided artillery munition has been carried out by Russias Rostec State Corporation. Rostecs High Precision Systems told TASS during the MILEX-2023 arms and equipment expo that the development of the modified drone-based guided munition is complete
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Russia Claims Victory in Bakhmut; "Nothing Left," says Zelensky
May 21, 2023 @ 12:31 PMThe Russian Defense Ministry has announced Saturday that the operation to establish control over Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in occupied Ukraine has been completed."As a result of the offensive operations of the Wagner assault detachments, with the support of artillery and aviation of the Southern Group of Forces, the liberation of the city of Artemovsk has been completed in the Artyomovsk tactical direction," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement
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Final Testing Underway of Tracked Version of Russia's Pantsir-SM-SV Air Defense System
May 19, 2023 @ 11:27 AMRussia's High Precision Systems Holding (HPS) is in the final stage of testing a tracked version of the Pantsir-SM short-range air defense system."Work on the development of a modification of the Pantsir-SM-SV anti-aircraft missile and gun system on a tracked chassis for the ground forces is at the final stage of testing," HPS announced at the MILEX defense exhibition currently on in Minsk
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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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NATO Sets up Cell to Protect Underwater Infrastructure
May 15, 2023 @ 02:29 PMThe NATO has set up a cell to protect underwater infrastructure such as pipelines and data cables from “spying” Russia, a move first suggested by Germany and Norway. “Russia has been spying in northern waters for years in the Great Belt, the Kattegat and the North Sea,” Germanys defense ministry said in a statement adding that it performs covert operations with civilian ships such as the ‘Admiral Vladimirsky, a research vessel
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Two Russian Commanders Killed while Repelling Ukrainian Advances
May 14, 2023 @ 06:14 PMTwo Russian military commanders had been killed over the weekend while trying to repel Ukrainian assault Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that the commander of the 4th motorized rifle brigade, Vyacheslav Makarov, and the deputy commander of the Army Corps for military-political work, Yevgeny Brovko, had been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
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Turkey Tests Locally-made SOM-J Cruise Missile on Its F-16s
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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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...