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Indonesia Plans TO Buy Armed Drones from China
July 27, 2017 @ 08:46 AMIndonesia is planning to buy six drones from China that can detect, identify and attack. The government is looking for a drone manufacturer which sells quality drone at affordable price and offers transfer of technology to help the country achieve self-reliance in defense industry, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu was quoted as saying by Antara News Wednesday
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India Issues RFI For Navy’s $9.5 billion Advanced Submarine Project
July 20, 2017 @ 03:52 PMIndian Navy issues a Request for Information (RFI) to six foreign manufacturers for the €8.3-billion (US $9
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GLOCK Emerges Lowest Bidder In Philippines Army’s Handgun Acquisition Project
July 20, 2017 @ 10:45 AMHandgun manufacturer GLOCK has emerged the lowest bidder for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 9mm Pistol acquisition project worth PHP1.497 billion (US$29
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Senegal, Other African Nations Plan To Buy Indonesian Amphibious Warship, Missile Frigates
July 15, 2017 @ 04:15 AMAfrican Nations such as Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Gabon plan to purchase advanced warships from Indonesian state-owned company PT PAL for which it has sought an export license from the government. Senegal wants to place an order for a Landing Platform Dock (LPD) or amphibious warship, and two units of guided missile fast ship (frigates) while Guinea Bissau and Gabon each wanted two units of 60 meters guided missile fast ships, Chief Executive of PT PAL Budiman Saleh said in Jakarta on Thursday
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France, Germany Plan Development of New European Fighter Jet
July 14, 2017 @ 06:05 AMFrand and Germany plan to come up with a roadmap for joint development of a new European fighter jet and replacement of the existing fleet by mid-2018. "Today there are too many European standards and qualifications and sometimes there is competition among Europeans internationally," French President Emmanuel Macron was quoted as saying by Reuters during a news conference along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday
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French Air Force Conducts First MQ-9 Reaper UAS Flight
July 7, 2017 @ 02:08 PMFrench Air Forces MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft has marked its first flight Tuesday after taking off from Cognac air base. The flight in French airspace has demonstrated that the air force can autonomously train its Reaper crews, helping it to stop becoming dependent on third-party support, French Air Force announced Thursday
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Impossible To Incorporate S-400 Missile Defence Equipment Into Turkey's NATO Systems: Defence...
July 4, 2017 @ 01:47 PMTurkey has ruled out integrating the Russian S-400 missile defence system into the country's NATO standard defence equipment, its defence minister Fikri Isik has said. Speaking to TRT TV channel on Tuesday, Isik said, "Turkey knows that in case S-400 missiles systems are purchased from Russia, it will be impossible to incorporate them into the NATO system
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Turkey-Russia S-400 Missile Defence Deal Boils Down To Price
June 30, 2017 @ 12:40 PMRussia and Ankara have agreed on the delivery of S-400 long-range air defense missile systems but the issue of loan provision is still be finalized. "The contract has been agreed and everything is understandable there but the issue of a loan, funds has not been settled yet," Russian Presidential Adviser for Military and Technical Cooperation Vladimir Kozhin was quoted as saying by Tass at the 8th International Maritime Defense Show in St
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US Approves $1,364 Million Worth Missiles, Torpedo, C4ISR Systems Sale To Taiwan
June 30, 2017 @ 06:04 AMIn a move certain to anger China, the US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Taiwan of SRP system, a component of C4ISR, upgrade electronic warfare systems of KEELUNG Class destroyers, 56 AGM Air-to-Ground Missiles and MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo Conversion Kits altogether worth US$1,364 million. Also incuded are Heavyweight torpedos, HARM and standard missiles
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New UAS System Improves Situational Awareness and Mission Performance: US Army
June 29, 2017 @ 03:50 PMThe US Army Aviation Development Directorate (ADD) has developed a system enabling an Air Mission Commander to manage multiple unmanned aerial systems simultaneously, resulting in faster completion of mission tasks without increasing operator workload. The program is called Supervisory Controller for Optimal Role Allocation for Cueing of Human Operators, referred to as SCORCH, the army press release said Wednesday
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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