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20 Indian Soldiers Killed in Border Clash with China; Acted in Self-defence,...
June 16, 2020 @ 05:50 PMIn addition to the confirmation of 3 Indian soldiers killed in border clash with a Chinese patrol, the Indian Army has confirmed the deaths of 17 other soldiers who were injured in the clash but later succumbed to their injuries. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020
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North Korea Blows Up Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Reaction to ‘Leaflet’ War
June 16, 2020 @ 09:34 AMNorth Korean soldiers blew up an inter-Korean liaison office in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong as retribution against North Korean defectors running a leaflet campaign at the border. The South Korean ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs said in a brief statement that the DPRK blew up the Kaesong joint liaison office at 2:49 p
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Mitsubishi to 'Improve' SpaceJet M90 Airliner Design
June 15, 2020 @ 09:40 AMMitsubishi Aircraft announced Monday that it will improve the design of SpaceJet, Japans first home-grown passenger plane. The company said its priority will be on obtaining type certification for the SpaceJet M90 this fiscal year
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Denmark to Compensate 1600 Homes Near Airbase for Noise from F-35 Jets
June 12, 2020 @ 04:16 PMAs Denmark kick-starts preparations to receive its first F-35A Lightning II jet next year, it could compensate 1600 homes around the base where the jets will be flown owing to the additional noise caused. “A broad political majority consisting of the Left, Conservatives, the Danish Peoples Party, the Liberal Alliance, the Radical Left, and the Social Democracy is behind the political agreement to compensate approximately 1,600 homes in the area of the additional noise the F-35 aircraft brings in comparison to the current F-16,” the Ministry of Defense said Thursday
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Launch System Issue Prevented Jets Flying on Ford Carrier During Tests
June 9, 2020 @ 05:42 AMA fault in the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carriers launch system prevented jets from taking off during a five-day test held by the U
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Saab to Equip Patria AMV 8x8 System Platform Vehicle With Next-Gen Electronics,...
June 8, 2020 @ 02:12 PMPatria has delivered a unit of AMV 8×8 System Platform vehicle to Saab to be used as a test and development platform for the latest generation of vehicle electronics and video systems. "Patria has signed a contract with Saab regarding the delivery of one AMV 8x8 System Platform vehicle
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Thousands of US Troops to Leave Germany as part of Trump Drawdown...
June 6, 2020 @ 01:21 PMPresident of the United States Donald Trump has reportedly approved a plan to pull out 9,500 American troops stationed at German bases by September. The decision to withdraw more than a quarter of US troops out of Germany comes after years of tension brewing between the US and Chancellor Angela Merkel over military spending and other security issues
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French forces kill Leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Minister
June 6, 2020 @ 11:34 AMFrench Barkhane forces killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in Malis Tessalit town, on Friday. “On June 3, the French armed forces, with the support of their partners, neutralized the leader of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), Abdelmalek Droukdel, and several of his close associates, during an operation in northern Mali,” Florence Parly, French Defense Minister, said in a statement Friday
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Russian MC-21 Airliner Testing Ramped up With Two Aircraft Flying
June 5, 2020 @ 04:23 PMRussian UAC has ramped up flight test program of the MC-21 jetliner often deploying two prototype aircraft simultaneously to make up for lost time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program involves four experimental aircraft
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Russia Developing Sniper Rifle with 7 KM Range
June 5, 2020 @ 11:34 AMA Russian arms manufacturer has announced the development of a sniper rifle combined with a new cartridge that can hit targets at up to 7 kilometer range. Development work has started on the DXL-5 sniper rifle, whose maximum range of seven kilometers will make it unique among sniper weapons, Vladislav Lobaev, general director of the weapon developer, Lobaev Arms, told Ria Novosti
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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