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Rattled By Combat Ship Accidents, US Navy Announces ‘Operational Pause’
August 22, 2017 @ 06:26 AMThe US Navy has announced a worldwide ‘operational pause of its combat ships and an investigation into the USS John McCain accident and similar ones earlier. Chief of Naval Operations Adm
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Pakistani F-7 Light Fighter Aircraft Crashes
August 17, 2017 @ 09:04 AMA Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-7 PG single-engine, lightweight fighter aircraft crashed near Sargodha on Thursday, according to PAF spokesperson. One PAF official, identified as Lieutenant Bilal, suffered a leg fracture as a result of the incident,
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Six MV-22 Osprey Aircraft To Join US-Japan Military Exercise
August 15, 2017 @ 11:20 AMUp to six MV-22 Ospreys with the US Marine Corps will join a US-Japan military exercise from Friday, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters in Tokyo Tuesday settling doubts about the fitness of the aircraft which had crashed off Australia last week. "Japan also believes there is important significance in the Osprey's participation in the exercise
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Mechanical Failure Ruled Out As Cause For Osprey Crash Off Australian Coast
August 11, 2017 @ 10:05 AMThe Japanese Defense Ministry has cleared Ospreys for flights after US investigators ruled out mechanical failures as the cause of last Saturdays fatal crash off Australia. Four Ospreys from the US military base in Japans Okinawa took off shortly after its defense ministry lifted the ban imposed after one of the US Marine Corps planes crashed off Australia, Sputnik reported Friday
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Indian Air Force Jaguar Fighter Jets Flying Without Autopilot
August 7, 2017 @ 11:58 AMIndian Air Forces Jaguar fighter jets are flying without autopilots, a crucial flying aid, that is unrealised even after 20 years. The flying aid capability was envisaged by the air force in 1997 for Jaguar aircraft however, it has remained unrealized even after two decades, the Comptroller and Auditor-General has said in a report presented in Parliament on July 28
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Tokyo Wants US Osprey Aircraft Grounded in Japan Pending Australian Crash Investigation
August 7, 2017 @ 09:07 AMJapan has demanded that the US ground its V-22 Osprey aircraft deployed in Japan after one of the Marine Corps planes crashed off Australia. The crashed Osprey was among the tilt-rotor aircraft deployed at U
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US Osprey Aircraft Crashes Off Australia, 23 Marines Rescued, 3 Missing
August 6, 2017 @ 10:33 AMThree US marines are presumed lost at sea after 23 others were rescued when an American MV-22 Osprey aircraft crashed off the Queensland coast during a US-Australian military exercise. The MV-22 Osprey aircraft was involved in a “mishap” at about 4pm Saturday off Shoalwater Bay near Rockhampton, where the biennial Talisman Sabre joint US and Australian military training exercise is under way, the US Marine Corps said in a media statement
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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems' 10 Mega Joule Rail Gun Ready For Testing
August 2, 2017 @ 12:20 PMUS based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems' 10 mega joule medium-range multi-mission railgun is ready for testing. Meant for ship, land and mobile platforms the railgun will be tested at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, USA, the company said Wednesday without specifying the test date
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29 Indian Fighters Including Five Su-30MKI Crashed In Past Five Years
July 22, 2017 @ 04:01 AMTwenty-nine fighter aircraft including five Sukhoi-30 crashed over the last five years due to technical defects and human error, Parliament was told on Friday. “During the last five financial years (2012-13 to 2016-17) and current year (upto July 18), 29 fighter aircraft including five Sukhoi-30 and three trainer aircraft have crashed,” Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said in a written reply in the parliament
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Cameroon Army Vessel Sinks, 34 Soldiers Missing
July 17, 2017 @ 11:44 AMA Cameroon army vessel carrying 37 soldiers from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade capsized Sunday off the country's southwestern coast. The logistics boat, belonging to the Rapid Intervention Brigade, which has fought Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram in recent years capsized early Sunday morning between the city of Limbe and Bakassi,
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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