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United States, EU on Collision Course over European Defence Projects
June 3, 2019 @ 03:59 PMThe United States imposed an ultimatum to the European Union (EU) on May 22, to increase its participation in the EU armament programs, lest they lose arms support of the former. "When a crisis occurs and European defenses fail, your citizens will not be impressed that the weapons used were only from the European countries," Michael Murphy, State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, was quoted as saying by El Pais during a meeting between the two parties on Sunday
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Indonesian Defence Ministry 'Signs Documents' for Su-35 Jet Purchase: Minister
June 3, 2019 @ 10:14 AMIndonesian Defence Ministry has signed documents concerning the purchase of 11 Su-35 fighter jets while the Trade and Finance Ministries are still in the process of approval, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu was quoted as saying by TASS on Sunday. The need for approval from multiple ministries was connected with the fact that "there will be different forms of payment," he explained
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S-400 Triumf Buy Will Have Serious Implications On Indo-US Defense Ties: US
May 31, 2019 @ 05:37 PMIndia's purchase of the Russian S-400 Triumf missile defense systems will have "serious implications" on the Indo-US defense ties, a top US state Department official said Friday. "The Trump administration has been very clear that the acquisition of advanced Russian technology sends the wrong message to Russia at a time when it continues its aggressions," the official added
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gets Its First E-2D Hawkeye AEW&C Aircraft...
May 31, 2019 @ 12:13 PMJapan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) has received its first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, manufacturer Northrop Grumman
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Russian Armed Forces To Get First Su-57 Stealth Jet By Year End
May 29, 2019 @ 07:30 AMThe Russian armed forces are set to receive their first Sukhoi Su-57 fifth generation, stealth-capable, multirole fighter by the end of this year, Alexey Krivoruchko, Russia's deputy defense minister said today, during his visit to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant. “We will get the first Su-57 stealth fighter by the end of this year,” Krivoruchko said
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Trump Uses Emergency Authority to approve $8 B Arms Sales to Saudi,
May 25, 2019 @ 06:11 AMThe United States approved arms sales worth an estimated $8 Billion to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and some other countries after President Donald Trump used emergency authority to approve nearly two dozen such deals. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) put up some of the State Department approvals of the deals on its website while various US media reported that the combined value of the deals as $ 8 Billion
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Rand Corporation Suggest Options to "Overextend and Unbalance" Russia
May 24, 2019 @ 09:52 AMAn influential United States think tank, Rand Corporation has suggested that the United States could use a variety of economic, military and ideological strategies to divide and destabilize Russia. According to a report by the Rand Corporation sponsored by the US Army, the US and its allies could employ “nonviolent, cost-imposing options” to weaken Russias economy, military and government structures
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Greek Navy Gets Modernised P-3B Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
May 18, 2019 @ 02:29 PMThe Greek Navy has received its first upgraded Lockheed Martin P-3B maritime surveillance aircraft, the Greek Defense Ministry said. The ceremony took place at the Greek aircraft industry plant in Tanagre, north of Athens on Friday in the presence of Greek Defence Minister Evangelos Apostolakis, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and representatives of Lockheed Martin
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Russia to Begin Delivery Of Su-30SM Fighters To Belarus This Year
May 17, 2019 @ 09:14 AMRussia will begin the delivery of first batch of Su-30SM fighters to Belarus in this year, according to a report. "The contract on the delivery of Su-30SM planes in the interests of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Belarus is currently at the stage of its implementation," Russias Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation told TASS at the 9th Milex-2019 international arms show on Wednesday
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India To Purchase 10 Fewer MQ-9 Sea Guardian Drones For Its Navy
May 17, 2019 @ 08:20 AMIndia is likely to approve the proposal to buy 12 MQ-9 Sea Guardian drones from the US for its Navy and not 22 of them for $2 billion as planned last year. “India had plans to purchase 22 Sea Guardian drones for the navy, valued at around $2 billion
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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