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Iran Negotiating $10 Billion Arms From Russia, But Needs UNSC Permission
November 15, 2016 @ 12:43 PMRussia and Iran are in talks over an arms deal worth around $10 billion that would see Moscow deliver T-90 tanks, artillery systems, planes and helicopters even as Tehran needs permission from the United Nations Security Council to buy weapons. Viktor Ozerov, head of the defense and security committee in the Russian upper house of parliament, or Federation Council, told reporters talks on the potential deal were under way during a parliamentary visit to Iran, the RIA news agency reported Monday
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Russia Turns Down Pak Request For Su-35 jet Buy; Russian Media
November 15, 2016 @ 10:47 AMRussia has turned down a request from Pakistan to purchase the Su-35 fighter jet, an aircraft it has sold to Islamabads closest ally, China. A report in Russian publication,
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Russia Eyes To Renew Helicopter Project With US
November 14, 2016 @ 11:26 AMRussia is considering the possibilities of renewing a helicopter project and other forms of cooperation with US and NATO on Afghanistan. The changed approach of Russia towards US comes after Donald Trumph elected as US President for 2016 election
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Russia Likely To Restart Negotiation With Iran On Hamadan Airbase Use
November 14, 2016 @ 11:26 AMRussia would likely to resume negotiation with Iran on use of Hamadan airbase for anti-terror operations in Syria. Iran allowed Russia's Aerospace Forces to operate from the base in the mountainous western Hamadan province in mid-August
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South Korea Plans To Sets Up Task Force To Push Major Defense...
November 11, 2016 @ 11:35 AMSouth Korea plans to set up a task force to help push forward major defense agreements with the new Donald Trump administration in the US. South Korean authorities would attempt to achieve close cooperation with those lawmakers in Trumps administration who are responsible for introducing changes in US defense policy with regard to South Korea, Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun was quoted as saying by
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Trump’s Victory To Raise Pressure On Canada To Boost Military Spending: Report...
November 10, 2016 @ 02:03 PMDonald Trumps election victory is likely to pressurize the Canadian government to boost its defense spending and to reconsider its participation in US missile defense shield, military analysts in Canada predict. Further the victory could affect some of the Canadas high-profile missions in Eastern Europe, said Department of National Defence officials in Ottawa, who are working, analyzing about Trump presidency
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Indian Navy Ship To Help Mauritius In Marine Patrolling
November 9, 2016 @ 11:59 AMIndian Navys amphibious ship INS Shardul has reached Mauritius on Tuesday to assist the island country to marine patrol its waters. The ship is currently on a month-long deployment in the southern Indian Ocean, Business Standard reported Tuesday
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France Opens New International Helicopter Training Centre
November 8, 2016 @ 01:02 PMFrances Défense Conseil International (DCI) is inaugurating new facilities at International Helicopter Training Centre (CIF-H) and has acquired three EC120 helicopters for reinforcing training capacities. The CIF-H is the second pilot school created by DCI, and the first in France
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British Typhoon Jets To Take Part In South Korean Air Exercise
November 8, 2016 @ 09:12 AMFour Eurofighter Typhoon jets have arrived in Seoul Tuesday morning to take part in the first-ever trilateral combined air exercise with South Korea and the US. This aerial drill marks South Korea's first domestic air combat maneuver with a foreign country other than its main ally, the United States
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Japan’s First X-2 Stealth Fighter Jet To Be Tested This Month
November 7, 2016 @ 01:50 PMJapans first domestically developed stealth fighter jet will initial field test as early as this month. The field test will focus on evaluating the X-2's stealth technologies, Nikkie Asian Review reports Monday
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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