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Afghan Air Force To Receive 2 Transport Planes From China
October 25, 2016 @ 03:29 PMAfghanistan Air Force will soon be receiving two transport planes from China. China, a few months ago, delivered first batch of military aid to Afghanistan National defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
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US, Australian Air Forces To Operate Space Surveillance Telescope
October 22, 2016 @ 11:20 AMThe US Air Force space command plans to operate Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) in Australia jointly with the Australian government. US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) handed over the SST to USAF Space Command at a ceremony in New Mexico
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China To Provide Offshore Patrol Vessels To Sri Lanka
October 21, 2016 @ 11:32 AMSri Lanka has signed defence deals worth 120 million RMB with China that includes provision of Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), during an official visit by the Secretary of Defence to Beijing this week. During the second Defence Cooperation Dialogue co-chaired by Defense Secretary Hettiarachchi and Admiral Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), China has also agreed to provide military assistance to the country, Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defense (MOD) said
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US May Use Nuclear Weapons To Defend Seoul As Part Of 'Extended...
October 20, 2016 @ 08:33 AMThe US and South Korea have agreed to launch a high-level ‘extended deterrence dialogue for the protection of its Asian ally from nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. According to the agreement signed on Wednesday, "Extended deterrence" refers to the commitment (US) to use nuclear weapons to deter attacks on allies
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Polish-Ukraine Helicopter Production Talks Not Related To Failed Airbus Deal: Defense Minister
October 19, 2016 @ 03:40 PMPoland is in talks with Ukrainian manufacturers to produce a military helicopter in a joint cooperation and is unrelated to the failed deal to buy choppers from Airbus Helicopters. In an interview for the Trwam TV station the Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz explained that the plan is an attempt to build a helicopter, drawing on the experience of the CEE region countries,
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DCI Trains Crews For Egyptian FREMM frigates, amphibious assault ships
October 18, 2016 @ 04:13 PMDCI has trained the first crew for Tahya Misr FREMM multi-mission frigate and the first two crews for the Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anouar-El-Sadat amphibious assault ships of Egyptian navy. The DCI group assumed responsibility for training the Egyptian crews of the multi-mission frigate and the two amphibious assault ships acquired by Cairo in 2015
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India-Russia Helicopter JV To Manufacture 190 Helicopters in 9 years
October 17, 2016 @ 02:31 PMThe Russian-Indian enterprise created by Russian Helicopters, JSC Rosoboronexport and India's HAL Corporation must arrange the localization of production and supply of 200 light multirole Ka-226T for 9 years. The first 60 helicopters will be produced in Russia, and the production of the remaining 140 helicopters is being planned in India
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Russia To Display Tiger Class Corvette, 130 Naval Hardware At Euronaval 2016
October 17, 2016 @ 10:40 AMRosoboronexport will be displaying more than 130 Naval products, including the advanced Tiger-class corvette, equipped with Club-N integrated missile system and vertical launchers at the EURONAVAL 2016 exhibition, held from 17-21 October in France. The display at International Naval Defense and Maritime Exhibition & Conference also includes frigates that are being currently supplied to India, offshore patrol vessel, Tornado-class missile ships and their derivatives armed with missile systems, the Russian state intermediary agency announced today
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Lockheed, Northrop, Raytheon In Kuwait’s $194 Million Radar Field Systems Contract
October 14, 2016 @ 03:54 PMThe US State Department has approved sale of radar field systems and related equipment, training and support to Kuwait for $194 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Thursday
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China To Assist Nepal In Modernizing Its Military
October 14, 2016 @ 09:28 AMChina will be assisting Nepal Army in modernizing military hardware and boosting disaster management capabilities. China confirmed its' decision during Nepal's Defence Minister Balkrishna Khand's recent visit to the East Asian country
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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