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Chinese Army To Be Capable Of Informationized Warfare by 2020
May 14, 2016 @ 11:17 AMChina aims to complete military reform and make the armed forces capable of informationized warfare by 2020. China's armed forces will realize "a significant increase of key combat capabilities," according to the 13th five-year military development plan (2016-2020), issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) Friday
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US Delivers First MRAP Vehicle Shipment To Egypt
May 13, 2016 @ 09:56 AMThe US has delivered the first shipment of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to the Egyptian military Thursday. The US is delivering a total of 762 MRAP vehicles to be used to combat terrorism
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BAE Systems, VOP Team Up For Czech Republic’s BMP-2 IFV Replacement
May 12, 2016 @ 03:11 PMBAE Systems and VOP CZ have teamed up to pursue the Czech Republics BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle replacement programme. The two companies will combine efforts to deliver the CV90 vehicle for the Czech Land Forces
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Raytheon Wins $76 Million To Support Sea Sparrow Missile Production
May 12, 2016 @ 08:45 AMRaytheon has won a $76 million contract for the procurement of long lead material in support of the multi-year Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) Block I production requirements contract. The ESSM program is an international cooperative effort to design, develop, test, and procure ESSM missiles
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Ukroboronprom, Reliance To Modernize Indian BMP-3 Armored Vehicles
May 9, 2016 @ 03:34 PMUkroboronproms subsidiary SpetsTehnoEksport and Indian Reliance Defence have signed a memorandum on joint participation in BMP-2 modernization for the Indian Army. Cooperation primarily relates to the manufacture and supply of components and systems for improving BMP mobility, modernization of sighting and fire control systems
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18000 IEDs De-mined From Palmyra Buildings
May 7, 2016 @ 09:13 AMRussian demining experts dismantled and removed ISIS-planted mines and explosive devices in more than 8500 buildings in Palmyra city to which the army restored security and stability in cooperation with the supporting forces on March 27th, 2016. Commander of the engineering troops in the Russian army, Lieutenant General Yury Stavitsky said in a press statement “During the period of Russian experts task in Palmyra, we removed nearly 18000 explosive devices from 825 hectares and 8500 buildings in the city”, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported
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Iran To Stop Western Warships From Entering Strait of Hormuz
May 6, 2016 @ 10:42 AMIran has warned US and its allies that it may close Strait of Hormuz if US continue to use the passage for maritime exercise involving 30 nations. "We have to counter any harmful and ill-intended passage through Strait of Hormuz
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Vietnam Wants New Japanese Warships
May 6, 2016 @ 10:21 AMVietnam has requested Japan to supply new ships to strengthen its coast guard. “Vietnam asked Japan to provide vessels to strengthen its coast guard during talks between Fumio Kishida (Japanese foreign minister) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and foreign minister Pham Binh Minh,” Japan's foreign ministry deputy spokesman Masato Otaka was quoted as saying by
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US Approves 24 Kiowa Warrior Choppers To Tunisia For $101 Million
May 4, 2016 @ 10:20 AMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved sale of 24 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters to Tunisia for an estimated cost of $100.8 million
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Reliance, Ukroboronprom Collaborate For Military Transport Aircraft
May 2, 2016 @ 03:02 PMReliance Defence signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraines state-owned firm Ukroboronprom to collaborate on a range of military products including transport aircraft, upgrade of armoured vehicles, maritime gas turbines and unmanned aerial vehicles. The agreement was signed during a meeting between Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani and Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine last week, PTI reported
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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