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US Army to Develop “Covert and Secure” Wireless Devices
August 17, 2020 @ 01:16 PMThe U.S
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Lockheed Martin Receives $62Billion Order to Manufacture F-16 Jets for Foreign Customers
August 15, 2020 @ 08:04 AMIn perhaps the single biggest order for F-16 jets, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $62 billion ten-year, fixed price contract from the US Air Force for production of F-16 aircraft for multiple Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customers. The initial delivery order is for 90 aircraft, including both the pre-priced recurring core configuration costs at $2,862,797,674 and the engineering change proposal/undefinitized contract action for the non-recurring costs not-to-exceed $2,078,307,572 obligated at approximately $1,018,370,710
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Israeli Firm Unveils Drones that Can be Launched from Grenade Launchers, Tanks
August 7, 2020 @ 09:08 AMIsraels Spear UAV has unveiled its Ninox family of encapsulated drones which can be launched from a grenade launcher by individual soldiers, from a mobile land platform, or from an aerial or maritime system. Built to withstand extreme environmental conditions and vibrations, Ninox is available in a range of drone and capsule sizes
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US Air Force Test Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
August 4, 2020 @ 06:01 PMAn unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile was launched early Tuesday morning over 4,000 miles from a base in California into the Pacific Ocean, the US Air Force Global Strike Command announced. The Minuteman III missile was fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, located an hour from Santa Barbara, at 12:21 a
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New Chinese Warship Engine to Power Lasers, Catapult Launch
July 30, 2020 @ 07:13 AMA new Chinese 20MW generator for warships includes advanced integrated electric propulsion (IEP) technology that would power high energy weapons, including electromagnetic railguns and lasers. It could also be used to power catapult launch system in aircraft carriers
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Hanwha Ships Redback IFV for Test to Australia, Eyes US Bradley Replacement...
July 28, 2020 @ 06:39 AMHanwha Defense will ship two Redback infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Australia for the Army to test them under a $4.1 billion procurement project
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Is Dassault Aviation on Way to Another Rafale Jet Export Contract?
July 26, 2020 @ 06:55 PMDassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier hinted at a new Rafale jet export contract in the making while speaking at his companys first half 2020 financial results conference in Paris earlier this week. “A potential new Rafale export contract is postponed,” he said while referring to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Dassaults performance without naming the country with whom his company was close to signing the contract with
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Iranian Airliner Dives to Avoid Colliding with US F-15, Passengers Injured
July 24, 2020 @ 10:11 AMThe pilot of Iran's Beirut-bound Mahan Air Flight 1152 precipitously lowered the altitude of the plane in order to avoid collision with U.S
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Did Russia Help Armenia Bring Down Azerbaijani Hermes 900 Drone?
July 21, 2020 @ 03:13 PMArmenia may have received a shot in the arm from Russia in bringing down 13 Azerbaijani drones, including the Israeli Hermes 900. Russia lent a helping hand by providing its Container radar owing to Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) signed in May 1992, by six countries- Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
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China-Pak Shorten JF-17 Production period to 15 days for Each Aircraft
July 15, 2020 @ 09:43 AMProduction rate of the JF-17 combat jet has been ramped up with China and Pakistan managing to reduce production period of each jet by 15 days. A report published by China Aviation News affiliated with state-owned AVIC company today stated: “Production line of the JF-17 has on average shortened the production period of a single aircraft by 15 days compared to last year
Russian T-72 Tanks Don “Turtle-back” Anti-drone Protection
Russian firm Presents Counter-UAV System to Defeat Sea Drones at Fleet 2026...
Russia Modifies Su-34 Bomber for Reconnaissance Role
US Helicopter May Have Been on a Mission to Attack Iranian Boats...
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