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Trump “Informally” Clears F-35 Jets Sale to UAE: Reports
October 29, 2020 @ 06:48 PMBarely days to go before the United States election results, the Trump Administration has agreed to sell F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following its recognition of Israel, uncofirmed US media reports say. “President Donald Trump's administration informally gave a required notification to Congress on the sale, which could significantly change the military balance in the Gulf and affect Israel's military edge," Representative Eliot Engel, a Democrat who leads the House Foreign Affairs Committee was quoted as saying by AFP
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Greece to Receive F-35s Meant for Turkey after S-400 Test
October 28, 2020 @ 07:45 AMGreece could receive six F-35 stealth jets originally built for Turkey before its ouster from the program, days after the latter conducted tests of the S-400 missile systems it bought from Russia. The United States and Greece agreed upon the sale of 20 F-35s during U
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S.Korea to Begin Development of Tech to Build First Aircraft Carrier
October 27, 2020 @ 12:16 PMSouth Korean military officials and researchers will today review plans for the development of technologies for the 2 trillion won ($1.74 billion) project to build the countrys first light aircraft carrier
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Airbus A330 MRTT ‘Voyager’ Achieves Clearance to Refuel A400M Aircraft
October 27, 2020 @ 09:21 AMThe Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) has granted the Voyager Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) clearance for the A400M using the centreline hose and drogue system, known as the Fuselage Refuelling Unit (FRU). The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the only MRTT customer to make use of this system, which is used to refuel large probe-equipped aircraft such as the A400M or C295
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Russian New Engine for Su-57 Stealth Jet to be classified as 5+
October 25, 2020 @ 05:52 PMThe upcoming ‘Second Stage engine for the Russian Su-57 fighter jet could be classified as 5+ generation, due to its increased thrust over current fifth-generation fighter aircraft engines. “I would even say that this (Second stage engine) is the 5+ generation, slightly ahead of the 5th generation, because the specific characteristics of this engine correspond to this generation
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Turkey May Buy French-Italian Air Defense System
October 22, 2020 @ 01:25 PMTurkeys Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar today hinted at a possible purchase of air defense systems (ADS) from France and Italy. Speaking to
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Pratt & Whitney Awarded Contract for F-35 Engine Modernization Study
October 21, 2020 @ 10:37 AMPratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp., today announced that it has been awarded a $1
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South Korea To Get Global Hawk Intelligence System
October 21, 2020 @ 09:20 AMSouth Korean military will soon receive a system used to analyze imagery taken by its fleet of four RQ-4 Global Hawk drones from the United States. Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Tuesday that the devices would be brought in by December following delays incurred by COVID-19 and prolonged negotiations with U
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Lockheed Awarded $138.8M for F-35 Pilot Training Device Software
October 21, 2020 @ 04:16 AMThe U.S
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South Korea’s F-35 Fleet Has 24 Jets: DAPA
October 20, 2020 @ 07:13 AMThe United States has so far delivered 24 F-35A stealth jets to the South Korean military, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said today. "We experienced some delay in the delivery due to the COVID-19 situation, but through South Korea-U
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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