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After Turkey, Trump Hints at removing all Foreign Suppliers of F-35 Parts
May 15, 2020 @ 08:42 AMUS President Donald Trump appears to be gearing up to make F-35 jet production solely an American endeavour by striking more names off the list of foreign suppliers. “Its a great jet, and we make parts for this jet all over the world
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Venezuelan Air Defence's Chinese-made Radar Detects US F-22 Stealth Jet
May 13, 2020 @ 09:16 AMA Chinese-made type JY-27 radar deployed by Venezuelan Air Defense detected a United States F22 stealth aircraft as it approached the countrys airspace and sent a warning to the American fighter jet on Tuesday. According to
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Turkey's F-35 Program Ouster: Manufacturers Found for 1005 Alternative Parts
May 13, 2020 @ 08:08 AMThe F-35 Lightning II Program has found new sources for 1,005 parts previously produced by Turkish suppliers since last July when Ankara was kicked out of the project over S-400 row. “The July 2019 suspension of Turkey from the F-35 program—due to security concerns after its acquisition of Russian defense equipment—is likely to compound production risks
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Chemring Australia Wins $107.5M for F-35 Countermeasure Flares
May 4, 2020 @ 05:22 PMThe United States Navy has awarded Chemring $107.5 million contract to supply countermeasure flares for Australian, US and international F-35 operators
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Northrop to soon test Communication Network between 5th Gen Jets
May 2, 2020 @ 06:26 AMNorthrop Grumman will begin testing the US Air Forces gatewayONE net-centric communication system that will connect the services fifth generation platforms such as the F-22 and F-35 jets, soon. “Northrop Grumman Corporation is rapidly working on developing and fielding a gatewayONE prototype, an open system enabling translation and communication across platforms, in support of the Advanced Battle Management family of Systems (ABMS)
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COVID-19 Disruptions Causing Slowdown in F-35 Production: Lockheed Martin
April 22, 2020 @ 07:18 AMProduction rate of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter has slowed down owing to the supply chain being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maintenance and upgrade developments will likely experience only minimal COVID-19 impacts
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Thailand Delays Chinese Submarine Deal Over Coronavirus-forced 33% Budget Cut
April 20, 2020 @ 11:46 AMThe Royal Thai Navy has put its plan to acquire two Yuan Class S26T submarines from China on hold, after 33% of its budget was diverted to fund expenses caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The Navys budget was slashed by 4
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S Korea Slashes Defense Budget by $733M to Fund COVID-19 Expenses
April 16, 2020 @ 01:24 PMThe South Korean Finance Ministry has announced plans to direct $733 million (904.7 billion won) from this years $40
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Turkey Hints at More S-400 Buys if Denied Patriot Air Defence System
April 15, 2020 @ 10:12 AMTurkey has issued a veiled threat to purchase more S-400 Air Defence Systems (ADS) from Russia if denied the US-made Patriot or any other ADS made by its NATO allies. “If our allies can provide - it does not have to be only Patriot from the United States, it can also be a SAMP/T of Eurosam, or any similar system from other allies - and we prefer to purchase from our allies
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US Greenlights $675M F-35 Maintenance Services to South Korea
April 11, 2020 @ 05:54 AMThe US State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for follow-on support and services for its F-35 aircraft, engines, weapons and related equipment for an estimated cost of $675 million. The Republic of Korea had requested follow-on support and services for its F-35 aircraft, engines, and weapons; publications and technical documentation; support equipment; spare and repair parts; repair and return; test equipment; software delivery and support; pilot flight equipment; personnel training equipment; US Government and contractor technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of program support, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Friday
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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