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Minotaur 1 Rocket Launches Classified Spy Satellites for National Reconnaissance Office
June 16, 2021 @ 09:13 AMA Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 four-stage solid fuel rocket blasted off from the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tuesday morning (June 15), heading to orbit with three secret spacecraft for the U.S
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New Missile Tested for Russia's S-500 Air Defense System
June 15, 2021 @ 12:25 PMAn all-new missile was successfully tested from Russias S-500 air defense system (ADS), the successor to the highly-successful-and-controversial S-400 ADS. Russian publication Izvestia reported of the successful missile test quoting official source, but did not describe the characteristics of the missile
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Raytheon Bags Qatar’s Early Warning Radar Contract
June 15, 2021 @ 07:28 AMRaytheon has won a contract valued $78 million to support Qatars Early Warning Radars. This contract modification is for contractor logistic support for the Qatar Early Warning Radar for a period of five years
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Iranian navy Inducts two new Ships- A Destroyer and a Minesweeper
June 14, 2021 @ 09:15 AMIranian Navy today inducted locally-manufactured ‘Dena destroyer and ‘Shahin minesweeper at an event in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. Dena is the fourth Jamaran-class destroyer manufactured by the Defense Ministrys naval industries
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Ukrainian Mariupol City Wants Israeli "Iron Dome" to Protect Airport
June 12, 2021 @ 06:03 AMThe authorities of Ukraines Mariupol city are planning to buy Iron Dome system from Israel to protect its airport. Mariupol International Airport, located just 5km from the city, was closed in June 2014, due to the escalation of an armed conflict
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Ukraine’s PrAT Ramzay Develops Helicopter Drone with Laser Homing Missiles
June 10, 2021 @ 08:15 AMPrivately held Ukrainian Firm, PrAT Ramzay JSC has developed an armed helicopter drone together with laser homing missiles which will be unveiled at the Arms & Security International Expo later this month in Kyiv. The project to build a rotor drone has been under development during the past few years, and the first prototype is expected to make its maiden flight this year
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Gray Eagle UAS Completes Initial Flight Tests with New Generator System
June 10, 2021 @ 06:18 AMThe Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) completed initial flight tests equipped with a new brushless generator system, providing over 50% more power than the current system. The tests were held on May 13, 2021, at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona
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Fire-damaged French Nuclear Submarine, Perle Joined with Another in Major Repair Milestone
June 9, 2021 @ 11:42 AMFire-damaged French Submarine ‘Perle is ready to float after its rear section was joined with the front portion of de-commissioned submarine ‘Saphir as the first major step in bringing the nuclear powered submarine back to life. Sylvain Tirand, Deputy Director of the Perle program, detailed the repair solution that consisted of joining the rear of the Perle with the fore section of the Saphir, an SSN (nuclear submarine) decommissioned in 2019
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Bulgarian MiG-29 Jet Disappears from Radars during Exercise
June 9, 2021 @ 07:45 AMA Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet disappeared from radars during a training flight over the Black Sea on Wednesday. The MiG-29 which was taking part in the Shabla 21 exercises disappeared at 00:45 on June 9 (21:45 Tuesday GMT), reports said citing the countrys defense ministry
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LIG Nex1 to Introduce Korean-made 'Goalkeeper' Close-in Weapon for Ships at MADEX
June 9, 2021 @ 05:44 AMLIG Next1 said it will showcase Korean-made Goalkeeper advanced close-in weapons system (CIWS) at the Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX) 2021 event scheduled to start on June 9. The South Korean Navy presently uses a Dutch CIWS called Goalkeeper, which automatically shoots thousands of bullets per minute to offer short-range defense for ships against fast-moving missiles, aircraft and surface vessels
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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