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First Commercial Flight from Abu Dhabi Lands in Jerusalem
October 19, 2020 @ 12:54 PMThe first commercial flight from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived in Israel on Monday following a normalization deal inked last month between the two countries. The Etihad Airways plane carrying 58 passengers, including business people, tourism professionals and journalists, landed at Tel Avivs Ben Gurion Airport
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India Tests BRAHMOS Anti-ship Missile, China Deploys DF-17 Hypersonic Projectile
October 19, 2020 @ 12:03 PMThe ship-launched version of Indias supersonic cruise missile, BRAHMOS, was test fired on 18 October 2020, a day on which information leaked that China had deployed its DF-17 hypersonic missile as part of its efforts to subjugate Taiwan. The BRAHMOS test firing was conducted from Indian Navys indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea
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Saab Scores US Army’s Carl-Gustaf Weapon Contract
October 16, 2020 @ 12:20 PMSaab has signed a multi-year framework contract with the U.S
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Turkey Conducts First Test of Russian S-400 Missile Systems: Social Media Reports
October 16, 2020 @ 11:37 AMTurkey has reportedly conducted the first test of S-400 air defense system (ADS) it bought from Russia, today. On October 16, photographs and video from the purported test being circulated in the social media show a column of smoke rising
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China Tests Rocket-propelled Landmine Launchers in Tibet
October 16, 2020 @ 11:34 AMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted a live-fire training exercise of its rocket-propelled landmine launchers that spread a large number of mines over a given area in a short time. The test, conducted in Tibet will lead to a “rapid regional lockdown during combat,” state sponsored media reported
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Northrop, Dynetics & ECE Join Lockheed in DARPA’s OpFires Program
October 16, 2020 @ 09:39 AMLockheed Martin today Northrop Grumman, Dynetics, and Electronic Concepts & Engineering, Inc (ECE) joined the company to work on DARPAs OpFires Phase Three Weapon System Integration program. “As Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) continues the work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the unique hypersonic technologies of its Operational Fires (OpFires) program, the company today announced its initial round of key subcontractors on the program
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US to Deploy its First Hypersonic Weapon by 2023: Esper
October 16, 2020 @ 04:55 AMThe United States plans to deploy its first hypersonic missile system with US forces by 2023, defence secretary, Mark Esper has said. "As our competitors develop long-range fires to inhibit our freedom of maneuver, we're increasing our investments in hypersonics over the next five years, so we can ramp up testing and develop these capabilities to the warfighter as quickly as possible," he said
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US hypersonic missile hit within 6 inches of target in March Test
October 15, 2020 @ 04:19 AMA US hypersonic missile, traveling at 5 times the speed of sound, across thousands of miles hit a target within six inches accuracy, a top US official has revealed. The information seem intended to counter Russian claims last week that it test fired a hypersonic anti-ship missile, traveling at 8 times the speed of sound from a sea platform
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GE to Provide LM2500 Gas Turbines for Finnish Navy’s New Multipurpose Corvettes...
October 14, 2020 @ 12:54 PMGE Marine announced it has received a contract from Rauma Marine Constructions, Rauma, Finland, to provide four LM2500 marine gas turbines. These GE engines will power four new Pohjanmaa-class multipurpose corvettes being built as part of the Finnish Navys Squadron 2020 Project
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StormBreaker Smart Weapon Approved for Use on F-15E Strike Eagle, Hornet &...
October 14, 2020 @ 07:32 AMRaytheon announced today that its GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide-bomb was approved for operational use on the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet. The F-15E Eagle is the first platform to add StormBreaker
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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