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Engine Mishap In US F-16 Aircraft Forces Pilot To Dump Fuel Tanks...
February 20, 2018 @ 01:02 PMAn engine fire in the US F-16 fighter jet forced the pilot to dump fuel tanks into the lake of Ogawara, Japan, local media reported Tuesday, citing Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera. The engine of the F-16 fighter jet caught fire almost immediately after taking off from Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture at around 8:40 am on Tuesday morning, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera announced at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Reuters reports
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India Tests 2000-km Range Agni-II Surface-Surface Missile
February 20, 2018 @ 10:03 AMIndia today test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of 2,000 km from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted from a mobile launcher at the Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at around 8
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Iraq Receives 36 T-90S Tanks From Russia
February 20, 2018 @ 04:11 AMIraqs Defense Ministry has received the first batch of 36 T-90S tanks from Russia under a contract to supply 73 tanks. Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army, Lieutenant-General Othman Al-Ghanmi was quoted as saying by Iraqs Shafaq news
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US Military Orders Infantry Ammo And Ordnance From Rheinmetall
February 15, 2018 @ 02:34 PMThe US Navy and Marine Corps have awarded munitions contracts worth $7 million to Rheinmetall Defense, the company said Wednesday in a press release. The U
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Iran’s Advanced Battle Tank ‘Karrar’ Ready For Armed Forces
February 15, 2018 @ 09:21 AMIrans domestically made advanced battle tank “Karrar” is slated to enter in service with the armed forces soon, Commander of Irans Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said Thursday. Heidari was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency that Karrar is one of the countrys unique products and the contract for employing has been signed by the Army Ground Force
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Iran Displays Long-range Ballistic Missiles Capable Of Reaching Israel In Military Parade
February 13, 2018 @ 02:17 PMIran on Sunday unveiled long-range ballistic missiles that are capable of targeting Israel, during the military parade to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. According to Freebeacon, Iranian leaders showcased their ballistic missile capabilities which include a nuclear-capable medium-range missile that appears to share similarities with North Korean technology
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Upgraded Russian Su-25 Ground Attack Planes to Get Anti-MANPAD Device
February 13, 2018 @ 05:55 AMRussia intends to equip its upgraded Su-25 ground attack jets with a device to deflect missiles launched from Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS). Called Vitebsk, the new system will be installed on the Su-25SM3 ground attack planes, which are upgraded versions of the workhorse Su-25s
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China Claims Solar-powered Attack Drone Success
February 12, 2018 @ 02:46 PMChinese aerospace engineers have claimed to successfully test the countrys first solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Caihong (CH) or Rainbow, in January in northwestern China, local media reports. The enhanced variant of a large-scale solar-powered UAV, the CH-4 conducted a six-day intensive bombing test for the first time under extreme weather conditions including blizzards and darkness last month, said the Beijing Aerospace Propulsion Institute under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) on January 31, Global Times reports
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Israeli Military Deploys Anti-Missile Systems In Syria
February 12, 2018 @ 10:30 AMA day after Israeli military lost its F-16 fighter jet following a significant confrontation between the Jewish state and Syrian forces, Israel has reportedly deployed anti-missile systems to the Syrian border on Sunday. The Jerusalem Post on Sunday cited witnesses as saying that they had seen convoys of "missile defense batteries" north-bound near the city of Baka al-Gharbiya
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Russia Tests New Upgraded Air Defense Missile
February 12, 2018 @ 08:27 AMRussia test fired an upgraded air defense missile system at the firing range Sary-Shagan in Kazakhstan on Monday, TASS reports quoting Russian newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda. "We have successfully test fired a new upgraded air defense missile," the newspaper quoted Andrei Prikhodko, the deputy commander of Aerospace Forces air and missile defense task force, as saying
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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