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Lockheed Martin Wins $961M USAF Contract For Sniper Pods Upgrade
December 21, 2017 @ 09:46 AMThe US Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide sustainment and upgrades for its fleet of 683 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). Valued at up to $961 million, the five-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract allows the Air Force to place orders for logistics, spares, software and sensor enhancements, among other activities
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Hold-up in Foreign Equipment Supply Delays Indian Navy’s Three Warships Delivery
December 20, 2017 @ 04:37 AMThe Indian Navy is facing a delay in delivery of three modern destroyers by nearly three years due to hold-up on the part of foreign vendors to supply vital arms and equipment for these warships. As a result, the ships that were to come to the navy between July 2014 and 2018 under project 15B, would now be delivered by dockyard between 2021 and 2022,
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Houtis Fire Ballistic Missile at Riyadh Palace, Intercepted Says Saudi
December 19, 2017 @ 03:20 PMSaudi Arabia has intercepted a missile fired by Houti rebels from Yemen at Riyadh palace. Houti rebels on Tuesday, said that they launched a ballistic missile targeting al-Yamama royal palace in Riyadh, Mohamemd Abdul Salam, a Houthi spokesperson was quoted as saying by
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BAE Systems Armament Tester for USAF Bomber Fleet
December 19, 2017 @ 09:59 AMThe U.S
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Turkey Exports More than 500 Armored Vehicles, Weapon Systems to Qatar
December 19, 2017 @ 12:44 AMTurkey has sold of approximately 400 Ejder Yalçın 4x4 armored combat vehicles, more than a hundred NMS 4x4 light armored vehicles, and weapon systems that are to be placed on these vehicles to Qatar. Within the scope of the contract signed by Turkish defense industry firm Nurol Makina Sanayi (NMS) to satisfy the needs of the Qatar Armed Forces, hundreds of armored vehicles as well as many defense industry products will be exported for the first time, Anadolu Agency reported Sunday
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BAE Systems Wins $46.7 Million to Provide Upgraded MK 45 Gun Mounts...
December 18, 2017 @ 11:46 AMBAE Systems has won $46.7 million modification contract to provide four upgraded and overhauled Mk 45 mod 4 five-inch/62 caliber gun mounts to US Navy
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Russian Strategic Forces to Test 12 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in 2018
December 18, 2017 @ 06:59 AMThe Russian Defense Ministry has planned to test-fire 12 intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2018 to check on the correctness of design solutions in regard to development of advanced weapons. The Strategic Missile Forces carried out five test missile launches in 2017,
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Mine-protected Boots, Stealth Fabric in Russian Future Soldier Gear
December 14, 2017 @ 10:59 AM"The newly-developed fabrics we use cannot be picked up by infrared detectors. They block the heat coming from the human body
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Lockheed Martin Test Fires Production-configured LRASM from USAF B-1B Bomber
December 13, 2017 @ 11:57 AMLockheed Martin has test fired production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) from a US Air Force B-1B bomber. During the test over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California, B-1B aircrew simultaneously launched two LRASMs against multiple maritime targets, meeting the primary test objectives, including target impact, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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US Refutes Russian Allegations of US Noncompliance with INF Treaty
December 11, 2017 @ 10:04 AMThe US state department has refuted allegation of US non-compliance with the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty alleging Russia of refusing to engage in any serious discussion of US concerns on existence of a prohibited missile system with Russia. The Russian Federation has sought to deflect US concerns by accusing the United States of being the party in violation of the INF Treaty, the state department stated in a Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Factsheet published last Friday
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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
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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