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China Unveils High-speed VTOL Attack, Reconnaissance Drone
November 12, 2017 @ 09:55 PMChina has revealed a high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) attack drone fitted with a unique eight rotor electrical engines. The eight rotors enable the 170 Kg maximum-take-off-weight drone to achieve a top speed of 60kmph at an altitude of 3000 meters which is nearly twice of conventional VTOL drones equipped with four rotor engines
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Test-Firing of Brahmos Cruise Missile from Sukhoi-30MKI in Late November
November 12, 2017 @ 12:20 PMFinal preparations for test firing of the Brahmos Cruise Missile from the belly of a Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft are being made for possible launch in late November. "Some 20-30 hours of flying with the 2
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Ukrainian New Tactical Drone, ‘Horlytsya’ Completes First Flight
November 12, 2017 @ 10:55 AMUkraine has performed the first flight of a prototype of new tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), ‘Horlytsya. "Today, the first flight tests of the operational-tactical UAV "Horlytsya", produced by the "Antonov" state enterprise, have already taken place
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MBDA To Present 'SmartGlider' Guided Weapon System At Dubai Airshow 2017
November 11, 2017 @ 01:39 PMMBDA will present SmartGlider, a new family of air launched guided weapons, at Dubai Airshow starting tomorrow, for the first time outside Europe. “We are seeing a huge interest in the SmartGlider family from the region”, states Florent Duleux, MBDA Vice-President Middle East
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Russian Airborne Troops To Get 20 Modern Combat Drones By Year-end
November 11, 2017 @ 11:54 AMRussia's Airborne Troops will receive 20 modern unmanned aeiral vehicles (UAV) by this year end, the defense ministry in Moscow said Friday. The delivery of modern aircraft comprises of -- roughly 20 multi-role Orlan, Eleron and Tahion UAV complexes, the release said, adding that they will be used during exercises in order to conduct air, optoelectronic, radio and radio-technical reconnaissance, and transmit target data to the means of fire and spotting means
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South Korea May Buy or Co-develop Nuclear Subs with US to Counter...
November 10, 2017 @ 03:42 PMSouth Korea may develop its own nuclear-powered submarines or purchase them from US to deal with North Korean submarine-launched Ballistic missile (SLBM) threats. President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump reached the agreement during their summit in Seoul on Tuesday, to begin consultations on South Korea's acquisition and development of cutting-edge weapons that would include nuclear-powered submarines and surveillance assets, The Korea Times reported Friday
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Future British Warships To Likely Feature Australian Radars
November 10, 2017 @ 03:02 PMAustralia's defense ministry announced Friday that the future British warships will likely feature home-made radars developed by local firm CEA Technologies. According to the announcement made during the Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement of UK, Harriett Baldwin, visit to Adelaide today, the British Government will conduct a capability study to fit CEA Technologies ‘CEAFAR radar to British ships and it will begin early next year
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Thales To Unveil On-Demand Surveillance Aircraft At Dubai Airshow 2017
November 10, 2017 @ 02:43 PMThales and PAL Aerospace are unveiling the Force Multiplier, an aircraft with an endurance of more than 10 flight hours at Dubai Airshow starting on November 12. The aircraft is specifically designed to provide an operational service that meets the immediate needs of both government and private customers in terms of maritime and ground surveillance
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General Dynamics to Support US, UK Nuclear Submarines’ Attack Weapon, Fire Control...
November 10, 2017 @ 01:36 PMGeneral Dynamics mission systems business has received a two-year, $25.7 million contract from the U
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Indian Army Issues RFI For Future Ready Combat Vehicle Project To Replace...
November 10, 2017 @ 12:54 PMIntending to replace the ageing Soviet-origin T-72 tanks, India's Defense Ministry has issued a global request for information (RFI) on Wednesday for development and manufacturing of new generation, state-of-the-art tanks. As reported by
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Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
Post Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv: Ukraine Rushes to Buy $1 Billion...
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