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South Korea Approves Home-grown K-9 Howitzer Upgrade
August 19, 2017 @ 12:44 AMSouth Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved a plan to upgrade home-grown K-9 self-propelled howitzer starting next year. The approval by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) allows the mass production of an upgraded K-9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzer from next year,
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China Set To Receive Kamov Ka-32 Chopper From Russia
August 18, 2017 @ 03:01 PMChina is set to receive first Ka-32 helicopter next month under the contract which Russian Helicopters won last year to manufacture six of them. The Russian Helicopters' production arm will manufacture six Ka-32A11BC helicopters in 2017 for a number of Chinese companies such as Jiangsu Huayu General Aviation Company, Qingdao Public Security Bureau, Minhao and Jiangsu Baoli A group of Jiangsu Baoli company experts have arrived at the Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise to receive two Ka-32A11BC helicopters which should be handed over to the Chinese operators in 2017 under the contract, the company announced Friday
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Russia's Nuclear Submarine Test Fires 'Kalibr' Cruise Missile
August 18, 2017 @ 09:31 AMA Russian nuclear submarine on Friday struck a target in Russias northwestern Arkhangelsk region with Kalibr sea-based cruise missile. "Today, the Northern Fleet's multipurpose nuclear submarine Severodvinsk successfully fired a Kalibr sea-based cruise missile
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Bird Hit Chinese Naval J-15 Fighter Catches Fire, Lands Safely
August 18, 2017 @ 07:48 AMA Chinese navy pilot successfully landed a J-15 fighter jet which caught fire following a bird hit. The J-15 fighters left engine caught fire after the aircraft crashed into a flock of birds immediately after it took off
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Raytheon Wins $105M USAF Griffin Missiles Contract
August 18, 2017 @ 05:37 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $104.8 million contract for Griffin Missiles for the US Air Force
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Indian Army to Get Six Additional Boeing Apache Helicopters for $650M
August 18, 2017 @ 05:23 AMIndian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved purchase of six additional AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from Boeing for $650 million. “DAC approved procurement of six Apache helicopters along with associated equipment for the army totally about $650mn,” AFP reported quoting a text message from an unnamed official Friday
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Israeli Patriot Missile Intercepts Target UAV As Part of Air Force Drill
August 17, 2017 @ 09:45 AMThe Israeli Air Force (IAF) has successfully intercepted a target UAV using Patriot surface-to-air missile system from a base in central Israel as part of an air force drill. As part of the exercise, the American-made system scored a direct hit on an airborne UAV
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Syrian Air Force MiG-21 Shot Down, Rebels Claim
August 16, 2017 @ 03:16 PMSyrian rebels have claimed that they shot down MiG-21 Syrian military jet using 23-millimetre anti-aircraft gun on Tuesday and captured its pilot in a desert area in southern Syria near the border with Jordan. The group of Syrian rebels Ahmad al-Abdo Forces shot down the Syrian government MiG-21, the group's communications head Fares al-Munjed was quoted as saying by various media Tuesday
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China Conducts First Field Performance of VT-5 Light Tank
August 16, 2017 @ 11:35 AMChina has displayed its latest light duty tank, the VT-5 in a live-fire demonstration before military attache' of 50 countries at a shooting range in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The show marked the first field performance by a VT-5
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US Marine Corps Requests Additional 50,000 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles
August 16, 2017 @ 10:37 AMThe US Marine Corps has requested additional 50,000 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles to replace the M4 carbine that infantry and other units currently use. Earlier in March, the marine had requested to produce and deliver 11,000 IARs, Marine Corps Times reports
Dutch Firm to Supply Universal Drone Control Software to Netherlands MoD
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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
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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