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General Atomics Develops HEPPC With Twice Energy Than Existing Railgun Weapon Systems
March 10, 2017 @ 02:33 PMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has developed a High Energy Pulsed Power Container (HEPPC) that provides twice the energy density than existing railgun pulsed power solutions. The HEPPC can reduce the number of pulsed power containers required to launch projectiles or hybrid missiles from a railgun weapon system, providing greater flexibility for future Navy and Army railgun applications, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Ukraine Test-fires New Batch Of STUGNA Anti-Tank Missile
March 10, 2017 @ 12:41 PMUkraines State Kyiv Design Bureau, Luch, has test-fired its new batch of anti-tank precision-guided missile. The bureau released a video showing the test-firing of a ‘Stugna anti-tank missile at a military range Friday
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Russia's Aerospace Forces To Get 16 Sukhoi Su-34 fighter Jet This year.
March 10, 2017 @ 11:51 AMRussian Aerospace Forces has plans to receive 16 new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers by year end and will start modernization process next year. "This year, we expect additional deliveries of four aircraft and the total order volume for the current year is 16 Su-34s", Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Borisov said Friday
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Iran Tests ‘Hormuz-2’ Ballistic Missile
March 10, 2017 @ 08:09 AMIran successfully test fired a domestically-made ballistic missile dubbed “Hormuz-2” last week. Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Thursday that the IRGC forces successfully test-fired the Hormuz-2 missile in recent days
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Russia To Get 10 Su-35S Fighter Jets By Year-end
March 9, 2017 @ 03:00 PMThe Russian Defense Ministry will receive ten highly maneuverable multirole fighters Sukhoi-35S and four Sukhoi-27 will be upgraded to the Sukhoi-35 level, by this year end. "Last year, we concluded a long-term contract for building Sukhoi-35S planes
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Boeing Faces Lawsuit Alleging Design Faults In Malaysian MH370 Crashed Flight
March 9, 2017 @ 12:00 PMA lawsuit has been filed against Boeing alleging series of electrical and other malfunctions caused the Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, on behalf of the families of 44 people who were onboard the plane. The lawsuit filed last Friday in the US District Court of the Central District of South Carolina alleges there are several possible reasons the plane crashed
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Israel's Rafael Test-Fires Spike Missiles Using Protector USV
March 9, 2017 @ 10:48 AMIsraels Rafael has test-fired Spike missile system from Protector Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The trials, which took place off the coast of Israel, involved multiple launches of an undisclosed variant of the missile against what were described as targets possessing a range of naval characteristics, a Rafael spokesperson was quoted as saying by
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S.Korea To Receive THAAD Missile Radar Component By Month-end
March 8, 2017 @ 02:08 PMUS has planned to deliver "X-band" radar, a main component of the advanced US missile defense system, by end of this month to South Korea. The two missile launchers and other equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system arrived Monday night, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul,
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CIA Hacked Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft Platforms: Wikileaks
March 8, 2017 @ 01:05 PMThe US CIA has hacked into Users computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung, according to Wikileaks. Wikileaks published thousands of documents that describe methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes,
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Turkish Aerospace Industries Supplies T-129 ATAK Attack Helicopters To Armed Forces
March 8, 2017 @ 11:25 AMTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered two T-129 ATAK attack helicopters to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). The 20th and 21st T-129s are expected to be in TSK service by the end of this month,
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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