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Raytheon Fires Two Pike 40 mm Guided Munitions
October 14, 2015 @ 01:41 PMRaytheon has successfully fired two new Pike 40 mm precision-guided munitions from a standard tube grenade launcher during flight tests Tuesday. Both rounds landed within the targeted impact area after flying more than 2,300 yards
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US Army’s Apache helicopters Will Fire Laser Guided Rockets In Afghan, Iraq...
October 14, 2015 @ 12:13 PMThe US Army has procured an unspecified quantity of BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets for use in on going operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This deployment marks the first time U
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Russia Denies Involvement, Says MH17 Air Crash Done By Ukrainian Buk Missile
October 13, 2015 @ 12:31 PMRussia has denied using Buk missile in the Malaysian MH17 flight crash that happened last summer and says that it was done by the missile in possession of Ukrainian troops within three-four kilometres area. The official report however have concluded that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine
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Rheinmetall Offers Fire Control For US Army's Grenadier Sighting System
October 12, 2015 @ 04:14 PMRheinmetall has offered a fire control device, Vingmate MR 500 to US Army for Grenadier Sighting System program. The company claims that the device is capable of improved first-shot hit capability at all ranges
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Russia Using Advanced Cluster Munitions In Syria
October 12, 2015 @ 03:43 PMRussia is either using an advanced type of cluster munitions or providing them to the Syrian Air Force for airstrikes in the country. The use of weapon near the Kafr Halab village on October 4, 2105 has raised concerns of Russia either using cluster munitions or providing them to the Syrian air force for use, Human Rights Watch reported Today
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Iran Test Fires First Guided Long-Range Ballistic Missile 'Emad'
October 12, 2015 @ 01:02 PMIran has test fired a new guided long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile known as 'Emad' on Sunday. The missile with guidance and control systems can hit targets and completely destroy them with high precision, various media reported Sunday
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Russia Flies 64 Sorties Against 55 Islamic State Targets in Syria
October 10, 2015 @ 01:38 PMRussian Aerospace Forces flew 64 sorties on Saturday hitting 55 Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. Russia has increased the intensity of combat flights in Syria as the number of ISIL targets has risen, the Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman Maj
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Iran Denies Russian Missiles Fell On Its Territory
October 9, 2015 @ 10:15 AMThe Iranian ministry of defense has denied a US media claim that four of 26 cruise missiles fired from Russia's Caspian fleet at Syrias IS militants have fallen in Iran. We have not received any report indicating the crash of the Russian missiles on Iranian territories, an unnamed official at the Iranian Defense Ministry responded
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Technodinamika To Develop Innovative Aircraft Systems For Russo-Chinese Wide-Body Aircraft
October 9, 2015 @ 09:08 AMRussian company Technodinamika is set to join the Russo-Chinese long-range wide-body aircraft that is being developed by the Chinese COMAC and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft. Technodinamika, part of the Rostec group is drafting its proposals for systems and parts of the aircraft, a Rostec statement said today
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Samsung, L & T Bag Indian Army’s $750 Million Howitzer Deal
October 8, 2015 @ 02:44 PMKorea's Samsung Techwin and its Indian partner Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has won a Rs $750 million order to supply the Indian Army with 100 self-propelled (SP), tracked howitzers. Indian publication Business Standard reported that the defence ministry has written to L&T and Samsung informing them that their gun - called the K-9 Vajra - has cleared army trials conducted in 2013 and 2014
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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