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UK, Qatar Sign $8 Billion Deal for 24 Typhoon Aircraft
December 11, 2017 @ 02:41 AMThe British and Qatari governments have signed a £6 billion ($8 billion) agreement to supply Qatar with 24 Typhoon aircraft. The British Defense Secretary, Gavin Williamson and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah, oversaw the signing of the contract, building on the statement of intent signed in September this year, UK ministry of defense said in a statement Sunday
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India Scraps $500 Million Israeli Spike ATGM Missile Deal, Prefers DRDO
November 20, 2017 @ 08:29 AMThe Indian defence ministry has decided to scrap a $500 million deal with Israel to procure Spike Anti-tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) and will ask Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to develop and produce Man-Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) for the Army. “DRDO has successfully produced the Nag and Anamika ATGMs
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Williamson is Britain's new defence secretary as Michael Fallon Resigns
November 2, 2017 @ 06:23 PMGavin Williamson was appointed as Britain's new defence secretary after his predecessor Michael Fallon resigned over a sexual harassment scandal. Williamson has the difficult task of cutting the United Kingdoms defence expenditure, keeping forces levels at their optimum while at the same time increasing Britains defence exports which have been hit by falling procurement in its traditional market, the Middle East
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Lack of US-made Components May Delay South Korea's Newest Missile System
October 26, 2017 @ 11:28 AMCompletion of South Korea's home-made short-range missile system, KTSSM could be delayed by four years because the United States is yet to approve the export of components essential to make the missile operational, local newspaper Hankyoreh and news agencies reported Wednesday. The KTSSM surface-to-surface missile was successfully test-launched on Tuesday, the media reports said quoting the South Korean Military
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North Korea Hacked South Korea-US Related Military Documents; Lawmaker
October 12, 2017 @ 05:43 AMNorth Korean hackers have allegedly stolen large cache of military documents from South Korea including a plan to assassinate their Norths leader Kim Jong-un. The compromised documents include wartime contingency plans drawn up by the US and South Korea and also include reports to the allies senior commanders, Rhee Cheol-hee, a South Korean lawmaker was quoted as saying
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Secret Info On F-35, Australian Naval Vessels Stolen In Cyber Hack
October 11, 2017 @ 10:58 AMThe Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has revealed that a cyber-hack last year gained access to the restricted technical information on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Australian naval vessels and defense aircraft. According to ASD incident response manager Mitchell Clarke, the cyber thief hacked into the network of a 50-person aerospace engineering firm that subcontracts to the Department of Defence
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KRET Designs Electronic Warfare System for Russia’s New Strategic Bomber
September 27, 2017 @ 11:07 AMRussian Defence Electronics manufacturer, KRET has begun designing a radically new electronic warfare (EW) system for the future strategic bomber, PAK DA which is intended to replace the Tu-95 and Tu-160 long range bombers. The new aircraft is expected to make its public debut in 2018 and take to the skies in 2025-2026
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South Korea May Double Missile Warhead Weight To Combat North
September 5, 2017 @ 03:41 PMSeoul is likely to double its missile warhead weight as US has agreed Monday “in principle” to remove a warhead weight limit on its missiles. However, the missiles would still be bound by a flight range cap of 800 km as no changes to the flight range were mentioned in the Blue House statement
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Plotters of 2016 Coup Sabotaged Turkish F-16 Pilots’ Health
September 4, 2017 @ 08:23 AMPlotters of the July 15, 2016 coup sabotaged health of Turkish Air force F-16 pilots by giving them unnecessary blood pressure control pills, according to a prosecutors indictment regarding Gülenist activities at the Gülhane Military Hospital. Pilots who took the pills were disqualified from flying in subsequent medical tests, according the indictment proceedings
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France To Reopen Talks On STX Shipyard Ownership Deal With Naval Vessels...
July 31, 2017 @ 03:39 PMFrances Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has offered to expand shipbuilding cooperation with Italy into naval vessels to renegotiate STX France shipyard ownership deal. Le Maire said in an interview published on Sunday by Le Journal du Dimanche that he will open renegotiations in Rome on August 1, Reuters reports
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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