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COVID-19 Disruptions Causing Slowdown in F-35 Production: Lockheed Martin
April 22, 2020 @ 07:18 AMProduction rate of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter has slowed down owing to the supply chain being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maintenance and upgrade developments will likely experience only minimal COVID-19 impacts
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Iran Rejects US Claims of “Harassing” Warships in Arabian Gulf
April 21, 2020 @ 07:10 AMIrans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied the US Navys claims that it “harassed” the services warships in the Arabian Sea on April 19. Tehran has said that it only increased patrols in the Gulf after the US Navy blocked the path of one of its ships in two separate incidents in April
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Russian Su-35 Jet’s ‘Unsafe’ Intercept of US P8A Plane, Moscow Denies...
April 21, 2020 @ 04:16 AMA Russian Su-35 was scrambled to intercept a US Navy “spy” plane flying towards the Hmeymim air base in Syria and returned when the surveillance aircraft changed course, the Russian MoD has said. "On April 19, the Russian equipment controlling the airspace over the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea detected an air target performing a flight towards Russias military facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic
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Is Cambodia the Mystery Buyer of China's FTC-2000G Trainer/Fighter Jet?
April 20, 2020 @ 11:16 AMChina announced on Sunday that FTC-2000G trainer/fighter jet has secured its first overseas customer less than two years from the launch of the aircraft. While the buying nation was identified only as a “South East Asian nation” by the jet's manufacturer, Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) chief Wang Wenfei, Cambodia could possibly be the mystery customer going by the close military and economic ties the two countries have forged in recent years
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UK Procures Four Rheinmetall Cargo Loading Robots
April 16, 2020 @ 02:18 PMThe United Kingdom has placed an order for four Mission Master unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to transport cargo. "Configured for transporting cargo, these UGVs will form part of the United Kingdom's Robotic Platoon Vehicle programme
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Hong Kong Should Enact 'Strong Laws' to Preserve National Security: Beijing Official
April 16, 2020 @ 10:39 AMHong Kong should enact, amend and activate laws and law enforcement mechanism related to national security as soon as possible, else it might become a potential risk to national security, Luo Huining, the central government's top official in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has said. Delivering a speech in a video address as the city held a series of online activities to mark the fifth National Security Education Day, Huining said Hong Kong must not become a weak link in national security and that "this weak link would be fatal to the nation's security at a critical moment
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Russian Forces Incapacitate Drones, Intercept Radio Using Local Electronic Warfare Systems
April 16, 2020 @ 08:16 AMThe Russian Forces have managed to incapacitate combat drones and intercept radio networks using their latest Electronic Warfare (EW systems) during an exercise held recently. “EW units of the Eastern Military District worked out the suppression of radio networks and unmanned aerial vehicles of a conditional enemy using the latest radio interference stations Borisoglebsk-2, Rtut-BM, Lorandit and other special equipment,” the defense ministry said in a
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Swedish Parliamentary Approval Sought to Sell Poland Used Submarines
April 15, 2020 @ 06:18 PMThe Swedish government has sought parliamentary approval to conclude a deal with Poland to supply two second hand A17 Södermanland class Submarines from the Swedish Navy. This was disclosed in Swedish government documents as part of the 2020 budget
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Turkey Hints at More S-400 Buys if Denied Patriot Air Defence System
April 15, 2020 @ 10:12 AMTurkey has issued a veiled threat to purchase more S-400 Air Defence Systems (ADS) from Russia if denied the US-made Patriot or any other ADS made by its NATO allies. “If our allies can provide - it does not have to be only Patriot from the United States, it can also be a SAMP/T of Eurosam, or any similar system from other allies - and we prefer to purchase from our allies
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Australia’s “Pitch Black” Multi-national Air Combat Exercise Shelved
April 15, 2020 @ 06:15 AMThe Royal Australian Air Forces three-week multi-national exercise, Exercise Pitch Black, scheduled to take place from July, has been cancelled over COVID-19 virus fears. The announcement to axe the RAAFs warfare drills was made on April 14
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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