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Russia Debugs Navy’s Oceanographic Research Vessel
November 12, 2019 @ 08:08 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense announced the completion of debugging process of the navys oceanographic research vessel named “Admiral Vladimirsky,” on Tuesday. Repair and modernization of the boat was conducted at Kronstadt Marine Plant
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Kawasaki Launches “Toryu” Submarine for Japanese Navy
November 7, 2019 @ 09:43 AMKawasaki launched the ‘”Troyu,” the twelfth Soryu-class submarine for the Japanese Navy at the Kobe shipyard yesterday. The 84-meter long boat has a displacement of 2,950 tonnes
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Japan to get Raytheon's SM-3 Missiles
November 2, 2019 @ 11:36 AMRaytheon has won a $267 million modification contract to supply Japan with 20 Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles. "Under this modification, the 'pacing items only' restriction is removed and the contractor is now authorized to work the full, unchanged, effort to manufacture, assemble, test and deliver 20 Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles and related efforts, and four missiles under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case JA-P-ATB to Japan," the US Department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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Sanctions-busting ‘Financial Arrangements’ Helped Rosoboronexport Complete S-400 Turkey Deal
November 1, 2019 @ 09:45 AMRussia introduced new financial arrangements in 2019 to receive payments for arms sales that helped it get around United States sanctions against its defence and financial sector. “Despite sanctions, we have completed supplies of all the components of the S-400 Air Defence Missile Systems to Turkey ahead of time, created and launched the first worlds joint venture on production of the Kalashnikov assault rifles of the “two hundredth” series in India,” said Rosoboronexports Director General Alexander Mikheev today
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US DoD Buys 478 F-35 Fighters at around $71M Apiece
October 30, 2019 @ 05:42 AMThe US Department of Defense on Tuesday finalized an
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Six Russian Warplanes Intrude into S.Korean Air Defense Zone, Driven Back
October 22, 2019 @ 01:42 PMSouth Korean fighters were scrambled to intercept six Russian warplanes that intruded its Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) on Tuesday. An A-50 early-warning aircraft, three SU-27 fighter jets and two TU-95 bombers entered the KADIZ four times without prior notice
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Russian Official Palmed Off Chinese Products as Locally-made Military Equipment
October 22, 2019 @ 05:45 AMA Russian official has been accused of a large-scale fraud one of which involves selling Chinese military equipment as domestically produced ones to the Russian Armed Forces. The official, Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, Deputy Head of Russias General Staff, reportedly managed to pull off the trickery through a simple change of labels
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US Accelerates Work on Hypersonics, Directed Energy for Advanced Weapons and Defense...
October 15, 2019 @ 07:46 AMThe United States has accelerated work on developing hypersonics and directed energy including weapons for its Stryker vehicles, and High Power Microwave (HPM) to ward off drone swarms. The Army's path for fast-tracking hypersonics, directed energy and other critical capabilities is being led by the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)
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BAE Systems, Rheinmetall Display Robotic Combat Vehicles at AUSA 2019
October 15, 2019 @ 07:20 AMAt the Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) currently on in Washington, DC, Rheinmetall and BAE Systems (BAE-S) have featured combat vehicle autonomy and remote operation capabilities. Rheinmetall has displayed its proposed solution for the US Army Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light (RCV-L) program, the Wiesel Wingman concept
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US Stealth Jets' Troubleshooting Drone, 'Valkyrie' Damaged in Test Flight
October 12, 2019 @ 10:12 AMUnited States XQ-58A Valkyrie drone intended to become the “loyal wingman” for F-22 and F-35 pilots, was damaged during its third flight on October 9. "The XQ-58A Valkyrie completed the third flight of the Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstration program October 9 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona
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