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Ukrainian Court Issues Arrest Warrant for five Russian An-124 Transport Aircraft
June 10, 2019 @ 10:25 AMPodolsky District Court of Kiev has issued an arrest warrant against five Russian An-124-100 Ruslan transport aircraft operated by Russias Volga-Dnepr Airlines for alleged unauthorised maintenance checks.
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Yemen's Air Defenses Down US-made Saudi MQ-9 Attack Drone
June 7, 2019 @ 08:46 AMYemeni air defenses have destroyed a US-made MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to Saudi Arabia on Thursday afternoon, in al-Jabaliyah, located in the country's west coast. "The drone we downed was an American-made MQ-9 Reaper," source in the Air Defense unit told the al-Masirah news network
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United States, EU on Collision Course over European Defence Projects
June 3, 2019 @ 03:59 PMThe United States imposed an ultimatum to the European Union (EU) on May 22, to increase its participation in the EU armament programs, lest they lose arms support of the former. "When a crisis occurs and European defenses fail, your citizens will not be impressed that the weapons used were only from the European countries," Michael Murphy, State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, was quoted as saying by El Pais during a meeting between the two parties on Sunday
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Belarus Unveils Berkut-3 UAV System With Tail-less Flying Wing Design
June 3, 2019 @ 10:06 AMBelarusian firm AGAT-Sistemi Upravlenia (AGAT Control Systems), a subsidiary of the state-owned Geoinformation Control Systems Holding, has unveiled “Berkut-3,” an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a tailless flying wing design. The UAV has a wingspan of 3 meters, maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 11 kg, and has the ability to carry a 2 kg payload
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Lockheed Martin To Support UK’s AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters
May 31, 2019 @ 11:46 AMLockheed Martin has won a $12.8 million Foreign Military Sales contract to provide refurbishment support services for United kingdoms AH-64 Apache attack helicopter
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Rajnath Singh Appointed As The New Minister Of Defense Of India
May 31, 2019 @ 09:45 AMRajnath Singh has been appointed as the new Defense Minister of India serving under the new Narendra Modi-led government, dubbed as Modi 2.0
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Rheinmetall Unveils Rescue Variant Of Mission Master UGV at CANSAC-2019 Exhibition
May 31, 2019 @ 08:59 AMRheinmetall has unveiled the rescue variant of its Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the CANSAC-2019 exhibition in Ottawa, Canada. The Mission Master is a modular unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that facilitates recovery of injured troops without compromising the operators safety, along with many other dangerous, dirty, and dull (DDD) tasks
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Pak Sentences Retd Army General To Life Imprisonment For Spying
May 31, 2019 @ 06:35 AMThe Pakistan Army has sentenced Retired Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of espionage following a closed-door military trial. Two others found guilty of spying in the case were sentenced to death- Retired Brigadier Raja Rizwan and Wasim Akram, a civilian doctor employed by the army organization
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Russia To Get 20 Su-35S Jets By The End of 2020
May 30, 2019 @ 06:22 AMThe Russian Aerospace Forces will receive 20 Su-35S 4++ generation fighters by the end of 2020, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said Wednesday during his visit to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant. "We expect 20 Su-35S fighter jets to be delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces by the end of 2020," Krivoruchko told
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UEC Logistics Support Center in Vietnam Repairs Five Mi-17 Helicopter Engines
May 28, 2019 @ 10:38 AMUnited Engine Corporation (UEC) logistics support center in Vietnam has completed repair works of five Mi-17 helicopter engines. The new center, certified this year by the aeronautical authorities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is equipped with all the necessary equipment, spare parts and assembly units for repairing engines developed by UEC-Klimov
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