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Repairing US Destroyer John S McCain to Cost $233 Million
October 5, 2017 @ 12:27 PMRepairing USS John S McCain, the destroyer damaged in a collision with a tanker vessel near Singapore in August is expected to cost $233 million with the repair work being done in Japan. “Damage assessments conducted while the ship was moored in Singapore since the Aug
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China To Donate 3000 M4 Rifles, Ammo, Sniper Scopes to Philippines
October 5, 2017 @ 10:13 AMChina will be handing over the second batch of military equipment to the Philippines on Thursday, that include 3,000 M4 rifles, three million rounds of assorted ammunition, and 30 sniper scopes. The military assistance worth $22 million will be handed over to Military Chief General Eduardo Año and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, in the capital Manila today, as Chinas commitment to the Philippines campaign against terrorism and crime
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MBDA Signs MoU With 5 Australian Companies On MMP Missile Manufacture
October 4, 2017 @ 01:14 PMMBDA has signed an MoU with five Australian companies to transfer the manufacture of its MMP missile system to Australia if selected for the $20bn LAND 400 program. “MMP is the only fifth generation anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) in production
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IAI 'Air Hopper' Unmanned Helicopter Completes Proof-of-Concept
October 3, 2017 @ 02:31 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced Monday that its newly developed unmanned helicopter, the Air Hopper, has successfully completed a proof of concept for the Israeli military. The Air Hopper took part in a demonstration that covered two scenarios, one simulating carrying a seriously-wounded soldier to a extraction point for life-saving treatment, airborne monitoring of vital signs and real-time dispatch to the ground
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Israel Continues to Sell Weapons to Myanmar despite Ethnic Cleansing Reports
September 29, 2017 @ 01:40 PMIsrael has been criticized by rights advocates calling for the nation to end sale of weapons and training to Myanmar and other conflict zones after evidence cropped up from social media public posts by Myanmar General and certain Israeli companies. The Facebook posts by Myanmar army Chief Gen
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China Offers $100M Free Military Assistance To African Union
September 29, 2017 @ 12:05 PMChina has pledged $100 million free military assistance to support the African Standby Force and rapid-response force for the next five years, state-run news agency Global Times reports. China is negotiating with the African Union to draft the implementation plan for the assistance, Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, was quoted as saying at a monthly briefing on Thursday
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US Navy Gets First Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron
September 29, 2017 @ 09:57 AMThe US Navy has launched its first ever dedicated underwater drone squadron at a ceremony at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport, Washington on Wednesday. The Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron (UUVRON) 1 replaced a smaller detachment that had been part of Submarine Development Squadron Five (DEVRON 5)
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IAF Trainer Aircraft Crashes During Routine Mission
September 29, 2017 @ 08:37 AMA trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Thursday after getting airborne from Air Force Station Hakimpet in Hyderabad. The HJT-16 Kiran trainer aircraft was on a routine training mission with a trainee when the incident happened
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Huntington Ingalls Awarded $29 M to Plan Repair of USS Fitzgerald
September 29, 2017 @ 04:29 AMHuntington Ingalls is being awarded a $29.4 million contract for initial planning of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) emergent repair and restoration
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Leonardo to Provide Data Security to Galileo Navigation Satellites
September 27, 2017 @ 12:06 PMLeonardo has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a study into the management of data security for the Galileo European navigation satellite program. Leonardo will develop benchmark architecture and define requirements and processes for managing the programme's information security, in accordance with recent European cyber regulations
Ukrainian UAVs Attacked Over 800,000 Russian Targets Since January 2026
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Ukraine-made Guided Bombs Used for the First Time to Attack Russian Positions
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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
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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