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S Korean Army Suspends K-9 Howitzer Use Pending Blast Enquiry
August 24, 2017 @ 10:24 AMThe South Korean Army has decided to halt exercising with the Samsung Techwin K-9 artillery gun pending an enquiry to find out what caused the explosion of the self-propelled howitzer that killed two soldierand injured five others last week. The explosion inside the K-9 Thunder gun occurred during an artillery training exercise last Friday in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province
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Russian Helicopters To Deliver 8 Mi-28UB 'Night Hunter' Attack Helicopters To Russian...
August 23, 2017 @ 09:56 AMRussian Helicopters will deliver the first batch of eight Mi-28UB combat training helicopters, a new version of the battle-tested Mi-28N “Night Hunter” ground attack helicopter, to the Russian defense ministry by this year end. The Mi-28UB, designed for the Russian Aerospace Forces, passed state tests successfully and is undergoing user acceptance testing at the company, the press release states
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Afghan’s Special Operations Forces Transformed From Division to Corps
August 22, 2017 @ 03:34 PMAfghanistans elite Special Operations Forces has transitioned from a division to a corps, as part of a four-year security plan meant for improving the country's security forces. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said at the ceremony in Kabul on Sunday, “I can see the results of your fight from last week and I see the huge improvement from last year
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Indonesia To Pay Half Cash, Rest Commodities In $1.14 Billion Deal For...
August 22, 2017 @ 01:05 PMIndonesia has offered to pay $570 million worth of commodities in addition to cash for 11 Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets worth $1.14 billion from Russia
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Saab Signs Extension Contract To Provide British Army With Tactical Engagement Simulation...
August 22, 2017 @ 09:51 AMSaab has signed a three year contract extension estimated SEK 210 million with the United Kingdoms Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the provision of Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) as a fully managed service. Saabs versatile Deployable TES (DTES) system is used by the British Army to support overseas training exercises conducted by Light Role Battle Groups as part of their Collective Training progression
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Royal Navy’s Oldest Commissioned Warship To Be Restored
August 22, 2017 @ 09:45 AMBAE Systems is working in collaboration with the National Museum of the Royal Navy on a project to preserve HMS Victory, the worlds oldest commissioned warship, for future generations. The work will see firms specialist engineers install a new structural support system for the ship, which is part of the most extensive restoration project of the 252-year-old warship following her repair after the Battle of Trafalgar
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Rattled By Combat Ship Accidents, US Navy Announces ‘Operational Pause’
August 22, 2017 @ 06:26 AMThe US Navy has announced a worldwide ‘operational pause of its combat ships and an investigation into the USS John McCain accident and similar ones earlier. Chief of Naval Operations Adm
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UN Warns of Negative Impact Of Intelligent Weapons
August 21, 2017 @ 03:17 PMWorlds top leaders of artificial intelligence and robotics signed an open letter Monday that warns disastrous consequences of "Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems," or intelligent weapons. "As companies building the technologies in artificial intelligence and robotics that may be repurposed to develop autonomous weapons, we feel especially responsible in raising this alarm," said the letter, released when the UN's Conference of the Conventional Weapons was scheduled to meet to discuss the subject
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Indian Army To Upgrade Russian T-90 Tanks With Gun-launched Missiles, Modular Engine
August 21, 2017 @ 09:28 AMIndian Army is working on a project to upgrade its Russian-origin T-90 battle tanks with next generation gun-launched missiles, replacing currently equipped laser guided INVAR missile system. “As the design of the existing INVAR missile has been maximised, both in terms of range and depth of penetration (DoP), it is imperative to upgrade it to next generation missiles with enhanced capability,” an army source associated to the project was quoted as saying by PTI Sunday
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Amidst Doklam Stand-off With India, Chinese Troops Practice ‘Plateau Warfare’
August 21, 2017 @ 05:22 AMChinese troops conducted an exercise at an undisclosed location in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to ‘lay the ground for plateau warfare. The People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Western Theater Command conducted the exercises amid tensions in Doklam from a standoff with ‘trespassing Indian troops, state-controlled Global Times reported
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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
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