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South Korean Guided Missiles Shooting Off The Mark
September 26, 2016 @ 04:40 AMAmidst heightened tension with North Korea, it has been revealed that only five of the nine South Korean guided missiles test-fired this year struck the intended target. A South Korean lawmaker raised concerns over the militarys guided missile systems that showed poor accuracy in test launches as well as the countrys aged computerized command and control system,
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US Air Force F-35 Catches Fire As Engine Starts Up
September 24, 2016 @ 11:37 AMUS Air Force's F-35A fighter caught fire when the pilot started the engine during a training exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base in state of Idaho Friday. “The pilot had to egress the aircraft during engine start due to a fire from the aft section of the aircraft,”
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Indian Air Force MiG-29 Fighter Aircraft Upgradation In Final Stages
September 23, 2016 @ 02:08 PMIndian Air Forces MiG-29 combat aircraft upgradation is in final stages. The 11 Base Repair Depot (11 BRD) of Air Force Station at Ojhar in Nashik which undertakes maintenance and overhauling MiG series combat aircraft, is currently engaged in upgradation of MiG 29, PTI reported Friday
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L&T Wins Vietnamese $99 Million Contract To Construct Patrol Vessels In India
September 23, 2016 @ 01:02 PMLarsen & Toubro (LET) has signed a$99.7 million project with Vietnam Border Guard to design and construct high speed patrol vessels in India
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US Rejects Resolution To Block $1.15 Billion Weapons Deal To Saudi Arabia
September 22, 2016 @ 01:56 PMThe US senate has rejected a resolution to block weapons deal worth $1.15 billion to Saudi Arabia
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Pak Stock Markets Dive As Its Warplanes Take To The Skies
September 22, 2016 @ 09:34 AMPakistani stocks hit a two –week low Wednesday amid reports of heightened tension between Islamabad and New Delhi over Kashmir issue even as the country continues to rehearse its fighter jets by closing down its airports. Rising regional political tension between India and Pakistan took a toll on the stock market as the benchmark -100 indexes plunged 1
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Bill To Designate Pakistan ‘State Sponsor Of Terrorism’ Moved In US
September 21, 2016 @ 12:43 PMEven as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief is trying to drum up support for alleged rights violations in Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a US lawmaker has moved a bill to have the US administration declare Pakistan as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism. Congressman Ted Poe, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, along with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, introduced H
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Pakistan Closes Airspace For Warplanes Rehearsal 'Amidst Indian Threats': Pak Media
September 21, 2016 @ 11:04 AMPakistani warplanes are said to have commenced a take-off-and-landing rehearsal in the northern region of the country this morning ‘amidst threats from India. The Express Tribune newspaper reported today that Pakistan International Airlines had cancelled flights from Islamabad to Skardu, Gilgit, Chitral and Peshawar this morning for an unspecified period to facilitate the rehearsal by the Pakistan Air Force
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Pakistan’s Super Mushshak Grabbing World Trainer Aircraft Market Share
September 19, 2016 @ 11:38 AMPakistans Super Mushshak basic trainer aircraft appears to be grabbing market share for basic trainers both in the military and civil aircraft training sphere. So far, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran and South Africa have the aircraft in service, Iran has 25 and Oman has 8
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DARPA Announces 'Aerial Dragnet Program' To Track Small UAVs
September 15, 2016 @ 10:49 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new initiative called Aerial Dragnet program to provide wide-area surveillance of all unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating below 1000 feet in a large city. Airspace for the flying public today is perpetually congested yet remarkably safe, thanks in no small part to a well-established air traffic control system that tracks, guides and continuously monitors thousands of flights a day
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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