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Pakistan To Launch Twin-Seat JF-17 Thunder Aircraft In 2017
April 28, 2016 @ 09:33 AMPakistan is planning to formally launch its new JF-17B dual seat fighter jet by April 2017, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said Wednesday. The jet is set to make its maiden flight by the end of this year, Dawn reported citing a statement by PAF officials
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Russia Calls US Arms Control Report Judgemental, Biased And Prejudiced
April 25, 2016 @ 02:14 PMRussia has criticized the US report on adherence to and compliance with arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament agreements and commitments as false, corroborated and exaggerated to show Moscow in bad light. In a comment to the recently published by US Department of States report on adherence to and compliance with arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments,
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IS Shoots Down Syrian MiG-23 Jet, Pilot Under Captivity
April 23, 2016 @ 09:11 AMThe Islamic State (IS) terrorists have reportedly brought down a Syrian MiG-23 fighter plane in the east Damascus countryside on Friday morning, according to the reports by the jihadists media agency Al-Amaq News. The pilot was reportedly found alive after landing and has been captured by the IS, the agency claimed, according to Reuters
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Florida Woman Charged For Illegal Export Of Drone Tech To Chinese Research...
April 22, 2016 @ 09:36 AMThe US Federal court has charged a Florida woman with conspiring to illegally export US underwater drone technology to a Chinese state-owned industry. A 53-year-old Amin Yu, a Chinese citizen living in the US as a permanent resident, is reportedly to have conspired from 2002 until February 2014 to obtain systems and components used in marine submersible drones along with other co-conspirators at Harbin Engineering University in China, Sputnik reported
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Three Sailors Injured In Cylinder Blast Onboard INS Nireekshak
April 20, 2016 @ 01:28 PMThree sailors were injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion onboard the INS Nireekshak, an Indian naval ship. A sailor is reported to have lost his leg while two others were injured during an incident which occurred on April 16, when the ship was on its way to Mumbai from Visakhapatnam
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BAE Systems To Provide 36 Hercules Vehicles To US Army For $109
April 19, 2016 @ 09:11 AMBAE Systems has won a $109 million contract to provide 36 M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System (Hercules) Vehicles and other stockage list spares to the US Army. Work will be performed with an estimated completion date of Aug
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Rolls-Royce, Purdue University To Develop Next-Gen Aircraft Propulsion Systems
April 18, 2016 @ 12:42 PMRolls-Royce has partnered with Purdue University to form $33 million jet-engine research and development programme to create next-generation aircraft propulsion systems. The new programme will support research and technology development in thermal management for advanced propulsion systems, compressor and turbine technology, and analytical methods
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CFM Delivers First LEAP-1A Engines To Airbus
April 18, 2016 @ 09:43 AMCFM has delivered the first two production engines (a shipset) for Airbus on April 2. This delivery paves the way for installation on the first customer aircraft and for entry into service by mid-year
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Former Head of US Defence Contracting Firm Jailed For Sending Tech Details...
April 15, 2016 @ 01:44 PMA former US defence contractor has been sentenced to nearly five years in jail for illegally exporting the military blueprints and technical drawings of parts used in some of the high-tech and sensitive hardware like F-15 to India, using a local churchs website. Hannah Robert, 49, circumvented the US government and provided export-controlled technical data related to various types of military technology to an individual in India, said assistant US attorney general John P Carlin in a statement, PTI reported
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Vietnam Wants China to Withdraw 16 Shenyang J-11 Fighters Deployed in Parcel
April 15, 2016 @ 12:21 PMVietnam wants China to immediately withdraw its Shenyang J-11 fighters deployed in Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, as it feels China is using its massive military force to confiscate the regions that have historically belonged to other nations and threatening regional peace. “Vietnam once again asserts its indisputable sovereignty over the Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagos
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
Naval Group Delivers Fourth Nuclear Powered Submarine to French Navy
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