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Japan Signs $345 million Agreement with Vietnam to Finance Six Patrol Boats
August 11, 2020 @ 08:23 AMJapan will provide Vietnam Coast Guard with six patrol boats in a lease-financing deal worth 36.6 billion yen ($345 million)
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French Rafale Aircraft Spotted Over Cypriot Skies Amidst Turkish-Greek Dispute
August 11, 2020 @ 07:37 AMA pair of Rafale combat jets operated by the French Air Force was reportedly deployed to Andreas Papandreou Air Base in Cyprus Pafos city yesterday. Some military experts said it could be a ‘warning to Turkey after it dispatched Oruc Reis research vessel and two auxiliary ships to conduct seismic survey in an area between Greece and Cyprus until August 23
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BEL Upgrades Advanced Torpedo Decoy System Facility
August 10, 2020 @ 12:55 PMIndias state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on Monday inaugurated an upgraded, Advanced Torpedo Decoy System (ATDS) “Maareech” Integration Facility.
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Indian Rafales Start Night Flying, Staying Away From LAC
August 10, 2020 @ 09:16 AMIndia's newly acquired Rafale Jets have commenced night flying exercises in Himachal Pradesh, a region to the South of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) the unofficial border between India and China. Considered the most advanced in the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s fleet, the fighter jets "are staying away from the LAC lest the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) radars in occupied Aksai Chin identify their frequency signatures and use it to jam in the worst case scenario,"
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Su-35 Jet Cockpit ‘Glass’ Can Shield Pilot from ‘Light of Nuclear Explosion’
August 7, 2020 @ 01:12 PMThe ‘glass protective cover of the Russian Su-57 fighter jet canopy is capable of shielding the pilot from ‘the light of a nuclear explosion besides reducing radar signature of the aircraft, its developer has claimed. The cockpit canopy is built out of a new material, monolithic polycarbonate which doubles its impact strength while halving its weight, Andrey Silkin, the general director of the developer; ONPP Technologiya was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti on Thursday The new materials also help in making the cockpit invisible to radar detection, he said
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S.Korea’s Locally-made 1500-HP Tank Engine Ready for Launch, Eyes Exports
August 7, 2020 @ 07:15 AMSouth Koreas locally-made 1500 HP engine for its K2 battle tank is ready for launch and could be exported to the Middle East and Europe. Developed by the governments Agency for Defence Development (ADD), the 1500 horsepower powertrain is the third such product in the world after Germany and the United States, Wang Jung-hong, chief of South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), revealed in an interview with Korea Herald earlier this week
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After US Exercise with Aircraft Carriers, China Tests ‘Carrier Killer’ Missile in...
August 6, 2020 @ 01:16 PMThe Chinese PLA Rocket Force recently launched a DF-26 anti-ship ballistic missile in an ongoing months-long exercise, after the United States “provocatively” sent two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea (SCS) in July. The US exercise with two carriers was followed up with joint naval drills with India, Japan and Australia in the Indian Ocean and Philippine Sea respectively “in an attempt to contain China,” an article in pro-Chinese government newspaper, Global Times read
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South Korea May Purchase F-35B Jets for Light Carrier Ops
August 5, 2020 @ 05:54 PMSouth Korea is looking to acquire vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) jets, most likely the F-35B, for its envisioned light aircraft carrier to be deployed by 2033. Seoul has begun procedures to determine the number of jets it needs to procure for its warship
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S Korean KF-X Jet’s AESA Radar to Match Performance of F-35 Radar...
August 5, 2020 @ 08:45 AMA prototype of the Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA) radar locally developed in South Korea for the countrys upcoming KF-X fighter jet is due to be unveiled later this month. Wang Jung-hong, chief of South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), revealed in an interview with Korea Herald yesterday
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USMI to provide Explosive Ordnance Disposal Response Craft to Azerbaijan
August 5, 2020 @ 06:00 AMUnited States Marine Inc., has been awarded a contract to provide Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Response Craft to Azerbaijan
Denmark to Acquire Two Boeing P8-A Poseidon Aircraft to Monitor Greenland, Arctic...
Russia Cracks the Ukraine drone Code? Majority of Drone Attacks on June...
Egypt Chooses Russian Antey-2500, KA-52 Helicopters to Guard its New “Octagon” Military...
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
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