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S Korean Ships to Secure Strait of Hormuz, but not Join US...
January 21, 2020 @ 11:36 AMThe South Korean Navy will patrol the Straits-of-Hormuz but not join a United States led coalition that seeks to protect oil-laden ships from possible Iranian attacks. "In consideration of the current situation in the Middle East, the government has decided to temporarily expand the Cheonghae anti-piracy Unit's sphere of activity in order to guarantee safety of our people and the freedom of navigation of our vessels," Seoul's Ministry of Defense said in a statement
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BAE to Buy Collins’ Military GPS, Raytheon’s Tactical Radio Businesses for $2.2B...
January 20, 2020 @ 08:32 AMBAE Systems has entered into a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Collins Aerospaces Military GPS business for $1.925 billion and Raytheons Airborne Tactical Radios (ATR) business for $275 million
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Cyber-Attack on Mitsubishi Compromises Japanese Defense Ministry Communications
January 20, 2020 @ 07:17 AMA massive cyber-attack against Mitsubishi Electric has compromised e-mail exchanges between the Japanese MoD, the Nuclear Regulation Authority as well as documents related to projects with private firms, railway operators, communications and car manufacturers. Mitsubishi said Monday in reports quoted in the Japanese media that no “highly sensitive” information related to defense had been compromised in the cyber-attack
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US Approves $1.5B Australian Surface Combatant Deal
January 17, 2020 @ 07:52 AMThe United States approved the $1.5 billion sale of long lead items, engineering development activities, and other defense services to support the Australian Surface Combatant Program to modernise three AEGIS capable Hobart-class destroyers, and build three Hunter-class frigates
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Philippines Naval Vessel Detects US Submarine In Manila's Territorial Waters
January 17, 2020 @ 07:16 AMAn anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessel of the Philippine Navy detected a United States submarine plying below the surface within the 12-mile territorial waters of the Philippines. The protocol for submarines was for them to surface when conducting innocent passage through a countrys territorial waters
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First K-9 SP Artillery Guns made by Indian L&T Rolled out Today...
January 16, 2020 @ 09:09 AMAn year after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a facility to manufacture the K-9 self-propelled artillery gun at the L & T company facility in Gujarat, the first locally-made SP guns rolled-out today. Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh tweeted this morning, “heading to Surat (Gujarat) today
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US Acquires 50 Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules Planes for $3B
January 14, 2020 @ 06:39 AMThe US Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin $3 billion to supply 50 C-130J Super Hercules planes. The company had won $1
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Turkey Tests F-16 AMRAAM Replacement Missile
January 13, 2020 @ 11:07 AMTurkey has completed testing its Gökdoğan (Peregrine) air-to-air missile, developed as a direct replacement for US-made AMRAAM and Sidewinder missiles. The project for
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Iraq Accelerates S-300 Negotiations After Attack on Airbases
January 11, 2020 @ 07:56 AMIraq has resumed talks with Russia regarding its purchase of S-300 air defense systems, days after attack on its air bases hosting American troops. "Iraq has resumed its talks on the purchase of Russian S-300s
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Singapore to Buy Most Expensive Version of F-35 jets for $2.75B
January 10, 2020 @ 04:27 AMThe US State Department has approved a sale of up to 12 F-35B aircraft to Singapore, the most expensive version of the jets, estimated to cost $2.75 billion
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11 NATO Countries Select Saab GlobalEye AWACS Over Boeing E-7 Aircraft
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