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Canada Calls Off Talks With Boeing Over Super Hornet Jet Project
June 2, 2017 @ 04:48 PMCanada federal officials stated Thursday that they have been instructed to break off contact with Boeing over the future of Super Hornet fighter jet. The liberal governments trade conflict with Boeing over the future of the Super Hornet fighter jet purchase escalated Thursday with an acknowledgement that federal officials have been instructed to break off contact with the U
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South Korea's FX Fighter Jets Procurement Project Under Scrutiny
June 2, 2017 @ 04:45 PMSouth Koreas Board of Audit and Inspection(BAI) is scrutinizing the KF-X procurement project carried out under the former Park Geun-hye administration. In April, BAI has sent inspectors to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to launch an audit into the project to acquire next-generation fighter jets for the country,
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Russia Reiterates S-400 Missile System Sale To India, Turkey
June 2, 2017 @ 03:08 PMRussia has reiterated selling S-400 missile systems to India and Turkey. Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting with the press Thursday, said “Russia is ready to supply S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey
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Textron Wins US Army RS3 Contract
June 1, 2017 @ 07:42 PMTextron Systems has been selected as a prime contractor on the United States Army Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) contract. The RS3 contract has an expiration date of May 14, 2022 and an additional five-year operational ordering period, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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US Coast Guard's Hamilton-class cutter Transferred To Vietnam
June 1, 2017 @ 05:00 PMUS Coast Guard has transferred a High Endurance Cutter to the Vietnam Coast Guard Thursday morning. The ship, which will be renamed CSB 8020, is expected to improve the Vietnam Coast Guards maritime domain awareness, increase its capacity to perform maritime law enforcement operations, and conduct search and rescue and other humanitarian response operations
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World's First Satellite Launching Aircraft Rolled Out For Tests
June 1, 2017 @ 02:34 PMStratolaunch aircraft that is designed to carry satellites into low-Earth orbit powered by six engines of the 747 aircraft, rolled out for the first time Wednesday. The aircraft will carry satellites and their launch vehicles to a cruising altitude of 36,000 feet (11,000 meters) or so
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Boeing Wins $86Mln to Modernize F-18 Jet Software
June 1, 2017 @ 12:22 PMBoeing has won more than $86 million contract from US department of defense to upgrade software and hardware for F-18 combat aircraft. "The Boeing Co
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Switzerland To Procure Up To 70 New Combat jets
May 31, 2017 @ 04:44 PMSwitzerland has laid out 20 scenarios Tuesday to procure as many as 70 new fighter jets for replacing the country's aging aerial combat fleet. The country could eventually be in the market for as many as 70 new fighter jets or as few as 20 under scenarios laid out on Tuesday by a defense ministry task force examining how to replace the neutral country's aging air force fleet, the Swiss department of defense announced Tuesday
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South Korea MoD Hid Additional THAAD Units Info From Presidential Office
May 31, 2017 @ 04:16 PMSouth Koreas presidential office has confirmed that the defense ministry has deliberately failed to report the delivery of additional Thaad launchers. The finding came after an investigation into several ministry officials, including the deputy minister for policy, Yoon Young-chan, chief presidential press secretary was quoted as saying by
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S. Korean President Orders Probe On Additional THAAD Systems Deployment
May 30, 2017 @ 05:27 PMSouth Koreas new president, Moon Jae-in, has ordered an investigation on installation of four US-built THAAD anti-missile systems after the ministry failed to inform the new government on the latest development. The President initiated the probe after learning that a complete set of six launchers were on South Korean soil, Moons spokesman, Yoon Young-chan, told a media briefing Tuesday
Will Project Freyja, the European Anti-Missile System for Ukraine Take Off?
U.S. Resumes Naval Blockade Against Iran, Attacks its Facilities in Hormuz, Coastal...
Ukrainian Plot to Attack Moscow-based Defense Enterprise with 35 FPV Drones Foiled
France Follows U.S. in Allowing Ukraine to Produce Air Defense Missiles
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