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North Korean Spy Agency Chief Sacked For Abuse Of Power
February 3, 2017 @ 11:22 AMNorth Koreas leader Kim Jong-un has sacked the chief of the country's spy agency on suspected abuse of power after the ruling party conducted surveillance on the ministry. Kim Won-hong, 72, was dismissed from the head of the Ministry of State Security after the party's audit late last year found his agency had abused its authority
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Indian Expert Committee Calls For Independent Defence Procurement Organization
February 3, 2017 @ 09:24 AMAn Expert committee formed by the Indian government has recommended setting up an independent organization outside the ministry of defense to undertake defense procurement. The committee, headed by retired IIM professor Pritam Singh, recommended this measure to overcome the unending problem of delays in defence procurement, unspent budgets, allegations of corruption and botched deals
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China Tests Missile Equipped With 10 Nuclear Warheads
February 2, 2017 @ 01:15 PMChina has tested its new version of a missile, Dongfeng-5C, that is capable of carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads. The flight test of the DF-5C missile was carried out last month using 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs,
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US Approves Maverick, Sidewinder Missiles To South Korea For $140 Million
February 2, 2017 @ 01:57 AMThe US State Department has approved sale of AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles, and AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles with related support in two separate contracts each worth $70 million to the Republic of Korea. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of both possible sales on January 31, 2017
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BAE Systems Appoints Nik Khanna As Managing Director For India
February 1, 2017 @ 05:40 PMBAE Systems has appointed Nik Khanna as the Managing Director of its India operations with effect from 1st February 2017. Nik joins the Company from Raytheon where as Country President he led business development, marketing and strategy in India for the last four years
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Japan To Get Discounted F-35 fighter jets
February 1, 2017 @ 03:27 PMJapan has obtained discounts on support equipment for its next batch of six F-35 stealth fighter aircraft worth about US$100 million each, Reuters reported quoting unnamed sources and Japanese budget papers. The discounts are in addition to savings being finalised for all buyers of the high-tech jets, once touted a the most expensive fighter jet in the world
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Indian Budget Allocates INR86000 Crore (US$12 billion) For Defence Equipment Purchase
February 1, 2017 @ 11:36 AMIndian governments fiscal 2016-17 budget has hiked the defence budget by 5.8% allocating INR86000 Crore (US$12 billion) for capital expenditure which include money for equipment purchase
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Canada Starts Negotiations To Buy 18 Boeing Super Hornet Fighter Jets
February 1, 2017 @ 07:49 AMCanada government has started to negotiate with USA about sole-source purchase of up to 18 F/AQ-18 Super Hornet jet fighters from the US. The move, intended as a stopgap solution to ease pressure on the air force's aging fleet of CF-18s, could cost taxpayers between $5 billion and $7 billion over the lifetime of the aircraft, according to data circulating within the Department of National Defence,
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Can Fuel Cells Tech Edge-out Gasoline Engines In Military Applications?
January 31, 2017 @ 02:42 PMDoes fuel cell technology has the potential to replace gasoline-based engines to drive armoured vehicles and naval vessels. General Motors (GM) and Honda on 30 January announced a Fuel Cell System Manufacturing (FCSM) joint venture to mass produce hydrogen fuel cell systems for each company's future offerings
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Belarus Donates Eight MiG-29 Fighters, Two BUK Missiles To Serbia
January 31, 2017 @ 02:17 PMThe government of Belarus has announced donating eight MiG-29 fighter jets and two BUK missiles to Serbia by 2018. The announcement was made by the Serbian Defense Minister Zoran Dordevic following the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic visit to Belarus last week
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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