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Two Dutch F-35 Fighters To Reach Netherlands For Operational Tests
May 18, 2016 @ 01:11 AMTwo Dutch F-35A fighter jets will land in Netherlands followed by two KDC-10 aerial refuelers and a NATO C-17 carrying spare parts and gear in about a week. The planes will land at Leeuwarden Air Base, which is one of two bases that will be home to the RNLAF's F-35s when they arrive permanently in 2019
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Kalashnikov To Present New Clothing Line in September
May 17, 2016 @ 11:27 AMKalashnikov plans to open 60 new shops offering traditional weaponry along with its own brand of clothes and accessories by year end. As Vladimir Dmitriev, the Marketing Director of the company, told
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US Naval Test Pilot School To Use Leonardo-Finmeccanica AESA Radar
May 14, 2016 @ 09:02 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica has signed a contract with Elbit Systems of America to supply the Vixen 500E AESA radar for the US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) in Patuxent River, Maryland. The contract will see USNTPS students use the E-Scan radar while training on-board the schools C-26 aircraft
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Iran Equips M60 Tanks With Anti-TOW Jamming Systems
May 13, 2016 @ 10:29 AMIran has equipped its M60 tanks with jamming system to improve performance of TOW and other anti-tank guided missiles. "We have mounted fire-control and jamming systems on M60 tanks to be able to divert TOW and other anti-armored missiles," Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General
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Naval Version Of India’s Light Combat Aircraft Completes Flight Tests
May 11, 2016 @ 01:08 PMThe naval version of Indias home grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has completed flight test in Goa. The aircraft will operate from indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant after it is commissioned in 2018,
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Turkey To Employ Home-grown Combat Drones To Fight Terror
May 10, 2016 @ 12:35 PMTurkey will employ indigenous armed drones to fight terror. Chief of General Staff Gen
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Iran To Mass Produce Home-Grown 'Bavar-373' Air Defense System This Year
May 10, 2016 @ 11:13 AMIran will mass produce its indigenous air defense system this year even as it has equipped its air defense base with Russian S-300 missile system. “The Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base has received the strategic S-300 air defense missile system,” Iranian defense minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan was quoted as saying by
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Israel Tests Indigenous Weapon Systems For F-35
May 5, 2016 @ 12:42 PMIsrael has started testing newer versions of home-made weapon systems that will be installed on F-35I ‘Adir fighter fleet. Although specifics being tested have not been disclosed, the list includes versions of Rafaels Spice precision-guided bombs and infrared and radar guided air-to-air missiles
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India Launches Satellite For Home-grown GPS System
April 28, 2016 @ 12:02 PMIndia launched a satellite today to set up the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), similar to the US GPS with the launch of IRNSS-1G, the last in the constellation of seven satellites. When the IRNSS-1G becomes operational in about a month's time, the IRNSS would offer services like terrestrial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management, navigation aide for hikers and travellers, visual and voice navigation for drivers
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Raytheon Wins $90 Million USAF Contract For Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems
April 26, 2016 @ 09:35 AMRaytheon has won the US Air Force contract worth $90 million for the production of 39 Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS). “Raytheon Co
Ukrainian MoD, Palantir Tech Developing Drone Detection Models Using Russian War Data
New Russian Anti-drone Radar Can Track 50 UAVs Simultaneously
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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