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Islamabad-Riyadh Discuss Combat Troops Deployment In Saudi Arabia
March 14, 2017 @ 02:47 PMPakistan is in discussions with Saudi Arabia to send combat troops to defend the kingdom amid growing concern over threats from ISIL militants and Houthi rebels. Islamabad and Saudi Arabia have long had a close military and security relationship, with troops from Pakistan's large and combat-hardened army regularly deployed for training Saudi soldiers
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Iran Tests ‘Hormuz-2’ Ballistic Missile
March 10, 2017 @ 08:09 AMIran successfully test fired a domestically-made ballistic missile dubbed “Hormuz-2” last week. Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Thursday that the IRGC forces successfully test-fired the Hormuz-2 missile in recent days
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Boeing Faces Lawsuit Alleging Design Faults In Malaysian MH370 Crashed Flight
March 9, 2017 @ 12:00 PMA lawsuit has been filed against Boeing alleging series of electrical and other malfunctions caused the Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, on behalf of the families of 44 people who were onboard the plane. The lawsuit filed last Friday in the US District Court of the Central District of South Carolina alleges there are several possible reasons the plane crashed
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Thailand’s Deal To Buy Three Chinese Yuan-class Subs Progressing: Minister
March 8, 2017 @ 02:39 PMThailands navy is currently coordinating process for a government-to-government purchase of three Chinese-built Yuan-class submarines, Thailand's Deputy Premier Prawit Wongsuwan said. Prawit, who is concurrently the defense minister, declined to tell how soon the coordinating process for the submarines purchase deal will be completed but confirmed that a regular budget for the navy to procure the first of the three Yuan-class S26T subs within this year has already been earmarked and approved for current fiscal year, Xinhua reported Tuesday
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Germany Delays MBDA Contract To Replace Patriot Anti-Aircraft Missile System By MEADS
March 7, 2017 @ 12:38 PMGermany will delay $4.5 billion ($4 billion Euro) contract with MBDA to replace its Patriot anti-aircraft missile system by Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)
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Iran's 'Radar Evading' Qaher 313 Fighter Jet Enters Final Production Stage
March 6, 2017 @ 12:43 PMIran has entered into the final stage of the production of a home-made fighter jet dubbed 'Qaher 313', which is capable to 'evade radar'. “The plane is ready for different test”, Irans Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said
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Taiwan Deploys Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile To East Coast
March 2, 2017 @ 01:47 PMTaiwan has deployed Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile batteries on the countrys east coast to improve integrated air defense capabilities of the country. The move is considered as a response to raising Chinese influence in the region,
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Taiwan Aims To Complete Fighter Jet Prototype In 10-Years
March 2, 2017 @ 01:42 PMTaiwan has set a target to complete a prototype of a new fighter jet in 10 years and is ready to develop the engine for it. A budget proposal for the jet engine program will be sent to the Legislature later this year for approval, Chang Guan-chung, president of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), said in a legislative hearing
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India Test Fires Home-Grown Supersonic Interceptor Missile
March 1, 2017 @ 12:51 PMIndia has test-fired its locally developed supersonic interceptor missile capable of destroying any incoming enemy ballistic missile at low altitude. "Today's test launch was conducted in order to validate various parameters of the interceptor in flight mode," a defence official said
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China To Build Underwater Platform In South China Sea
February 28, 2017 @ 03:21 PMChina has plans to build its first long-term underwater observation platform in resource-rich South China Sea, where it has territorial disputes with many south-east Asian countries including Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The platform aims to observe underwater conditions in real time, The Global Times reported Monday
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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
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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