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Thailand Sets Aside Funds In 2017 Budget To Purchase Chinese Submarines
February 20, 2017 @ 09:24 AMThailand has made provision in the 2017 fiscal budget for part payment of the first Chinese Yuan Class submarine worth 13.5 billion Baht (US$ 37 million) the bill for which has already been approved by the National Legislative Assembly
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Austria To Sue Airbus For Fraud In Eurofighter Deal
February 16, 2017 @ 09:21 AMAustria is set to file a lawsuit against Airbus of wilful deception and fraud linked to $2.1 billion Eurofighter jets deal in 2003
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US Test Fires Minuteman III ICBM
February 10, 2017 @ 11:23 AMUS Minot Air Force Base test-launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with test re-entry vehicles. A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing at US Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, launched the missile on Feb
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US Sanctions Expose China-Iran Missile Link
February 10, 2017 @ 11:22 AMRecent US sanctions on Iran has exposed link between Chinese entities, individuals involvement in supporting with technology and materials for Tehrans ballistic missile program. The US Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (
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Turkey likely to sell AgusaWestland T129 Atak Helicopters to Pakistan
February 8, 2017 @ 11:46 AMTurkey will possibly sell its T129 helicopters, which were acquired from AugustaWestland, to Pakistan. Speaking at an event hosted by İstanbul Düşünce Vakfı (Istanbul Thought Foundation), Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) General Manager Temel Kotil said that TAI is actively working to land a T-129 sale with Pakistan,
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Cyber Attack Threat To Five Taiwanese Stock Brokerages
February 6, 2017 @ 02:25 PMTaiwan is investigating a case of five brokerage companies having received email threats by an unknown cyber-group, asking to make payments to avert an attack that, otherwise, could crash their websites. “Each brokerage had got an email, setting a deadline for the transfer of funds to avoid a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack,” Rick Wang, an official with Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), was quoted as saying by
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US Supplies M117 Guardian Armored Vehicles To Anti-Assad, Anti-ISIS Militia
February 2, 2017 @ 03:10 PMThe US has for the first time supplied Guardian M117 armored vehicles to the Syrian Arab Coalition (SAC), a grouping of anti-Assad and Anti-ISIS forces, Voice of America reported quoting a spokesman for U.S
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South Korea Deploys Wildcat Maritime Choppers
February 1, 2017 @ 10:16 AMSouth Korea has deployed four of its latest Wildcat maritime helicopters to better detect North Korean submarines equipped with ballistic missiles. The new choppers, made by British helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, will greatly enhance the Navy's capabilities to detect North Korean submarines equipped with submarine launched ballistic missiles, a Navy official was quoted as saying by
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Ka-52 Alligator Attack Helicopter Production Doubled To Meet Russian, Foreign Orders
January 31, 2017 @ 12:08 PMRussian Helicopters will double the production of Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and combat helicopter to meet domestic and export orders in 2017. The helicopter built at Progress has already completed all ground and flight tests required by the technical terms and conditions of the government contract
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Royal Thai Navy Secures $383M Funds For First Chinese Submarine
January 25, 2017 @ 02:21 PMThai government has approved its Navys plan to procure S26T (Thailand) submarines from China, and has allocated THB13.5 billion (USD383 million) to support first of three
New Russian Anti-drone Radar Can Track 50 UAVs Simultaneously
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Israel Awards Developers of Weapons Systems, Spying Tech, Electronic Warfare
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