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Japan Likely To Buy US Thaad Missile System
December 5, 2016 @ 10:30 AMJapan is considering buying the US Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) advanced anti-missile system to counter North Koreas Nuclear threat. The government plans to allocate around 200 billion yen ($2 billion) in the third supplementary budget for fiscal 2016 after the first
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S Korea Increases Defense Budget By 4% For Next Year
December 5, 2016 @ 06:39 AMSouth Korea has increased its defense budget to 40.34 trillion won (US$34 billion) for 2017 from 38
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North Korea Conducts Artillery Drill, Simulating Attack On Seoul
December 2, 2016 @ 02:35 PMNorth Korea has conducted a large-scale artillery drill that involved multiple batteries of frontline heavy artillery units, simulating an attack on the South Korean capital and other targets. The military exercise organized by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un comes after Seoul and Tokyo unveiled fresh unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons program
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Iran Completes Payment For Russian S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems
December 1, 2016 @ 02:04 PMIran has made full payments for the deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Russia. "We have just completed the deliveries of S-300 systems
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430 Ceasefire Violations By Pakistan Since November 2015
November 30, 2016 @ 10:30 AMIndia reported 430 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in the last one year along the Line of Control (LC) and International Border (IB) between the two countries. There were 216 Ceasefire Violations along Line of Control (LC) and International Border (IB) under operational control of Army and 214 Ceasefire Violations along IB under operational control of BSF in the past year, as per information given to the upper house of the Indian parliament
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Singapore To Increase Aerial, Maritime Surveillance Capabilities With Aerostat System
November 30, 2016 @ 04:37 AMSingapore Armed Forces (SAF) has begun local tests of a 55 m tethered aerostat system that was acquired to enhance the republic's continuous airborne radar coverage and maritime surveillance capabilities. The system, which can detect aerial and seaborne threats at distances of up to 200 km, will be operated by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) at the Choa Chu Kang Camp, which is located in the western part of the island,
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Singapore Army Commissions Protected Combat Support Vehicle
November 29, 2016 @ 04:34 PMSingapore Army has inducted a 20-tonne four-wheel drive platform Belrex Protected Combat Support Vehicle (PCSV) on Friday. In a ceremony presided over by the countrys second minister for defense, Ong Ye Kung, the PCSV was commissioned at a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) live firing area in the western part of the island,
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Raytheon To upgrade Taiwanese Missile-Warning System
November 29, 2016 @ 10:28 AMRaytheon has won a $26 million US Department of Defense contract to modify Taiwans Early Warning Radar Surveillance Missile Warning Center. Under the contracts terms, Raytheon will upgrade the Taiwanese missile-warning system to address concerns that it could become obsolete, the Defense Department announced Monday
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Turkey Claims Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons In Syria; Media reports
November 28, 2016 @ 11:34 AMThe Islamic State (IS) might have used chemical weapons against Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in Northern Syria that wounded 22 on Sunday. The Russian defense ministry is looking at the possible chains supplying toxic substances to Syrian militants after a mustard gas mine was found near the city of Aleppo, the ministrys press service said on Saturday
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Turkey Offers Fast Attack Missile Boat FAC-55 To Pakistan
November 28, 2016 @ 09:23 AMTurkey is offering its newest Fast Attack Craft, ‘FAC-55 to Pakistan Navy. The Turkish shipbuilder Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A
Ukrainian MoD, Palantir Tech Developing Drone Detection Models Using Russian War Data
New Russian Anti-drone Radar Can Track 50 UAVs Simultaneously
In a First, China Sanctions Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., His Relatives...
General Atomics AeroTec Signs First Sale Contract for D0228 NXT Aircraft
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