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China Commissions Home-Grown New-Gen Missile Frigate
February 25, 2016 @ 09:33 AMChina has commissioned a new-generation home-grown missile frigate, ‘Xiangtan. Xiangtan was commissioned by Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the east China island city of Zhoushan Wednesday,
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Saudi Arabia Blocks $3 Billion French Armored Vehicles, Other Military Aid To
February 22, 2016 @ 02:30 PMSaudi Arabia has blocked a $3 billion armored vehicles and other military aid to Lebanon in protest against ‘Hezbollah fighting in support of Syrian regime. "In the wake of Hezbollah, the Shiite militant groups position to align with Syrias regime, Saudi Arabia has proceeded to ‘a comprehensive review of its relation with the Lebanese republic,” Saudi press agency quoted an unnamed official as saying last Friday
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Germany Considers Training Tunisian Soldiers To Counter Islamic State
February 22, 2016 @ 10:32 AMGermany is mulling to send troops to Tunisia in order to train soldiers in the fight against IS. Representatives of the defense and foreign ministries will be holding discussions on Thursday and Friday on how Germany could support a training mission
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Israel, US Start Joint Exercise On Ballistic Missile Defense
February 22, 2016 @ 07:35 AMIsrael and US have started a joint exercise focusing on defense against ballistic missile threat. "The US European Command and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) commenced the exercise known as Juniper Cobra 16 on Sunday in an eighth of a series of biennial exercises between the two countries since 2001," an IDF spokesperson was quoted as saying by Sina, Chinese news daily Sunday
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Progeny Wins $54M US Navy Contract For Submarine Payload Control System Development
February 18, 2016 @ 12:45 PMProgeny Systems Corp has been awarded a $54 million US Navy contract to develop the Payload Control System portion of the AN/BYG-1 Submarine Combat Control System. The work will be performed on the system installed on new and existing Navy submarines and joint program office submarine platforms, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday
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China Denies Placing Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems On Artificial Islands In South China...
February 17, 2016 @ 08:34 AMChina has denied media reports of a possible deployment of its anti-aircraft missile systems on one of the artificial islands in the South China Sea. “These posts have been created "by some Western media," and encouraged them to pay more attention to the construction of China on the peaceful island of objects, in particular beacons,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying during a press conference by
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Pratt & Whitney Opens New Aircraft Engines Manufacturing Facility In Singapore
February 15, 2016 @ 07:53 AMPratt & Whitney officially opened first manufacturing facility for new PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine family in Singapore, earlier today. The facility located at Seletar Aerospace Park, will produce fan blades and other key components for PurePower GTF engines
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Kuwait, Italy To Finalize Eurofighter Deal Next Week
February 12, 2016 @ 12:08 PMKuwait will finalize a deal to purchase Eurofighter jets from Italy next week. "Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti will visit Kuwait next week to sign the Eurofighter warplanes deal," Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah al-Sabah was quoted as saying Thursday by
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Iran To Start Receiving Russian S-300 Defense Systems In 2016
February 12, 2016 @ 08:00 AMIran will receive the first batch of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system in the first quarter of this year, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan told state news
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Northrop Grumman To Showcase Drones, Radars At Singapore Air Show
February 10, 2016 @ 10:23 PMNorthrop Grumman will be showcasing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopters and advanced radars at the Singapore air show in a move to boost sales to Southeast Asia. “The company's airborne surveillance and advanced situational awareness capabilities will be showcased through visual displays of unmanned helicopters and high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems,” Northrop Grumman said in a news release on Tuesday
Egypt Chooses Russian Antey-2500, KA-52 Helicopters to Guard its New “Octagon” Military...
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
Ukraine Blames Lack of Patriot Interceptors as Russian Missiles Rain Down on...
Ammunition Factory of Indonesian PT Pindad Breaks Ground
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