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Canada May Dump F-35, Open New Competition
October 20, 2015 @ 03:13 PMThe new Canadian government will dump F-35 stealth fighter jet and will open a fresh competition to replace Canadas ageing fighter jets. The victorious Liberals leader Justin Trudeau had earlier in September during the election campaign had said that if elected, he would scrap F-35 program and would reopen fresh competition for Canadas fighter jet replacement program
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Russia Planning 'Massive' Tri-Services Military Base in Syria
October 17, 2015 @ 11:38 AMRussia is planning to set up tri-services military base in Syria aimed at eliminating ISIS militants. “Russia may end up having one massive military base in Syria, which would be shared by the Navy, the Air Forces and the Ground Forces,” Gen
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Chinese Bombers Capable Of Long Range Precision Strikes
October 14, 2015 @ 03:39 PMChinese People's Liberation Army Air Forces strategic bombers can now launch all-weather, long-range, precision strikes even if they lack stealth capability. "The fact that our H-6K bombers have performed several long-distance drills far into the Pacific Ocean indicates that the H-6K fleet has become capable of conducting various operations such as long-range precision strikes," Fu Qianshao, an aviation equipment expert with the PLA Air Force was quoted as saying by China Daily Tuesday
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Hillary Clinton Supports Agreement with Russia on Syrian No-fly Zone
October 14, 2015 @ 12:14 PMUS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton showed her support for creating a no-fly zone in Syria on Tuesday as leverage to bring Russia to the negotiation table on joining the coalition fighting Islamic State militants. The US should use diplomatic and military leverage to reach agreement with Russia over Syria, Clinton said
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US Army’s Apache helicopters Will Fire Laser Guided Rockets In Afghan, Iraq...
October 14, 2015 @ 12:13 PMThe US Army has procured an unspecified quantity of BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets for use in on going operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This deployment marks the first time U
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Philippines Supports US Plan To Deploy Naval Ship Close To Chinese Man-Made...
October 14, 2015 @ 11:14 AMPhilippines has backed US plan to deploy a naval ship close to Chinese man-made island in the South China Sea. Philippines says that it is important for the international community to safeguard freedom of navigation in the disputed waters, Philstar reported Tuesday
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Russia To Introduce Software To Detect ISIL Recruiters On Social Media
October 13, 2015 @ 02:45 PMRussian researchers are working on new computer software that will trawl social networks for IS militant recruiters. The researchers are working on reconstructing the profile of a potential recruiter to Islamic state through social networks
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Will China Join The Syrian War?
October 10, 2015 @ 02:09 PMWhile denying that its aircraft carrier was steaming towards the Middle East, China has not ruled out joining the Russian-Syrian effort to strike at Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. A report in China Military Online, a website sponsored by the Peoples Liberation Army provided a vague clue that China is on top of plans to enter the Syrian conflict though no information was provided about when it plans to do so
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Russia Flies 64 Sorties Against 55 Islamic State Targets in Syria
October 10, 2015 @ 01:38 PMRussian Aerospace Forces flew 64 sorties on Saturday hitting 55 Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. Russia has increased the intensity of combat flights in Syria as the number of ISIL targets has risen, the Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman Maj
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Pakistan To Build 4 of 8 Submarines It Plans to Buy from
October 9, 2015 @ 11:40 AMBeijing and Islamabad will build eight submarines simultaneously, of which half will be built in China and the other half in Karachi. China will transfer the submarine technology to Pakistan, Beijing-based Reference News reported Wednesday
Denmark to Acquire Two Boeing P8-A Poseidon Aircraft to Monitor Greenland, Arctic...
Russia Cracks the Ukraine drone Code? Majority of Drone Attacks on June...
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
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