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Iran Inaugurates Production Line of Three Advanced Indigenous Radar Systems
October 20, 2014 @ 12:19 PMIran inaugurated a new production line for three indigenously manufactured radar systems including “Hafez”, IRNA news agency reported October 19. Iran's Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami was present during the inauguration in the southern city of Shiraz
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U.S Defense Companies Stand To Gain From Iraq And Syrian War
October 6, 2014 @ 02:51 PMThe American defense manufacturing companies appear to be benefitting from US led air-strikes in Iraq and Syria against Islamic State. Bloomberg in September just before airstrikes in Syria reported defense firms Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon and General Dynamics Corporation are all set to trade at record prices
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Raytheon, Polish Partner To Develop New Routers For Patriot Missiles
September 29, 2014 @ 02:04 PMRaytheon is partnering with TELDAT to develop and produce advanced militarized routers for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense system. TELDAT engineers and technicians will design, integrate and qualify this key communications networking technology for Patriot
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France Deploys Rafale Fighters To Bomb ISIS Positions
September 20, 2014 @ 12:02 PMFrench Rafale fighter jets carried out air strikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets Friday, according to media reports. Rafale fighter jets accompanied by support planes struck the depot in northern Iraq on Friday morning, and it were “entirely destroyed,” President Francois Hollande was reported as saying
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Spain Will Deploy Patriot Missile Battery To Turkey After Netherlands Backs Out
September 18, 2014 @ 10:21 AMSpanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said on Wednesday that his country will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey's southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative replacing the Netherlands' contribution to the deployment. The announcement comes soon after the Netherlands said it no longer had the resources to keep its batteries deployed, and will end its contribution to the initiative at the end of January 2015, according to Reuters
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MBDA, Polish Industries Sign MoU To Develop Missiles
September 3, 2014 @ 02:56 PMMBDA signed two Letters of Intent with Poland to develop “Wisla” medium range air and missile defense programme Tuesday. These first LoI signatures confirm MBDA's willingness to pursue concerted cooperation with Polish industrial organisations involved with the Polish Air Defence consortium, as has been undertaken so far during technical dialogue, the company said in a statement
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Germany Ready To Deliver Weapons Worth $91 Million To Kurdish Forces
September 3, 2014 @ 09:01 AMGermany has agreed to deliver weapons and munitions worth a total $91 million to Kurdish forces in northern Iraq in their fight against Islamic State (IS). The weapons will be delivered in three tranches to a secure region of Iraq that has not been affected by the civil war, according to the German Defense Ministry
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UAE Flexes Military Muscle Against Libyan Militants
August 27, 2014 @ 12:08 PMThe United Arab Emirates (UAE)s air strikes against militants in Libya last week, has brought in focus the military capabilities of this oil-rich Sheikhdom which has never gone to war. The joint air strike conducted with Egypt with support from Saudi Arabia reportedly took Washington “by surprise” with senior US officials telling news agencies that they were “not consulted” about the attacks possibly because American weapons may have been used, violating agreements under which they were sold
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UAE, Egypt Air Forces Conduct Joint Strike Operations For The First Time
August 26, 2014 @ 12:07 PMFor the first time UAE and Egyptian air forces conducted two series of joint air strikes in the past week on armed Islamist factions in Tripoli, Libya, U.S
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Indonesian Air Force To Procure Airbus Radar, Surveillance Equipments
August 19, 2014 @ 02:34 PMAirbus Defence and Space has won a contract from Indonesia to provide its Air Force with the latest aircraft identification and air surveillance equipment, thus improving the air traffic control and air defence capabilities over the country's more than 15,000 islands. The company has been awarded a contract by SBL Star Technology Pte Ltd
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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
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