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Israeli Helicopter, Not Hamas Shot at October 7 Concert Audience
November 9, 2023 @ 11:39 AMA police investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack on the Nova festival in Israel has revealed that an IDF combat helicopter that arrived at the scene from the Ramat David base fired at he Hamas operatives and apparently also hit some of the revelers who were there. While most of 4400 participants who attended fled before the Hamas operatives arrived, 364 people were killed,
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Rheinmetall's F-35 Fuselage Factory- Germany's Gain is Turkey's Loss
July 5, 2023 @ 02:08 PMGerman defense firm Rheinmetalls announcement of a brand-new factory to build some 400 fuselage sections of the F-35 fighter jet is bringing back to Europe what was lost when Washington ejected Turkey from the stealth jet program. Turkish Aerospace and other companies manufactured some 937 parts for the F-35 though not the full fuselage, and were to benefit to the tune of $9 billion over the course of the program
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Collins Aerospace Developing 1MW Generator for Air Force Researchers
June 20, 2023 @ 05:32 AMRTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace is developing a 1 megawatt electric generator for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as part of its Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission-Capability program. The low-spool generator could have multiple applications for future manned and unmanned military platforms
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RTX Tests Hybrid-electric Propulsion Demonstrator with 1MW Motor
June 19, 2023 @ 11:53 AMRTX said it completed a rated power test of the demonstrator's 1 megawatt (MW) electric motor, developed by Collins Aerospace. The 1MW motor will be combined with a thermal engine, developed by Pratt & Whitney, as part of a hybrid-electric propulsion system that aims to demonstrate a 30 percent improvement in fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions compared to today's advanced regional turboprops
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Iran Seeks Chinese Small-scale Nuclear Power Plant Technology
June 13, 2023 @ 05:24 AMIran wants Chinas help to develop small-scale nuclear power plants indigenously. “In order to go towards the production of small-scale power plants, we need to use technical knowledge from another country
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Russia Building Naval Base for Poseidon Nuclear Torpedo-Equipped Submarines in Kamchatka
March 27, 2023 @ 11:44 AMRussia will finish constructing coastal infrastructure facilities for a new naval base to accommodate submarines carrying Poseidon nuclear-capable super-torpedoes next year. "The construction of coastal infrastructure facilities for accommodating two special-purpose submarines – Belgorod and Khabarovsk – in Kamchatka is set to be finished at the beginning of next year," a source close to Russias Defense Ministry was quoted as saying by government-owned TASS on Monday
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France, Italy Order MBDA’s Aster Air Defense Missiles for €2B
January 31, 2023 @ 08:24 AMFrance and Italy signed a mega contract valued €2 billion with MBDA for Aster air defense missiles. The multibillion dollar deal was inked via Joint Organization for Cooperation in Armaments (OCCAr)
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First Batch Manufactured of Russia's all-new 'Poseidon' Underwater Nuclear-Capable Drone
January 16, 2023 @ 09:38 AMRussias latest doomsday weapon, the ‘Poseidon underwater drone that can carry a nuclear warhead has completed the first batch of its production process. Poseidon will be equipped on the Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod
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Exhibitors Throng Pakistan's IDEAS Defense Exhibition as it Returns after 4 Years
November 17, 2022 @ 07:28 AMHundreds of exhibitors from countries across the world have reached Pakistan to take part in the countrys IDEAS Defense Exhibition, which is taking place after a four-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The Defense Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) will be holding the 11th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022 from November 15 to 18 at Karachi Expo Centre
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Rebuilding Russia-damaged An-225 Mriya Aircraft will cost €500M, 30% Parts Resuable
November 8, 2022 @ 01:33 PMUkraines Antonov is working on rebuilding An-225 Mriya aircraft, worlds largest cargo plane considered a symbol of the countrys aviation capabilities, damaged by Russians in the early days of the Ukraine invasion. The project to restore the aircraft is expected to cost €500 million
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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