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Japan to Deploy Aegis Ashore Aboard Megaflot or on Navy Destroyer?
June 22, 2020 @ 04:17 AMJapan is considering deploying Aegis Ashore missile defense system aboard a megaflot, or on Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers. “The government is examining multiple ideas, including installing the system aboard a megafloat, a huge floating structure that can be used as an offshore base, and the deployment of the system on MSDF destroyers,” Japanese officials were quoted as saying by The Japan Times Monday
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French Nuclear Submarine May have Suffered Irreparable Damage in Fire
June 13, 2020 @ 08:24 AMThe inferno that raged aboard the French Navys Perle nuclear submarines rear section on Friday morning may have sustained irreparable damage. “If the thick hull [made of 80HY high-tensile steel]…is deformed, the boat is screwed,” a veteran submariner told French Var Matin newspaper
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Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group Acquires Sonardyne Undersea Communications System
June 10, 2020 @ 07:29 AMAustralias Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) has acquired a BlueComm undersea communications system from Sonardyne International Ltd. as part of its ongoing program in maritime autonomous systems (MAS)
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New Zealand to Buy Five C-130J-30 Super Hercules Planes, Simulator for NZ$1.52...
June 5, 2020 @ 07:55 AMThe New Zealand government has confirmed plans to buy five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft for NZ$1.52 billion ($990
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COVID-19 Disruptions Causing Slowdown in F-35 Production: Lockheed Martin
April 22, 2020 @ 07:18 AMProduction rate of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter has slowed down owing to the supply chain being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maintenance and upgrade developments will likely experience only minimal COVID-19 impacts
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French Govt Red Flags Photonis Sale to US Teledyne
April 6, 2020 @ 09:23 AMThe French government has red-flagged a potential $550 million sale of France-based Photonis to American firm Teledyne that was in the final regulatory approval stage. "Ministries of finance and defense consider Photonis too sovereign to be sold to an American firm
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Mitsubishi Build’s World’s Largest Superconducting Coil for Fusion Reactor
January 30, 2020 @ 11:15 AMMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has built the worlds largest superconducting coil, also called toroidal field (TF) coil for the ITER (experimental fusion reactor) project in France. The Japan National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd
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BAE, Army Research Lab Develop Tech to Automate Heavy Weld Operations for...
December 11, 2019 @ 10:14 AMBAE Systems and Army Research Laboratory (ARL) developed a robotic manufacturing cell to automate heavy weld operations for combat vehicles. Presently, the combat vehicle hulls are typically fabricated from thick armor plates that are manually welded together
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Lockheed Wins $1.5 Billion For Riyadh’s THAAD Defense Systems
July 20, 2019 @ 06:50 AMLockheed Martin has won a $1.47 billion mega contract to build the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system for Saudi Arabia
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India To Give The Final Go-ahead To $1.7 Billion C-295 Transport Aircraft
July 8, 2019 @ 08:15 AMIndia is likely to give the final nod for the $1.7 billion (INR 11,929 crore) contract to acquire 56 C-295 military transport aircraft as a replacement for the IAFs ageing Avro fleet
Iranian Pilots Recount Deception Operation in the Bombing of a U.S. Base...
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
Russian Helicopters to Supply Iran with 12 Mi-171 Helicopters
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
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