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KNDS, Rheinmetall, Thales to form New Company for MGCS Project
May 1, 2024 @ 04:24 AMFrench and German companies – KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales – are forming a new company to collaborate on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project. The agreement, solidified during the Franco-German Ministerial Council meeting in Toulouse on October 16, 2019, underscores both nations' commitment to jointly develop a successor to the Bundeswehrs Leopard 2 and the French Armys Leclerc, with deployment expected to begin in 2035
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Iran Developing Russian Lancet-like Kamikaze Drone
April 30, 2024 @ 01:44 PMIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is developing a new indigenous kamikaze drone that shares similarities with the Russian-built ZALA Lancet kamikaze drone. According to
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Chinese Coast Guard Confronts Japanese Lawmakers Near Disputed Islands
April 29, 2024 @ 06:02 AMChinese coast guard vessels confronted a delegation of Japanese lawmakers near the disputed Diaoyu Islands (known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan) in the East China Sea. The confrontation occurred during an inspection mission organized by the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture
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Russian Import-Substituted Superjet-100 Prototype Completes Factory Testing
April 29, 2024 @ 05:42 AMA prototype of the Superjet-100, developed by PJSC Yakovlev of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has completed its factory development testing program. This marks a step towards the certification of the aircraft
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Sierra Nevada Bags $13 Billion U.S. Air Force “Doomsday Plane” Contract
April 27, 2024 @ 05:49 AMSierra Nevada Corp was awarded a $13,080,890,647 contract to develop a Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) aircraft to replace the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to operate during a nuclear war. Boeing, which had earlier developed the 70s era E-4B, was eliminated from the competition, according to Reuters report in January 2024
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Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
April 26, 2024 @ 07:28 AMRostecs Ruselectronics holding has completed the first delivery of a portable multifunctional radar station (MRLS) capable of detecting drones, including those flying at ultra-low altitudes or in hovering mode, to an unspecified customer. The equipment is currently undergoing operational testing within a security system complex at a protected facility
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U.S. Approves $700M Arms Sale to Netherlands for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
April 25, 2024 @ 10:00 AMThe U.S
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Poland Cleared to Buy Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for $1.3B
April 25, 2024 @ 09:52 AMThe U.S
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U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and...
April 25, 2024 @ 09:27 AMAmerican President Joe Biden has signed into law a critical supplemental bill totaling approximately $95 billion, aimed at bolstering security assistance for key U.S
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U.K. Trials First Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Demonstrations with Autonomous Drone
April 25, 2024 @ 08:45 AMQinetiQ has conducted the U.K
Saab Unveils All-New Giraffe AMB-D Air Defense Radar at Eurosatory 2026
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
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
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