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Raytheon Company Registers Order Backlog of $10.2B in Q1 2020, up 25%
May 7, 2020 @ 01:57 PMRaytheon Company has reported a healthy order book with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.44 and backlogs at the end of first quarter 2020 valued at $51
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Russian Nuclear-capable Underwater Drone to Enter Service in September
May 7, 2020 @ 09:22 AMThe second submarine to serve as a carrier of Russias Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drones is likely to be floated out in late June. The first basic carrier of Poseidon drones, a Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear sub, the Belgorod, was floated out on April 23, 2019 and is expected to enter service with the Russian Navy in September
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No Deployment of Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System in Japan’s Akita City...
May 7, 2020 @ 07:36 AMJapan Ministry of Defense has scrapped its plan to deploy Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system in the city of Akita after locals strongly opposed governments decision over possible health concerns. Other state-owned plots across Akita, Aomori and Yamagata prefectures are now being considered for the deployment of Aegis Ashore systems, Japanese media reported Thursday
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Javelin Joint Venture completes first F-Model Missile
May 7, 2020 @ 06:36 AMThe Javelin Joint Venture team, a partnership of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin completed the first production Javelin F-Model (FGM-148F) missile. The Javelin is a man-portable, fire-and-forget weapon system
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US DoD Admits Killing 132 Civilians in Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan in 2019
May 7, 2020 @ 06:06 AMThe US Department of Defense has owned up to killing 132 civilians and injuring 91 others during its military operations in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia last year. In its
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Russian Army Orders 35 Units of MSTA-SM 152MM Self-propelled Artillery
May 6, 2020 @ 01:48 PMThe Russian military is set to receive over 35 units of MSTA-SM self-propelled howitzers by the end of this year. "The Missile Troops and Artillery (MT&A) of the Russian Ground Forces will receive in 2020 more than 35 2S19M2 MSTA-SM self-propelled howitzers with automated fire control system
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Qatar Airways Plans Flights to 80 destinations by June
May 6, 2020 @ 01:21 PMBy the end of June, Qatar Airways aims is to have 80 destinations in its schedule including 23 in Europe, four in the Americas, 20 in Middle East/Africa and 33 in Asia-Pacific. Many cities will be served with a strong schedule with daily or more frequencies
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China to Move Aircraft Carrier, Submarines to take on US Navy in...
May 5, 2020 @ 05:32 PMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) plans to move its Shandong aircraft carrier group to the South China Sea to confront the US Navy which has recently moved warships and heavy bombers to the Pacific port of Guam. The PLA naval exercise during the last fortnight involving the training aircraft carrier, Liaoning, J-15 warplanes, other warships and submarines was intended to prepare for a larger deployment during the post-COVID-19 period, Chinese state-owned media reported
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Japan to draft UFO protocols in response to US footage
May 5, 2020 @ 10:45 AMJapan plans to draft protocols to respond, record and report UFO encounters in light of the US Defense Departments recent decision to release videos of the mysterious objects. On April 27, the Pentagon released videos of UFOs shot in 2004 and 2015
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Northrop, Raytheon Partnership to Pursue US Missile Interceptor Contract
May 5, 2020 @ 09:55 AMNorthrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles & Defense are partnering to pursue a US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract to build the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). "This strategic partnership will offer the MDA an interceptor solution that will support the warfighter and MDAs efforts to rapidly deploy a system that complements and strengthens the existing Ballistic Missile Defense architecture," Northrop said in a statement Monday
Dutch Firm to Supply Universal Drone Control Software to Netherlands MoD
Will Indian Air Force buy an Indigenous High Altitude Pseudo Satellite?
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
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