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Turkey Demands Rights as F-35 Program Partner
October 30, 2019 @ 07:06 AMBeing an F-35 program partner, Turkey has demanded rights to own the fighters, even as the US removed Ankara from the program and halted training of Turkish pilots of F-35 following shipment of Russian S-400s to the country. Turkey had planned to acquire 100 F-35 stealth jets
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US DoD Buys 478 F-35 Fighters at around $71M Apiece
October 30, 2019 @ 05:42 AMThe US Department of Defense on Tuesday finalized an
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Turkey May Need Su-35 Jets to Maximize S-400 Performance
October 29, 2019 @ 10:52 AMTurkey is close to buying 36 Russian Su-35 Jets following its purchase of S-400 air defence systems, pro-government Turkish paper Daily Sabah reported last Friday quoting government sources. Ankara may need the aircraft to serve as part of a cooperative engagement capability (CEC) involving the S-400 and the Su-35 where the latter serves as an airborne radar to guide the S-400s missiles to engage enemy aircraft or missiles, Russian sources told
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For the First Time, Chinese Military Aircraft Seeks Permission to Enter South...
October 29, 2019 @ 09:57 AMA Chinese military plane that entered South Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) sought permission by sending prior notification on Tuesday, ending the practice of breaching the zone without notice. After sending the flight information, A Chinese militarys Y-9 transport aircraft entered the KADIZ twice over waters near the country's southern island of Jeju
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Lockheed Wins $7Bn To Supply Over A Hundred F-35 Jets to US,...
October 29, 2019 @ 06:38 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin an agreement valued $7 billion to supply 114 F-35 stealth jets to the US, Australia, Norway and Italy. “Lockheed Martin is awarded a $7 billion modification to a previously awarded contract
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Pentagon Awards Microsoft $10Bn Cloud Computing Contract
October 26, 2019 @ 07:41 AMMicrosoft Corporation was awared Pentagons Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract valued $10 billion, making it the militarys largest information technology contract award in history. “Microsoft Corporation has been awarded a contract with a ceiling value of $10 billion over a period of 10 years, if all options are exercised,” the pentagon said in a
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Russia to Export RD-180 Rocket Engines For USA's Atlas Rockets
October 25, 2019 @ 03:00 PMRussia's Roscosmos will export engines to power Lockheed Martin's Atlas III and Atlas V launch vehicles, with the latter currently the only US-made launch vehicle capable of sending heavy payloads into orbit. Roscosmos subsidiary Energomash is preparing to deliver three more RD-180 engines for use with Atlas-5 launch vehicles, the company said in a statement Friday
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Pakistan-Turkey Kick-start Joint Defence Exhibition in Islamabad
October 25, 2019 @ 10:33 AMPakistan is hosting the Turkish defence exhibition dubbed "5th Defence Port Turkey" for the first time on its soil, at the Pakistan-China Friendship Center in Islamabad. The three-day event, inaugurated on Thursday, will see military equipment including ammunition, artillery, tanks, heavy-duty trucks, tanks displayed by both countries
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China's New Rifle to be Accompanied by Individual Combat System
October 25, 2019 @ 09:39 AMChina has developed a new service rifle that is accompanied by an individual soldier combat system that reportedly integrates dozens of advanced devices, including an information exchange interface packed up on the chest of a soldier. The gun made its first public debut at the National Day parade on October 1
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USAF F-22 Raptors Deployed to Saudi Air Base
October 24, 2019 @ 09:05 AMThe US Air Force F-22 Raptor seen flying in a Saudi Arabian air base in a video released on Tuesday indicates its deployment of the plane in the airfield. In the US Air Forces Command Central video, the stealth plane can be spotted making a low pass over Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
Ukraine Blames Lack of Patriot Interceptors as Russian Missiles Rain Down on...
Ammunition Factory of Indonesian PT Pindad Breaks Ground
China Tests Nuclear-capable Missile that Can Hit Targets 10,000 km Away
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