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Boeing Wins $164M To Modernize US Navy's Super Hornets
May 18, 2019 @ 02:20 PMBoeing has won a $164 million US Navy contract for the service life modification (SLM) of 10 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. According to Boeings news release, funding covers modernization of 10 aircraft; option for FY20 would cover up to 35 aircraft
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Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Completes First Flight.
May 18, 2019 @ 09:13 AMSikorsky's HH-60W Combat Rescue helicopter completed its first test flight in the company's Florida site. The aircraft is based off the UH-60M Black hawk and is customized for the US Air force's Rescue missions
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On the heels of the Indonesia Contract: A Closer Look at Russian...
May 17, 2019 @ 11:52 AMIn April the Russian arms exporter, Rosoboronexport and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence have signed a contract to supply BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and amphibious armoured personnel carriers (APC) BT-3F to the Indonesias Marine Corps. The reason for the BMP-3Fs selection by the Indonesian marines is said to be its unique amphibious features with superior near-shore performance compared to other such vehicles proposed for the competition, Indonesian media reported
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Russia to Begin Delivery Of Su-30SM Fighters To Belarus This Year
May 17, 2019 @ 09:14 AMRussia will begin the delivery of first batch of Su-30SM fighters to Belarus in this year, according to a report. "The contract on the delivery of Su-30SM planes in the interests of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Belarus is currently at the stage of its implementation," Russias Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation told TASS at the 9th Milex-2019 international arms show on Wednesday
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South Korea Demonstrates Use Of Tactical Drones
May 16, 2019 @ 12:07 PMThe South Korean army demonstrated the use of tactical drones utilizing latest technology on Thursday during a session held at Icheon, south of Seoul. The Army presented some 20 drones, which carried out a series of mock combat procedures from reconnaissance to strikes, decontamination and transportation, reports Yonhap news agency
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Russian S-400 System Requires Friendly Aircraft Data to Identify Friend or Foe
May 16, 2019 @ 11:21 AMThe United States is opposed to Turkey and India acquiring the Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems as it requires sensitive data from the sensors of the aircraft to be fed into it in order to identify them as friend or a foe. The details of the friendly aircraft required include information on the radar, Link-16, a special transponder called Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) and more
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DARPA to Develop Artificial Intelligence based Top Guns
May 15, 2019 @ 06:32 PMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking to automate air-to-air combat, enabling reaction times at machine speeds and freeing pilots to concentrate on the larger air battle. No ArtificiaI Intelligence (AI) currently exists that can outduel a human pilot in a fighter jet in a high-speed, high-G dogfight, a DARPA release said
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US Marine Corps To Develop Osprey Launch Capable Advanced Reconnaissance Drone
May 15, 2019 @ 06:14 PMIn a bid to obtain reconnaissance of enemy threats to protect the tilt rotor MV-22 Osprey aircraft, the United States Marine Corp is planning to develop a drone to be launched from the aircraft. The new drone is christened “Air-Launched Fast Autonomous Reconnaissance System” or AFARS, Marine Times reported Tuesday, citing officials from the Marine Corp Warfighting Lab
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Boeing To Supply US Navy With 12,000 JDAM Bomb Guidance Kits
May 14, 2019 @ 09:32 AMBoeing has won a $139.8M modification contract to supply the US Navy with 12,000 additional Precision Laser Guidance Sets for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
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Russia Should Pioneer Hypersonic Weapon Defense Tech: Putin
May 14, 2019 @ 07:33 AMRussia must develop defense systems against hypersonic weapons before the “worlds leading countries” successfully develop the weapons, President of Russia, Vladimir Putin said Monday. "So far only Russia has hypersonic weapons
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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