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Chinese Wing Loong, United States’ Predator in Battle to Sell Drones to...
April 7, 2019 @ 09:29 PMIn a first direct competition between Chinese and United States military products, the formers Wing Loong II drone will be competing against the United States MQ-9 Predator B in a potential tender for UAVs in Malaysia. The Wing Loong II put up a flying and static display while the MQ-9 was only on static display at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition that concluded last week in the Malaysian resort Island
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Polygraph Test Ordered on Ukroboronprom Leadership in Defence Corruption Scandal
April 6, 2019 @ 02:40 PMUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to have the leaders of the state-owned defense concern Ukroboronprom take polygraph tests, the presidents press service reported on April 4. The decision was made by Poroshenko during a meeting with Oleksandr Turchynov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, and his deputy Serhiy Kryvonos, Ukrainian media reported
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Weirdly Shaped Chinese Attack Drone Revealed at LIMA-2019
April 5, 2019 @ 02:52 PMA weirdly shaped Chinese attack drone Blowfish A2 was unveiled at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition-2019 (LIMA) held in Malaysia. According to the Guangdong-based Zhuhai Ziyan UAV company, the 1
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F-35 Production Will Slow Down If Turkey Is Dropped From Program: Vice...
April 5, 2019 @ 12:25 PMRate of production of F-35 fighters will be slowed down if the United States (US) drops its NATO-ally Turkey from the F-35 programme, Vice Admiral Mathias Winter told Congress Thursday. “The evaluation of stopping Turkey would be between 50- and 75-airplane impact over a two-year period,” Winter said
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India’s ASAT Missile Test Debris Will Burn Up In Atmosphere: Pentagon Chief...
April 5, 2019 @ 08:21 AMDebris from Indian anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test conducted on 27 March would burn up in the atmosphere, Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Thursday, despite NASA administrator warning of the left-over debris. “400 pieces of orbital debris from the test have been identified, including debris that was traveling above the International Space Station which is a terrible, terrible thing,” Reuters quoted NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine as saying Monday
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IAF Close To Buying 21 MiG-29 Fighter Jets For $900M
April 4, 2019 @ 05:32 PMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to purchase 21 Russian MiG-29 jets to address the shortfall of combat aircraft in a deal estimated to be valued at $900 million (INR 6,300 Crore). “The airframes are ready and Russia has promised to deliver all 21 fighters within 18 months,” a senior air force official was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying Thursday
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China's Norinco Develops Artillery Guns to Combat Wild Fires
April 4, 2019 @ 01:33 PMChinese company Norinco has developed a new modified artillery gun with fire-extinguishing capabilities that was used to put-off fire engulfing a mountain in Guojiaping village, Shanxi province, on Monday. Eight of these long-range guns were deployed at the request of provincial authorities to help quench the fire that had raged on the nearby mountain for several days, China Daily reported today
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Second Batch Of S-400s To Be Delivered To China This July
April 4, 2019 @ 12:54 PMRussia will deliver the second batch of S-400 missile defense systems to China by sea in late July this year. "The transport vehicle with the first batch of equipment from the second S-400 regimental set for China will put to sea in the Baltic in late July this year, that is almost five months earlier than the term set in the contract,”
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Saab To Supply Canada With Multispectral Static Camouflage Systems
April 4, 2019 @ 12:06 PMSaab has been awarded a contract to produce multispectral static camouflage systems for the Canadian Army. The order contains a customer specific Woodland version of the Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Screen (ULCAS) and is a finalization of a long-term contract received in 2013, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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South Korean Military May Soon Be Allowed To Use Mobile Phones Off-duty
April 4, 2019 @ 11:21 AMThe South Korean Military of Defense began conducting a three-month pilot program on Monday, to allow all rank-and-file soldiers to use their mobile phones after completing their daily duties. The MoD will decide whether it could be implemented in the future once the trail period ends, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency
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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