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USAF to Move to Single Combat Utility Uniform Starting October
May 16, 2018 @ 02:16 AMThe US Air Force service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force. Starting Oct
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Russia’s Upgraded Strategic Bomber with New Cruise Missile to Enter Service in...
May 16, 2018 @ 02:04 AMRussian upgraded Tupolev Tu-22M3M strategic bomber along with a new Kh-32 cruise missile will enter services of the Russian Aerospace Forces long range aviation in October. "According to the existing plan, the first Tu-22M3M with the most advanced Kh-32 long-range cruise missile will go on combat duty in long-range aviation in October this year,"
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Argentinian President OKs Super-Etendard Aircraft Purchase
May 15, 2018 @ 11:29 AMArgentine President Mauricio Macri has given the go-ahead for the purchase of five Super-Etendards, a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed by Dassault-Breguet, for the Navy for an estimated amount of about 12 million euros, according to a report in French daily La Tribune. However, the report has stated that the Argentinian government is yet to make payments
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India’s First Private Company Manufactured Defense Ship Arrives at Base Port
May 14, 2018 @ 01:28 PMThe first in class of seven new generation offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), ICGS Vikram arrived at the new Mangalore Port. ICGS, manufactured by Larsen and Toubro, is the first defense ship contracted by the Indian Ministry of defence (MoD) under the ‘Make in India imitative in March 2015
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China’s First Domestically-built Aircraft Carrier Begins Sea Trials
May 14, 2018 @ 12:18 PMChina launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier to begin sea trials on Sunday, which will likely be delivered to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy by this year end, according to reports in state news media. The aircraft carrier, as yet unnamed, set out to sea from a port outside the Dalian Shipyard to begin its first sea trial
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Russia Conducts Maiden Flight of Second MC-21 Test Aircraft
May 12, 2018 @ 09:13 AMIrkut has completed the maiden flight of the second MC-21- 300 test aircraft. The testing results of the first test aircraft were taken into account in the production of a new aircraft
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China's Su-35 Jets Participate in Bashi Channel Patrol to Deter 'Taiwan Independence'
May 11, 2018 @ 01:42 PMChinas Su-35 fighter jets along with H-6K bombers participated in Bashi Channel patrol in combat training and testing toprovide a deterrence to ‘Taiwan independence forces, a Chinese military expert said. "The island patrol revealed that China's Su-35 fighter jets are combat-ready
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Boeing to Provide 266 Fuse Assemblies for USAF Air-launched Missiles
May 11, 2018 @ 08:14 AMBoeing has been awarded $14 million contract for the production of 266 fuse assemblies for US Air Force air launched missiles. Work is expected to be complete by May 2022, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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Russia Completes Delivery of First Set of S-400 Missile Defense Systems to...
May 10, 2018 @ 01:02 PMChina has received the last batch of military equipment of the first regimental set of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia. "The last batch of military equipment for the first regimental set of S-400 systems has been delivered by sea from Ust-Luga, the Leningrad Region, to China," a military-diplomatic source was quoted as saying by
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China May Have Developed Long Range Bomber
May 10, 2018 @ 11:18 AMAviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) released a video on Tuesday showcasing a new long-range bomber for the first time to the public during the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the group, local media reports. Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times on Tuesday that the aircraft is possibly a new long-range bomber “H-20”, similar to the US B-2 stealth bomber
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Pentagon Awards Contracts to Develop Laser Weapons Against Cruise Missiles, Drones
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China-made Aircraft Fly in U.S. Airshow for First Time
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