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CAE To Provide Drone Training to UAE Air Force
May 8, 2017 @ 02:32 PMCAE has won a C$56 million contract frrom United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide its Air Force and Air Defence with a training solution for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Under the five-year contract, CAE will deliver an integrated training solution that includes academic, simulator and live flying training for the UAE Air Force's fleet of RPA systems
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US-Philippine Military Exercise Opens Amidst Arms Sale Limitation Proposal
May 8, 2017 @ 02:24 PMThe US and Philippine annual military exercise formally opened amidst US Senate proposal seeking to limit arms sales to the Philippines due to reports of human rights violations under the Duterte administration. Two US senators filed a bill seeking restrictions on the export of certain weapons and equipment from the United States to the Philippine National Police (PNP) last Thursday
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US Congress Approves $150 Million ‘Lethal Weapons’ Assistance to Ukraine
May 8, 2017 @ 12:30 PMThe U.S
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Indo-Russian Design Contract For 5th-Gen Fighter During 2017 Second Half
May 8, 2017 @ 10:27 AMIndia and Russia are likely to sign a deal to finalise the detailed design for the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) in the second half of the year. “Almost all the ground work has been completed to finalise the deal for design of the jet as well as some other critical issues,” an official was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India Sunday
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CIA Used 'Nano-poisonous' Radioactive Substance in Kim Assassination Attempt: North Korea
May 6, 2017 @ 12:53 PMPyongyang has claimed that the US Central Intelligence agency has used a 'nano-poisonous' radioactive bio-chemical agent in an attempt to assassinate their country's leader Kim Jong Un. North Korean official news agency on Friday accused the US and South Korean spy agencies of an assassination attempt on leader Kim Jong Un involving biochemical weapons
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First STOVL F-35 Fighter Assembled Outside US Rolls Out From Italian Facility
May 6, 2017 @ 12:43 AMThe first Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing version of the F-35, or F-35B, assembled outside the United States rolled out of the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Italy. The rollout exhibits the ongoing strong partnership between the Italian Ministry of Defense, industry partner
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Stringent, Realistic Combat Scenarios Introduced In Chinese AF Pilot Training
May 5, 2017 @ 05:46 PMChinese People's Liberation Army Air Force is introducing stringent, realistic combat scenarios exercises to improve pilot capabilities. Commanders and pilots have been given stringent, realistic combat scenarios and are told to try their best to win
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India's Punj Lloyd, Israel's IWI Inaugurate Small Arms Manufacturing Plant In India
May 5, 2017 @ 04:14 PMIndias Punj Lloyd and its JV Partner Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), today has inaugurated the countrys first private-sector small arms manufacturing plant at Malanpur in Madhya Pradesh. The joint venture company, Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems (PLR) will be manufacturing small arms for the Indian Defence Forces and also for export, Israel Weapon Industries reported Thursday
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Missile Launch Pads Noticed In North Korean Islands in Yellow Sea
May 5, 2017 @ 12:52 PMNorth Korea could be building artificial islands in the Yellow Sea to launch missiles and for other military applications. Satellite Images suggest that Pyongyang has been installing military facilities on at least five artificial islands
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US Army To Receive First Batch Of Sig Sauer MHS M17 Handguns
May 5, 2017 @ 10:01 AMUS Army's 101st Airborne Division will receive the first batch of SIG Sauer P320 semi-automatic pistol, replacing the Beretta M9. The P320 is aimed to eventually replace the Beretta M9 as the US Militarys standard service pistol, various local media reported Friday
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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