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Next Production Standard Of Dassault Rafale Fighters Gets Government Approval
March 23, 2017 @ 03:45 PMThe French government has authorized the launch of the next production standard of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet this week. Authorized on March 20 during the meeting of the Ministerial Investment Committee, new F4 standard will be commissioned by 2025, but certain functionalities will be available as early as 2023, French Ministry of Defence announced Thursday
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Malaysia’s Air Force Receives Upgraded Sikorsky S61A-4 Helicopter
March 23, 2017 @ 03:32 PMThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) received an upgrade helicopter during a ceremony held at ongoing LIMA 2017 show today. The Sikorsky S61A-4 aircraft, which is the first in the RMAFs fleet of Nuri to have its avionics system upgraded from analogue to digital, was handed over by Airod Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Major General (Rtd) Datuk Ibrahim Bahari to RMAF chief General Datuk Seri Affendi Buang, in a ceremony witnessed by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Bernama News agency reported Thursday
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North Korea's Latest Missile Launch Fails
March 23, 2017 @ 02:38 PMThe missile fired by North Korea on Wednesday exploded 'within seconds of the launch', US and North Korea's defense forces said after detecting the recent one in a series of weapons tests by the isolated country. "North Korea had attempted to launch a missile near Kalma, on the country's east coast, but early reports suggest it failed," the US Pacific command officials were quoted as saying by
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US dollar Surge Likely To Affect F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet Sales
March 23, 2017 @ 12:26 PMUS F-35 fighter jets are likely to be purchased by fewer overseas government due to surge in the dollar value, a senior Lockheed Martin executive said yesterday. The strengthening of dollar value has resulted into jets becoming more expensive
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Thales Delivers Training Simulator To Royal Malaysian Air Force
March 22, 2017 @ 12:25 PMThales delivers an FNPT II (Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer) simulator to the Royal Malaysian Air Force for the purposes of initial pilot training. The simulator, delivered to the company Gading Kasturi, has been in operation since December
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Chinese Firm Details Littoral Mission Ship Configuration For Malaysian Navy
March 22, 2017 @ 09:03 AMChina Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co (CSOC) has revealed details of the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) configuration it is proposing for Malaysian Navy (RMN). The company, which will be working with Malaysian shipbuilder Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) on the project, is also displaying a model of the LMS for the first time at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition in Malaysia that runs from 21 to 25 March 2017
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DARPA Awards Phase 2 ‘Gremlins’ Contracts To Produce Low-cost, Resusable UASs
March 21, 2017 @ 03:25 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 2 contracts for its low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs) project dubbed ‘Gremlins to the two teams. The winning teams - one is led by Dynetics, Inc
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Russia Keen To Upgrade Malaysian Combat Aircraft MiG-29N To MiG-29SM
March 21, 2017 @ 02:51 PMRussias United Aircraft Corporation has offered to modernize Malaysias MiG-29N fighter jets to MiG-29SM. Russia also intends to deliver repair services,
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US Air Force Sends Industry Invitation For Light Attack Platform Experiment
March 20, 2017 @ 05:45 PMUS Air Force has released an industry Invitation to participate in evaluation of the military utility of light attack platforms in future force structure. The invitation is part of a broader Air Force effort to explore cost-effective attack platform options, US Air Force announced Thursday
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Aselsan Begins Production Of ‘KORKUT’ Air Defence Gun System
March 20, 2017 @ 03:36 PMASELSAN has begun serial production phase of the Self-Propelled Low Altitude Air Defence Gun System (KORKUT) project, to meet the need of Turkish Land Forces. The KORKUT System is comprised of a Command and Control Vehicle and Weapon System Vehicle to complete air defence operations
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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