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Indonesia Approves US$2 Billion Five Airbus A400M Aircraft Acquisition
January 20, 2017 @ 08:04 AMIndonesia has approved a US$2 billion for the acquisition of five Airbus A400M Atlas multirole aircraft to boost the country's military airlift capabilities. The airframes will be acquired in the transport and utility configuration, and will be operated across the Indonesian Air Force's (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU's) Aviation Squadrons 31 and 32, IHS Jane's reported 18 January
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US Eyeing To Replace Cluster Bomb Rounds With New Munitions
January 20, 2017 @ 08:04 AMUS officials are hoping that a new artillery warhead that would replace a cluster-bomb round could help eliminate unwanted casualties in the future. The M30A1 guided multiple launch rocket system alternate warhead recently debuted during a test fire exercise in Kuwait, US Army announced Tuesday
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India Purchases $3 Billion Worth Emergency Weapons, Ammunition: Report
January 19, 2017 @ 11:59 AMIndia has purchased more than $3 billion worth emergency weapons and ammunitions and other military equipments from Israel and Russia. Deliveries have begun even as new orders are still being placed,
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Thai Navy To Retire Ratcharit- Prabparapak-Class Missile Boats By 2026
January 19, 2017 @ 09:11 AMThailand Navy is eyeing for larger platforms such as landing platforms or docks (LPDs) and frigates in the coming years and also has planned to retire Ratcharit Prabparapak-class missile boats over next 10 years. The moves are part of its efforts to prepare the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) for future maritime security challenges, the service will progressively decommission its Ratcharit and Prabparapak classes of missile-armed patrol boats by 2026,
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Thales To Modernize Master Radars For Swiss Air Force
January 19, 2017 @ 08:36 AMThales has won a 74 million Euros contract to modernize Master radars over a period of 60 months for Swiss Air Force as part of the FLORAKO program. This contract will be the main order within the broader FLORAKO radars life extension project approved by the Swiss government in 2016, the company announced Wednesday
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Russian Helicopters To Supply 4 Mi-35M Combat Choppers To Kazakhstan Next Year
January 19, 2017 @ 07:26 AMRussian Helicopters will supply four transport-combat Mi-35M helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan in 2018. The deliveries will be carried out through Rosoboronexport
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South Korea To Spend $768 Million To Buy 12 Additional Maritime Choppers
January 18, 2017 @ 02:26 PMSouth Korea is considering buying 12 additional maritime choppers by 2022 to counter North Korean submarine threats for an estimated $768 million. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is considering three models for the acquisition
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Russia Developing Large-Caliber Sniper System For Its Armed Forces
January 17, 2017 @ 04:07 PMRussian Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) is developing the KSV heavy sniper system for the Russian Armed Forces. The Russian military is planning to arm the snipers of its infantry and armored brigades with the sniper rifles capable of rendering armored cars and armored personnel carriers inefficient and killing mortar, antitank missile system and man-portable air defense system crews with a single shot of its 23-mm ammunition
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Elbit Systems To Supply BrightNite Systems To NATO Country
January 17, 2017 @ 04:07 PMElbit Systems has won a $17 million contract to supply multi spectral BrightNite system that enables helicopter pilots to fly in a Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) and during more than 90 per cent of the night, to an air force in a NATO country. The contract will be performed over a thirty-month period, the company announced today
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US Army’s Next-Gen Personnel Protective Equipment System Enters Production Phase
January 17, 2017 @ 01:55 PMUS Armys new light-weight ballistic helmet system has entered production phase this month. The Armys next generation Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) system is intended to improve the warfighters lethality, mobility and modularity by optimizing Soldier protection while effectively reducing weight with the latest technologies and managing all lifecycle aspects of personal protective equipment,
Commissioning of Taiwan’s First Indigenous Submarine Within Next 2 Months
US Armed Forces Members to Undergo Testing for Testosterone Levels
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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