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Composite Blades For Russian Mi28NM Choppers Following Syrian Ops
August 18, 2016 @ 10:20 AMThe Russian Air Force plans to replace the full metal blades of Mi-28NM military helicopters with new ones made form composite materials. The helicopters are currently in operation in Syria
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China Launches First Quantum Enabled Satellite
August 17, 2016 @ 03:00 PMChina launched first quantum-enabled satellite Tuesday. The 631-kg satellite lifted off at 1:40 am atop a Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in north-western China
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Norway Drops Corruption Charges Against Kongsberg
August 17, 2016 @ 02:10 PMThe Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) has dropped corruption charges against Kongsberg Gruppen. In February 2014 Økokrim charged Kongsberg Gruppen ASA and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS with allegations of corruption related to deliveries of communications equipment to Romania in the period 2000-2008
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Asian Nations Accelerating Missile Race
August 17, 2016 @ 12:20 PMAsian nations are acquiring or modernizing missile defense capabilities to match emerging threats from their neighbours in turn accelerating a missile race in the region. The Japanese government on Monday decided on a plan to develop land-to-sea missiles with a range of 300 km (186 miles) to protect the nations isolated islands, including the Senkaku against Chinese ‘encroachment plans
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Pakistan Offers Non-Testing Of Nuclear Weapons Agreement With India
August 17, 2016 @ 09:06 AMPakistan has offered a bilateral agreement over a mutual ban on non-testing of atomic weapons with India. The offer regarding non-testing of nuclear weapons agreement has already been made but, “Pakistan has not received a favourable response from India,” Pakistani Foreign office spokesperson was quoted as saying by PTI Wednesday
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Egypt’s Latest MiG-29 Fighters To Get Infrared Search Stations And Electronic Warfare...
August 16, 2016 @ 02:04 PMThe new 50 Egyptian MiG-29 fighter jets ordered from Russia for more than $2 billion will be fitted with advanced infrared search and track (IRST) stations and electronic warfare pods. The MiG-29s will feature the latest OLS-UE IRST capable of detecting enemy aircraft and also acquire surface threats by getting their coordinates
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China's New Twin-engined Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight
August 16, 2016 @ 01:21 PMThe Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed the maiden flight of its new twin-engined AC312E helicopter. Based on the techniques from the civilian helicopter AC312A, as well as both domestic and foreign market demands, AVIC HAIGs AC312E is a light twin-engine helicopter, AVIC said in a statement on July 27 this year
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Morocco Interested In Russian Su-34 Bombers, Amur-class Submarines
August 12, 2016 @ 02:35 PMMorocco is likely to buy Sukhoi Su-34 tactical bomber and Amur-1650 diesel-electric submarine from Russia. Rabat and Moscow are discussing the feasibility of the Moroccan Navys Amur-1650 submarine acquisition in the format of consultations so far
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China Likely To Replace Old Tanks With Type-96Bs
August 11, 2016 @ 10:57 AMChinese military is likely to replace all its older tank fleet with Type-96B tanks. "The Type-96B is the strongest variant of the Type-96 family and is truly an advanced, third-generation main battle tank," he said
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45000 Islamic State Fighters Killed, Remaining Easy Targets: US General
August 11, 2016 @ 10:19 AMOver the past 11 months, the US and its allies have killed about 45,000 Islamic State (IS) terrorists, a top US commander estimated. "We estimate that over the past 11 months, weve killed about 25,000 enemy fighters
2 US troops KILLED, 1 Missing, 4 Injured in Iran Missile Strikes
Russia's Unmanned Systems Group Signs Several International Contracts to Sell its Supercam...
50 Killed, 500 Injured in U.S. Airstrikes Against Iranian
US Turns Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport into Forward Base for War...
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