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Russia Suspends Co-development Of Il-214 Medium Airlifter With India, Ilyushin To Resume...
June 28, 2016 @ 08:41 PMRussian Ilyushin has suspended the co-development program with India to build Il-214 medium airlifter under the MTA program and has resumed the development at its own expense. "The Ilyushin Aviation complex is developing the future medium airlifter for the Russian Aerospace Force at its own expense
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Russia Plans Serial Production Of Yak-152 Trainer Aircraft From March Next Year
June 28, 2016 @ 01:29 PMRussia plans start serial production of the Yakovlev Yak-152 primary training aircraft in March 2017. "The trainer is planned to perform its debut flight within the next two months
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S. Korea, Two Allies To Conduct Joint Defense Drill To Deal With...
June 28, 2016 @ 11:57 AMSouth Korea, the United States and Japan will carry out their first-ever joint missile defense exercise in Hawaii, Wednesday, to deal more effectively with North Korea's growing nuclear and ballistic missile threats, the Souths Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday. The trilateral missile defense exercise will take place on the side-lines of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, or RIMPAC, the world's largest U
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Russian Sukhoi T-50 Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft Ready For Serial Production
June 27, 2016 @ 03:38 PMUnited Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is ready for serial production of the latest fighter of the fifth generation T-50 for Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. On June 20 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the air flew the eight machines of the series, which fully meets the requirements on military capabilities,
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India Joins MTCR Club
June 27, 2016 @ 02:00 PMIndia has been officially declared as a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and will be entitled to ‘full participation in organizational activities. “As all formal procedures for membership have now been finalised, the Chairman of the joint Netherlands-Luxembourg Chairmanship of the Missile Technology Control Regime, Ambassador Piet de Klerk (NL), in close consultation with the French MTCR Point of Contact, is pleased to announce today that the Republic of India now formally is the 35th member of the Regime,” said an official statement issued by the Chair of the MTCR from The Hague, Netherlands
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Global Defense Spending Remain Moderate Since 2008: Deloitte Report
June 27, 2016 @ 11:22 AMGlobal commitments to defense have moderated, as economic development reduces dependence on defense spending, according to Deloittes global Public Sector Defense practices report entitled
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DARPA To Develop Military Aircraft Engine Capable Of Mach-5 Speed
June 26, 2016 @ 08:45 AMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched its Advanced Full Range Engine (AFRE) program to develop an aircraft propulsion system that could operate over the full range of speeds required from low-speed take-off through hypersonic flight. The engine could play the basis of a reusable aircraft that can reach hypersonic speeds—Mach 5 (approximately 3,300 miles per hour or5,300 kilometers per hour) and above
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First Two Self-Propelled Pzh2000 Howitzers Arrive In Lithuania From Germany
June 26, 2016 @ 06:10 AMThe first two of the 155 mm self-propelled PzH2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) howitzers the Lithuanian Armed Forces have acquired from the Bundeswehr were brought to Lithuania Thursday. Under a contract signed last September the Lithuanian Armed Forces bought from the German Armed Forces 16 155mm self-propelled howitzers for combat purposes, and 5 for training and spare parts
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Almaz-Antey Tests Buk-M3 Air Defense Missile System
June 25, 2016 @ 10:35 AMAlmaz-Antey, a Russian missile defense system manufacturer, has conducted successful testing of its newest Buk-M3 air defense missile system at the Kapustin Yar range near Astrakhan, Southern Russia, the company press service reported Friday. "In June 2016, experts of the JSC Concern Almaz-Antey test fired a missile from the Buk-M 3 new advanced medium-range air defense missile system on a ballistic target at the Kapustin Yar range," the company press service said, adding that the Pensne (Pince-nez) target missile was used during the testing
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Lockheed Martin Wins $357 Million AEGIS In-service Combat Systems Contract
June 25, 2016 @ 07:02 AMLockheed Martin has won $357 million contract for Advanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System (AEGIS) in-service combat systems for various countries. The contract includes engineering; computer program maintenance: annual inspection and regular overhaul execution support: in-country support: staging: replacement of legacy cathode ray tube character readout devices for Japan: logistics depot support for Norway unique line replaceable units: and AEGIS implementation studies for future Foreign Military Sales (FMS) AEGIS shipbuilding programs to fulfill AEGIS lifetime support requirements of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, Spanish Armada, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Norwegian Navy, US department of defense...
70 Civilians killed, 360 Injured in Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Economic Targets
Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
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...
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