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Russian Helicopters Delivers First Arctic Helicopter To Defence Ministry
November 26, 2015 @ 01:50 PMRussian Helicopters has delivered first Arctic helicopter to Russias Defence Ministry for operation in the countrys north in temperatures lower than -40°С. The Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopter, with auxiliary fuel tanks, has a range of over 1,300 km
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Pratt & Whitney Wins US F-35 Jet Engine Maintenance Contract
November 26, 2015 @ 10:40 AMUnited Technologies Corporation Pratt & Whitney has won a new $214 million contract from US department of defense for jet engines maintenance for the over-cost and troubled F-35 stealth fighter bomber. The defense contractor will maintain the F-35 jets for the US Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, as well as foreign military sales, US department of defense announced Wednesday
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Indo-French Rafale Fighter Aircraft Contract Likely in January
November 26, 2015 @ 08:02 AMSpeculation is rife in New Delhi that India will sign a contract with France to purchase 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft during the visit of French President Francois Hollande for the Republic Day celebrations in January next. Informed sources told defenseworld
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France Testing New Weapons In Anti-Islamic State Strikes
November 25, 2015 @ 03:50 PMFrance has tested new weapon loads, including GBU-12 laser guided bombs, on its fighter aircraft attacking Islamic State positions in Syria. French air force Dassault Mirage 2000N, which is being modified to carry four GBU-12 laser guided bombs, has taken off on a strike mission from its advanced air base in Jordan
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Japan Close to Submitting Bid For Australian Submarine Program
November 25, 2015 @ 02:57 PMJapan is expected to submit a proposal to Australia next week to jointly develop and manufacture submarines. The nation is hoping to sell the submarine to Australia, Nikkei Asian Review reported Tuesday
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Iranian Navy Unveils Overhauled Mine-Sweeper Helicopters, Floating Dock
November 25, 2015 @ 01:53 PMThe Iranian Navy today unveiled two overhauled helicopters and a floating dock, with the capacity of launching 800-ton vessels. The products were unveiled during a ceremony participated by Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi and Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Fars News Agency reported today
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Ukraine Delivers Upgraded An-32E Light Transport Aircraft To India
November 25, 2015 @ 10:28 AMUkraine has delivered five modernized AN−32RE light military transport aircraft to Indian Air Force last week. The USD$400 million upgrade to the 40 IAF aircraft includes an overhaul of the An-32's communications and navigation systems and upgrading 100 ZMKB Progress/Ivchenko AI-20D Series 5M turboprops by Ukraine's Motor Sich, and other airframe repairs and life extensions, UKROBORONPROM announced on 19th November
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Russian Helicopters To Supply Four KA 32 Fire-fighting Choppers To China
November 25, 2015 @ 08:11 AMRussian Helicopters has signed a contract with China's Jiangsu Baoli for delivery of 4 Kamov Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopters in 2016-17. The Ka-32A11BC helicopters will be used in fire-fighting operations, as well as for patrols and supporting special operations
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Japan Considers Deploying THAAD Missile Defense System
November 24, 2015 @ 12:22 PMJapan is planning to deploy the U S THAAD ballistic missile defense system to block North Korean missiles. The decision follows the US and China squaring off over deploying of the anti-missile system in South Korea, Bloomberg reported today
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Air-To-Air Missile Possibly 'Sidewinder' Brought Down Russian Su-24 Over Syria-Turkish Border
November 24, 2015 @ 11:35 AMTurkish F-16 might have used a Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile to bring down the Russian Su-24 fighter. Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying that the aircraft was hit by an Air-to-air missile by Tass news agency
Indonesia Signs Agreement with Leonardo to Buy AW-149 Helicopter
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Arms Show Venue, 10 Killed, 100 Injured
A Bridge for a Cargo Ship- Trump Announces Tit-for-Tat Attacks Against Iran
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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