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Pakistan rolls-out first locally overhauled JF-17 Fighter Jet
September 27, 2019 @ 09:58 AMPakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) rolled out the first indigenously-overhauled JF-17 aircraft from its factory in Kamra yesterday. A roll-out ceremony was held at the Aircraft Rebuild Factory Kamra, on Thursday
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Construction of US Army’s first Maneuver Support Vessel Commences
September 24, 2019 @ 09:15 AMA keel-laying ceremony to build the first of the US Armys 13 ordered new class of watercraft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), was held last week, by shipbuilder Vigor Industrial. The company has been awarded a 10-year contract to construct up to 36 of the new boats
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S-400 Missile System Defeats High-speed Maneuverable Targets
September 24, 2019 @ 07:41 AMRussian S-400 missile defence system defeated new type of high-speed highly maneuverable targets in tests carried out at the Telemba proving ground of the Eastern Military District (EMD). "During the live firing phase the most complex situation was created at the proving ground to simulate an enemy air attack
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US to Develop Shape-changing Robots from 3D-Printed ‘Smart Active Particles’ for Swarming...
September 23, 2019 @ 08:07 AMThe US Army has launched a new project to develop bigger robots entirely from 3D-Printed Smart Active Particles or "
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Aerovironment’s HAWK30 Solar-powered Pseudo Satellite Competes First Flight
September 20, 2019 @ 10:21 AMAeroVironments HAWK30 solar High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) unmanned aircraft system completed its first flight last week at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. AeroVironment partnered with SoftBank Corp to create HAPSMobile Inc
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US Develops Plastic 14 times Stronger than Steel for Military Armor
September 18, 2019 @ 11:36 AMThe US Army research has developed plastic that is 14 times stronger and 8 times lighter (less dense) than steel for use in body armor, helmets, ballistic plates, aircraft and combat vehicles. The lightweight plastic, that can absorb the impact of bullets and other projectiles, was created by researchers at Buffalo University mimicking the outer coating of pearls (nacre, or mother of pearl)
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India’s P-15 Class Destroyers to get Modern Radars, Missile Systems
September 13, 2019 @ 07:34 AMIndia is looking to modernise radars and missile systems aboard three of its P-15 class destroyers (Delhi-class warships) and a subsequent contract was signed with Russia on Thursday. The contract for modernisation of “Air Defense Complex Kashmir” and “Radar Fregat MAE” on the ships was signed between the Ministry of Defense and JSC Rosoboronexport, Russian Federation, local media reported
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After Chinese Invasion Exercise, Taiwan Releases Detail Defensive Plan
September 12, 2019 @ 08:30 AMTaiwan released a blow-by-blow strategy to “repel Chinese forces” in its latest National Defense Report, a few days after China conducted joint land assault exercises off its eastern coast, close to the island nation. The report, released Wednesday, is the first to be made public after President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016
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Now, a US Research Project to Detect Fake Media Products
September 11, 2019 @ 11:00 AMRecognizing the havoc caused by public dissemination of fake information, the US Defense Advanced Research projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the Semantic Forensics (SemaFor) program to develop technologies that make the automatic detection, attribution, and characterization of falsified media assets a reality. The goal of SemaFor is to develop a suite of semantic analysis algorithms that dramatically increase the burden on the creators of falsified media, making it exceedingly difficult for them to create compelling manipulated content that goes undetected
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Lebanon's Hezbollah Downs First Israeli Drone In 13 Years: Reports
September 9, 2019 @ 09:40 AMFor the first time since 2006, Lebanons Hezbollah on Monday reportedly destroyed an Israeli drone outside the southern town of Ramyah. Hezbollah claimed it "confronted" the drone with "appropriate weapons" as it was heading towards the southern Lebanese town
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No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
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