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US Launches Retaliatory Cyber Attack Against Iran
June 22, 2019 @ 08:14 AMThe United States Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyber-attack against an Iranian intelligence group on Thursday, who are allegedly responsible for bombing oil tankers on May 12 off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Gulf of Oman. A report published by Yahoo News stated that an undisclosed intelligence group tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly “hacked” into US marine traffic tracking websites
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Dassault, Airbus Expecting Future Combat Air System Demonstrator Phase Contract by 4Q
June 17, 2019 @ 10:35 AMA mock-up of the European New Generation Fighter (NGF) was unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2019 today where Dassault Aviation and Airbus revealed that they expect a contract for the first demonstrator phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) by Q4 2019. The two firms have already delivered a joint industrial proposal to France and Germany for executing the FCAS
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ST Engineering Develops Drones for Aircraft External Inspection
June 17, 2019 @ 07:37 AMST Engineering has developed an aircraft inspection system using drones called DroScan and will commence trials soon in cooperation with Air New Zealand. Droscan has a drone fly around the outside of an aircraft to inspect its surface and produce high definition images which are processed with smart algorithms to detect and classify defects, which aircraft engineers can review and confirm, or carry out further inspection for defects if required
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AeroVironment Acquires VTOL UAS Developer Pulse Aerospace
June 14, 2019 @ 11:39 AMUnmanned Systems maker AeroVironment has acquired Pulse Aerospace, LLC, a developer and supplier of small VTOL UAS, for $25.7 million in cash, including milestone-based earn-out payments of $5 million
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Paris Airshow 2019 Orders To Be Half That of 2018: International Bureau
June 14, 2019 @ 11:17 AMOrders for Paris Air Show 2019 is likely to be half that obtained in 2018, according to International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) groups prediction. “To set the scene, 2019 is not shaping up to be a good year on the order front which is not particularly surprising given the headwinds
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Russian Artillery Troops Use Advanced Argus Reconnaissance System During Routine Drills
June 14, 2019 @ 05:51 AMRussian artillery troops employed the new advanced Argus mobile reconnaissance post mounted on the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle to destroy notional enemy during live-fire drills, held in Adygeya. “The artillery personnel used the most advanced Argus mobile reconnaissance post mounted on the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle for reconnaissance and target acquisition,” the Southern Military Districts press office reported Thursday
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US To Buy 478 Nearly 9 Percent-Cheaper F-35A Stealth Jets
June 11, 2019 @ 07:35 AMThe United States is reportedly eyeing to sign a $34 Billion mega deal with
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Russia Develops New Method To Jam Enemy Aircraft
June 11, 2019 @ 06:10 AMRussias Central Military District developed and tested a new method of jamming enemy aircraft using three different types of ground-based electronic counter-measures systems on Monday. The new method allows electronic warfare specialists to create "vacuum" space shielded from the impacts of drones, airborne radars, radio-controlled high-explosive munitions and cruise missiles, according to a statement released by the districts press office
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HAL Offers ALH Dhruv For Indian Navy’s $3 Billion Utility Helicopter Procurement...
June 8, 2019 @ 10:07 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has offered 111 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), the “Dhruv” for $3 billion (INR 21,738 Crore) to the Indian Navys Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH) procurement plan. “The Companys NUH is an Advanced Light Helicopter `Dhruv with customisation designed to meet all the operational requirements of India,” a top officer told
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Russia’s Lotos Self-Propelled Gun To have Ammunition Load Twice That Of 2S9...
June 6, 2019 @ 07:16 AMRussias latest advanced 2S42 Lotos 120mm self-propelled artillery system mounted on the chassis of the BMD-4 airborne infantry fighting vehicle, will be capable of carrying ammunition load twice that of the 2S9 Nona Gun, its predecessor, Chief Designer Veniamin Schastlivtsev said Wednesday. "The Nonas ammunition load is 20 rounds while here [on the Lotos] it is actually twice as much," the chief designer told
Iranian Pilots Recount Deception Operation in the Bombing of a U.S. Base...
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
Russian Helicopters to Supply Iran with 12 Mi-171 Helicopters
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