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Iran Unveils Heavy UAV “Gaza” for Attack and Surveillance Missions
May 21, 2021 @ 12:33 PMIranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Friday unveiled a wide-body and heavy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) named “Gaza” that can be employed for combat, surveillance and reconnaissance. The “Gaza” was part of three new “strategic achievements” in the drone and air defense fields
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Russian MoD Reveals Capabilities of its New Buk-M3 Missile System
May 19, 2021 @ 01:28 PMThe Russian Ministry of Defense claims that its upgraded Buk-M3 (export version- Viking) multi-missile medium-range air defense missile system (ADMS) which entered service with an anti-aircraft missile formation in the Altai region in Siberia, has five times more combat capabilities without increasing the number of military personnel. “The fire capabilities of the brigade have increased so significantly due to the increased number of target channels, and the maximum range of destruction of air targets has more than doubled, and this, in turn, allows to more effectively cover a command post, formations and military units of the combined arms formation from enemy's...
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Argentine Air Force Orders Six IA-63 Pampa III Trainer-Light Attack Aircraft
May 18, 2021 @ 05:09 PMThe Argentine Air Force has ordered six new IA-63 Pampa III Block II trainer-light attack aircraft besides upgrades to three IA-63 Pampa II from a domestic company, Argentine Aircraft ‘Brigadier San martin (FaDeA). The deal is worth a total of $103
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Russian Zircon Hypersonic Missile Tests in Final Stage
May 18, 2021 @ 06:07 AMRussias Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic missile which would be equipped on submarines and surface ships is in the final stages of testing. "The tests are going on as planned and are at the final stage," Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission and a member of the Marine Board under the government of Russia, was quoted as saying by state-owned RIA Novosti
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U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile Completes Longest Flight to Date
May 13, 2021 @ 06:38 AMLockheed Martin said its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) successfully completed the fourth consecutive flight test with the U.S
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China Demos Drone-guided Helicopter-launched Missile Attack on Maritime Targets
May 12, 2021 @ 04:07 PMIn a recent live-fire exercise, the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) guided Z-19 gunships to launch missile attacks on maritime targets beyond visual range using reconnaissance drones. The drills were conducted by an aviation brigade attached to the PLA 71st Group Army recently held the drill in the Yellow Sea
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Israel Defense Forces Say 1050+ Rockets Fired at the Country
May 12, 2021 @ 08:55 AMIsrael Defense Forces (IDF) said today that over 1050 rockets besides drones and missiles were fired across central and Southern Israel in the last 38 hours. Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza into Wednesday morning
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Despite F-35 Deal Cancellation, U.S. Accounted for 40% of Turkey’s Defense Exports...
May 11, 2021 @ 05:16 PMDespite throwing Turkey out of the F-35 program and imposing sanctions on top Turkish defense industry officials, the U.S
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Egypt to Become Biggest International Customer of Rafale Jets
May 4, 2021 @ 10:02 AMEgypt will add 30 more jets to its 24-strong Rafale fleet for reportedly for $4.5 billion (~150 million apiece), making it the biggest buyer of the French aircraft, overtaking India and Qatar
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China’s Shandong Aircraft Carrier Group Holds 1st Drill in 2021 in South...
May 3, 2021 @ 10:20 AMAn aircraft carrier group led by Chinas Shandong carrier is conducting a series of exercises in the South China Sea in its first known voyage of the year. Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng, a spokesperson from the PLA Navy, said that the drill involving Shandong “is a regular series of exercises organized based on the annual work schedule, and is fully legitimate and legal
L3Harris, Israel Aerospace Partner to Develop Blue Sky Warden for Israeli Light-Attack...
U.S. Army Picks Lockheed’s Spike NLOS for Phase 2 of Long-Range Strike...
Germany Greenlights Eurofighter Typhoon Sale to Turkey
Russia Accuses U.K. of Involvement in Sabotage Operations Against Its Interests
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...