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Chinese PLA Introduces New Assault-Vehicle Mounted Howitzer
December 10, 2020 @ 07:04 AMThe Chinese Peoples Liberation Amy (PLA) inducted newly-developed mobile assault vehicle-based howitzers in the second half of 2020. The equipment were used in recent live-fire exercises held by the PLA 72nd Group Army
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Ukraine Receives Modernized MiG-29 Jet
December 9, 2020 @ 07:56 AMThe Ukrainian Air Force took delivery of a modernized MiG-29 jet from Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant this week. The MiG-29MU1 fighter was handed over to aviators of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Center Air Command, Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
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France to Launch Future Combat Air System demonstrator in 2021
December 4, 2020 @ 06:35 PMFrance will launch the Future Combat Air System (SCAF) demonstrator next year as part of the enhancement of the armed forces' operational capabilities. Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, made the announcement as part of the discussion of the
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Rolls Royce Engine to Power Korean FFX Batch III Frigates
December 4, 2020 @ 09:25 AMThe Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected for the Republic of Korea Navys (RoKN) new 3,500-ton FFX Batch III frigates, known as the Ulsan-class frigate which will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. Rolls-Royce has already worked with the RoKN to introduce a hybrid propulsion system arrangement for all eight ships in the Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate programme – each powered by a single
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Damen Shipyards Cuts Steel Cut for Dutch Navy’s Combat Support Ship
December 3, 2020 @ 08:41 AMFirst steel was cut on the Royal Netherlands Navys (RNLN) Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania yesterday. The cutting is the first of sixteen batches, totaling 7500 tonnes of steel in 180 sections
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Turkey Begins Probe into German Navy Search of its Cargo Ship
November 27, 2020 @ 02:07 PMTurkish prosecutors launched an investigation Friday into the search by soldiers of a German naval frigate of a Turkish cargo ship carrying aid to Libya. However, the German Defense Ministry stated that soldiers from the frigate “Hamburg” boarded the Turkish freighter “Rosaline A,” on the night of November 22 to search for arms but were forced to abandon their mission after Turkey protested to the EU
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Rheinmetall to Develop Laser Source Demonstrator for Bundeswehr
November 26, 2020 @ 01:22 PMThe German procurement authorities have awarded Rheinmetall a contract to develop a key future laser weapon system component. At the end of the second quarter of 2020, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, or BAAINBw, contracted with Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH to fabricate a laser source demonstrator
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Japan Launches Multi-mission Stealth Frigate
November 20, 2020 @ 09:21 AMThe Japanese Navy on Thursday launched its first new generation of stealth multi-mission frigates, which will incorporate missile launchers, surface and underwater unmanned systems and electronic counter-measures. Christened as “Kumano,” and technically called the 30FFM ship, was launched in a ceremony at shipbuilder Mitsuis facilities at Okayama, Japan, on Nov
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Chinese Army Uses Drones to Guide Helicopter Missile Strike
November 19, 2020 @ 08:31 AMThe Chinese Army used a drone to guide a helicopter to conduct beyond visual range (BVR) strike at sea during a live-fire drill held recently. All targets were accurately hit under the harsh conditions of dense fog, the military announced Wednesday
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Thales, Damen Sign €1.5B Contract to Supply Battle Management, Communications Systems for...
November 18, 2020 @ 08:30 AMThales Group and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding signed a €1.5B contract to integrate battle management and communications systems on-board the German Navys
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...