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US Navy to Induct USS Indianapolis This October
June 27, 2019 @ 02:29 AMLockheed Martin-made Littoral Combat Ship 17, the future USS Indianapolis, has completed acceptance trials in lake Michigan, and will be commissioned to the US Navy this October. The trials included a full-power run, maneuverability testing, and surface and air detect-to-engage demonstrations of the ship's combat system
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Lockheed To Supply Army Tactical Guided Missiles To Bahrain, Poland, Romania
June 25, 2019 @ 06:21 AMLockheed Martin was awarded a $561.8 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for Army tactical guided missiles, and Launching Assembly Service Life Extension program to Bahrain, Poland and Romania
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India To Buy 10 Additional Boeing P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft For $3
June 24, 2019 @ 07:34 AMA $3 billion deal for the purchase of 10 Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft has been approved by the Indian MoD 's procurement committee, along with other defense deals which will bring the total spending to $10 billion are in the pipeline for the next two-three years with the US. “The procurement case for the 10 P-8I aircraft was cleared by an MoD committee last week
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US Navy Issues RFP for $12 Billion Next-generation Frigate Program
June 22, 2019 @ 12:38 PMThe US Navy issued a request for proposal (RFP) for up to 10 ships of the next-generation frigate program, the FFG(X) program, with each of the ships costing up to $1.2 billion
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Kongsberg Wins $185.5M To Supply NASAMS Components To Australia
June 20, 2019 @ 07:47 AMNorwegian company Kongsberg has won a 1.6 billion NOK ($185
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German Navy Inducts First Baden-Württemberg Class Frigate
June 19, 2019 @ 10:47 AMThe German Navy has commissioned its first F-125 Baden-Württemberg-class frigate, on Monday. “The German Navys first Baden-Württemberg-class frigate has entered service,” according to Christian Thiels, Editor-in-chief, German Armed Forces Media
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Will Return To INF Treaty If US Fulfils Obligations, But Washington Deploying...
June 19, 2019 @ 08:05 AMRussia is ready to return to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty provided the US follows the statuettes of the treaty, but Romania is now home to Washingtons Missile system, Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the Russian State Dumas International Affairs Committee said Tuesday. “The missile systems placed in Romania by the US can be easily modified to launch surface-to-surface missiles of intermediate and smaller range," Slutsky told TASS
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Boeing Contracts BAE System for IFF, Vehicle Management Systems of MQ-25 UAV
June 18, 2019 @ 10:51 AMBAE Systems will supply Vehicle Management Control and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems for Boeings MQ-25 aerial refueling UAV. The Vehicle Management Control System will control all flight surfaces and perform overall vehicle management duties for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial vehicle
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Russia Test Launches New ‘Kinzhal’ Hypersonic Missile
June 18, 2019 @ 08:21 AMRussia successfully test launched an ultra-maneuverable air-launched missile “Kinzhal” from a MiG-31 interceptor jet, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "A MiG-31 fighter crew of the Russian Aerospace Forces made a training launch of a hypersonic missile of the Kinzhal high-precision air missile system in the predetermined area," TASS reports quoting the ministry as saying
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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
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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