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Leonardo, Thales Demo Anti-MANPAD Warning and Protection System
October 9, 2018 @ 03:12 PMLeonardo and Thales today demonstrated their missile warning and protection system as part of the SALT (Surface-to-Air Launch Trial) hosted by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) in Sweden in which both companies invested in the integration of the system. The latest-generation protective system consisted of a Leonardo Miysis Directed Infra-Red Counter-Measure (DIRCM) system and Thales Elix-IR multi-function Threat Warning System (TWS), integrated through Leonardos Defensive Aids Suite (DAS) Controller, an advanced electronic warfare computer
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Russia Donates Three S-300PM Air Defence Systems, 100 Missiles to Syria
October 9, 2018 @ 09:36 AMRussia earlier this month has donated three battalion sets of S-300PM air defense systems of eight launchers each along with 100 surface-to-air guided missiles to each battalion to Syria. "On October 1, three battalion sets of S-300PM systems of eight launchers each were delivered to Syria," a military diplomatic source was quoted as saying by
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Pakistan to Buy 48 Chinese Wing Loong II Multi-role Drones
October 9, 2018 @ 07:33 AMPakistan will buy 48 Chinese Wing Loong II reconnaissance and strike medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) drones in the largest such arms deal of its kind between the two countries. Reports in the Chinese media attributed the information about the sale to a posting on the official Facebook account of the Pakistan Air Force's Sherdils Aerobatic Team on Sunday without giving out information about the value of the deal
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India, Russia Likely to Sign BrahMos-equipped Frigate contract
October 3, 2018 @ 11:15 AMIndia and Russia are likely to sign a contract for the supply of four Russia-designed Project 11356 frigates which will be equipped with the BrahMos missile, during the upcoming bilateral summit in Delhi later this week. “The deal is ready for signing during the Indo-Russian summit in Delhi
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Three Months to Train Syrian Specialists on S-300 Air-defense Systems: Russian Minister
October 3, 2018 @ 10:13 AMThe Syrian specialists will need three months to train on how to use the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense systems, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. "We have finished personnel recruitment and have begun to train them," Shoigu was quoted as saying by
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Lockheed Martin Wins $631M to Supply Hellfire II Missile Variants to Netherlands,...
October 2, 2018 @ 07:16 AMLockheed Martin was awarded a $631.7 million contract to procure a variety of Hellfire II missile variants in containers for Netherlands and Japan
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Russia Deploys Bastion Coastal Defense Missile Systems in the Arctic
September 26, 2018 @ 07:15 AMRussia has deployed coastal defense missile systems in the Arctic and also increased military activity in the region. The Bastion Coastal Missile System (BDK), which was put into service with the tactical group of the Northern Fleet (SF) on the island of Kotelny (the Novosibirsk Islands archipelago) in the Laptev Sea, will carry out rocket fire during the exercises on the defense of the island territory of Russia in the Arctic,
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Switzerland Issues RFQs For Ground-based Missile Defence Systems
September 25, 2018 @ 04:37 PMThe Swiss government has issued the request for tender for a new long-range surface-to-air defense system through its defense procurement agency, Armasuisse, for the countrys Air 2030 program. Under its Air2030, Switzerland is aiming to procure new combat aircraft and ground-based defences in a programme valued at CHF8 billion ($8
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Japan Developing Missile-launched Glide Bombs
September 25, 2018 @ 08:26 AMThe Japanese Defense Ministry is developing supersonic glide bombs which would be launched by a missile at a very high altitude and then fall at supersonic speed toward the target. The ministry aims to put glide bombs into practical use in fiscal 2026 by moving up its initial development schedule by about seven years,
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US Sanctions China for Buying Russian Su-35 Jets, S-400 Missile Systems
September 21, 2018 @ 03:26 PMThe Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military yesterday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a questionable US law called Countering American Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). This is the first ever sanctioning under CAATSA
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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