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Japan To Send Largest Helicopter Carrier For Patrolling In South China Sea
July 5, 2018 @ 03:21 PMJapan is slated to dispatch one its largest warships, the Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS Kaga, to the South China Sea that will last for year, two officials with direct knowledge of the operation told Reuters. “This is part Japan's efforts to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific," one of the officials said
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Turkish Firm Wins Tender to Build Four Corvettes for Pakistan Navy
July 5, 2018 @ 12:18 PMA Turkish firm has won a tender to build four corvettes for the Pakistan Navy making it the biggest ever defence export from Turkey. “A tender opened by the Pakistan Navy to supply four corvettes has just been concluded and Turkey has won the tender,” Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli told reporters today during a visit to Montenegro Anadolu Agency (AA) reported
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China Launches Two Guided Missile Destroyers
July 3, 2018 @ 12:56 PMChina has launched two Type 055 class guided missile destroyers at the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry in Liaoning province, according to Chinese media. Water started to be pumped into the dry docks where the next-generation destroyers were built around 7 am before the docks' gates were opened, unnamed witnesses were quoted as saying by
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US Approves Sale of AEGIS Combat System Related Equipment to Australia
June 28, 2018 @ 12:51 PMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of equipment associated with the integration of the CEAFAR 2 Phased Array Radar System with the AEGIS Combat System for an estimated cost of $185 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Wednesday
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Saab to Deliver Sea Giraffe Naval Radar to Unidentified Customer
June 28, 2018 @ 07:13 AMSaab has signed a contract for delivery of the multi-role naval radar Sea Giraffe AMB and associated equipment including spare parts. The work for the initial phase of the contract will be carried out during the period of 2018-2019
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Azerbaijan Buys SOM Cruise Missile from Turkey's ROKETSAN
June 26, 2018 @ 12:08 PMThe Azerbaijan Air Force (AAF) has displayed SOM cruise missile purchased from the Turkish firm ROKETSAN. The SOM missile was demonstrated in the 100th anniversary parade of Azerbaijan Army for the first time which makes it clear that Azerbaijan has got SOM-B1 modified version making it the first foreign user of SOM missile,
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Lockheed Martin Wins $364 Million Contract For Army Tactical Missile Systems
June 26, 2018 @ 06:08 AMLockheed Martin announced a $364 million production contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the U.S
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DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies Seek Survivability without Piling on Armor
June 23, 2018 @ 11:04 AMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program aims to improve mobility, survivability, safety and effectiveness of future combat vehicles without piling excessive armor. Several Phase 2 contract awardees recently demonstrated advances on a variety of technologies to meet the programs goals, the agency said in a statement Friday
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Philippine $5.6 Billion Horizon-2 Phase to Fund Four Frigates, Submarines
June 22, 2018 @ 03:07 PMThe Philippine government has earmarked 300 billion Philippine pesos (U.S
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Diehl to Supply Additional IRIS-T Short Range Air-air Missiles to Thailand
June 22, 2018 @ 02:50 PMDiehl Defense has signed a contract to supply additional short range air-air missiles IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System – Tail/Thrust Vector Controlled) to Thailand earlier this month. The Royal Thai Air force had selected the European short-range missile for arming first their Gripen- and later also their F-16 fighter aircraft in 2011
Canada to Join GCAP Sixth Gen Fighter program as Observer
Commissioning of Taiwan’s First Indigenous Submarine Within Next 2 Months
US Armed Forces Members to Undergo Testing for Testosterone Levels
Rafale Jet Combines with Electronic Warfare Payload-Carrying UAV to Strike Simulated Target
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