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Rheinmetall Wins Canadian MASS Countermeasures Follow-on Contract
June 20, 2018 @ 01:32 PMRheinmetall has won a $15 million (€12 million) follow-on contract to expand the MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) countermeasure systems installed on Canadian Navys Halifax-class frigates. MASS is an automated decoy system that protects surface combatants from advanced anti-ship missiles
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NATO Deploys Israeli Unmanned Vessel during Anti-submarine Warfare Exercise
June 20, 2018 @ 11:19 AMNATO forces in a recent Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise deployed Elbit Systems Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The ASW force included the Spanish Navys Santa Maria-class frigate “Victoria”, the Royal Navys Type-45 HMS Duncan as well as the Seagull USV, Elbit said in a statement Sunday
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US agrees to Transfer Military Grade Titanium Tech, Patriot Missiles to Taiwan
June 20, 2018 @ 10:08 AMThe US has agreed to transfer new military technologies to Taiwan, according to the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND). According to reports, Lockheed Martin will transfer technology and training for Taiwans defense industry to product its own aerospace and military grade titanium, as part of a deal that will also include six sets of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and upgrade kits for PAC-2 missiles, Taiwan News reported last Friday
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F-35 Jets Sale to Turkey in Jeopardy following US Senate Vote
June 19, 2018 @ 01:30 PMThe United States Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2019 on Monday putting a question mark over the proposed sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. The NDAA obliges the Secretary of Defense to present a report regarding the potential purchase of the S-400 air and missile defense system from Russia by the Turkish government
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Estonia to Acquire Mistral SHORAD Missiles for $58 Million from MBDA
June 13, 2018 @ 12:11 PMEstonia will acquire Mistral short range air defence missiles/ man portable surface to air missiles, training missiles, simulators and testing and maintenance equipment from European missile manufacturer MBDA under a 50 million euros (US $58.7 million) contract
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Turkey not to Depend on US for Air Defense, Use S-400 Systems...
June 12, 2018 @ 01:44 PMTurkey will not depend on the US for air defense and use the S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries it plans to acquire from Russia ‘if necessary, Turkish President Erdogan said. “We will not just buy the S-400s and place them in a storehouse
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Chinese Hackers Steal US Naval Warfare Secrets: Report
June 9, 2018 @ 11:25 AMChinese hackers have reportedly hacked into a US defense contractors computer networks and have made away with plans of supersonic anti-ship missile systems for submarines. According to a report by the
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Turkey Threatens Retaliation if US Sanctions S-400 Missile Defence Purchase
June 7, 2018 @ 12:10 PMTurkey has vowed to retaliate if the United States sanctions Russian S-400 missile purchase, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a diplomatic meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington early this week. "If the United States imposes sanctions on us or takes such a step, Turkey will absolutely retaliate," Cavusoglu said Sunday
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US Navy's 'Knifefish' Unmanned Undersea Mine Hunter Completes Testing
June 6, 2018 @ 11:05 AMThe US Navys Surface Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) system called Knifefish has successfully completed all stages of formal Sea Acceptance Testing (SAT). The tests were conducted off the coast of Boston on June 4 using Navy mine test targets and included a variety of undersea, MCM operational scenarios in multiple simulated mine fields by General Dynamics Mission Systems team
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US Marines Deploy Drone-killing Machines
June 5, 2018 @ 12:07 PMThe US Marines are using a new system to detect, identify, track and defeat hostile unmanned aerial vehicles,
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