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ThalesRaytheonSystems, Lockheed Martin To Develop Territorial Ballistic Missile Capabilities For NATO
July 19, 2017 @ 03:13 PMThalesRaytheonSystems and Lockheed Martin have signed a MoU to develop territorial ballistic missile defence capabilities for NATOs Air Command and Control System (ACCS). This partnership will offer reinforced protection capabilities to help NATO manage ballistic missile attacks for all the European nations of the Alliance, Thales announced Wednesday
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Japan To Equip F-2 Fighters With New Air-to-Ship Missiles
July 19, 2017 @ 12:35 PMJapan's Air Self-Defense Force will equip its F-2 fighters fleet with a new air-to-ship missile that travels three times faster than the type 93, from next fiscal year. The government will allocate huge amount in a budgetary request for fiscal 2018 to mass produce the missile, which is currently under development
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Leidos Wins $64M To Integrate, Test And Demonstrate Three Airborne Reconnaissance Systems
July 19, 2017 @ 04:31 AMLeidos was awarded a $64 million task order from the U.S
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Corruption Probes Prompts Germany To Postpone Israeli Submarines Deal
July 18, 2017 @ 10:52 AMGermany announced Tuesday its decision to postpone signing of an agreement with Israel for purchase of three new submarines amid the rapidly expanding corruption scandal surrounding several multi-billion-dollar naval deals between the two countries. The National Security Council officials statement comes following a report in the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth that Germany postponed the signing of the memorandum in light of Israel's investigation into possible corruption in the deal
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US Navy Deploys World’s First Active Laser Weapon System
July 18, 2017 @ 07:43 AMThe US Navy test-fired the worlds first active laser weapon system (LaWS), capable of travelling at the speed of light to destroy incoming missiles. The LaWS is capable of travelling at 50000 times faster the speed of an Inter-continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
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Russia To Demonstrate MiG-35 fighter Jet At Army-2017 Forum
July 15, 2017 @ 11:36 AMRussia will be unveiling Mikoyan MiG-35 fighter jet at the MAKS-2017 International Air Show and will demonstrate the fighter jet's flights at the Army-2017 international military forum. "We will roll out our MiG-35 aircraft at the MAKS-2017 air show, we also plan to hold talks on its export deliveries," , Chief Executive Officer of the MiG Aircraft Corporation Ilya Tarasenko was quoted as saying by
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Eurofighter Typhoon Test Fires Brimstone Air-to-Surface Missile
July 14, 2017 @ 03:47 PMThe first live firing of MBDAs Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon has been successfully completed as part of ongoing development work to significantly upgrade the capability of the aircraft. The trial is part of work to integrate the Phase 3 Enhancement (P3E) package for Typhoon, which will also deliver further sensor and mission system upgrades
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UK Defense Secretary Announces P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Squadrons
July 13, 2017 @ 05:20 PMUK Defence Secretary has announced that number 120 Squadron and number 201 Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray would be operating nine new P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft. 120 Squadron was the RAFs highest scoring anti-submarine unit in the Second World War with 14 kills
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Japan-US Forces To Test Patriot Missile Defense In Training Exercise Next Month
July 13, 2017 @ 12:52 PMJapans Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air guided missile unit for a joint training exercise with US troops next month at the hub of the two allies' Yokota Air Base. The exercise, which could be held as early as August, is to test the two forces capabilities against increasing military provocations by North Korea in the form of ballistic missile launches, local media reports
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US SOCOM Selects BAE Systems For MC-130J Aircraft Electronic Warfare Systems
July 13, 2017 @ 04:43 AMThe US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected BAE Systems to provide new electronic warfare (EW) systems for its fleet of AC/MC-130J aircraft. BAE Systems will upgrade the aircrafts survivability equipment with the capability to detect, identify, locate, deny, degrade, disrupt, and defeat various threats that aircrews encounter in hostile and challenging environments, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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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