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Russia Readies New Early Radar Warning Aircraft For Testing In July
March 17, 2017 @ 07:40 AMRussias next generation early radar warning aircraft, Beriyev A-100 Premier “flying radar”, will begin testing this July. "The Beriyev R & D Group in Taganrog (Russian acronym TANTK) is one of the parties engaged in the development of the early radar warning complex," Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Yuri Borisov told TASS Thursday after a tour of the production facility
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US Drone Worth $200 Shot Down By $3 Million Patriot Missile, Says
March 16, 2017 @ 01:35 PMA US ally reportedly has used a $3 million worth Patriot missile to shoot down a $200 worth drone aircraft. "A very close ally used the surface-to-air missile to bring down the drone, US General David Perkins told a military symposium
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Saab Offers Conceptual Gripen-M For Indian Navy's Fighter Jet Program
March 16, 2017 @ 12:50 PMSaab has offered its conceptual aircraft Gripen [M] (Maritime) for the Indian Navys Request For Information (RFI) for the procurement of 57 fighters worth about US $12 billion. "There is an RFI from India for a carrier aircraft, and we are responding with the Gripen [M]
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US Missile Defense Agency Fires Two SM-6 Interceptors At Once
March 16, 2017 @ 12:42 PMUS Missile Defense Agency has test Fired 2 SM-6 Interceptors at once, using a new seeker technology as part of its efforts to improve the probability of target kill. Using the "active seeker" technology, two SM-6 missiles were able to simultaneously track and destroy a single target
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India Flight Tests Pilot-Less Target Aircraft Lakshya-II
March 16, 2017 @ 10:28 AMIndian Air Force (IAF) has tested the advanced version of Pilot-less Target Aircraft (PTA), Lakshya-II from the Integrated Test Range on Wednesday. The unmanned aerial vehicle was flight-tested off Odisha coast from the launching complex-III of the test range at 4
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Northrop Grumman To Provide LITENING Multi-Sensor Targeting System For Danish F-16 Aircraft
March 15, 2017 @ 11:16 AMNorthrop Grumman won a contract to provide the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) with pods containing a multi-sensor targeting and surveillance system known as LITENING for use on F-16 aircraft. LITENING allows coordinated air-to-ground and air-to-air capabilities, data links for cooperative targeting, laser spot search and track, laser markers and J-series weapons employment capabilities
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500 Rockets To Be Launched During Air Defense Exercise In Siberia
March 15, 2017 @ 10:07 AMAbout 500 rockets that include S-400, S-300, Tor-M2U, Osa and Strla-10 missile systems will be launched during a large-scale air defense exercise that began at the Telemba military training ground in Siberias Republic of Buryatia, the regions press service said. "The maneuvers are held as part of the combat preparations of the regions air defense forces and involve about 8,000 people and over 1,000 units of combat and special equipment, including over 120 aircraft," the press service of the Eastern Military District was quoted as saying in a statement by
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US To Deploy Gray Eagle Attack Drone To Its Military Base In...
March 13, 2017 @ 01:54 PMUS is eyeing to deploy Gray Eagle unmanned attack aircraft to its military base in Gunsan city of South Korea to enhance its strike capabilities against ground targets in North Korea. “They will be stationed at Kunsan Air Base, 180 km (112 miles) south of Seoul and would be permanently based in South Korea” United States Forces Korea spokesman Christopher Bush was quoted as saying by
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Lithuania Earmarks 2.5 Billion Euros To Modernize IFV, Howitzers, SAM Missiles By
March 10, 2017 @ 02:57 PMLithuania has earmarked Euro 873 million for the defense expenditure for 2018. Among the several programs listed in the Lithuanian Defence System document released , main modernization projects include two battalions of Infantry fighting vehicle BOXER-VILKAS until 2021, one artillery battalion of Self-propelled PZH2000 Howitzers until 2019, Norwegian–US advanced surface to air missile system NASAMS by 2020
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Russia To Feature Armata Tanks, S-500 Missile Systems In 2018-2025 Plan
March 10, 2017 @ 02:23 PMRussia has plans to unveil 2018-2025 state arms procurement program that features supply of next-generation S-500 missile defense systems, Sukhoi PAK FA fifth-generation fighter aircraft as well as tanks based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform. The 2018-2025 State Armaments Program, part of Russia's defense policy, is expected to be unveiled by mid-2017
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Greece to Procure Aero Virionment’s Switchblade 300 Miniature Missiles
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