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Pakistan Navy Tests Anti-ship Missile
December 21, 2016 @ 09:05 AMPakistan Navy conducted testing of a surface-to-surface Anti-ship missile at the North Arabian Sea on Tuesday. The live firing exercise which was launched from sword class frigate PNS ASLAT successfully destroyed its intended target with pinpoint accuracy reaffirming weapons lethality and offensive punch of Pakistan Navys Fleet, Radio Pakistan reports
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Finnish Logistics Command Issues Tender To Deliver Battle System For Squadron 2020
December 20, 2016 @ 08:10 PMFinnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command has sent tender requests to 12 domestic and foreign companies for a battle system which is required for the Squadron 2020 vessels. The battle system would consist of weapon systems, command and control systems and sensor systems
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US Navy Test Fires Raytheon Built SM-6 Missile
December 20, 2016 @ 01:12 PMUS Navy has test-fired Raytheon developed two Standard Missile-6 Dual I guided missiles, intercepting a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in its final seconds of flight. The SM-6 is the new Sea-Based Terminal variant of the company's versatile missile portfolio
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DARPA Explores Underwater Radio Communication
December 17, 2016 @ 11:05 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is exploring a new fundamental approach, ‘A Mechanically Based Antenna (AMEBA) program, to make underwater wireless communication and data transfer a possibility. With this newly announced AMEBA effort, program manager Troy Olsson of DARPAs Microsystems Technology Office is betting on a little-exploited aspect of electromagnetic physics that could expand wireless communication and data transfer into undersea, underground, and other settings where such capabilities essentially have been absent, DARPA stated in a press release
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Taiwan Tests Anti-Ballistic missile Amid Tensions With Beijing
December 15, 2016 @ 11:47 AMTaiwan on Wednesday has test fired its indigenous Tien Kung anti-ballistic missile system amid heightened tensions with Beijing. The missile was tested during a three-day live-fire exercise off the coast of eastern Taiwan to test its air defense capabilities,
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S. Korea Plans To Develop Long-Range Air-to-Ground Missile For KF-X Fighter Jets
December 14, 2016 @ 08:59 AMSouth Korea is planning to develop its own indigenous long-range air-to-ground missile that will be fitted onto the countrys KF-X fighter jets. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) plans to start its research on relevant missile technologies from 2018 with a plan to produce some 200 air-to-surface Taurus-class missiles until 2031, Yonhap reports Wednesday
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Delivers Four Italian Air Force ATR 72MP Maritime Patrol Aircraft
December 14, 2016 @ 08:11 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica delivered the first two of a total four ATR 72MPs, a multirole Maritime Patrol, Electronic Surveillance and C4I aircraft, to the Italian Air Force today. Designated P-72A by the Italian Air Force, the aircraft will replace the Air Forces obsolete Breguet Atlantic
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Chinese PLA Navy Welcomes Two New Guided-missile Frigates
December 13, 2016 @ 09:10 AMChina has commissioned two new Guided-missile Frigates onto East China Sea Fleet of the country's Navy on Monday. The new guided-missile Frigates, Baoding and Heze, are similar to the Peoples liberation Army Navy's Type 056 corvette family
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Israel’s F-35 Fighter Can Evade Russian S-300, S-400 Missiles Deployed In Syria,...
December 12, 2016 @ 01:32 PMIsrael is set to receive today two US manufactured fifth generation F-35 stealth fighter that can evade advanced surface-to-air missile defense systems such as the Russian-made S-300s and S-400s deployed in Syria and Iran. It has an extremely low radar signature, allowing it to operate undetected deep inside enemy territory
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Bangladesh To Procure Eight MRCA, Six Mi-171, Two SAR Helicopters This Fiscal...
December 9, 2016 @ 01:34 PMBangladesh has planned to procure eight Multi-role Combat Aircraft, medium lift helicopters and radars for its Air Force in the current fiscal year. Besides procurement deals were signed in the 2015-16 fiscal year to procure two training helicopters, one Short Range Air Defence Radar (SHORAD) system, one Long Range Air Defence Radar and 11 PT-6 Basic Trainer planes for making the Bangladesh Air Force more dynamic, Law Minister Anisul Huq was quoted as saying by local media Thursday
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One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
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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