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US Likely To Replace T-38 Talons With Northrop’s New Jet Prototype
August 23, 2016 @ 10:09 AMThe US air force is likely to replace its aging T-38 Talons jet trainer with new Northrop Grummans T-X prototype. T-38, designed in the 1950s, is the first supersonic trainer aircraft in the world
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Joint Missile Development With US Part Of $51 Billion Japanese Defense Budget
August 19, 2016 @ 11:27 AMThe Japanese defense ministry plans to seek increase in military spending to 5.1 trillion yen (US $51 billion) for the fiscal year 2017 which will include joint development of SM-3 missile with the US
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Boeing To Provide 2 P-8A Poseidon Maritime Aircraft To UK
August 19, 2016 @ 11:12 AMBoeing has won a $68 million contract to provide long-lead parts and manufacture of two P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft to UK. Work is expected to be complete by July 2017, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
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Russia To Produce 100th Sukhoi Su-34 Tactical Bomber
August 19, 2016 @ 08:56 AMRussias Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Plant (NAZ) will be manufacturing the 100th Sukhoi Su-34 tactical bomber soon. The production program has already been launched, a NAZ employee told TASS Defense Wednesday
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Raytheon To Produce Naval Strike Missile Launchers For Norway
August 18, 2016 @ 11:40 AMRaytheon has received an initial contract to produce Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launchers at its production facility in Louisville. The deal ushers in US manufacturing of the Norwegian-developed weapon system
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China Launches First Quantum Enabled Satellite
August 17, 2016 @ 03:00 PMChina launched first quantum-enabled satellite Tuesday. The 631-kg satellite lifted off at 1:40 am atop a Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in north-western China
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Asian Nations Accelerating Missile Race
August 17, 2016 @ 12:20 PMAsian nations are acquiring or modernizing missile defense capabilities to match emerging threats from their neighbours in turn accelerating a missile race in the region. The Japanese government on Monday decided on a plan to develop land-to-sea missiles with a range of 300 km (186 miles) to protect the nations isolated islands, including the Senkaku against Chinese ‘encroachment plans
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Egypt’s Latest MiG-29 Fighters To Get Infrared Search Stations And Electronic Warfare...
August 16, 2016 @ 02:04 PMThe new 50 Egyptian MiG-29 fighter jets ordered from Russia for more than $2 billion will be fitted with advanced infrared search and track (IRST) stations and electronic warfare pods. The MiG-29s will feature the latest OLS-UE IRST capable of detecting enemy aircraft and also acquire surface threats by getting their coordinates
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Elbit Systems Develops Skylark C Mini UAS For Tactical Naval, Maritime Applications
August 16, 2016 @ 09:17 AMElbit Systems has developed a new mini Unmanned Aircraft System ‘Skylark for Tactical Naval and Maritime Applications. The system features a waterproof and floating air vehicle that provides even small vessels a unique organic offboard surveillance capability that can be deployed and retrieved in less than 15 minutes, the company announced Monday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $490 Million Aegis Contract
August 16, 2016 @ 08:41 AMLockheed Martin has won a $490 million contract to bring integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capabilities to new destroyers of the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea. The ships will be equipped with Aegis Baseline 9, the advanced version of the combat system, capable of IAMD
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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