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US Navy Surface Ships, Submarines To Get Modified Tomahawk Missiles By 2021
February 19, 2016 @ 09:20 AMThe US Navy has pitched for a modified Raytheon-built Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) to equip its surface ships or submarines in less than a decade. Included in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request to Congress, a $434 million ask over the next five years is to modify 245 Raytheon TLAMS with a maritime attack capability, Vice Adm
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New Amphibious Aircraft For Russia’s Emergencies Ministry To Be Showcased In September...
February 18, 2016 @ 09:07 AMRussia's first serial Be-200ES amphibious aircraft for the emergencies ministry will be showcased at the International Hydroaviasalon exhibition in the country's southern city of Gelendzhik in September. "Taganrog-based Beriev Aircraft Company plans to present the first serial Beriev Be-200ES amphibious aircraft at the exhibition in Gelendzhik this year," a source in the Russian military and industrial complex told
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DRDO To Begin Flight Trials Of Anti-Radiation Missile In 2016
February 18, 2016 @ 08:59 AMIndias new state-of-the-art Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) is expected to undergo captive flight trials in April-May and first flight test by this year-end. The air-to-surface tactical missile being developed by Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) will be mounted on combat aircraft – Sukhoi Su-30 and Tejas, the DRDO sources were quoted as saying by The Hindu on Wednesday
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New Export Version Of Su-30SM Fighter Unveiled At Singapore Airshow 2016
February 18, 2016 @ 08:29 AMNew export version of the Su-30SM fighter jet has been introduced for the first time at the Singapore Airshow 2016. "The Su-30SME aircraft [the export version of the Su-30SM fighter jet] has been shown on the international market for the first time," source in the defense and industrial sector was quoted as saying by
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Saab’s Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft Mission System Available In Two New Platforms...
February 17, 2016 @ 10:44 AMSaab has introduced its Swordfish mission system for maritime patrol aircraft on two new platforms -- Bombardiers Q400 turboprop and Global 6000 jet, the company statement said today. Saabs Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) mission system delivers strategic multi-role capabilities
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BAE Systems, General Dynamics Win US Navy Surface Ships Maintenance Contracts
February 17, 2016 @ 05:28 AMBAE Systems, Marine Hydraulics International, and General Dynamics are being awarded multiple contracts to provide complex emergent and continuous maintenance and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) availabilities on surface ships including surface combatants (DDG and CG) class ships and amphibious (LSD, LPD, LHA, and LHD) class ships. These contracts contain options which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $2
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Russia To Test Fire Tor Short Range SAM Defense System In March
February 16, 2016 @ 11:54 AMRussian Military will test fire aTor, short-range surface-to-air missile defense system in March this year. "Air defense artillery units of the Eastern Military Districts motorized infantry regiment, stationed in the Primorsky Territory, will test Tor-M2U missile systems for the first time in March at the specialized Telemba firing range in Buryatia," the Eastern Military District spokesman Col
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India Test Fires Prithvi II SAM Missile
February 16, 2016 @ 11:29 AMIndia has test fired indigenous Prithvi-II surface-to-air missile from a test range in the eastern state of Odisha. "The missile was test fired from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Indian Army
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USAF Evaluates Boeing B-52 Bombers In Combat Training Exercise
February 16, 2016 @ 07:51 AMThe US Air Force announced that the Minot B-52 aircrew and munition members successfully performed during a combat exercise last week. Dubbed ‘Combat Hammer, the ground combat training exercise which took place from February 8-10, was to evaluate the reliability and efficiency of existing combat weapons systems while also assessing the Air Force's air-to-ground munitions program
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Iran To Start Receiving Russian S-300 Defense Systems In 2016
February 12, 2016 @ 08:00 AMIran will receive the first batch of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system in the first quarter of this year, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan told state news
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Russia's Unmanned Systems Group Signs Several International Contracts to Sell its Supercam...
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