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Saudi Apache Helicopter Shot Down Over Yemen, Pilots Killed
August 22, 2015 @ 10:26 AMA Saudi Arabias Apache military helicopter crashed in the Jizan region on the border with Yemen while conducting airstrike against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Whille a Saudi Arabian report said the chopper crashed, a Yemini report said it had been shot down
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Denel To Test Marlin Missile System In September
August 20, 2015 @ 02:56 PMDenel will conduct a fly-over test of its Marlin missile system in September and a seeker head test in November this year. Denel aims to combine the Marlin and A-Darter missiles into a multi-role airborne weapons system containing infrared and radar seekers and ram rocket motor
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Cobham Wins Shipboard Electronic Warfare Systems Contract From Lockheed Martin
August 20, 2015 @ 01:56 PMCobham has won a contract for the production of Antenna Array Panel Assemblies (AAPAs) from Lockheed Martin Corporation. The AAPAs are used in the Block II configuration of the Navys Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP)
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Cubic To Support F-35 Air Combat Training System
August 19, 2015 @ 01:41 PMCubic Global Defense has won a series of contracts from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to produce and enhance the Air Combat Training System (ACTS) in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Cubic will incorporate an internally mounted subsystem of the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) that enables the F-35 to maintain its stealth characteristics while training
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Russian Manned, Unmanned, Amphibious Drone to Be Unveiled At MAKS 2015
August 19, 2015 @ 09:40 AMThe Chirok reconnaissance and combat hovercraft drone which can be operated both in manned and unmanned mode is set to be unveiled at the MAKS 2015 show later this month in Zhukovsky, near Moscow. The United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) developed the Chirok UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) after a five year effort, a Rostec press release said yesterday
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Iran To Renew S-300 Missile Systems Contract Next Week
August 18, 2015 @ 01:13 PMIran is expecting to renew a contract for the delivery of Russian S-300 missile defense systems by next week. The necessary mechanisms to review and update the agreement are in place, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying by Iran's IRNA news agency Tuesday
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US Naval Research Lab Tests Amphibious Drone Successfully
August 17, 2015 @ 07:29 PMThe US Naval Research Lab (NRL) recently tested a drone that can land on water and travel under water. The new drone, named Flimmer is designed to carry sensors into places difficult for regular vehicles
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Russia To Display Buk M2E Anti-Aircraft Missile At MAKS-2015
August 13, 2015 @ 03:00 PMRussia will display its anti-aircraft missile system of medium-range “Buk-M2E” and the simulator at the World Airshow and Aviasalon MAKS-2015 in Zhukovsky held from August 25 to 30. “We will be displaying 24 target SAM “Buk-M2E” and trainer at the MAKS-2015 on sites leased by ‘concern PVO, ‘Almaz-Antey,” Scientific Research Institute of Instrument CEO Yuriy Beliy told reporters Thursday
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BAE Systems Wins $79.8 Million US Navy's MK 45 Gun Systems Contract
August 12, 2015 @ 04:52 PMBAE Systems has won a $79.8 million contract to overhaul and upgrade Mk 45 systems on US Navy Destroyer Class (DDG) ships
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Development Work Begins On New Buk Missile
August 12, 2015 @ 02:05 PMAlmaz-Antey has begun development of next generation of the Buk medium-range advanced defense missile system. The Buk missile is capable of destroying tactical and strategic aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and other aerodynamic aircraft at any point in their range of operation, along with tactical ballistic and aircraft missiles, and smart air bombs in conditions of heavy enemy counter fire and radio jamming; as well as to attack water and ground surface contrast targets, according to the company website
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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