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Russia Set To Develop Stealth Corvette
July 7, 2015 @ 01:26 PMRussia is developing a Rusich 1 trimaran stealth corvette that can shoot straight even in a Force 6 storm conditions. A small prototype of the Rusich 1 corvette was unveiled during a recent naval show in St
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Opposition to Thailand Submarine Purchase
July 6, 2015 @ 10:59 AMThai experts have questioned the utility of buying Chinese submarines on grounds that the countrys Navy is better off with surface ships and the funds could be utilized for a national healthcare project. A procurement committee of the Thai Navy last week voted to buy three Chinese S-20 submarines for 36 billion Bhat (US$1
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Indonesian Military Flying Its Own Low Cost Airline?
July 2, 2015 @ 03:10 PMThe Indonesian military's Hercules C-130 that crashed on Tuesday in Medan killing 122 people on-board might have been on an unofficial low cost flight. According to AFP reports, relatives of some civilians claimed to have paid a flight charge of anywhere between 700,000 rupiah (US $52
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Rosoboronexport Exports US$21 Billion Naval Hardware in 15 Years, Order Book at...
July 2, 2015 @ 01:47 PMRosoboronexport has exported over US$21 billion worth naval hardware over the past 15 years and is currently processing an order book worth US$5 billion. The Russian state intermediary agency for export and import services announced Wednesday that it has delivered over 40 pieces of equipment, of which one third is accounted for by submarines and the remaining by surface ships and boats
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Brazil To Receive Three Additional SC-105 Amazonas SAR aircraft
July 1, 2015 @ 03:00 PMBrazil will be receiving three additional SC-105 Amazonas aircraft meant for search and rescue missions (SAR) from Airbus in 2017. The three new aircraft will feature an electro-optical system for search in the visible and infra-red spectrum that enables detection of aircraft hidden by foliage of a person in sea
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CAE To Develop P-8A Poseidon Trainers For US Navy And Australian Air...
June 29, 2015 @ 03:29 PMCAE will develop four P-8A operational flight trainers for US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. Boeing has awarded the contract to develop simulator hardware for Poseidon operational flight trainers (OFTs), CAE said in a statement
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Brazil To Buy Russian Pantsir Air Defense Systems
June 29, 2015 @ 10:53 AMBrazil is planning to sign a deal to purchase Russian Pantsir air defense systems in early 2016. Brazilian Ambassador to Russia Jose Vallim Guerreiro was quoted as saying by Sputnik International today that generally it has been decided to purchase the systems
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India Tests Lakshya Drone For Engine And Duration Enhancement
June 26, 2015 @ 04:44 PMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) flight-tested a pilotless target aircraft (PTA) (Lakshya) for engine and duration enhancement on Wednesday. Lakshya was tested from a launching complex-II of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur
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Goa Shipyard Bids For Indian Navy's Patrol Vessel Program
June 26, 2015 @ 03:59 PMIndian Navy has received proposal from Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) to construct offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) armed with missiles. “We have submitted a proposal to the Indian Navy that all the future OPVs should be developed with the missile on board that will give more combat muscle to the vessel,” GSLs Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Rear Admiral (retd) Shekhar Mital told PTI today
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Australia Fires Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles
June 26, 2015 @ 08:08 AMThe Royal Australian Navy has successfully fired two Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles from the HMAS Melbourne Adelaide class frigate on Wednesday. The missiles were deployed off the coast of New South Wales using Melbournes MK-41 Vertical Launch System against two unmanned aerial targets launched from the Beecroft Range at Jervis Bay
Chinese Factory Leads the World in Mass-Production of Satellites
AI Helped Russian Drone Swarm Overload Ukrainian Air Defense Systems 400%
70 Civilians killed, 360 Injured in Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Economic Targets
Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
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