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Russian Nuclear Battle Cruiser ‘Pyotr Veliky’ Up For Repairs
September 12, 2015 @ 12:47 PMRussia has put its Kirov class nuclear battle cruiser, Pyotr Veliky for repairs. The Pyotr Velikys repairs at the Roslyakovo shipyard near Murmansk are geared to keep the ship, which was commissioned in 1996, on the water until 2018, when its expected that the Sevmash shipyards in Severodvinsk would have space to begin an extensive modernization of the battle cruiser, Russian Media reported Friday
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South Korea To Procure Radars, Artillery and Drones Worth $...
September 10, 2015 @ 08:57 AMSouth Korea will set aside part of 38.95 trillion won ($32
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US Long Range Strike Bomber To be Subsonic, Carry Nuclear Weapons
September 4, 2015 @ 04:08 PMThe US Air Forces Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) will fly at subsonic speeds over an extensive range and carry a variety of munitions including nuclear weapons. Details of the LRS-B program, intended to yield 80 to 100 strategic bombers to replace aging B-52s and B-1s, beginning in the mid-2020s were revealed in a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report released on September 1
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US To Resupply Precision Guided Munitions To Saudi Arabia
September 4, 2015 @ 03:50 PMThe US will be resupplying Saudi Arabia with Thousands of precision-guided weapons that include Boeings Joint Direct Attack munitions. “Also included would be a resupply of Raytheons Paveway bombs,” Bloomberg quoted unnamed sources familiar with the proposal as saying
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Huntington Ingalls To Support US Navy's Nuclear Submarine
September 3, 2015 @ 02:11 PMHuntington Ingalls Industries has won a $109.4 million contract from the US Naval Sea Systems Command of the District of Columbia to support services for nuclear submarines
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US Considers North Pole Radar Upgrade To intercept Russian Missiles
September 2, 2015 @ 03:02 PMThe US is seeking to upgrade its 50-years-old radar system in the North Pole for intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. Radars were installed at the Thule military base, the US most northern base in Greenland during the 1950s and they need to be modernized if they are to operate as an adequate early warning system, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said during a panel discussion with troops on Tuesday
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USAF Math Skills On Display In B-3 Bomber Miscalculation
September 1, 2015 @ 04:12 PMThe US Air Forces new Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) will cost $58.2 billion up by $25 billion from previous years estimate of $33
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China's DF-26 IRBM "Vastly Superior" to India's Agni-V: Chinese Media
September 1, 2015 @ 12:48 PMChina's DF-26 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), expected to be unveiled in the September 3 Military Parade is significantly smaller in size and weight as compared to India's Agni-V but can hit targets with greater precision while carrying heavier warheads. Several Chinese media such as Sina
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Russia, Iran Sign Memorandum For S-300 Deal Implementation
August 27, 2015 @ 01:22 PMRussia and Iran have signed a memorandum on the implementation of an earlier agreement to supply S-300 missile defense systems to Tehran. "This week, a memorandum on the implementation of the agreement to supply Russian S-300 missile defense systems to Iran has been signed
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Hypersonic BrahMos Prototype In 6-7 Years
August 27, 2015 @ 11:57 AMThe development of Indo-Russian first BrahMos hypersonic missile prototype may take six to seven years. Sudhir Mishra, Director General of the joint company BrahMos Aerospace in an interview with Ria Novosti at MAKS-2015 on Wednesday said, “This new missile is thought of as a revolutionary weapon, capable of flying at speeds of 5-7 mach
Ukrainian MoD, Palantir Tech Developing Drone Detection Models Using Russian War Data
New Russian Anti-drone Radar Can Track 50 UAVs Simultaneously
In a First, China Sanctions Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., His Relatives...
General Atomics AeroTec Signs First Sale Contract for D0228 NXT Aircraft
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