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Project 20385 Lead Corvette to Begin State Tests
November 14, 2019 @ 07:08 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense announced the commencement of tests of Gremyashchiy, the lead corvette of Project 20385, on Thursday. “The lead corvette of project 20385 built at the Northern Shipyard in St
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Belarus Receives Two Su-30SM Jets Today
November 13, 2019 @ 10:09 AMBelarus has received first two of the total ordered 12 Su-30SM fighter jets today. "Under the defense procurement plan, Su-30SM multirole fighters will be delivered
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Northrop Delivers 500th AESA Radar for F-35 fighter
November 8, 2019 @ 08:20 AMNorthrop Grumman has delivered its 500th AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The AN/APG-81 radar has long-range active and passive air-to-air and air-to-ground modes that support different missions
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Russia in Negotiations to Manufacture Minesweepers in India
November 8, 2019 @ 07:30 AMDuring Indian defense minister Rajnath Singhs recent visit to Moscow, New Delhi was offered Russian minesweepers, which would be built in India, in case the deal fructifies. The Indian navy is currently in urgent need of new generation minesweepers to replace 12 Pondicherry-class ships
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Bell-Boeing Bags Japan’s $68M Osprey Contract
November 8, 2019 @ 06:21 AMBell-Boeing is awarded a contract valued $68.2 million that involves testing, providing engineering and logistics support to Japans MV-22B Osprey aircraft and corresponding training device
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Lockheed Demos Laser Weapon to Hunt Down Drones
November 8, 2019 @ 05:18 AMLockheed Martin recently demonstrated the “ATHENA” laser weapon system capable of shooting down fixed wing and rotary drones, for the USAF. During the demonstration that was held at a government test range at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) operated in a fully-netted engagement environment with a government command and control (C2) system and radar sensor
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Turkish Anka Combat Drone Completes 26-hour Flight
November 7, 2019 @ 01:30 PMTurkish Aerospace on Thursday announced that the Anka combat drone completed a record flight of over 26 hours. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ANKA flew 26 hours and 30 minutes
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AW101 Helicopter Crashes on top of Italian Battleship Deck
November 7, 2019 @ 10:58 AMItalian navys AW101 medium-lift helicopter crashed on top of the naval forces Caio Duilio Horizon-class destroyer, on Wednesday evening. “Italian Navy's AW101 helicopter crashed during a training flight on Nov
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Washington to Review Turkish Violation of US Weapons’ Usage in Syria: Report
November 7, 2019 @ 06:56 AMThe US is reportedly probing to check if Turkey violated norms on the usage of US-made weapons and military equipment during Turkish-led incursion targeting Americas Kurdish allies in Syria, dubbed “Operation Peace Spring.” "Consistent with our end-use monitoring agreements, the US always investigates credible allegations," Pentagon spokesperson Lt
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US Predator Drones Log Over 6 Million Flight Hours
November 6, 2019 @ 11:03 AMGeneral Atomics Predator series of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, Avenger and MQ-9B SkyGuardian lines, surpassed six million flight hours on October 31. The aircraft completed 430,495 total missions with close to 90% of those missions flown in combat, the company said in a
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Greek Lobbying Group Wants Washington to Cancel GE Engine Deal with Turkey
French Air Force Completes Mid-Life Upgrade of Mirage 2000D Fighter Jets
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