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Huntington Ingalls Wins $200M to Support US Navy’s CVN80 Aircraft Carrier
June 29, 2018 @ 10:12 AMHuntington Ingalls has won $200.4 million modification contract for the purchase of additional long lead time material in support of USS Enterprise (CVN 80)
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Turkish Training Plane Crashes Killing Pilot
June 27, 2018 @ 11:08 AMA Turkish training plane has crashed killing the pilot in Turkeys south-eastern province of Adiyaman early Wednesday. Two training planes, which belonged to Gaziantep University, had taken off from the Gaziantep Airport in the early hours on June 27, Gaziantep Universitys rector Ali Gür was quoted as saying by state-run
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Taiwan Seeks Weapons Against Possible Chinese Invasion
June 26, 2018 @ 11:37 AMTaiwan Seeks Asymmetric Weapons Against Possible Chinese Invasion The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense is to obtain three asymmetric warfare weapons for the army and air force besides the navys program to develop small fast-attack missile boats as defence against a possible Chinese invasion. The army is to be given medium-range anti-tank missiles and a ground mobile minelayer system, and the air force is to be given a new gun-based close-in weapons system, an anonymous sources was quoted as saying by the
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Australia To Purchase US-built Triton Surveillance Drones For $1.4B
June 26, 2018 @ 07:06 AMThe Australian government is committing to purchase the first six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton long-range surveillance drones for $1.4 billion
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General Atomics Completes First C2-A Greyhound Aircraft Arrestment Tests
June 26, 2018 @ 06:17 AMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) successfully completed the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system of its first C2-A Greyhound aircraft at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) in Lakehurst, N.J
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DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies Seek Survivability without Piling on Armor
June 23, 2018 @ 11:04 AMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program aims to improve mobility, survivability, safety and effectiveness of future combat vehicles without piling excessive armor. Several Phase 2 contract awardees recently demonstrated advances on a variety of technologies to meet the programs goals, the agency said in a statement Friday
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20 Instances of Chinese Laser Attacks on US Military Pilots Reported This
June 23, 2018 @ 10:50 AMChina has used ocean-borne lasers to target US military pilots flying over Pacific Ocean on more than 20 occasions since the start of the year, Wall Street Journal reported. According the news daily, all the incidents occurred over or close to the East China Sea
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China Invites Bids To Develop Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Ship
June 23, 2018 @ 09:50 AMChina National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Thursday invited bids for the construction of a nuclear-powered icebreaker ship, a project seen as a predecessor to the construction of nuclear powered aircraft carrier and other large naval ships. Bidders are required to participate in research, appraisal, building and testing of the ship, and provide technology support for the user
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Diehl to Supply Additional IRIS-T Short Range Air-air Missiles to Thailand
June 22, 2018 @ 02:50 PMDiehl Defense has signed a contract to supply additional short range air-air missiles IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System – Tail/Thrust Vector Controlled) to Thailand earlier this month. The Royal Thai Air force had selected the European short-range missile for arming first their Gripen- and later also their F-16 fighter aircraft in 2011
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L3 Communications Wins $83 Million to Supply Two Gulfstream G550 Aircraft
June 22, 2018 @ 02:04 PML3 Communications has been awarded $83 million contract for the procurement of two Gulfstream G550 aircraft for an unnamed foreign country. Work is expected to be complete by August 2021
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
Ukraine Blames Lack of Patriot Interceptors as Russian Missiles Rain Down on...
Ammunition Factory of Indonesian PT Pindad Breaks Ground
China Tests Nuclear-capable Missile that Can Hit Targets 10,000 km Away
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