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Russia's Rostec, AK-47 Producer Kalashnikov and Others Named In New US Sanctions...
October 27, 2017 @ 08:52 AMThe US Statement Department on Thursday turned over a list containing over a dozen Russian-defense and intelligence entities to Congress for implementation of new sanctions against Moscow. The
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Kongsberg Signs $128M Contract To Supply NASAMS Air Defence System To Lithuania
October 26, 2017 @ 02:00 PMKONGSBERG today signed a contract worth 109 million euros ($128 million) with the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania to supply a NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) air defence system. The contract includes new additional equipment, training and integrated logistics support package, as well as refurbishment and integration of government supplied components for a complete NASAMS system, according to the company press release Thursday
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Russia's Defense Ministry Receives Third Regiment Set Of S-400 Missile System
October 26, 2017 @ 12:13 PMRussias Almaz-Antey concern has delivered the third regimental set of the S-400 Triumf missile system to the Defense Ministry, whereas the fourth set will be provided by this year end, the concern's press service said Thursday. "The Almaz Antey concern has delivered a new (second in October and third in 2017) regimental set of the S-400 Triumf missile system to the Russian Defense Ministry, as obliged under the state defense order," TASS reports quoting a statement by the concern
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INDRA-2017: Indian, Russian Fighter Pilots Fly Together First Time In Tri-Services Military...
October 26, 2017 @ 09:53 AMRussian fighter pilots flew with Indian second pilots for the first time in mixed international crews during the Indra-2017 military exercises in Russias Far Eastern Primorye Territory. "For the first time in the history of the Russian aerospace forces, mixed international crews, with Indian second pilots, perform flights onboard Russian aircraft at the Central Uglovaya airfield near Vladivostok as part of the Russian-Indian multi-service force drills Indra-2017
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Military Unit Set Up to Operationalize THAAD Battery in S Korea
October 23, 2017 @ 06:34 AMUS Forces, Korea has officially set up the unit charged with operating the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery deployed in the country. A ceremony was held in the southeastern county of Seongju on Thursday to transfer the Delta Battery of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade in Fort Bliss, Texas, to the 35th ADA Brigade in South Korea,
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Boeing, Saab in Race for S Korea’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Order
October 22, 2017 @ 09:04 AMBoeing and Saab are in the race for South Korea's upcoming maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) contract that could see Seoul buy up to 60 MPA potentially worth several billion dollars. While Boeing has proposed its P-8A Poseidon aircraft, Saab has offered its Swordfish aircraft as candidates for the contract
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IAI, S Korea’s Hankuk Carbon Set Up New Company to Develop UAVs...
October 20, 2017 @ 07:22 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries and Hankuk Carbon from Korea signed an agreement for establishing a joint venture company in the Republic of Korea named Korea Aviation Technologies (KAT). The signing ceremony was held during the International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2017 in Seoul
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New Marines Command to Protect South Korean Border Islands
October 20, 2017 @ 07:08 AMThe South Korean Marine Corps has announced plans to establish a new command dedicated to protect border islands against North Koreas attacks and infiltration attempts. The new command will be built around 2020 and based on the current Northwestern Island Defense Command, The Marine Corps was quoted as saying during the parliamentary audit by Korea Herald Thursday
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South Korea Plans to Develop ‘Frankenmissile’ to Counter North Korea
October 20, 2017 @ 06:55 AMSouth Korean military has announced plans to develop ‘Frankenmissile to powerful enough to counter North Koreas missile and nuclear capabilities. The Army in its National Assemblys Defense Committee annual parliamentary report stated that they would develop ‘Hyunmoo IV surface-to-surface missile powerful enough to destroy North Koreas underground military facilities,
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Lockheed Martin Wins US Next-Gen Missile Defense Sensor Technology Prototyping Contract
October 20, 2017 @ 03:45 AMThe US Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the technology maturation of Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) prototypes. DOTC, commissioned by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, is a DoD initiative intended to facilitate collaboration between the government, industry and academia for technology development and prototyping
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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