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US Air Force F-22 Fighters Intercept Two Russian Nuclear-capable Tu-95 Bombers Near...
April 19, 2017 @ 12:37 PMUS Air Force scrambled two F-22 stealth fighter jets and an E-3 airborne early warning plane to intercept two Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 bombers near Alaska Monday night. The two bombers flew approximately 280 miles southwest of Elmendorf Air Force base within US Air defense identification zone Monday night, two US officials were quoted as saying by
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US, North Korea Ready For ‘All-out War’
April 18, 2017 @ 09:46 AMNorth Korea has threatened to carry out missile tests on weekly basis amid rising military tensions and will resort to an ‘all-out war if the US uses military means to threaten Pyongyang. “Well be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis,” North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-Ryol was quoted as saying to
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Free Syrian Army Strikes MIG-23 Fighter Jet In Northern Hama Region
April 17, 2017 @ 04:15 PMThe Free Syrian Army (FSA) has struck down a military aircraft in the northern Hama region Sunday. The FSAs ‘Jaysh Al-Nasr targeted the Hama Military Airport firing more than 40 grad rockets destroying a MIG-23 fighter jet parked near one of the targeted ammunition depots,
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US Military Using Afghanistan As Testing Ground For New And Deangerous Weapons:...
April 17, 2017 @ 12:30 PMAfghanistans former President Hamid Karzai has accused the US of using Afghanistan as "a testing ground for new and dangerous weapons”, after Washington dropped the most powerful non-nulcear bomb in Achin district killing 94 Islamic State (IS) fighters Friday. The US used a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed the "mother of all bombs" as part of its operations in Afghanistan that killed at least 94 Islamic State fighters, CNN reported Saturday
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US State Department Approves $1 Billion Pilot Training Contract For Iraqi Air
April 15, 2017 @ 10:21 AMThe US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale worth $1.06 billion for pilot and maintenance training, contractor logistical support (CLS) for trainer aircraft, and base support for Iraqi Air Force personnel
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21,600-Pound Non-Nuclear Bomb Unleashed On ISIS Targets, 90 Killed
April 15, 2017 @ 10:09 AMThe United States unleashed its massive non-nuclear bomb - GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, or MOAB, in a combat first time on ISIS positions in Afghanistan on Thursday. The strike in Nangarhar province near the Pakistan border killed at least 90 ISIS fighters, Afghan officials told Saturday
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Micronet Enertec And Cyient Eye Defense Off-Sets From Israeli projects In India
April 13, 2017 @ 02:43 PMUS Micronet Enertecs subsidiary, Enertec Systems has teamed up with Indias Cyient DLM to jointly pursue contracts with Israeli Aerospace and Defense companies that have offset obligations in India. These obligations are based on an ongoing Aerospace and Defense trade agreement between the governments of India and Israel, the company announced today
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DARPA, SSL Agreement On Satellite Servicing Program Completed Despite Lawsuit
April 13, 2017 @ 02:10 PMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed an agreement with the Space Systems Loral (SSL) for s satellite servicing program that Orbital ATK was contesting against DARPA. DARPA had filed a motion in the federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed in February by Orbital ATK about the award to SSL in regard to the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program
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North Korea Capable Of Launching Missiles With Sarin Gas: Japanese PM
April 13, 2017 @ 01:31 PMNorth Korea is capable of launching a missile loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. Abe expressed concern during a parliamentary panel on national security and diplomacy amid looming concern of another missile or nuclear test by North Korea
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China Silent On India's Role in Rescuing Cargo Ship Near Gulf of...
April 13, 2017 @ 10:46 AMChina has claimed full credit ignoring Indian Navys role for Gulf of Aden operations which involved OS35 cargo ship hijacked by pirates last Saturday. The guided-missile frigate Yulin (Hull 569) of the 25th Chinese naval escort taskforce escorted Tuvalu's OS35 cargo ship to the safe waters off the Port of Aden in Yemen at around 10:40 on April 11, local time, China Military reported Wednesday
Turkey to Sell Russian S-400 Systems to Third Country as GE Engine...
Pentagon Awards Contracts to Develop Laser Weapons Against Cruise Missiles, Drones
Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz as US Signals Return to...
China-made Aircraft Fly in U.S. Airshow for First Time
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