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Ex-South Korean Anti-Espionage Officer Convicted For Smuggling Arms To Lebanon
August 8, 2015 @ 11:13 AMA South Korean court has sentenced a former major to 18months in prison for smuggling strategic arms into Lebanon. The major was part of an anti-espionage military body, the Yonhap news agency reported Friday
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Indian Defence R & D Budget Shows Declining Trend
August 8, 2015 @ 10:56 AMIndias defence research and development budget has remained static, if not declining in the last two years. In 2014-15, the R&D spend of the ministry of defence (MoD) has been Rs 15,282
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Rolls-Royce To Provide MTU Diesel Gensets For UK's Type 23 Frigates
August 7, 2015 @ 03:35 PMRolls-Royce has won a €90 million worth contract to supply 48 MTU diesel gensets for UK Royal Navys 12 Duke-class (Type 23) frigates. The vessels were built between 1985 and 2002
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Asian Country Selects RADA’s Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar System
August 7, 2015 @ 12:41 PMRADA Electronic Industries' Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) system has been selected by an Asian country for evaluation purposes. The delivery of the MHR system will be immediate, the company announced Thursday
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DCNS FREMM Frigate Tahya Misr Enters Egyptian Naval Service
August 7, 2015 @ 11:31 AMThe DCNS FREMM frigate Tahya Misr has joined a naval fleet of Egyptian Navy during the inauguration of Suez Canal expansion on Thursday. The frigate was delivered on June 23rd
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Spain Approves US Reaper Drone Purchase
August 6, 2015 @ 04:29 PMSpain has approved a proposal to buy four US Reaper surveillance drones worth a $27 million. The defence ministry has selected the bid from General Dynamics, which has a teaming agreement with Spanish engineering firm Sener, to supply it with four Reaper drones, a ministry spokesman said
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Several Countries Interested In Mistral-Class Destroyer: French Defense Minister
August 6, 2015 @ 03:09 PMFrench defense minister on Thursday said that ‘several nations have shown interest in buying its Mistral-class warships after Paris refused to deliver them to Russia citing Ukraine crisis. “A certain number of countries, there are several, have made their interest known for these boats,” Jean-Yves Le Drian was quoted as saying by RTL radio
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India Exported Helicopters, Aircraft Spares, Military Hardware In 2014-15
August 6, 2015 @ 09:51 AMIndia has exported defense equipment worth INR 670 crore (US $104 million) that include helicopters, bullet proof jackets, aircraft spares and military hardware to 22 countries in 2014-15. India has exported forging equipment, electronic assemblies, flight control panels to the US, transmitting tubes to UK and MIG, Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft spares to Russia and Malaysia, DNA news daily reported Thursday
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Japan to Donate Maritime Surveillance Planes to the Philippines?
August 6, 2015 @ 09:21 AMJapan is considering donating three Beechcraft TC-90 King Air planes fitted with air surveillance radar to the Philippines for conducting patrols in the South China Sea. Japan may donate the planes as an alternative to more sophisticated Lockheed Martin P3-C aircraft that Manila wants to buy to track Chinese submarine activity, they added, Reuters reported quoting unnamed sources
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France to Pay Russia US$1.3 billion for Mistral Deal Cancellation
August 6, 2015 @ 08:48 AMFrance will pay Russia Euro 1.2 billion (US$1
70 Civilians killed, 360 Injured in Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Economic Targets
Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
2 US troops KILLED, 1 Missing, 4 Injured in Iran Missile Strikes
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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