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Did a Su-35S Fighter Shoot Down a Su-30 Jet in Russian Exercises?...
September 23, 2020 @ 08:19 AMThe Su-30 fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) that crashed during exercises on Tuesday could have been brought down by friendly fire from a Su-35S jet whose cannon had not been disarmed. While the crash of the Su-30 was widely reported in the Russian media, what caused the crash in which the crew ejected was not explained
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China Willing to Meet ASEAN Nations "Halfway" to Solve Sea Dispute
September 23, 2020 @ 05:53 AMIndicating a major climb down in its aggressive stand over the South China Sea (SCS), Beijing has indicated it willing to meet Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) "halfway" to solve the SCS dispute. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin met Defense Minister Wei Fenghe last week
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US Navy Test-fires Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile near Guam
September 22, 2020 @ 05:05 AMThe US Navy conducted a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile (TLAM) strike scenario targeting the Farallon de Medinilla range, located on an uninhabited 200-acre island off the coast of Guam on September 20. Launched from USS Antietam (CG 54) the TLAM test strike was a part of Valliant Shield 2020, a US only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among US forces
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Taiwan Threatens "Defensive Air Strikes" Against China Following Weekend PLA Air Drill
September 20, 2020 @ 06:17 PMFor the first time, Taiwan has said it reserves the right to launch a “defensive air strike” against the mainland following weekend flights of some 40 Chinese warplanes which crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, the unofficial sea border between the two countries. Taiwan would not fire the first shot, but it would exercise its right to defend itself and would “definitely fire back if fired upon,” a military source was quoted as saying by
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Chinese Warplanes Cross Taiwan Strait Median Line
September 19, 2020 @ 07:31 AMChinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) fighters and bombers crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, in what is seen as a repeated violation by Taiwan. “PLA crossed the median line of the Taiwan Straits again today, severely violating our sovereignty and destabilise regional peace
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Turkey hasn’t activated Russian S-400s: Cavusoglu
September 17, 2020 @ 09:21 AMTurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed today that S-400 missile systems it bought from Russia have not yet been activated. “The S-400s are not yet active
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Seoul to Start Mass-Production of 120-mm Self-Propelled Mortar System
September 9, 2020 @ 02:58 PMSouth Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will sign a $648 million contract to produce newly developed 120-millimeter self-propelled mortar systems. Decision to sign the deal was taken during a defense promotion committee meeting held by the government
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International Sales of Su-57 not Expected Until Russia Inducts the Jet into...
September 2, 2020 @ 05:43 AMInternational sales of Russias Su-57 jet are not expected to take off until Russia inducts the stealth fighter into the Russian Air Force (RuAF), according to Rostec aviation complexs Industrial Director Anatoly Serdyukov. "It is unlikely that there will be a significant demand until we ship enough machines in our own army
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Saudi Arabia Sacks Coalition Commander, Orders Investigation into “Suspicious Financial Dealings”
September 1, 2020 @ 08:03 AMThe Saudi King today sacked the Joint Forces Commander of the Saudi led coalition in Yemen, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, referred him to retirement and ordered an investigation into “suspicious financial dealings” under his watch. The King also sacked the Deputy Emir of Al-Jouf region, Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and referred him to investigation along with a number of officers and civilian employees in the Ministry of Defense for investigation, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported
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Greece to Buy 10 Rafale Jets, Receive 8 More as ‘Donation’ from
August 31, 2020 @ 06:04 PMFrance and Greece have reached an agreement for the latter to acquire 18 Rafale fighter jets of which 10 will be sold and the remaining 8 will given away as ‘donation. “Contacts between the two sides are at a very advanced level, with those who know the background expressing the assessment that within 2020 the agreement will have been officially announced,"
Anthropic Calls U.S. Order to Suspend Access to Fable 5 and Mythos...
Leonardo Fiies Apache Competitor Aw249 Helicopter at ILA Berlin 2026 Airshow
Iran Insisting on “Dilution” of Uranium Within Its Territory in Potential Agreement...
Ukrainian MoD, Palantir Tech Developing Drone Detection Models Using Russian War Data
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