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Missing Argentinian Submarine May Have Imploded, 44 On-board Feared Dead: Navy
November 24, 2017 @ 09:49 AMThe Argentine Navy has confirmed the deaths of all 44 crew members of the submarine ARA San Juan citing explosion on-board as the cause of the accident. "An anomalous, singular, short, violent and non-nuclear event consistent with an explosion," occurred shortly after the submarine's last communication, navy spokesman Captain Enrique Balbi told a news conference in Buenos Aires, according to AFP reports Friday
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Lockheed Martin Not to Part with Complete Transfer of Technology to India
November 22, 2017 @ 08:49 AMLockheed Martin will not part with 100 percent transfer of technology to India in the countrys $10-billion single-engine fighter jet deal if it wins the contract. “It will never be full ToT
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US Navy's Undersea Rescue Command to Help Find Missing Argentinean Submarine
November 21, 2017 @ 10:13 AMThe US Navys Undersea Rescue Command (URC) has set out to help find the Argentinean submarine that went off the radar last week. ON Sunday, the URC had loaded three USAF C-17 Globemaster III and one USAF C-5 Galaxy aircraft as part of the first resuce system, the Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) and underwater intervention Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from Miramar to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, according to a Navy statement
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Peru Continues A-37B Light-attack Aircraft Avionics Systems Upgrade
November 16, 2017 @ 09:51 AMThe Peruvian Air Force (FAP, per its Spanish acronym) carries on with the avionics systems upgrade program of its main combat, transport, training, and helicopter fleets. “New leaps in technology demand that we acquire and develop a diagnostic solution compatible with a wide range of our aerial platforms,” FAP Colonel Armando Pomar Galdós, commander of SELEC, was quoted as saying by
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Russian Su-35 Fighter Equipped With 'Artificial Intelligence'
November 13, 2017 @ 01:37 PMRussia's advanced multirole Su-35 fighter aircraft is equipped with an 'artificial intelligence' unit that helps the aircraft to lock the specific target for destruction by a certain kind of weapon system. The general director of Rostech state corporation, Sergei Chemezov was quoted as saying by
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North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Greater Threat than Russia Buying Facebook Ads in...
November 13, 2017 @ 12:19 PMUS President Donald Trump believes that North Koreas nuclear weapons are a greater threat than Russias alleged interference in his election, a Trump aide said Sunday. Responding to a question about whether Trump accepts the US intelligence community's assessment that Russia tried to sway last year's election in his favour, White House director of legislative affairs, Marc Short said, Trump would rather work with Moscow as he does not consider Russia major threat than North Koreas nuclear weapons,
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Dubai Airshow: Russia In Talks To Produce Largest Version Of Irkut MC-21...
November 13, 2017 @ 08:14 AMRussia's state-owned military-industrial giant Rostec said Sunday during the first day of Dubai airshow that it is looking to jointly produce the Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner overseas -- potentially in the United Arab Emirates. According to a report by CNN Money, Rostec delegates held talks about the potential joint production of the plane with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi
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UK MOD Orders Threat Simulation Equipment For A400M Transport Plane
November 13, 2017 @ 07:39 AMLeonardo has announced a contract on Sunday, signed with the UK Ministry of Defence, to provide equipment that will simulate radar threats to the RAFs new A400M transport aircraft prior to take-off. By simulating threat radars while the aircraft is still on the ground, commanders will be able to ensure that the complex defensive aids suite fitted to the A400M will function correctly during flight and can, therefore, make an evidence-based decision on whether or not to commit to a mission in hostile territory
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Norway Becomes First Partner Nation to Receive F-35 Mission Data Software File
November 9, 2017 @ 05:49 PMNorway became the first foreign nation to receive the delivery of Block 3F mission data from US Air Forces 53rd Electronic Warfare Groups Partner Support Complex last week. “Our software provides the Norwegian F-35 an unprecedented precision attack capability – a crucial element to maintaining peace,” Robert Kraus, F-35 PSC director said in a statement Wednesday
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Switzerland Plans to Spend $8 Billion to buy Fighter Jets, Missiles
November 9, 2017 @ 04:00 PMThe Swiss government plans to spend $8 billion (CHF8 billion) to buy new fighter jets and missile defences. The Federal Council on Wednesday tasked the defence ministry with looking at potential aircraft, wanting it to begin talks with Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, Lockheed Martin and Saab, SwissInfo reported Thursday
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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