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Russia Claims Lead In Multi-Role Fighter Sales
August 28, 2013 @ 09:01 AMRussia has claimed leadership in the export of new multirole fighter jets for 2009-2012, as per figures from Russias arms exporter Rosoboronexport reported by Russias Center for the Analysis of the Global Arms Trade. In that four-year period, Russia supplied 224 new jets valued at about $9 billion
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Will The Boeing F-15 Walk Away With The S. Korean FX Contract?
August 22, 2013 @ 02:42 PMSaid to be the last big international order for the Boeing F-15, the South Korean FX deal is tantalizingly within reach of this venerable fighter. After the presumed disqualification of the Eurofighter Typhoon on technical grounds, the F-15 SE is the last aircraft standing and Seoul is expected to commence final negotiations with Boeing next month, despite protests from EADS
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Veitnam To Receive Twelve Sukhoi Fighter Jets
August 22, 2013 @ 09:34 AMRussia will deliver another batch of 12 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter aircraft under a recent contract worth about $450 million, a Russian military official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The contract was reportedly signed last week, and the Su-30s are expected to be delivered to Vietnam in 2014-2015
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HAL Reaffirms Support To IAF After Basic Trainer Fallout
August 8, 2013 @ 01:29 PMIndias state-run aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) today issued a statement reiterating its commitment to the Indian Air Force after sections of the Indian media reported that it HALs HTT-40 project annulled. “HAL clarifies that the matter is before the competent authorities and there are no comments to offer on this subject in particular
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IAF Says Trainer Facts ‘Misrepresented’, Pilatus Claims “Success Speaks For Itself”
August 5, 2013 @ 03:07 PMPilatus, accused in sections of the Indian media for winning the Indian Basic Trainer contract by diluting selection benchmarks, today refused to comment on the controversy but insisted that its “success speaks for itself” in a reply to a query from Defenseworld.net
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Indian Air Force Relaxed Benchmarks to Favor Pilatus Basic Trainer: Report
August 1, 2013 @ 11:15 AMThe Indian Air Force reportedly relaxed upto 12 benchmarks that allowed aircraft-maker Pilatus to qualify and win a contract worth $640 million for 75 Basic Trainer Aircraft. In 2009, HAL was pursuing the indigenous development of 181 BTAs known as the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40)
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Spain To Sell Half Its A400M Fleet After Budget Cuts
July 30, 2013 @ 01:00 PMThe Spanish government has decided to sell 13 of 27 A400M aircraft it is scheduled to receive from Airbus Military following significant defence cutbacks in some major procurement programs. “Contractually, Spain has to take all of the 27 A400Ms it has ordered,” a spokesman for Airbus Military was quoted as saying on July 29, “but if it wants to sell some of them, we have nothing to say
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Vietnam To Receive First Black Hole Submarine In November
July 30, 2013 @ 09:30 AMRussia is expected to deliver the first Varshavyanka class of the six submarines to Vietnam in November, officials announced today. The Varshavyanka class (Project 636M) of diesel-electric submarines, dubbed by the U
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Demonstrate Air Surveillance Radar
July 30, 2013 @ 08:34 AMLockheed Martin today successfully demonstrated its full-scale prototype long-range air surveillance radar operation to the U.S
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Chinese Aerobatics Team Head To Perform In Russia For The First Time
July 29, 2013 @ 03:01 PMIn a first, the August 1st Aerobatics Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force will for the very first time perform at the "Marx-2013" International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Moscow, which is scheduled to be held from August 27 to September 1. The event is part of the annual military exchange program between China and Russia, according to Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Three Ships Sail Past U.S. Naval Blockade, Iran Claims
Israeli Drone Attacks Journalist on Live TV in Lebanon
KNDS unveils new Main Battle Tank, “CAPTINT,” Long Range Artillery LORAS At...
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