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German Rheinmetall Group Signed Contract with Russian DoD for Training
November 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGerman Rheinmetall Group has signed a contract with the Russian Defense Department to build a major Army training center in Mulino by 2014. Upon completion, the facility in the Volga region will be able to train 30,000 troops a year, the company announced Nov
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Lockheed Martin Wins $7.4Bn Contract to Upgrade F-22 from US DoD
November 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (F33657-02-D-0009), is being awarded a not-to-exceed $7,400,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract
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UK MoD Paid £600M of Arms Funds to Consultants
November 18, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Ministry of Defence has spent almost £600m from the military's equipment budget in the last two years to hire hundreds of outside specialists and consultants, routinely breaching government guidelines controlling this type of expenditure. An internal audit of signed defence contracts has highlighted numerous flaws and warned that control of the MoD purse appeared to be "poorly developed or non-existent"
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MALAYSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER VISITED IRKUTSK AVIATION PLANT
November 17, 2011 @ 12:00 AMMalaysian Defense Minister Dato Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi visited Irkutsk Aviation Plant – a subsidiary of JSC IRKUT Corporation. President of JSC IRKUT Corporation Alexey Fedorov represented to his high-ranking guest main workshops of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant where Su-30MK and Yak-130 aircraft, as well as components for Airbus in frames of international industrial cooperation program are being produced
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Saab Signs Additional Contract with Australia for Carl-Gustaf
November 10, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe defence and security company Saab has received an order from Australia for ammunition to the Carl-Gustaf M3 weapon system. The order sum is MSEK 160
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India Wants 2 Additional Phalcon AEW Aircraft
November 9, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force is seeking government approval to order two additional Israeli Phalcon AWACS aircraft at a cost of $800 million. The order is a follow-on the $1
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Finland – AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles
November 1, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Oct. 28 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland for 70 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $255 million
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GDLS Canada to Upgrade 550 LAV IIIs for the Canadian Army
October 22, 2011 @ 12:00 AMCanada (GDLS) was awarded today a US$1.052 billion (C$1
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Tough bargaining ahead for India’s MMRCA winner
October 22, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe two finalists in India’s Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) aircraft deal, Eurofighter and Dassault, will have to be prepared for tough bargaining at the price negotiation stage as a rise in the value of the Euro Vs the Indian currency has pushed up the Rupee value of their bid by an estimated 15% in the last one year. Following the acceptance of the offsets proposals of the two bidders a fortnight ago, the only remaining formality is the opening of the envelopes containing the commercial bids and announcing the lowest bidder which will walk
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Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion
October 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMHundreds of defense contractors that defrauded the U.S
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