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Russia To Modernize S-300 Missile Defense Systems Meant For Iran
August 1, 2015 @ 09:18 AMRussia is upgrading its S-300 anti-missile defense systems which was supposed to be delivered to Iran. "Since the original contract was signed a long time ago
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Brazil To Receive Final Eight Gepard IA2 Anti-Air Guns In August
July 30, 2015 @ 11:04 AMBrazil will receive the final eight of the thirty four Gepard 1A2 35mm Self Propelled Anti-Air Guns (SPAAG) in the coming weeks. The Krauss-Maffei Wegmann manufactured SPAAGs are scheduled to depart Germany in August and will reach in 20 days, IHS Janes reported quoting an unnamed source as saying Tuesday
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Curtis Wright to Provide Turret Drive System To British Army’s SCOUT Reconnaissance...
July 21, 2015 @ 12:12 PMCurtis Wright has won a $49 million contract to provide Turret Drive Servo System (TDSS) for British Armys new SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV). Curtiss-Wright's TDSS will provide weapon stabilization for the SCOUT Reconnaissance vehicle, which is expected to replace the older Scimitar vehicle
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Nuke Deal Not To Affect S-300 Missile Sale To Iran
July 16, 2015 @ 10:47 AMThe five year extension of UN arms embargo against Iran will have no effect for Russian plans to sell S-300 surface-to-air (SAM) anti-missile defense systems to Tehran. “The SAM is merely a defensive system which fell neither under the 2010 sanctions, when they introduced, nor now that an agreement has been reached as a result of talks between Iran and six mediatory countries on the Iranian nuclear program to extend arms embargo for five years,” an unnamed source was quoted as saying by Interfax on July 14 hours after Defenseworld
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Pakistan Orders Sniper Targeting Pods for F-16s
July 14, 2015 @ 07:13 PMLockheed Martin will manufacture and upgrade Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for the Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fleet. A Foreign Military Sales contract to Lockheed Martin includes the production of 15 Sniper ATPs and upgrades to the Pakistan Air Force's existing 22 Sniper ATPs
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Nuclear Agreement To Prevent S-300 Anti-Missile System Sale To Iran
July 14, 2015 @ 02:53 PMRussias plans to sell S-300 missile Defense Systems to Iran have to wait for another five years following the final agreement on Tehrans nuclear program. As per the agreement, the UN arms embargo against Iran will remain for five years and US missile sanctions will be applicable for another eight years
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Canada Cancels Tactical-Control Radar Units Procurement
July 13, 2015 @ 12:25 PMCanada is terminating $55 million tactical-control radar units to support CF-18 fighter jet contract due to delays and cost over-runs. The Canadian government decided to terminate the November 2010 contract awarded to Thales Canada which was to supply two new tactical-control radar units that support CF-18 fighter jets
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NSA To Get GD Protected Smart Phones
July 10, 2015 @ 07:34 PMGeneral Dynamics C4 Systems recently received the Defense Mobile Classified Capability (DMCC) contract from the US National Security Agency (NSA). As part of the contract, General Dynamics will deliver up to 1,000 Samsung KNOX™-enabled Galaxy S4 smartphones provisioned with added GD Protected® software for the U
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Agustawestland Delivers Three AW139 Helicopters To Italian Coast Guard
July 7, 2015 @ 10:01 AMAgustawestland today has delivered three AW139 intermediate twin aircraft and has signed an order for two additional aircraft with Italian Coast Guard. “The AW139s will be used to perform a range of missions including maritime patrol, search and rescue (SAR), and emergency medical services
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Has India Put the FGFA Project with Russia on Back-burner?
June 15, 2015 @ 02:07 PMIndia may delay its involvement in the Future Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) Project with Russia and instead focus on the acquisition of medium multi role combat aircraft(MMRCA) such as the Dassault Rafale and another lighter jet to meet the immediate requirements of the Indian Air Force. Informed sources told Defenseworld
Saudi Arabia Orders 39 Russian Pantsir S1 Air Defense Systems Worth $2.2B:
Elbit Systems to Equip Israel’s F-16I Aircraft with New Self-Protection Suite...
Leonardo Signs MoU with Saudi Arabia for Collaboration in Combat Air and...
Hungary Prepares First Lynx-equipped Battalion for Operational Readiness
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U