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Turkey To Produce 600 Black Hawks Under Licence From Sikorsky
March 6, 2014 @ 08:42 AMSikorsky has signed agreements with the Turkish government and its aerospace contractors to manufacture 109 T-70 helicopters. The agreements license the transfer of certain manufacturing technology to Turkish industry, and provide for the potential to produce up to a total of 600 aircraft, including both T-70 units for Turkish indigenous use and S-70i aircraft for export over the next 30 years
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Cobham To Provide Air Support Training To Saudi Air Force
March 5, 2014 @ 12:55 PMBAE Systems has awarded Cobham a 30 month contract to provide air support to operational readiness training for the Royal Saudi Air Force. The contract is part of the Saudi British Defence Cooperation Programme and will run from 2014 to 2016
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Sagem Wins SIGMA Navigation Systems Contract From Nexter
March 5, 2014 @ 12:24 PMSagem has won a new order from Nexter Systems to supply 37 SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing systems for CAESAR guns, to be delivered to an Asian customer, the company said today. Sagems SIGMA 30 system gives long-range artillery system immediate, high-precision firing capability, since they do not need GPS
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Northrop Grumman To Develop Combat Systems Trainers For US Navy
March 5, 2014 @ 11:48 AMThe US Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to continue development and improvement of combat systems trainers with a task order valued up to $33 million, if all options are exercised. The task order was awarded under the SeaPort-e indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple award contract
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Russia To Acquire, Upgrade Weapons Worth $55 Billion
March 5, 2014 @ 10:01 AMRussias Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov on Wednesday said that Moscow will $55.6 billion to acquire new weapons and upgrade the existing armament of its Aerospace Defense Forces
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Rolls-Royce Scandal To Impact IAF, Navy Pilot Training Program
March 5, 2014 @ 10:00 AMNew Delhis investigation into alleged corruption charges against Rolls Royce in the supply of engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for use on the Hawk aircraft could impact the Indian Air Force and Navys pilot training program. The Indian Navy has yet to take delivery of approximately 17 aircraft from BAE Systems with the remaining 40 allotted to the IAF as part of a $780 million contract signed in 2010 for 57 aircraft
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Boeing Wins $1.1 Billion Helicopter Contract From US Army
March 5, 2014 @ 09:56 AMBoeing has won a $1.1 billion to contract from the US Army for full rate production of the AH-64E Apache helicopter, 72 remanufactured helicopter systems, 10 new helicopter systems and other spare parts
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China Announces 12.2 Percent Increase In Defense Budget At $132 Billion
March 5, 2014 @ 08:23 AMChina, in the midst of a massive military modernization, will increase it its annual defense budget to $132 billion, a 12.2 percent increase from the previous year
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Astronics Acquires EADS North America's Test And Services Division
March 4, 2014 @ 04:40 PMAstronics Corporation (ATRO) announced that it completed on February 28, 2014, the acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of EADS North America's Test and Services division (EADS T&S). The acquisition cost approximately $53 million in cash plus a preliminary net working capital adjustment of $17 million
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Turkish Firm Wins $491.5 Million Deal Under Sikorsky-Led Utility Helicopter Program
March 4, 2014 @ 04:35 PMTurkey's defense firm, Aselsan announced today a $491.5 million deal with Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), prime local contractor for the Sikorsky-led utility helicopter program estimated $3
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
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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