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Rheinmetall Wins €83 Million Skyguard Fire Units Contract From MENA Nation
March 4, 2014 @ 12:20 PMA nation from the MENA region has placed a €83 million follow-on order from Rheinmetall for Skyguard fire units to expand its existing array of Oerlikon Skyguard air defence systems. The existing basic contract, plus previous expansions, already accounts for sales volume of €582 million, meaning that the new order brings the total – including services and spare parts – to €665 million for this country
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Italian Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 Begins Production
March 4, 2014 @ 11:45 AMItalys first new Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 has rolled-out of the Alenia Aermacchi production plant in Turin-Caselle, according to the company. The Tranche 3 standard embodies a number of changes that effectively enhance the aircrafts performance and which allow for future upgrades making it more attractive to current and potential export customers, it said
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N. Korea Fires Two More Short-Range Missiles
March 4, 2014 @ 09:39 AMNorth Korea has fired additional two short-range missiles on Monday, the second such launch in less than a week, according to various media reports. The first launch saw four short-range missiles fired into sea last week, with a range of more than 125 miles (200km)
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Raytheon Wins $35 Million Minehunting Sonar Contract From US Navy
March 4, 2014 @ 09:25 AMRaytheon Company has been awarded $35.5 million to provide the US Navy with AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar systems and equipment
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India, France Agree On Rafale Work Share
March 3, 2014 @ 03:54 PMIndia has finally sealed a work share agreement with the French-firm Dassault Aviation for building 70 per cent of the Rafale fighters domestically, according to New Delhi Television. India will acquire 18 of the 126 Rafale fighter jets it is buying from France in "fly away" condition, and the rest will be manufactured by the local firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
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Brazilian Army To Buy Weapons Systems Worth $12 Million From SAAB
March 3, 2014 @ 02:11 PMSaab has signed a contract estimated $12 million to supply the RBS 70 VSHORAD (very short range air defence system) to the Brazilian Army. The order comprises deliveries of man-portable launchers, missiles and associated equipment
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Cables Responsible For Indian Submarine Accident: Reports
March 3, 2014 @ 12:16 PMThe fire aboard submarine, INS Sindhuratna, originated in the cables of the vessel and not the battery compartment as originally reported last week. According to local media reports, the Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the accident has found that the fire battery pit has been found to be fully safe and the fire took place in the compartment above it
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Rolls-Royce Wins $54 Million KC-130 Engines Support Contract
March 3, 2014 @ 11:44 AMRolls-Royce has won a $54 million contract for depot level repair of engines, propellers and other propulsion system components for 50 KC-130 aircraft for the US Marine Corps and the government of Kuwait. Work is expected to be completed in February 2015
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Russian Helicopters To Continue Rotorcraft Industry Modernization
March 3, 2014 @ 11:40 AMRussian Helicopters is continuing to modernize its production capacity under the Federal Targeted Programme Developing the Military Industrial Complex in the Russian Federation 2011-2020. In this latest phase of modernization, the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, a Russian Helicopters company, is launching a programme to re-tool and upgrade its production facilities
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Boeing Wins Two Contracts Worth $373 Million
March 3, 2014 @ 09:55 AMBoeing Co. won a $22 million contract from the US Department of Defense for supplies and services to support follow-on test and evaluation of the F/-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
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Ammunition Factory of Indonesian PT Pindad Breaks Ground
China Tests Nuclear-capable Missile that Can Hit Targets 10,000 km Away
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