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US Navy To Buy More P-8A Poseidon Worth $2.4 Billion
February 26, 2014 @ 09:06 AMBoeing has won a $2.4 billion contract from the US Navy for 16 additional P-8A Poseidon aircraft that will bolster maritime patrol capabilities
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Rockwell Collins' Radar Sensor System To Equip MH-65E Aircraft
February 26, 2014 @ 08:54 AMRockwell Collins has been selected by the US Coast Guard to provide the Radar Sensor System (RSS) for 102 MH-65E aircraft. Rockwell Collins RTA-4114 MultiScan Weather Radar with enhanced ground/shoreline mapping and a new maritime surface search mode will provide the Coast Guard with a lightweight, flexible, and supportable solution
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Sikorsky Wins S-92 Helis Order At Heli-Expo 2014
February 26, 2014 @ 07:55 AMSikorsky Aircraft has signed a contract with Milestone Aviation Group to supply eight more S-92 helicopters at the Heli-Expo 2014. Milestone is one of the largest S-92 owners and with the announcement, it has increased its firm and option S-92 orders to 37 aircraft valued at more than US$ 1
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General Dynamics To Support Raytheon For US Navy Air and Missile Defense...
February 26, 2014 @ 07:48 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a contract from Raytheon in January 2014 to support the engineering and manufacturing development of the US Navy's next-generation integrated Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). Under the contract, General Dynamics will support Raytheon as they build, integrate and test an open, highly scalable and energy efficient advanced radar system to detect ballistic missiles and air and surface targets
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Pakistan To Get More Exelis Electronic Warfare Systems
February 26, 2014 @ 07:30 AMExelis has won a $9 million contract from the US Air Force to supply spare components for electronic warfare (EW) technology provided to Pakistan under an existing contract. The original contract, awarded in December 2011, granted Exelis $53 million to supply Pakistan with ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) systems to protect the country's F-16 fighter aircraft from radio frequency threats
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New Lockheed Martin VTOL Aircraft To Be Operational In 2015: Reports
February 25, 2014 @ 01:10 PMLockheed Martin is developing a new kind of unmanned, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that seeks to replace helicopters on a wide range of military missions, and will go operational by mid-2015. In early 2013, US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) agreed on a proposal from Lockheed-Piasecki team, to pursue a flying vehicle that can carry a mix of modular payloads, including small vehicles, cargo containers, sensors or weapons weighing up to 1,360kg (3,000lb), according to Flight Global
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Thales Wins Satellite Operational Support Contract
February 25, 2014 @ 11:39 AMThales Alenia Space has won a contract awarded by French defense procurement agency DGA to provide operational support for the Syracuse 3, Athena-Fidus and Sicral 2 space systems. This contract, dubbed "SSAS", entails stationkeeping and support services for the Syracuse 3A, Syracuse 3B and Athena-Fidus satellites, along with the "French" part of the Sicral 2 satellite
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India To Postpone Howitzer Purchase: Reports
February 25, 2014 @ 11:39 AMIndias Ministry of Defense has postponed the planned purchase of 145 ultra light howitzers from BAE Systems stating offset obligation issues, according to Defense News. The reason for further delay in formalizing an agreement is that BAE systems has asked for six years, instead of four, to meet its offset obligations, an MoD official was quoted as saying
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India's Akash SAM Missile Successfully Tested
February 25, 2014 @ 11:12 AMThe Indian Army successfully tested the indigenously developed Akash Surface-to-Air missile for the second time yesterday at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur. The first successful trail was conducted on 21st Feb 2014
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AgustaWestland Wins Contracts Worth €260 Million At Heli-Expo 2014
February 25, 2014 @ 09:59 AMAgustaWestland has won contracts worth €260 million for the supply of 24 helicopters from various countries including the United States, Brazil, the UK and Japan. The contracts, signed during the international exhibition Heli-Expo 2014 , being held in Anaheim, California, includes AW119Kx , GrandNew , AW139 , AW189 , and solutions for maintenance and training
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