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Iraq To Buy T-50 Attack Variant Under $1.1 Billion S. Korean Deal
December 12, 2013 @ 11:11 AMIraq signed a $1.1 billion deal with South Korea to buy 24 multi-role light fighters, officials were quoted as saying by AFP
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USAF Plans A-10 Thunderbolt II Retirement: Report
December 12, 2013 @ 10:14 AMThe US Air Force is considering retiring A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack jet, called "Warthog" – first designed as a tank buster to target Soviet armored vehicles in the early 1970s, due to budget constraints. The Defense Department faces $1 trillion in budget cuts over the next decade, half of them due to automatic reductions in spending known as sequestration
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Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft Deployment Extended In Afghanistan
December 12, 2013 @ 08:26 AMThe Australian Government has extended the Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) deployment to Afghanistan providing high resolution Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support until July 2014. The Heron RPA has been operating in the Middle East Area of Operations since January 2010, providing ISR support to missions in Uruzgan province and southern Afghanistan
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Exelis Mission Systems Launched As Publicly Traded Military And Government Services Company
December 12, 2013 @ 07:13 AMExelis today announced a plan to spin-off its military and government services business, currently called Exelis Mission Systems, into an independent public company. This business is currently part of the company's Information and Technical Services segment
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SAAB Wins $17 Million Carl-Gustaf Weapon System Contract
December 10, 2013 @ 02:03 PMSaab has signed a contract on deliveries of components for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The order has a total value of $17 million comprising components for ammunition to the latest version of the modern Carl-Gustaf support weapon system
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EADS Announces Restructuring Plans For Airbus Defence and Space
December 10, 2013 @ 12:05 PMEADS today presented a restructuring plan for its future Airbus Defence and Space Division to the European Works Council. This presentation follows a decision by the EADS Board of Directors in July this year to consolidate the defence and space businesses of the Group into one new Division and to rebrand EADS into “Airbus Group”
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NATO to Set Up Cyber Attack Response Teams
December 10, 2013 @ 09:43 AMNATO will soon set-up two rapid reaction teams that can help protect its networks in the event of a cyber attack. The two cyber-defence teams are expected to be up and running in weeks in response to significant cases of cyber-attacks recorded every year, a NATO official told defenseworld
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Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems Wins Contracts Worth $283 Million
December 9, 2013 @ 03:35 PMLockheed Martin has been awarded up to $169 million not-to-exceed firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of 18 C-130J aircraft. Work is expected to be completed by Oct
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Norway Pulls Out Of Swedish Artillery Contract
December 9, 2013 @ 03:19 PMThe Norwegian government has terminated the Archer artillery system contract stating it doesn't meet the needs of Defence within the time that remains available. “The Norwegian-Swedish cooperation is extensive, and has in several areas proven to provide good solutions for both countries
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US Navy Successfully Tests Missile-Range Instrumentation Vessel
December 9, 2013 @ 12:51 PMThe US Navy has successfully conducted final contract trials of missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O Lorenzen off the San Diego coast. During the trials, the vessel validated its systems including main propulsion, damage control, supply, deck, navigation, habitability, electrical systems and operations
China-made Aircraft Fly in U.S. Airshow for First Time
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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