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AgustaWestland Expecting Growth In Civilian Helicopter Market
February 14, 2013 @ 12:50 PMAs AgustaWestlands Military division continues to sustain under the possibility of being blacklisted by the Indian government, its civilian helicopter production is taking off. The worlds second largest helicopter maker is expected to begin civil rotorcraft production in the UK if the company wins the SAR competition, according to AgustaWestland Chairman Graham Cole
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Lockheed Martin Wins $197M GMLRS Rocket Production Contract From U.S. Army
February 4, 2013 @ 08:28 AMLockheed Martin was awarded a $197 million contract for the U.S
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Taiwan’s New Cloud Peak Missile System Can Cover Major Chinese Regions
February 2, 2013 @ 12:38 PMThe Taiwanese Military has announced the development of an offensive surface-to-surface missile, codenamed Cloud Peak or ‘Yunfeng that could cover southern and central Chinese regions, including Shanghai. The missile, with a 1,200-kilometer range is outfitted with a ramjet engine capable of speeds of Mach 3 or higher
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99 GE F414 Engines Set To Power India’s LCA Tejas
February 2, 2013 @ 12:33 PMIndia has finalized a Rs. 3000-crore deal with the U
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Russia Issues Tenders for Micro-UAV Surveillance Sensor Package
February 2, 2013 @ 12:17 PMRussias Federal Security Service has issues a research tender for a micro-UAV sensor system project, according to the governments state procurement portal. An amount of 7 million rubles or $230,000 has been allocated for the mini-UAV project, aimed at developing a 200-gram (6
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India Relies On Russian GLONASS GPS For BrahMos Launch
January 11, 2013 @ 09:26 AMIndias latest test launch of the sea-based BrahMos supersonic cruise missile relied on the Russian GPS-GLONASS technology to guide it to its target. The GLONASS technology was added to the existing doppler-inertial platform, allowing the missile to be updated with advanced satellite navigation systems from Russia's Kh-555 and Kh-101 strategic long-range cruise missiles
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General Dynamics To Upgrade Saudi M1A1/A2 Abrams Tanks
January 9, 2013 @ 09:54 AMGeneral Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a contract worth $133 million by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to procure 69 M1A2 Abrams tanks as a part of a planned upgrade to its fleet. The U
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U.S Navy To Acquire Additional Ospreys
January 2, 2013 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Navy has awarded Bell-Boeing a $1
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Russia To Scrap Construction Of $1.2 Billion Mistral Class Ships
December 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Russian Defense Ministry will scrap its plans to build two Mistral class amphibious assault ships under the French license in Russia, according to local news reports. In 2011, Russia and France signed a $1
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Canada Awards LRSS Upgrade Contract To General Dynamics
December 19, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C), was awarded a $9.5 million contract by the Canadian Government earlier this week, for defining, analyzing and selecting an enhanced surveillance suite to be integrated into Canadian LAV III Upgrade vehicles
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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