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AgustaWestland To Supply AW169 Helicopters To Japan
October 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMJapan’s ITC-Aerospace Inc. has placed an order for two AW169 light intermediate helicopters from AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that ITC-Aerospace Inc
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Asian, East European Nations Lead Global Defence Budget Hikes Amidst Spending Cuts...
October 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMWhile NATO nations make large cuts to their defense budgets for the next fiscal year, Asian and Eastern European countries are taking advantage of their increased budgets. However, despite the decrease in defense budgets this year, it does not gap the wide difference in budgets between the two realms
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AgustaWestland To Supply Two AW139 Helicopters To Japan
October 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAgustaWestland has won a contract for two additional AW139 medium twin helicopters from Japan’s distributor Mitsui Bussan Aerospace. The AW139s will be operated by the Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) to perform multi-role law enforcement missions in the Toyama and Osaka Prefectures
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Will Second-Hand F-16 Sales Rise With Budget Cuts?
October 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs countries struggle under the current economic climate, defense budgets have taken a major hit causing many to invest in used fighter aircraft. Over the last few years, developing nations have taken to buying used F-16s from allies to strengthen their air forces without spending billions on buying new aircraft
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AgustaWestland To Deliver AW139 Helicopters To Thai Army By 2014
October 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAgustaWestland and the Royal Thai Army have signed a contract for two AW139 twin-engine helicopters which will be delivered in 2014 to perform transport and utility missions across the nation. Vincenzo Alaimo, Head of Region, AgustaWestland, said, “It gives us great pleasure to sign this contract with the Royal Thai Army to support their transport requirements
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BAE Systems To Regenerate BvS10 Viking All Terrain Vehicle For British Royal...
October 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBAE systems announced it has won a $61 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defense to regenerate the Royal Marines’ fleet of BvS10 Viking all-terrain vehicles. Under the terms of the Contract, BAE Systems will provide refurbishment of 99 vehicles and compile them to a common Mk2 mine-protected amphibious standard
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General Dynamics To Modify U.S Navy’s Virginia Class Nuclear Powered Submarines...
October 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $100.4 million contract from the U
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French President Introduces Austere Defense Budget
October 1, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn the face of staggering unemployment and fiscal downturns, French President Francois Hollande has presented the draft defense budget for 2013. Until the new multi-year military program law can be approved for 2014-2019, the interim budget will establish a road map for 30 billion euros worth of spending cuts and new taxes in 2013
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India’s Light Combat Aircraft To Get AESA Radar
September 28, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force will use the home-made Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-2, which is 15 years behind schedule. The Mark-2 prototype is expected to be inducted into service by 2014, following which the Indian Air Force plans to order 200 aircraft
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'Super Sukhoi' Purchase Likely During Putin's India Visit
September 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMJust months after India rejected Russia’s aircraft pitch in the multi-billion dollar MMRCA program; the two countries are expected to sign a new deal for the supply of 40 Su-30MKI fighter aircraft, upgraded to the ‘Super Sukhoi’ configuration later this year. An announcement could be made during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to New Delhi in November, sources told defenseworld
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11 NATO Countries Select Saab GlobalEye AWACS Over Boeing E-7 Aircraft
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