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Switzerland To Buy 22 JAS Gripen Aircraft Worth $3.1 Billion
August 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSwitzerland has confirmed the order to purchase 22 Gripen fight aircraft from Sweden on Tuesday in a deal worth $3.1 billion
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Brazil Gets New Helicopters For Anti-Submarine Squadron
August 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Brazilian Navy on Thursday incorporated first two Seahawk helicopters (MH-16) into the naval force’s First Anti -Submarine Helicopter Squadron. The Navy will receive another two Sikorsky choppers later this year and will induct a final two of the same model in 2014
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Iraq To Get F16 Fighter Jets In 2014 By US
August 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMUS officials announced on Tuesday that Iraq will receive its first F-16 fighter jets in 2014. In a multi-billion dollar deal, the US had agreed to sell 36 F-16 and also provide arms sales and training to Baghdad that would increase the capabilities of fledgling Iraq’s air force
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CAE To Provide Maintenance Support For India's Hawk Synthetic Training Equipment
August 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCAE has announced that it has won a five year contract from BAE systems to provide maintenance and support services for India's Hawk synthetic training equipment. The contract will provide training support services, including hardware and software engineering, troubleshooting, and logistics support on-site maintenance and support services at Indian Air Force Base Bidar
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Dutch Navy To Modernize And Refurbish Four Frigates
August 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Royal Netherlands Navy has awarded Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard a contract to modernize and upgrade the propeller shaft lines and generator sets of four Air Defenxe and Command Frigates. Peter Sterkenburg, Sales Manager at Scheldepoort, said, “After an extensive negotiation period, we are very proud to have been selected for this technically challenging and complex project”
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Denmark Calls For Supply Of Armoured Personnel Carriers
August 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Danish Ministry of Defense has issued a tender to eight European armored vehicles builders for the acquisition of 360 armored personnel carriers. The competition will see suppliers from both the track and wheels platforms battling to win the Danish tender
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Cobham To Design Radomes For Embraer’s KC-390 Military Transport Aircraft
August 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMEmbraer S.A
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FB Heliservices To Provide Training To Albanian Helicopter Pilots
August 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Albanian Ministry of Defence has awarded FB Heliservices, a Cobham Aviation Services joint venture, a two year contract to provide helicopter flying training services. FB Heliservices will provide a series of courses which will provide multi-engine type conversion, glass cockpit familiarisation, instrument flying and Search and Rescue training to 12 Albanian Air Force pilots and SAR training only to four helicopter crew members
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Modern Infantry Vehicles Making Tanks Obsolete
July 31, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIf procurement of main battle tanks (MBTs) in NATO and certain other countries is any indication, the era of MBTs being the bulwark of land forces may be over. Tanks seem to be losing the strategic advantage to UAVs, and force projection advantage to lighter and more agile armoured vehicles
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Raytheon To Supply 2 MK-44 Mod 4 Rolling Airframe Missile To U.S
July 31, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $51.67 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U
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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