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Thales To Supply Sighting Systems To General Dynamics For UK’s Scout SV...
July 30, 2015 @ 02:39 PMThales will supply sighting systems and ancillary equipment to General Dynamics for the production of UKs Specialist Vehicle (SV) program. Under the terms of the £125 million (US $195 million) contracts, Thales will supply 245 vehicle sets, each consisting of a Primary Sight, Local Situational Awareness (LSA) camera system and Smoke Dispenser, over a 5 year program between 2016 and 2021, specifically for the Scout variant of the vehicle, the company said in a statement Thursday
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Boeing Introduces First Growler Airborne Electronic Attack Aircraft
July 30, 2015 @ 01:52 PMBoeing has introduced the EA-18 Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft, which is the first of 12 for Australia under a US $2.2 billion acquisition program
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KRET To Develop Phased Array Antenna For Defense Using Photons
July 30, 2015 @ 01:32 PMRussian KRET and foundation for advanced studies (FPI) are developing a phased array antenna on the principles radiofotoniki at an estimated cost of US$ 11.4 million (680 million rubles)
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Rheinmetall to Supply Canada With Radar Similar To Israel's Iron Dome
July 30, 2015 @ 01:16 PMCanada will be purchasing US$187.2 million worth 10 Rheinmetall's missile defense radar systems that are patterned after Israels Iron Dome
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Turkey To Renegotiate $3.4 Billion Chinese Missile Defense System Deal
July 30, 2015 @ 11:47 AMTurkey may consider renegotiating a possible $3.4 billion HQ-9 long range air and anti-missile defense systems deal with China
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UAE VVIP Aircraft To Get Four Infrared Countermeasures Systems For $335 Million
July 30, 2015 @ 11:10 AMThe US state Department has approved a US$335 million sale of Four AN/AAQ-24(V) directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) systems to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for installation on its VVIP aircraft meant to transport senior political figures. Manufactured by Northrop Grumman, the DIRCM systems are intended to equip the aircraft of the UAEs Head of State, President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for defending the jet from infrared-guided missiles, especially those fired by man-portable air defence missiles (MANPADS)
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Brazil To Receive Final Eight Gepard IA2 Anti-Air Guns In August
July 30, 2015 @ 11:04 AMBrazil will receive the final eight of the thirty four Gepard 1A2 35mm Self Propelled Anti-Air Guns (SPAAG) in the coming weeks. The Krauss-Maffei Wegmann manufactured SPAAGs are scheduled to depart Germany in August and will reach in 20 days, IHS Janes reported quoting an unnamed source as saying Tuesday
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Malaysia To Buy Starstreak V-Shorads Missiles
July 30, 2015 @ 10:27 AMMalaysia has signed a deal for procurement of Thales Starstreak V-Shorads, GM-K1 vehicles and light weight multiple launchers, radars and command and control systems from UK. Malaysia signed an agreement with Global Komited, a subsidiary of Weststar Group and Thales during DSA 2014 to market Starstreak system to Malaysian Armed Forces to replace Thales Starbust V-Shorads which has been in use with air defense of the military bases
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South Korea Tests Indigenous Cheolmae II Long Range Missile, To Mass Produce...
July 30, 2015 @ 09:58 AMSouth Korea has successfully tested its indigenous “Cheolmae II” long-range ground to air missile and is likely to go for mass production this year. “The KM-SAM also known as Cheolmae II has been successfully tested with live ammunition at Hing Proving Ground
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US Approves $5.4 Billion Patriot Capability-3 Missiles Sale to Saudi Arabia
July 30, 2015 @ 09:39 AMThe US state department has cleared sale of 600 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) for $5.4 billion to Saudi Arabia
Ukrainian MP Accused of Enabling Russian Infiltration of Anti-Corruption Bureau
Bangladesh Air Force’s Chinese-made Jet Crashes into School during Class, Killing 19
Israel Signs $150M Deal for Humvee Purchase from U.S. Firm AM General...
Bad Weather Helps Russia Strike Ukrainian Targets with Drones, Missiles
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...