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Rafale Negotiating Team to Prepare Draft Agreement
July 31, 2015 @ 08:33 AMA draft agreement to purchase 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft will be prepared by the Indian team after concluding negotiation with their French counterparts. Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament that team has commenced negotiations but did not specify how long the negotiations would go on
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Boeing Delivers Seventh C-17A Globemaster III aircraft To Australia
July 30, 2015 @ 03:45 PMBoeing has delivered its seventh C-17A Globemaster III aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), strengthening its military, humanitarian and disaster relief support capabilities. The arrival of the new aircraft at RAAF Base in Australia marks the fastest C-17A delivery to the RAAF fleet as it is delivered after three months it was ordered from the United States, the company announced Wednesday
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Selex To Upgrade Royal Air Force's Puma Rotor-craft With New Radar Warning...
July 30, 2015 @ 03:43 PMSelex ES has won a $30 million contract from the Royal Air Force to upgrade Airbus Helicopters SA330 Puma HC2 rotorcraft fleet with a SG200-D Radar Warning Receiver. The radar replaces the Sky Guardian 200 that is currently installed on the aircraft, the company announced Wednesday
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Aselsan, Havelsan Win $220 Million In Turkish Landing Platform Dock
July 30, 2015 @ 03:24 PMState-controlled defense firms Aselsan and Havelsan have won a 200 million euro (US $219 million) electronic systems sub-contract for the Turkish navys first landing platform dock (LPD). The companies announced the signing of the contract with Sedef shipyards Thursday
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Embraer Delays Two-Year For KC-390 Certification
July 30, 2015 @ 02:54 PMEmbraers certification for the KC-390 tanker-transport has delayed to the second half of 2017. Further, Embraer is planning to deliver the first KC-390 cargo jets in the first half of 2018, extending a deadline originally set for the end of 2016
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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
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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