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Boeing Extends Price Deadline For Indian Chinook, Apache Deal
July 9, 2015 @ 02:28 PMBoeing has extended the price deadline for the Indian $2.5 billion contract to procure 22 Boeing Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook Heavy-lift helicopters by another three months
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Ukraine Records Increase in Defence Exports During 2014
July 9, 2015 @ 02:01 PMUkraine exported over 27000 firearms to 19 countries in 2014, over two thirds of them to the US and Canada. According to a report by the Ukrainian State Export Control Service on international shipments of certain types of weaponry in 2014, Canada exported 10,400 rifles, the US 10, 166 rifles, the Czech republic 5,000 rifles, Uganda 3,000 rifles and Georgia 100 rifles
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Thieves Steal Munitions From French Military Base
July 9, 2015 @ 01:20 PMGrenades, detonators and plastic explosives have been reportedly stolen from a major military base in France. According to a report by the Telegraph quoting judicial sources, the "Very well informed" thieves broke into the Miramas arms depot northwest of Marseille, southern France, in the early hours of Monday cut open two wire fences
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Raytheon Delivers Border C4ISR Systems To Jordan
July 9, 2015 @ 12:02 PMRaytheon has delivered operational capability under a $79 million Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) contract to assist Jordan (GoHKJ) for securing its borders with Syria and Iraq. The contract included the delivery of key command, control, communications, and surveillance capabilities to the Jordanian Armed Forces, the company announced Wednesday
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Australia Not To Operate F-35B Fighters For LHDs
July 9, 2015 @ 11:53 AMAustralia has dropped plans to operate Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) fighter aircraft for its Landing helicopter Ship (LHD) HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide. According to a report published by Australian Financial Review, the proposal to operate F-35B STOVL fighter was dropped on the basis of cost and complexity and the number of modifications needed to LHDs
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Ukraine Boosts Tanks, Armored Vehicles Production
July 9, 2015 @ 11:48 AMUkrainian armorers have built 105 tanks and armored vehicles, almost 3,000 rockets, 605 missile and artillery systems, 459 radio communication, electronic jamming and navigation units since January this year. It is 36 times more than what they did during last year, the countrys top arms maker announced on Wednesday
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Kalashnikov Details Three Assault Boats
July 9, 2015 @ 10:42 AMKalashnikov has showcased its three new military assault boats for the first time at the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS 2015) in St. Petersburg
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Indian Navy To Buy Additional Four P-8I Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
July 9, 2015 @ 10:09 AMThe Indian Navy plans to buy additional four Boeing P-8I Maritime Surveillance andanti-submarine warfare Aircraft. “The Cost Negotiating Committee (CNC) has recently completed the negotiations
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DCNS Validates Maritime Surveillance Solution in Piracy-hit Gulf of Guinea
July 9, 2015 @ 09:45 AMTogether with the French Navy, DCNS conducted three demonstrations of its POLARIS mission system and the interoperable NIDL tactical data link solution. These tests took place in the coastal waters of the Gulf of Guinea, an area in which over one quarter of worldwide acts of piracy are concentrated
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Applied Nanotech Tests Armor Panels with Printed Electronic Antennas
July 8, 2015 @ 03:36 PMApplied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI) has successfully tested fiberglass ballistic and blast-resistant armor panels that incorporate printed electronic antennas
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