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Boeing To Support US Navy's P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
July 1, 2015 @ 03:42 PMThe Boeing has won a $358.9 million modification contract for 25 US Navys and four Royal Australian Air Forces P-A Poseidon aircraft
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China Prepares Airfield For Drone Patrols Over Disputed Islands
July 1, 2015 @ 03:16 PMChina has reconditioned a front-line airfield for patrolling the Diaoyutai islands over which it is in a dispute with Japan. The drone flights are intended for the surveillance and reconnaissance of the Diaoyutai islands which are currently under Japanese rule
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Brazil To Receive Three Additional SC-105 Amazonas SAR aircraft
July 1, 2015 @ 03:00 PMBrazil will be receiving three additional SC-105 Amazonas aircraft meant for search and rescue missions (SAR) from Airbus in 2017. The three new aircraft will feature an electro-optical system for search in the visible and infra-red spectrum that enables detection of aircraft hidden by foliage of a person in sea
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Indian MiG-29K Naval Jet Simulator Commissioned In Kochi
July 1, 2015 @ 02:29 PMIndia has commissioned a MiG 29K Aircraft Training Simulator Facility at its Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT) in Kochi. “The simulator training facility is set up by Indian Navy and is part of the MiG-29K Aircraft contract for imparting real time training to air crew and technical personnel on all systems of the aircraft and associated maintenance requirements,” Indian Navy press release stated
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Saab Wins $32 Million RBS Missiles Contract
July 1, 2015 @ 02:00 PMSaab has won a $32.4 million contract to deliver Robotsystem (RBS) 70 missiles and additional equipment
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Rheinmetall To Sell Armoured NBC Reconnaissance Vehicles To Kuwait
July 1, 2015 @ 01:10 PMRheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) has won a contract from Kuwait to supply twelve armoured NBC reconnaissance vehicles, the 2 NBC-RS “Spürfuchs”. The Fuchs/Fox 2 NBC-RS features a fully integrated suite of devices for identifying NBC warfare agents and other hazardous materials, built into a well- protected, high-mobility 6x6 armoured transport vehicle capable of operating in extreme terrain
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Lockheed Martin’s Target-tracking Legion Pod Completes First Flight Test
July 1, 2015 @ 12:46 PMLockheed Martins Legion Pod that was integrated onto the F-16 has successfully tracked multiple airborne targets in its first flight test. Legion Pod was integrated onto the F-16 without making any hardware or software changes to the aircraft
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Locally Made Kalashnikov AK-47s On Sale In US
July 1, 2015 @ 12:34 PMThe first American made Kalashnikov AK-47s are being sold by the former sole official importer of the Russian rifles in US, Russian Weapons Company (RWC). The Pennsylvania based Gun Company (now Kalashnikov USA) made an announcement Tuesday that it has started selling the first American-made Kalashnikov AK-47s, UPI reported
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Alenia Aermacchi Delivers First C-27J Transport Aircraft To Australia
July 1, 2015 @ 12:02 PMAlenia Aermacchi has delivered the first of 10 C-27J Spartan tactical medium-loft transport aircraft to Royal Australian Air Force. "The C-27J Spartan will complement the C-130J Hercules and C-17A Globemaster," Air Marshal Geoff Brown, Chief of the Air Force was quoted as saying by UPI on Tuesday
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Australian Air Force To Receive Two Additional A330 MRTTs
July 1, 2015 @ 11:52 AMThe Royal Australian Air Force will receive two additional Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) aircraft. Australian Minister of Defense Kevin Andrews announced the signing of an approximate US $315 million contract with Airbus Defense and Space today
Iran Reports Progress in Peace Talks with U.S. in Geneva
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...
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