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Finmeccanica Denies Participating In Saudi Tactical Transport Aircraft Bid
June 24, 2015 @ 03:10 PMFinmeccanica has denied Alenia Aermacchis C-27J participation in the Saudi Arabian tactical transport aircraft bid. Finmeccanica in response to a news report by French Sole 24 Ore today said, “Alenia Aermacchi has never participated in the international bid called by the Interior Ministry of Saudi Arabia with its C-27J tactical transport aircraft
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Rheinmettal, KMW Deliver Puma Infantry Combat Vehicle To Germany
June 24, 2015 @ 03:06 PMRheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have handed over the Puma infantry fighting vehicle to the German Bundeswehr today. The Bundeswehrs fielding of the Puma IFV gives its mechanized infantry a new main weapons system that will gradually supersede the Marder, first introduced over forty years ago
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Russia Launches Defense Satellite
June 24, 2015 @ 01:22 PMRussia launched a defense satellite by a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk spaceport Tuesday
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China’s Boeing C-17 Lookalike, Y-20 Military Transport To Complete Tests This Year...
June 24, 2015 @ 01:17 PMChinas ambitious military heavy lift aircraft, the Y-20 which looks similar to the Boeing C-17 is to be tested for high altitude flight over the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Chinese media reported today referring to photos uploaded to a Chinese military website showing showed a Y-20 with serial number 783 at Lijiang airport which 2200 meters above sea level
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AgustaWestland’s Multi-Mission Helicopter Introduced By Italian Air Force
June 24, 2015 @ 12:45 PMThe Italian Air Force has brought AgustaWestlands multi-mission helicopter, HH-101A Caesar into the service for providing air support to special operations forces. Further, the helicopter will be used by Italian Air force for recovery of personnel, search-and-rescue and, if required, as a slow mover interceptor
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DCNS Delivers FREMM Tahya Misr To Egyptian Navy
June 24, 2015 @ 11:37 AMDCNS today announced that it has handed over the FREMM (Frégate Européenne Multi-Missions) frigate Tahya Misr to the Egyptian Navy. The handing ceremony took place in presence of General Sedki Sobhy, the Ministry of Defense of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Ministry of Defense, Admiral Osama Rabie, Commander in Chief of the Egyptian Navy, Admiral Bernard Rogel, French Chief of Navy and Hervé Guillou, Chairman and CEO of DCNS
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Dennis Muilenburg To Replace McNerney As Boeing CEO
June 24, 2015 @ 09:51 AMBoeing announced today that the board of directors has elected Dennis A. Muilenburg as the new President and CEO
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Having Recovered US$377 Million From AgustaWestland, India Likely To Close Bribery Probe
June 23, 2015 @ 03:53 PMIndia is likely to shut the AgustaWestland chopper bribery case due to lack of evidence after recovering INR 2,400 crore (US $377 million) deposited as bank guarantee in Italy and India. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not made any headway in the scam investigation that involves former Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief SP Tyagi, his cousins and former top executives of Finmeccanica, the parent company of AgustaWestland
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Northrop To Deliver Anti-Missile System To US Air National Guard
June 23, 2015 @ 03:43 PMNorthrop Grumman announced today that it has won a $31.7 million contract to deliver an advanced anti-missile system to the US Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command
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US Delivers C-130H Hercules To Afghan Air Force
June 23, 2015 @ 03:03 PMThe Afghan Air Force (AAF) has received its fourth and final Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transport aircraft from the US. The air force announced that the aircraft was received at Hamid Karzai International Airport (IAP) on Saturday
Leonardo’s M-346 Fighter and Bayraktar KIZILELMA Drone Perform Joint Autonomous Flights
MBDA’s Low Cost, Long Range Missile, ‘Crossbow’ Could Head to Ukraine
China Tests DF-17 Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Under "Battlefield Conditions"
Iran Reports Progress in Peace Talks with U.S. in Geneva
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