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Pratt & Whitney Wins $325 Million VAATE III Contract
April 29, 2015 @ 03:07 PMPratt & Whitney announced today that it has been awarded $325 million contract for Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) III and beyond. The VAATE program is a joint government and industry effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by the 2017 timeframe that will permit an order of magnitude increase in turbo-propulsion affordability over the year 2000 state-of-the-art technology
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MDA To Provide RADARSAT-2 Information To European Copernicus Program
April 29, 2015 @ 03:02 PMMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has announced Wednesday that it has won US$24 million contract from the European Space Agency to provide RADARSAT-2 satellite information to Copernicus security and environment monitoring program. The contract includes an initial firm order of US$12 million
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Latin American Nations Interested In Buying BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
April 29, 2015 @ 02:59 PMBrazil, Venzuela, Chile, Argentina and South Africa have expressed interest in buying Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile system BrahMos, Financial Express reported Wednesday. “There have been preliminary discussions with these countries
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US Approves $1.5 Billion Australian Super Hornet And Growler Fighter Jet Support
April 29, 2015 @ 02:47 PMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on Tuesday has approved $1.5 billion contract to provide maintenance services, spare parts and logistics for Australian Air Force Boeing F/A-18E/F and EA-18G fighter jets
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US Approves $96 Million IAF C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft Support Contract
April 29, 2015 @ 02:38 PMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) today has approved $96 million contract to support Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance needs. "This proposed sale of additional equipment and support will enable the Indian Air Force to sustain a higher mission-ready status for its C-130J fleet," the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said
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British Prime Minister Offers Eurofighter Fighter Jet Production In India
April 29, 2015 @ 02:37 PMBritain Prime Minister David Cameron said today that the country is ready to provide technological and engineering assistance to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in a bid to sell Eurofighter Typhoon fighters to India. “The British offer of Eurofighter Typhoon to India is still on the table
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Iranian Navy Unveils 150-Ton Floating Dock
April 29, 2015 @ 12:38 PMIranian Navy has received an indigenous floating dock with a capacity of launching 150-ton vessels, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported Wednesday. “We can now claim that Iranian Navy experts have indigenized the know-how for building, repairing and maintaining different types of floating docks,” Flotilla Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Naval Commander said on Monday
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Saab Rules Out Gripen Fighter Jet Sale To Argentina
April 29, 2015 @ 12:28 PMSaab has ruled out selling 24 Gripen E/F combat aircraft to Argentina, as such a deal would face an opposition from Britain, a senior company representative told reporters on 27 April. Britain provides some 30 percent of the Gripen's content, including the radar on its next-generation Gripen E/F
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Finmeccanica ‘Improves’ in Anti-corruption Ranking, Despite Indian Bribery Charge
April 29, 2015 @ 11:27 AMFinmeccanica has ‘improved its position in the international ranking of defense companies engaged in the fight against corruption, according to Transparency International (TI). The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation CBI) is continuing with its investigation into the payment of bribes to secure a contract to sell AgustaWestland helicopters to the Indian Air Force
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Bharat Forge, Punj Lloyd Only Contenders For Indian Army $2.6 Billion Anti-Aircraft...
April 29, 2015 @ 11:21 AMBharat Forge and Punj Lloyd will be the only contenders for Indian Armys US $2.6 billion (16,800 crore INR) anti-aircraft gun replacement contract, Economic Times reported Wednesday
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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