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NATO NSPA Awards Lynx Helicopter Trainer Maintenance Contract
April 24, 2015 @ 03:53 PMNATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Aviation Support Program on Thursday has awarded a contract to provide maintenance and support services on the CAE-built Lynx helicopter full-mission flight trainer (FMFT) based at German Naval Air Station Nordholz in Germany. The three-year contract with CAE will provide on-site maintenance services as well as logistics support and visual database development services
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Exelis Launches Airspace Surveillance Tool For UAS Operations
April 24, 2015 @ 03:48 PMExelis announced Thursday that it has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for unmanned aerial system (UAS). Symphony RangeVue puts real-time Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) surveillance data, background maps and weather information in the hands of UAS operators and test range personnel
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Saab To Supply Gripen NG Weapons To Brazil
April 24, 2015 @ 03:30 PMSaab announced today that it will deliver Gripen NG weapons to Brazil as per a $245 million contract signed with Brazilian MoD through the Aeronautics Command (COMAER). The order is expected to be booked by Saab during the second half of 2015
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Russian S-300 Missile Defense System To Iran Not in Nearest Future
April 24, 2015 @ 02:27 PMRussian S-300 missile defense system will not be supplied to Iran in the nearest future, a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday. "It is more important that a political and legal decision, which opens up such a possibility, is taken," said deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov, according to TASS news agency
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India Delivers Three Multi-Role Cheetal Helicopters To Afghanistan
April 24, 2015 @ 01:24 PMIndia has delivered three multi-role Cheetal helicopters along with allied equipment and spares to Afghanistan, Minister of State for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply, told the Parliament today. "The helicopters were dispatched to Afghanistan on April 9
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GD NASSCO Wins US Navy LCS Sustainment Contract
April 24, 2015 @ 01:13 PMGeneral Dynamics NASSCO announced Wednesday that it has won US Navys Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) sustainment execution contract. The LCS sustainment contract is in support of ships that are home-ported in or visiting San Diego, California
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China To Deliver 50 JF-17 Thunder Multirole Fighters To Pakistan In 3
April 24, 2015 @ 12:58 PMChina will be sending last batch of 50 FC-1 Xiaolong multirole fighters to Pakistan over the next three years, Li Pei, the former head of the aircraft project under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China said in a report by People's Daily Today. Xiaolong, also known as JF-17 in Pakistan is designed jointly by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
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Thales, Dutch MoD Partner For Air Defense Systems And Services
April 23, 2015 @ 03:47 PMThales announced Wednesday its partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense (MOD) for the service of four SMART-L Early Warning Capability (EWC) radars for the nations Navy and delivery of two SMART-L EWC Ground Based systems (GB) for the Airforce. “These are unique contracts in which the services for both ground based and naval systems have been aligned and the MOD has involved a private party,” says vice-admiral Borsboom, Director of the Defense Materiel Organization in The Netherlands
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Thales Opens Facility In Australia
April 23, 2015 @ 03:38 PMThales announced Wednesday the opening of its new facility in Townsville, Queensland to support Australian Defense Forces. Major General Paul McLachlan, Head of Land Systems at the Defense Materiel Organisation, officially opened the facility in a ceremony also attended by Townsville MP Scott Stewart, representing the Premier of Queensland, plus Thales Australia CEO Chris Jenkins and other employees
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X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Performs Autonomous Air Refueling
April 23, 2015 @ 03:31 PMPratt & Whitney announced today that its F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system powered Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) has successfully performed an autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) flight test. This test marks the first time an unmanned aircraft has demonstrated mid-air refueling using the Navy's probe-and-drogue refueling method, and completes the final objectives of the UCAS demonstration program
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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