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LM Canada Seeks Sales Of Naval Combat System In Future
January 1, 2015 @ 03:12 PMCanada's Lockheed Martin has future plans of selling naval combat system to South America and Europe, designed as part of the modernization program for the nation's frigates. Work is underway on the first export sale of the combat management system to the Royal New Zealand Navy
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Russia May Barter Su-24 Aircraft With Argentina For Beef, Wheat
January 1, 2015 @ 03:01 PMRussia and Argentina are looking at a deal under which Moscow would lease 12 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer aircraft to Buenos Aires in return for beef and wheat, according to the London based paper Sunday Express. As a result, the British Defence Ministry has reportedly launched a review of the air defenses of the Falkland Islands, a UK overseas territory Argentina lays claim to
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Iran Fires Cruise Missiles, Torpedoes On Last Day Of Military Exercise
January 1, 2015 @ 02:56 PMIran displayed Its naval offensive capability firing home-made cruise missiles, torpedoes and other weapons on the last day of its tri-services exercise which concluded on December 30. Iranian Navy vessels fired the Nour and Nasr cruise missiles on the sixth day of the massive Mohammad Rasoulallah (PBUH) drills on Tuesday, domestic news agency, FARS news reported
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India Allows Participation Of Middlemen In Defense Deals
January 1, 2015 @ 12:02 PMIndia to legalize middlemen in arms purchases for avoiding hurdles with many foreign manufacturers, who find it difficult to negotiate the Indian environment and the language. The government has taken the step to boost defence procurement as the country needs critical technology and equipment systems
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India To Partner With Private Firms To Build Combat Drone
January 1, 2015 @ 11:54 AMIndias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has invited private companies to partner with the government to develop and manufacture its first unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), similar to the US Predator drone. The UCAV project, called Rustom-2 project was brought under the “Strategy India” category with funding by the government because the private companies had been lukewarm about building prototypes at their own expenses
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Iran And Iraq Deepen Defense Ties To Fight Against ISIL
January 1, 2015 @ 11:45 AMIran and Iraq on Tuesday signed an MoU to broaden defense cooperation to fight ISIL militants. According to the MoU signed by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his visiting Iraqi counterpart Khalid al-Obeidi in Tehran, Iran will continues training of Iraqi units
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Rosneft, Rostec And Finmeccanica To Co-Develop AW189 Helicopters In Russia
January 1, 2015 @ 11:42 AMRosneft, Rostec Corporation and Finmeccanica have signed an agreement for the joint production of the medium helicopter AW189 in Russia. The JV will be based on the HeliVert plant situated in the Moscow Region and Rosneft will become a new partner of the Russian-Italian JV
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Dipping Oil Price, ME Politics May Slow Down UAE, Saudi Arms Procurement
December 31, 2014 @ 01:59 PMArms buys by Saudi Arabia and the UAE may experience a slowdown in 2015 due to falling oil revenues and a completion of major procurement programmes for the current decade. Oil rich Saudi Arabia which is experiencing a reverse ‘oil shock as it finds it cannot control global oil prices any longer presented a deficit budget for the first time since 2009
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Lockheed Wins F-22 Modification Contract Worth $67.8 Million
December 31, 2014 @ 01:23 PMLockheed Martin has won a modification contract worth $67.8 million from the US Air Force for providing services on the F-22 aircraft
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Next-Gen Russian Armata Tanks To Undergo State Trails In 2016
December 31, 2014 @ 09:26 AMRussia's next-generation Armata main battle tank will undergo state testing in 2016, Oleg Bochkaryov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission said on Monday. Bochkaryov specified that after taking part in the May 9, 2015 Victory Day military parade, commemorating 70 years since the defeat of the Nazi Germany, several dozens of Armata machines will be tested in the army
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
After Germany, UK Changes Warship Acquisition Plans
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Poland to Acquire Three A26 Submarines from Saab for $4.8 Billion
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