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Saab Wins $6 Million Contract For New Lightweight Torpedo
July 3, 2014 @ 02:51 PMSaab has won a $6 million contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding design plans for a New Lightweight Torpedo (NLT). The order is part of the Letter of Intent regarding the Swedish armed forces underwater capability which was announced on June 9, 2014
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CAE Wins $110 Million Beechcraft T-6C Contract
July 3, 2014 @ 09:27 AMCAE has bagged contracts to provide the Beechcraft T-6C ground-based training system and services for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) valued at $110-million. GBTS is an integrated training system that includes two T-6C operational flight trainers (OFTs), computer-based classroom training systems, and courseware customised for RNZAF pilot training
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Russia To Supply Transport Helicopters To China
July 2, 2014 @ 03:14 PMRussian Helicopters and China's Lectern Aviation Supplies signed a contract for the Mi-26TS heavy transport helicopter. Under the contract, the helicopter will be delivered in 2015
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Agustawestland To Upgrade Brazillian Navy’s Lynx Helicopters
July 2, 2014 @ 11:09 AMFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland signed a contract for the upgrade of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters of the Brazilian Navys Naval Aviation. The contract, valued $160 million (EUR 117 million), includes new engines, upgraded navigation and mission avionics and a comprehensive support and training package which also comprises a flight training device
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Philippines To Get American Choppers, M4 Rifles By Year End
June 27, 2014 @ 12:06 PMPhilippines Armed Forces get 21 renewed UH1H or Huey helicopters and 50,000 American M4 rifles by year end, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said on Thursday in a report by GMA news online. Defense Undersecretary Fernando Manalo said the UHIH helicopters would cost P1
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Indian MMRCA Deal May Not Conclude This Year
June 26, 2014 @ 01:36 PMIndias $20 billion deal to buy Rafale fighter jets may not conclude this financial year as negotiations are still to be completed without which budgetary provision cannot be made. The Indian budget for fiscal 2014-15 is scheduled for July during which a higher allocation for defence as compared to last year could be made
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Finmeccanica Approves New Organizational And Operating Model
June 20, 2014 @ 10:20 AMGianni De Gennaro, chairman and other board of directors of Finmeccanica approved guidelines to implement new Group Organizational and Operating model. The new model includes new perimeter operating companies, 100% owned by Finmeccanica, of the Aerospace and Defense core business
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Canada To Acquire 28 CH-148 Cyclone Helicopters
June 19, 2014 @ 02:54 PMThe Government of Canada announced that it awarded Sikorsky a contract for the acquisition and maintenance of 28 CH-148 Cyclone helicopters for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The amended acquisition will ensure the delivery of helicopters with operational capability to begin retirement of the Sea Kings in 2015, and a program to enhance those capabilities culminating in a fully capable CH-148 maritime helicopter beginning in 2018
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India to Get Improved Version of Airbus MRTT
June 12, 2014 @ 08:52 AMAirbus Defence and Space (ADS) will sell India an improved variant of the A330-200 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, the contract for which has been “fully negotiated and pre-signed”, an Airbus executive was quoted as saying by Janes Defence review. Named as the ‘The A330 MRTT Enhanced, the aircraft features improvements to the aerodynamics, structure, and mission computer
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Oricopa Wins €25 Million Contract For Delivery Of NASAMS Missiles' Sub-System
June 11, 2014 @ 02:41 PMFinnish company Oricopa Oy has signed a contract with Norway's Kongsberg for the delivery of sub-systems for the command and control element of the NASAMS surface-to-air missile system. The total value of the contract for Oricopa is approximately €25 million, with the deliveries taking place between 2015 and 2017
Russia’s Kalashnikov Signs Contract to Supply 'Karakut' Reconnaissanc Drones to Indian Firm...
European Commission Disburses €3.9 Billion Loan to Ukraine for Drone Procurement
Russian Hackers Stealing Backup Data from Ukrainian Signal Accounts
Iran Wants to Solely Guide Ships Around Minefields in Strait of Hormuz
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