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Cobham Wins Embraer’s KC-390 Contract
August 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMEmbraer Defense and Security has awarded a contract worth $30 million to develop and supply the auxiliary fuselage fuel tank for the KC-390 tanker aircraft. Cobham's AFFT will enable the aircraft's core mission capabilities, including increased range for search and rescue operations and maximised fuel offload for air-to-air refuelling
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Indonesia To Get Three New Submarine From S. Korea
August 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndonesia announced on Tuesday that its Defense Ministry has placed an order for three new submarines from a South Korean dockyard under the transfer of Technology (TOT) scheme. The contract whose value is unknown has already been signed and the product is expected to be delivered by 2015
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Sukhoi Begins Testing Onboard Radar System For T-50 Aircraft
August 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian aircraft maker, Sukhoi, has begun testing a new onboard radar system for its 5th generation T-50 fighter jet. Developed by Moscow-based Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design using nanotechnology, the new X-band active phased array radar has been installed on the third prototype of the T-50 fighter
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India’s Nuclear Submarine To Begin Sea Trials
August 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine is set for sea trials. The billion-dollar project was first unveiled in 2009, to arm the country’s navy five such vessels which would be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles and torpedoes
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Belorussian Special Forces To Get Ultralight UAVs, Small Arms
August 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Belarus Ministry of Defense has announced that its special forces will soon be equipped with T-2M-3 ultralight aircraft and Moskit and Lastochka UAVs by 2015. As part of a rearmament program, new special-purpose small arms and reconnaissance equipment will also be provided to the armed forces
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Boeing Awarded $107M Contract for Support from US DoD
July 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash
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Pilatus Aircraft To supply PC-21 Trainer Aircraft For Qatar Air Force
July 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Qatar Air Force has awarded the Pilatus a contract to supply 24 PC-21 training system. Pilatus will provide a suite of Ground Based Training System assets and an extensive logistics support and maintenance package along with the trainers
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DCNS To Help Russia Place Kamov Helicopters On BPC Vessels
July 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussia will receive two BPC-type projection and command vessel from DCNS under the contract that came into effect in 2011. The BPC vessels are being designed to accommodate Russia’s requirements to hold Kamov and other Russian helicopters
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India’s Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Delayed Until 2015
July 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia’s dreams of flying an indigenously built light combat aircraft will have a wait a while longer as the Tejas fighter jet is not expected to “be ready to go to war” until 2015. A recent assessment found the lightweight aircraft, which has flown over 2,000 flights, to be ready in three years and is expected to be capable of firing guns, rockets and BVR (beyond visual range) missiles as well as air-to-air refueling
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Carl Zeiss Moves Out Of Defense, Sells Optroncs Division
July 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCarl Zeiss AG has sold 75.1% of its Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH shares to Cassidian
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Serbia Modernizes MiG-29SM Fighters with Russian & Chinese Weapons, French IFF System
Ukraine to Receive Gripen-E Fighter Jets in 2029, Its First All-New Western
KNDS Suspends Initial Public Offering Due to “European Defense Market Volatility”
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