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US Army To Discuss New Light Tank Construction Next Week
August 6, 2016 @ 08:52 AMThe US Army will discuss construction of a new light tank with mobile protected firepower capabilities next week. The Army will hold an industry day on Tuesday at Fort Benning, Georgia, to discuss requirements for a light-armored vehicle, and how it could perform in the areas of mobility, protection, sustainability, energy use, cyber capabilities and transportability,
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Rheinmetall Weapon And Ammo Orders Intake Reaches 1.7 Billion Euros In First...
August 4, 2016 @ 03:04 PMRheinmetalls defence sector posted a high order intake of €1,751 million in the first half of 2016, considerably exceeding the prior-year figure (H1/2015: €1,235 million) with growth of 42 percent. The sectors order backlog reached a new record value of €6,905 million (June 30, 2016)
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Russia's Rostec Beats Sanctions With 18% Growth in Income During 2015
August 3, 2016 @ 09:27 AMRussias defence and high technology holding company, Rostec declared 18% increase in consolidated revenues, amounting to 1 trillion and 140 billion rubles in 2015, despite the sanctions regime imposed against the firm. "Against the sanctions pressure, the general decline of the Russian economy and fall of industrial production index by more than 3 %, we managed to increase the revenue of the State Corporation to 1 trillion 140 billion rubles, demonstrating a growth by 18 % compared to 2014", said CEO of Rostec,Sergey Chemezov during the meeting with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin
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Raytheon Wins $524 Million To Deliver 47 SM-3 Block IB Missiles
August 3, 2016 @ 07:16 AMRaytheon is being awarded a $524 million contract to procure material, fabricate, test and deliver 47 SM-3 Block IB missiles for fiscal 2016. This contract action is an option exercise that was previously announced on Dec
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Russian Navy To Get 12 Warships, 8 Combatant Craft, 23 Auxiliary Vessels...
August 2, 2016 @ 10:58 AMThe Russian navy will be receiving 12 warships, eight combatant craft and 23 auxiliary vessels by the end of this year. "The Navy is planned to receive this year 12 warships, eight combatant craft and 23 auxiliary fleet vessels
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South Korea Seeks Technologies For Medium Altitude Drone Development From US
August 1, 2016 @ 01:39 PMSouth Korean delegation has asked the United States to provide technologies related to the development of medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle during a meeting in Washington. Both the sides discussed several key foreign and security policy issues, including the transfer of US technologies essential for development of South Korea's own fighter jet KF-X program, according to
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Lockheed Martin To Provide 103 Automatic Radar Periscope Detectors For MH-60R Fleet...
July 29, 2016 @ 09:55 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $67 million contract for the manufacture, and delivery of up to 103 AN/APS-153(V) 1 automatic radar periscope detection and discrimination multi-mode radar kits to upgrade the MH-60R fleet aircraft. Work is expected to be complete by September 2020, US Deprartment of defense said in a statement Friday
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BAE Systems To Supply MIFS Gun Systems Worth $245 Million For Royal
July 29, 2016 @ 09:39 AMBAE Systems has received a $245 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide the gun system, the Maritime Indirect Fires System (MIFS), for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship. Under the contract, the Company will manufacture three MIFS Integrated Gunnery Systems (IGS) and one trainer system for the UK Royal Navy
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Dassault Expects Indian Rafale Deal to Boost Its Bottomline For 2016
July 27, 2016 @ 01:48 PMFrench aircraft manufacturer, Dassault is hoping that a forthcoming signing of a contract with India to sell 36 Rafale aircraft would boost its revenue for the financial year 2016. Dassault published on July 21, interim results for the first six months of 2016
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Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster Aircraft Underutilized: CAG Report
July 27, 2016 @ 10:19 AMIndias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in its report tabled in the Parliament Tuesday, has slammed both the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Boeing for various shortcomings in $2.7 billion contract for the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft
Europe’s First Patriot Missile Plant Breaks Ground in Germany’s Bavaria
U.S. Plans Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile Development
France Receives Third Barracuda-Class Nuclear Submarine, Tourville
Poland Advances Plans for Local Ammunition Production
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...