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Saab To Upgrade Australian Ground Based Air Defense Weapon System And Radar
August 16, 2016 @ 11:48 AMSaab has signed a $25 million contract with the Australian Defence Force to upgrade the Armys RBS 70 ground-based air defence weapon system and Giraffe AMB radar. Delivered under the AIR 90 programme, the existing Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability of the RBS 70 and Giraffe AMB systems will be upgraded to include Mode 5 functionality
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General Atomics Wins USAF Contract To Build 30 MQ-9 Reaper Drones
August 16, 2016 @ 11:14 AMGeneral Atomics has won a $370 million US Air Force contract to produce 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones. The company's H30 aircraft will be delivered by May 31, 2019, the US Defense Department announced
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Indonesia's Interest In Gripen, KF-X Hints At Delay In Su-35 Procurement
August 16, 2016 @ 11:11 AMIndonesia receiving a proposal from Saab for the Gripen fighter plane and its investment in the KF-X program hints at a delay or reconsideration in the procurement of Su-35 aircraft from Russia. Last month, Saab submitted a proposal to Indonesian authorities to supply its JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter aircraft to meet the air combat requirements of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU)
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Lockheed Martin Delivers LCS-7 Freedom-Class Ship To US Navy
August 16, 2016 @ 10:00 AMLockheed Martin has delivered the seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the US Navy on Friday. The fourth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship is scheduled to be commissioned in Detroit on Oct
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Elbit Systems Develops Skylark C Mini UAS For Tactical Naval, Maritime Applications
August 16, 2016 @ 09:17 AMElbit Systems has developed a new mini Unmanned Aircraft System ‘Skylark for Tactical Naval and Maritime Applications. The system features a waterproof and floating air vehicle that provides even small vessels a unique organic offboard surveillance capability that can be deployed and retrieved in less than 15 minutes, the company announced Monday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $490 Million Aegis Contract
August 16, 2016 @ 08:41 AMLockheed Martin has won a $490 million contract to bring integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capabilities to new destroyers of the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea. The ships will be equipped with Aegis Baseline 9, the advanced version of the combat system, capable of IAMD
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Sri Lanka To Call International Bids For Buying Eight Multi-role Fighter Aircraft
August 13, 2016 @ 04:11 PMSri Lanka plans to invite proposals from international fighter aircraft manufacturers to buy eight multi-role fighter aircraft to replace a largely grounded fleet of its air force. Quoting cabinet minister Rajitha Senaratne, Sri Lankan publication Economynext said on August 10 that the multi-role fighters would be used for national defence and maritime protection requirements
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Stealthy F-35 Is Visible To Thermal Imagers
August 12, 2016 @ 03:26 PMThe much-touted ‘stealth features of the Lockheed Martin F-35 making it nearly invisible to radar, could be negated by a pronounced ability to be detected by infra red devices. The heat signature released by the aircraft engines and other power consumption devices such as the radar could negate gains main by its stealthy characteristics aimed at remaining invisible to radar
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Brahmos Missile To Be Drop-Tested From Su-30MKI On Aug-27
August 12, 2016 @ 03:00 PMThe work on Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missiles Brahmos to integrate it on Su-30MKI fighter are at final stages and is likely ot be completed by month end. "The decisive test will be held on August 26-27
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Morocco Interested In Russian Su-34 Bombers, Amur-class Submarines
August 12, 2016 @ 02:35 PMMorocco is likely to buy Sukhoi Su-34 tactical bomber and Amur-1650 diesel-electric submarine from Russia. Rabat and Moscow are discussing the feasibility of the Moroccan Navys Amur-1650 submarine acquisition in the format of consultations so far
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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