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Northrop Grumman Wins $103 Million US Navy’s Counter-IED Contract
July 6, 2016 @ 07:24 AMNorthrop Grumman is being awarded a $103 million contract for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare, Joint Crew (JCREW) Increment One Build One (I1B1) systems. CREW systems provide combat troops protection against RCIEDs
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Pentagon May Bypass Sanctions To Buy Russian Helos: Russian Media
July 6, 2016 @ 07:07 AMThe US may bypass sanctions it imposed on Russia to revive cooperation with single Russian exporter of military hardware, JSC Rosoboronexport. The US Congress is discussing 2017 DoD Appropriations Act
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AgustaWestland To Establish Helicopter MRO Plant In Algeria: Reports
July 5, 2016 @ 03:14 PMAgustaWestland will set up a Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) facility in Poland alongwith two state-owned investment companies. "The National Investment Council (NIC) and the Council of State holdings (CPE) have agreed to create a high-end helicopter manufacturing plant and much of these will be for the export market
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Chinese Su-30 Aircraft Confront Japanese F-15s In East China Sea
July 5, 2016 @ 03:01 PMTwo Chinese Su-30 fighter aircraft had a confrontation with two Japanese F-16 fighters over the disputed waters in the East China Sea last month. The Japanese jets beamed their fire-control radar to the Chinese ones, but the F-15Ss flew off after the Chinese side “took action” during the incident on June 17, the ministry said in a statement, without giving further details,
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Poland Likely To Buy Patriot Missile Defense System From Raytheon For $5
July 5, 2016 @ 02:55 PMPoland has made significant progress in its talks with Raytheon over a $5-billion missile defense system. "Indeed, the recent talks between Raytheon (and Poland) are very, very promising and one may say that a breakthrough has taken place," Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz was quoted as saying by Reuters Monday
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Will India Ditch GE Engines For Reviving ‘Kaveri’ Project With French Offer?
July 5, 2016 @ 01:50 PMHindustan Aeronautics Limiteds (HAL) commitment to order 99 GE F414 engines for Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program in 2012 might possibly be left unfulfilled if Frances lucrative offer to invest EUR 1 billion in the indigenous ‘Kaveri jet engine project is taken up by the Indian government. According to a report by
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US Adds Three More N. Korean Entities To Sanctions List
July 5, 2016 @ 11:51 AMThe US has imposed sanctions on three North Korean entities and a trading firm for involvement in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said Monday. The North's General Department of Military Cooperation, the Namhung Trading Corp
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US Shelves Plans To Provide Afghanistan With More Armored Vehicles
July 5, 2016 @ 11:32 AMThe US has decided not to supply around 300 additional armored vehicles to support Afghanistan in its fight against Taliban citing budgetary reasons. The decision not to supply extra vehicles, taken largely for budgetary reasons, remains a sore point, as local forces struggle to implement a US-led push to get them off bases and into active battle against a resilient insurgency, Reuters reported Tuesday
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Avionics Services Launches MALE Class-4 Cacador Drone
July 5, 2016 @ 11:13 AMAvionics Services has launched its Medium Altitude Low Endurance (MALE) UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) class 4 Caçador. The launch held on June 30, 2016 included a retrospective of the project, the systems capacity and information about its strong potential for usage in intelligence tactical missions by the Armed Forces, civilian defense, environmental defense, and agribusiness, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Indian GRSE Faces Disqualification In $319 Million Philippines Navy Frigate Contract
July 5, 2016 @ 10:20 AMIndias state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers might lose $319 million Philippine naval contract for supplying two light frigates as it failed to clear financial assessment tests after winning the contract. Reports from the Philippines suggest that a post-qualification assessment found GRSE deficient on financial requirements
Russian Helicopters to Supply Iran with 12 Mi-171 Helicopters
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Three Ships Sail Past U.S. Naval Blockade, Iran Claims
Israeli Drone Attacks Journalist on Live TV in Lebanon
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