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Turkey Signs $3.5 Billion Deal With Sikorsky To Manufacture 109 Utility Helicopters
June 7, 2016 @ 02:55 PMSikorsky will make 109 utility helicopters for the Turkish land, air, gendarmerie and police forces for $3.5 billion along with other domestic contractors
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India To Have Dedicated Aircraft For Weather Forecast Experiments
June 7, 2016 @ 01:18 PMIndia is set to buy a dedicated aircraft to carry out experiments related to weather forecast. A tender is expected to be floated by next month and the aircraft could be procured in the next 18 to 24 months, Union Minister for Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said
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Buk Missile Component Recovered At MH17 Crash Site
June 7, 2016 @ 11:08 AMThe investigating team of MH17 airliner crash has found a component belonging to the Russian-made Buk missile at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) published an image which shows a "Venturi", which emits propellant gases, like a car exhaust
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China’s Second Aircraft Carrier May Take Three to Five Years To Get...
June 7, 2016 @ 08:57 AMChina is three to five years away from launching its second aircraft carrier, the first such ship developed domestically, top official has said. The construction of the aircraft carrier's hull has nearly been completed and the process of installing the flight deck is going on, state-run Global Times reported
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Exelis Wins Software Improvement Contract For Jammers, Electronic Countermeasures
June 7, 2016 @ 08:41 AMExelis Inc has won a $12 million US Navy contract to provide engineering services and software support equipment products for the Advanced Self-Protection Jammer AN/ALQ-165, the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures AN/ALQ-214, Aircraft Self Protection Optimization and the Software Improvement Project. Services will also include engineering support for the governments of Australia, Kuwait, Finland, and Switzerland under the Foreign Military Sales program
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KAI Selects Safran Engines For Light Civil Helicopter
June 7, 2016 @ 08:22 AMKorean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has selected Safran Helicopter Engines to power its Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) with a new engine designated Arriel 2L2. On the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), Safran has been selected by Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), KAI and Hanwha Techwin
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Rolls Out First Of 8 Polish M-346 Trainer Aircraft
June 7, 2016 @ 08:16 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica has rolled out the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft at Venegono-Superiore facility on Monday. The roll-out ceremony was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under ecretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Bagnato
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Russia To Develop Naval Version Of Tor Anti-aircraft Missile System By 2019
June 7, 2016 @ 05:59 AMThe naval version of the Tor antiaircraft missile system may be developed in 2018-2019. The Russian Navy command shows interest in this project, Almaz-Antey said at the KADEX-2016 international weapons exhibition on Friday
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DARPA Enters Phase II Of Multiple UAV Control Program
June 7, 2016 @ 03:41 AMA US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to enable a single pilot to control several attack and surveillance unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has entered phase two with the award of contracts to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and six other companies. During Phase 2 of the program called Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE), DARPA plans conduct live flight tests with one or two live UASs augmented with several virtual aircraft
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Raytheon Wins $249 Million To Rebuild Engines For US Marine Corps’ Vehicles
June 6, 2016 @ 10:57 PMThe U.S
Saab Unveils All-New Giraffe AMB-D Air Defense Radar at Eurosatory 2026
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
Iranian Pilots Recount Deception Operation in the Bombing of a U.S. Base...
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
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