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Orbital ATK Wins $121 Million To Modify US Navy's AGM-88B Missiles
April 26, 2016 @ 09:24 AMOrbital ATK has won a $121 million contract for the conversion of AGM-88B high-speed anti-radiation missiles into 145 advanced anti-radiation guided missile and 12 captive air training missiles for the US Navy and the government of Italy. “Orbital ATK Inc
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DCNS Wins $50 Billion Australian Submarine Contract Beating Japanese, German Proposals
April 26, 2016 @ 08:26 AMAustralias new fleet of 12 submarines will be built by DCNS of France in South Australia Australia will get to possess the new Barracuda-class submarines which will be built to Australian specifications for a conventional, non-nuclear powered submarine in 8-10 years from the signing of the contract. Germanys ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and the government of Japan were the two unsuccessful bidders in the bid to build 12 submarines to replace Australias Collins-class submarines
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Ukraine Gets New Commander For Navy
April 25, 2016 @ 03:15 PMLieutenant General Igor Voronchenko will be the new Commander of the Ukrainian naval forces. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has appointed Voronchenko after dismissing former Navy Commander Sergei Haiduk on April 15 this year;
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Finland Eyeing Drones Alongside Fighter Jets To Replace Hornets
April 25, 2016 @ 03:03 PMFinland is mulling to acquire drones along with new fighter jets to replace Hornets altogether by next decade. Defence Forces Logistics Command has put out a call to fighter jet contractors, asking for proposals to provide new craft to replace the existing fleet of Hornet jets, which are due to be de-commissioned by the start of 2025
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Russia Calls US Arms Control Report Judgemental, Biased And Prejudiced
April 25, 2016 @ 02:14 PMRussia has criticized the US report on adherence to and compliance with arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament agreements and commitments as false, corroborated and exaggerated to show Moscow in bad light. In a comment to the recently published by US Department of States report on adherence to and compliance with arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments,
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US Navy Aircraft Carrier Gets First Drone Command Centre
April 25, 2016 @ 01:57 PMThe US Navy has installed a drone command centre onboard an aircraft carrier which will be used for refueling aircraft in the future. The center was installed aboard the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson last week; the next one will be placed aboard the Norfolk-based USS Dwight D
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North Korea Test-Fires Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile
April 25, 2016 @ 01:46 PMThe Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced Sunday that it has successfully fired a submarine launched ballistic missile. The
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Dassault Well Positioned To Supply Additional 90 Fighters To India: Eric Trappier
April 25, 2016 @ 12:52 PMWe will be well positioned to provide additional 90 aircraft, if New Delhi confirms its need for 126 combat aircraft, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier said. In an interview with French news daily,
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Turkey To Develop Home-Grown Missile Defense System
April 25, 2016 @ 12:07 PMTurkey is eyeing to develop its own missile defense system to be operated by NATO so as to increase chances of entering the alliance and to increase military exports by 15 times in the next seven years. "We have cancelled the results of the tender, not the project itself
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US Clears $260 Million Missiles Sale To Qatar
April 25, 2016 @ 11:43 AMThe US State Department has cleared a $260 million worth surface-to-air missiles deal to Qatar last week. The proposed deal, approved by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, is for 254 tactical missiles, two Rolling Airframe telemetry missiles and associated equipment and support
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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