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Lockheed-Korea Aerospace' T 50A Jet Enters USAF Trainer Contract Race
February 12, 2016 @ 10:39 AMLockheed Martin-Korean Aerospace Industries jointly developed T-50 A training jet will be competing in the US Air Force new training planes contract estimated over $8 billion. The USAF aims to replace its T-38 fleet in 2017 and could eventually buy upto 600 planes, Reuters reported Friday
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Kalashnikov Earned 2.8 Times Higher In 2015 Than Previous Year.
February 12, 2016 @ 10:20 AMRussian Kalashnikov has earned RUB 2.1 billion ($26
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North Korean Naval Ships Used Japanese Civilian Radar Components
February 12, 2016 @ 10:20 AMAccording to an investigation report by the United Nations, it revealed that North Korea has reconfigured Japanese made civilian radar systems for use by naval ships as showcased at an anti-ship missile test reported last year. The document also cites a ship linked to a UN blacklisted North Korean shipping company berthed near a city in western Japan for a few days last March, Japan Times news daily cited a Kyodo News report
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Foreign Customer Interested In India’s Combat Hawk Jet Trainer
February 12, 2016 @ 08:21 AMIndias Hindustan Aeronautics is hoping to export combat version of Advanced Jet Trainer, Hawk aircraft besides using it domestically. A foreign country has shown interest in the combat Hawk, PTI agency reported citing unnamed sources as saying Thursday
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Iran To Start Receiving Russian S-300 Defense Systems In 2016
February 12, 2016 @ 08:00 AMIran will receive the first batch of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system in the first quarter of this year, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan told state news
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Lockheed Martin Wins $141 million Modernization Contract For Greek P-3 Orion Aircraft
February 12, 2016 @ 07:38 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $141 million modernization contract for the Greek P-3 Orion – a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft. “Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Georgia, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $141,936,871 value firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action for the P-3B modernization program for the government of Greece, which will provide an extension of service life by 15,000 flight hours,” the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
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Russia’s UIMC Develops Attack, Surveillance Robotic Copter
February 11, 2016 @ 01:43 PMRussias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has presented plans for a multifunctional air robotic system, which includes a reconnaissance and attack roles with rocket-launching capabilities. The reconnaissance copter can fly to an altitude of several thousand meters and can be used to detect and identify targets in real time
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CAE Wins USAF Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Support Contract
February 11, 2016 @ 01:30 PMCAE has won contracts under the KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) program to upgrade a range of KC-135 aircrew training devices to be used on the US Air Force's Distributed Training Center Network (DTCN). In addition, CAE will be responsible for ensuring the training center facilities housing KC-135 aircrew training devices meet the required physical security and cybersecurity requirements established by the US Department of Defense to network the training devices to the classified DTCN
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Iranian Defense Minister To Discuss Su-30 Purchase During Moscow Visit
February 11, 2016 @ 12:21 PMIn the first major defense deal following the lifting of sanctions, Iran is expected to purchase undisclosed number of Su-30 fighter jets from Russia. Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehgan is likely to sign a contract for the Su-30 purchase during his visit to Moscow later this month, Iranian and Russian media outlets reported today
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Indonesia Grounds Super Tucanos Following Recent Crash
February 11, 2016 @ 10:50 AMThe Indonesian air force has temporarily grounded 11 Super Tucano aircraft after one of the planes crashed from mid-air into a residential area on Wednesday. The Super Tucanos will be grounded until the investigation on the cause of the crash is completed, Air Marshall Agus Supriatna, the chief of staff at the air forces, was quoted as saying by Xinhua news daily Thursday
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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