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Saab Wins $165 Million Danish Ceros 200 Tracking System Contract
April 15, 2015 @ 02:52 PMSaab announced today that it has won $165 million (SEK 145 million ) contract to supply tracking system Ceros 200 to the Danish Knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessels. The tracking system Ceros 200 is part of a fire control system, whose task is to detect, monitor and combat threats to a ship
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BAE Wins $53 Million US Navy Mk 41 Vertical Launching System Canisters
April 14, 2015 @ 03:29 PMBAE Systems announced Monday that it has received a $52.9 million modification contract to provide additional canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) to the US Navy
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Bell Wins $123 Million Canadian Coast Guard Helicopter Contract
April 13, 2015 @ 03:41 PMBell Helicopter announced today that it has signed a $123 million (CAN$155 million) contract to supply seven Bell 412EPI helicopters to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). The contract was signed with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
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German Army To Buy Back 100 Leopard 2 Tanks For $23 Million
April 13, 2015 @ 11:55 AMGerman military will buy back Leopard 2 main battle tanks from the defense industry for $23.2 million (22 million euros), German Defense Ministry spokesman Jens Flosdorff was quoted as saying by the Associated Press Friday
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Pratt And Whitney To Re-evaluate F-35 Fighter Jet Engine Fix
April 8, 2015 @ 03:56 PMPratt & Whitney is ramping up the retrofits to operational F135 engines with a fix to the problem that led to a catastrophic engine fire last year in the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. The company stated in its press release Monday that it is aiming to modify the entire fleet by the first quarter of 2016
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US Army Plans To Shop For New Manpack Radios.
April 8, 2015 @ 03:24 PMThe US Army announced on Monday that it has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the acquisition of additional Manpack Radios under a full and open competition approach. The draft RFP, posted April 3 to the Federal Business Opportunities website, moves the Army toward Full Rate Production (FRP) for the Manpack Radio, part of the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program
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Sagem To Upgrade French Army's FELIN Soldier Modernization System
April 7, 2015 @ 02:05 PMSagem has won a contract from French defence procurement agency to Upgrade French Army's FELIN Soldier Modernization System. The French defense procurement agency Direction Générale de lArmement has announced last week that the contract for "FELIN V1
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Austal To Construct Two LCS For US Navy
April 7, 2015 @ 01:30 PMThe US Navy has selected Austal to construct two more Littoral Combat Ships, LCS 22 and LCS 24. The ships will be the ninth and tenth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships built by Austal as prime contractor under its existing 10-vessel contract with the US Navy, the company announced in its press release last week
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First of Scorpene Submarines-Kalvari ‘Undocked’
April 6, 2015 @ 08:26 PMKalvari, first of the Indian Navys Scorpene class stealth submarines being built under collaboration with DCNS, France has been ‘undocked at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The event was witnessed by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, and the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan
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Russia Expresses Security Concern Over Possible Deployment Of US THAAD In South...
April 4, 2015 @ 12:11 PMThe Russian Ambassador to South Korea, Alexander Timonin has expressed deep concern over possible deployment of US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea calling it a security threat to Russia, Sputnik reported Friday. "What concerns us is that a US missile defense system could be placed in areas not far from Russia, adding to worries over THAADs radar system or technology," Alexander Timonin was quoted as saying
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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