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US Likely To Test THAAD Missile Defense System This Month: Report
July 8, 2017 @ 10:23 AMThe United States is planning to test its THAAD missile defense system from a launch site in Alaska “in early July”, according to an exclusive
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Raytheon Wins $78 Million Identification Friend Or Foe Transponders Contract
July 8, 2017 @ 09:40 AMRaytheon has won a $78 million contract for delivery of identification friend or foe transponders and ancillary equipment. Work is expected to be complete by Jan
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Boeing Wins $93 Million To Support NATO, Japanese, UK, French, Saudi E-3
July 8, 2017 @ 09:24 AMBoeing has won a $93 million five-year contract for E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) sustainment engineering and technical support. This contract provides for support to the E-3 AWACS division and will also generate technical requirements for the Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), UK, and French Republic (FR), the US Department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $5.5B For 74 F-35 Fighters, Anticipates $2.2B For 50
July 8, 2017 @ 09:08 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $5.5 billion modification F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 11 advance acquisition contract
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Australia Receives Last Two Boeing EA-18G Growler Aircraft
July 7, 2017 @ 03:45 PMAustralia has received final two of 12 Boeing EA-18G Growler two-seat electronic attack aircraft. Australia has received its final two EA-18G into its Growler electronic attack fleet with a flypast over RAAF Base Amberley, Australian department of defense announced Friday
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Australian Air Force To Collaborate On AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Development
July 7, 2017 @ 03:11 PMAustralian Air Force is likely to collaborate on the development of the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-band program with assistance from the Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Systems and EA-6B Program Office (PMA-234) and the Navy International Programs Office (Navy IPO). The allies joined mid-June for a Cooperative Partnership week, during which the RAAF had an opportunity to gain insight into the current status of the NGJ-MB program, in anticipation of formally entering a cooperative project later this year, RAAF said in a statement
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Indonesia Ports Get Kelvin Hughes Variants Of SharpEye Radars
July 7, 2017 @ 02:44 PMIndonesia has selected Kelvin Hughes variants of SBS-800 Upmast X-Band SharpEye range for its two ports to ensure the safe entry and exit, management and monitoring of vessels. The second largest port in Indonesia, Surabaya has opted for the SBS-800-2
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French Air Force Conducts First MQ-9 Reaper UAS Flight
July 7, 2017 @ 02:08 PMFrench Air Forces MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft has marked its first flight Tuesday after taking off from Cognac air base. The flight in French airspace has demonstrated that the air force can autonomously train its Reaper crews, helping it to stop becoming dependent on third-party support, French Air Force announced Thursday
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Turkish Aerospace Industries To Participate In Indonesian 50 Seater Aircraft, UAV Projects
July 7, 2017 @ 01:42 PMTurkish Aerospace Industries - TAI, and Indonesia's PT Dirgantara Indonesia - PTDI, will collaborate on the Indonesian Indonesian 50 seater N245 Aircraft Development Project. Following the Memorandum of Understanding signed between TAI and PTDI during the IDEF 2017 Fair, on 6 July 2017 the "Framework Agreement" was signed as a result of ongoing cooperation
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Is The Proposed Airbus Fighter Jet A Non-starter?
July 7, 2017 @ 01:21 PMAirbus plans to build a fighter jet meant for European Union (EU) nations could be a non-starter with lukewarm response coming from major EU members who have already bought into the US-made F-35. “We are currently putting together pre-design studies to show what such an aircraft could look like,” Airbus Defence and Space chief executive Dirk Hoke had told German publication Handelsblatt
French DGA Orders 5000 Combat Surveillance Drones from Harmattan AI
Ukraine-made Guided Bombs Used for the First Time to Attack Russian Positions
Australia Sells A$2.5 billion Over the Horizon Radar to Canada
Diehl Defence Hands Over First Unit of IRIS-T Air Defense System to...
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