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Australia To Upgrade E-7A Wedgetail AEW &C For $443 Million
July 6, 2017 @ 08:19 AMThe Australian Government will upgrade the Royal Australian Air Forces (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control capability for AUD582.5 million (US$443 million)
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Lockheed Martin Wins Simulation Software Contract For US F-35 Jets
July 6, 2017 @ 08:13 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $50 million to produce simulation software for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. "Lockheed Martin Corp
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Boeing To Replace Chinook Choppers’ Obsolete Parts For Turkey, Netherlands
July 6, 2017 @ 08:07 AMBoeing has won more than $14 million for obsolescent part changes on Chinook tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopters for Turkey and the Netherlands. "The Boeing Company [of] Ridley Park, Pennsylvania was awarded a $14,297,933 modification to [a] foreign military sales (Netherlands, and Turkey) contract for obsolescent parts changes for CH-47F Chinook helicopters," the Department of Defense said in a press release Wednesday
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In a first, Japanese MoD Provided 30 Minutes Advance Warning Of North...
July 6, 2017 @ 08:01 AMThe Japanese MoD provided 30 minutes advance public warning about the possibility of a North Korean missile entering the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on July 4. The warning, issued when the missile was still in the air, was announced 12 minutes after Pyongyang launched the intercontinental ballistic missile that later harmlessly splashed down in the Sea of Japan
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StandardAero To Acquire Vector Aerospace Holding SAS From Airbus
July 6, 2017 @ 07:50 AMStandardAero Aviation has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Vector Aerospace Holding SAS (“Vector”) from Airbus. Vector is a global aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul company, providing responsive, quality support for turbine engines, components, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, the company announced Thursday
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Ukrainian Armored Vehicles To Be Equipped With Polish Optics
July 6, 2017 @ 07:46 AMPolish firm PCO SA, a manufacturer of optoelectronic devices and laser systems, will equip Ukrainian armored vehicles with modern optics under a contract signed with Ukraine's state-run UkrOboronProm. PCO SA will equip more than 30 units of Ukrainian armored vehicles with modern optics
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Iran Deploys Russian-made S-300 Missile Defence System
July 6, 2017 @ 07:32 AMIran has officially confirmed deployment of the Russian-made S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems for a combat duty Wednesday, local media reports. "The S-300s have assumed combat duty and are operational," ommander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said in an interview with Tasnim news agency
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Ukrainian Software Firm Accused Of Spreading Malware
July 5, 2017 @ 05:21 PMUkrainian police has seized Tuesday the servers of an accounting software firm, after it was suspected of spreading a malware that hampered computers of major companies worldwide. The servers of M
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Kalashnikov AK-12 Assault Rifle Passes Field Trials
July 5, 2017 @ 01:24 PMRussian Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle has passed all field design and field operational requirements of the Russian Armed Forces. The 5
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S. Korean Navy Deploys 4 Additional Wildcat choppers
July 5, 2017 @ 01:22 PMSouth Korea's Navy has deployed four additional AW-159 shipborne anti-submarine helicopters to a front-line fleet for combat operations. The Navy acquired eight AW-159 choppers, also known as Wildcats, last year in two batches in June and December, respectively
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