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Saab Receives Order Worth $153M For Airborne Early Warning and Control System
May 16, 2017 @ 08:51 AMSaab has received a contract worth SEK1.35 billion (US$ 153 million) from an unnamed customer for its Airborne Early Warning and Control system (AEW&C)
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Oman’s First Eurofighter Typhoon, Hawk Trainer Officially Rolled-out
May 16, 2017 @ 08:42 AMThe first Eurofighter Typhoon and Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has been formally rolled out at BAE Systems facility in Warton, Lancashire. The roll out ceremony was attended by Sayyid Badr bin Saud al Busaidi, the Sultanate of Omans Minister Responsible For Defence Affairs (MRDA) and the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman, Air Vice-Marshal Mattar bin Ali bin Mattar Al Obaidani
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Tracking Radar For Qatar’s PATRIOT Missiles
May 16, 2017 @ 08:33 AMLockheed Martin won a foreign military sales contract modification to install phased array tracking radar on Qatar's Patriot ballistic missile defense batteries and other upgrades. "Lockheed Martin Corp
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Lockheed Martin To Deliver Sniper Pods For Kuwait's Hornet Aircraft
May 15, 2017 @ 04:24 PMLockheed Martin has won a contract from the US Air Force to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to the Kuwait Air Force for its F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft. The contract includes 14 Sniper ATPs, spares, support equipment and integration
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Japanese Firm Hitachi Hit By Global Cyber Attack
May 15, 2017 @ 04:23 PMJapan's Hitachi Company is one among the victims of massive cyberattack that has been perpetrated with the use of virus WanaCrypt0r 2.0 that infected computers around the globe this weekend
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BAE Systems Delivers Final Nulka Active Missile Decoy System
May 15, 2017 @ 04:16 PMThe final Nulka active missile decoy produced under a contract with BAE Systems Australia has been delivered, Australian ministry announced today. Australias minister for defense industry Christopher Pyne said the final assembly of the decoys was completed at Defences Mulwala munitions factory in regional New South Wales
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US Air Force C-130 Aeromedical Trainer Becomes Operational
May 15, 2017 @ 03:03 PMUS Air Force's C-130 Aeromedical Evacuation Training System that replicates the vibrations and turbulence often encountered during take-off, landing, and in-flight, is now on-motion, fully operational and ready-for-training. Developed by CAE for United States Air Force at Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), the C-130 Aeromedical Evacuation Training System for an aeromedical fuselage trainer will now provide US Air Force aeromedical evacuation crews with a more realistic virtual training environment
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Northrop Grumman Establishes Defence Electronics Manufacturing Facility In Australia
May 15, 2017 @ 01:49 PMNorthrop Grumman will establish $50 million worth advanced defence electronics facility that could support Australian Air Force's C-130 Hercules, F-35 JSF, EA-18G Growler, MQ-4C Triton, and P-8A Poseidon. Northrop Grummans investment will establish an Electronic Sustainment Centre of Excellence (ESCE) to support this effort and sustain mission-readiness capabilities within the Commonwealth, the company announced Monday
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Dassault In Talks With Malaysia For 18 Rafale Jets: Eric Trappier
May 15, 2017 @ 01:33 PMFrench aircraft maker, Dassault Aviation has confirmed that it is in talks with Malaysia for the sale of 18 Rafale fighter jets. "Dassault is in talks with Malaysia for their 18 aircraft requirement
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Irkut MC-21 Commences Taxiing Tests
May 15, 2017 @ 01:10 PMIrkut Corporation continues preparations for the flight testing of the first prototype of MC-21 airliner and has announced commencement of its taxiing tests. Within the frame of preparation for the maiden flight, the aircraft systems are being checked, ground starts of major and auxiliary power plants are being practiced, taxiings are being performed at the plants airfield, the press release states
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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