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US Approves CBRN Equipment Sale To India
May 12, 2017 @ 09:49 AMThe US State Department has approved the sale of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) equipment worth US$75 million to the Indian armed forces under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. Under the proposed sale, the Indian government has requested 38,034 M50 general purpose masks; Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), which consists of 38,034 each: suits, pairs of trousers, pairs of gloves, pairs of boots and NBC bags; 854 aprons; 854 alternative aprons; 9,509 Quick Doff Hoods; and 114,102 M61 filters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday
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Oshkosh Wins $170M Contract to Overhaul US Army’s Heavy Tactical Vehicles
May 12, 2017 @ 09:34 AMOshkosh Defense won two contracts totalling more than $170 million to refurbish Heavy Tactical Vehicles including trucks, tractors and missile transporters. The first contract awarded by the US Army is worth $90 million for recapitalizing 211 Palletized Load System (PLS), the Department of Defense said in a press release Thursday
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Boeing Wins $488M Contract To Refurbish British Apache Choppers
May 12, 2017 @ 09:24 AMBoeing has been awarded $488 million under a foreign military sales contract to refurbish 38 of the United Kingdom's Apache Longbow helicopters and provide three training simulators, the US Department of Defense announced. "The Boeing Co
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Turkey Test-Fires First Home Made Ballistic Missile 'Bora'
May 12, 2017 @ 09:23 AMTurkey has test-fired its first homemade ballistic missile near the Black Sea coastal region of Sinop Thursday. “Our missile Bora (storm), with a range of 280km, was just test-fired in Sinop
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Raytheon Wins 3DELRR Radar Development USAF Contract
May 12, 2017 @ 09:22 AMRaytheons Integrated Defense Systems has won a $52.6 million engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract from US Air Force for Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) System
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Turkey To Buy 52 Pakistani Super Mushshak Trainers
May 11, 2017 @ 04:17 PMTurkish Undersecretary for Defence Industries (SSM) has awarded a contract of 52 Super Mushshak trainers to Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) during the second day of IDEF 2017. Letter of Intent (LoI) with Turkey for the sale of this aircraft was signed during IDEAS 2016, in the presence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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New Armed Strategic Drone Unveiled In Riyadh
May 11, 2017 @ 04:04 PMSaudi Arabias King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) unveiled the strategic drone program ‘Saqr-1 in Riyadh on Wednesday. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed, President of KACST, stressed the highly advanced techniques used in this aircraft
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US Navy's F-35 Capable Aircraft Carrier Undergoing Sea Trials
May 11, 2017 @ 04:00 PMUS Navys USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier that will be able to operate Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighters on its deck is undergoing sea trials. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has returned at sea for the first time in more than four years, US Navy announced Tuesday
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New Turkish-Indonesian Battle Tank Unveiled At IDEF 2017
May 11, 2017 @ 03:50 PMThe new medium weight tank, KAPLAN MT, jointly developed by Turkeys FNSS and Indonesias PT Pindad, made its debut at IDEF 2017 on Wednesday. FNSS CEO Nail Kurt said at a news conference that in line with FNSS new vision of being the globes trusted and respected defense partner, the tank program was launched three years ago with PT Pindad, accompanied by the two countries defense ministries
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Turkey's ASELSAN, Ukraine's ANTONOV Sigh MOU On Avionics For An−148 Aircraft
May 11, 2017 @ 03:29 PMTurkeys ASELSAN and Ukrainian ANTONOV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at IDEF17 in Istanbul to explore opportunities of business collaboration on complete avionics and integrated solutions for An−148 aircraft family. The intended collaboration is primarily based on the An−158 and An−178 aircraft which they could be strong candidates for regional jet and cargo aircraft, the Ukrainian firm announced Wednesday
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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