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KMW Awarded €760M Contract To Upgrade 104 German Leopard 2 Battle Tanks
May 10, 2017 @ 02:23 PMKrauss-Maffei Wegmann has received a contract from the German defense ministry to upgrade 104 Leopard 2 battle tanks for the German Armed Forces from the A4 configuration to the newest A7V standard. Under €760 million (U
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McMurdo To Deliver Next-Gen MEOSAR Search, Rescue System In Southeast Asia
May 10, 2017 @ 01:38 PMA Southeast Asia search and rescue authority has selected Orolia to deploy their Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) solution. Orolia, through its McMurdo brand, is supporting the contract through a Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) partner local to the region
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Elbit Systems To Supply Electronic Warfare and Communication Systems To Brazilian Marine...
May 10, 2017 @ 11:58 AMElbit Systems has won a $40 million contract from the Brazilian Marine Corps (BMC) for the supply of advanced C4ISR, Electronic Warfare (EW), radio and communication systems. The contract will be performed over a two-year period, the company announced Wednesday
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Four Minesweepers Left With India After INS Karwar, INS Kakinada Decommissioned
May 10, 2017 @ 11:07 AMIndia is facing scarcity of minesweepers as the country is currently left with only four, following decommission of INS Karwar and INS Kakinada. The ships were decommissioned at the Mumbai naval dockyard Tuesday evening, out of the six minesweepers acquired from the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1986-87, The Navy in fact needs about 24 minesweepers to effectively protect the West and East coasts,
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Indonesia Declines Russian Offer To Set Up Nuclear Power Plants
May 10, 2017 @ 10:33 AMIndonesia has said it is 'not ready yet' to take up Russian offer to set up nuclear power plants on turnkey basis. "We have told them that we are not ready yet
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Rolls-Royce To Provide C-130 Transport Aircraft Engine Support For Kuwait
May 10, 2017 @ 08:51 AMRolls-Royce has received a $78 million contract to provide engineering and logistics support for the KC-130J Hercules military air transport aircraft engines for the US Marine Corps and Kuwait's military. "Rolls-Royce Corporation [of] Indianapolis, Indiana is being awarded a $78
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Poland Issues Tender For Maritime Patrol Aircraft
May 9, 2017 @ 03:06 PMPoland has initiated tender to acquire new maritime patrol aircraft that would replace the country's M28 Bryza and M28B Bryza planes that are modernized versions of the Soviet-designed Antonov An-28 aircraft. The Polish Ministry of Defence's Armament Inspectorate is awaiting potential offers from aircraft producers until May 31, 2017
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Electromagnetic Pulse Strike On US Could Be North Korea's Plan, Expert Warns
May 9, 2017 @ 02:28 PMUS experts have warned that North Korea could be readying an electromagnetic pulse strike on the US with two satellites already orbiting above America. However, there are fears that Pyongyang is secretly developing the capability to detonate a high-altitude nuclear weapon in space, setting off an EMP that would knock out electrical systems down with catastrophic consequences,
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After Aegis, Japan Looking To Boost Defense Capabilities With Tomahawk Missiles
May 9, 2017 @ 02:22 PMJapan is reportedly considering buying Tomahawk cruise missiles in the near-term as part of an attempt to counter the North Korean ballistic missile threat. According to a source cited by Japan's Kyodo news agency, the government is keen on boosting its defence capabilities and said that funds for the purpose will be allocated in the 2018 budget
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Russia Showcases New Tor-M2DT, Pantsir-SA Missile Systems At Victory Day Parade
May 9, 2017 @ 01:45 PMRussian armed forces showcased the newly developed Tor-M2DT short-range air defense missile systems and Pantsir-SA surface-to-air missile system for the first time in a public event during Russias Victory Day parade today. Designed to operate in the Arctic, Tor-M2DT and Pantsir-SA were mounted on Vityaz articulated tracked vehicles, which proved to be highly successful in getting the systems over Arctic-style hummocky ground during trials, Sputnik reports
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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