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Northrop Grumman To Upgrade Navigation Systems Of French E-2C Hawkeye AEW Aircraft...
March 30, 2017 @ 09:10 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to upgrade navigation systems and displays of French Navy's three E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
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UK, France Team Up For Missile Technology Development With MBDA
March 29, 2017 @ 05:30 PMUK and France signed an agreement to explore future missile technologies with European missile maker MBDA under €100 million ($108 million) program. Signed during a visit by Laurent Collet-Billon, head of the French defense procurement office, Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) to the Ministry of Defence, the agreement begins a three-year concept phase to develop future long range weapons for the British and French Navies and Air Forces, the British defense ministry said March 28
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Argentina Buying 12 Beechraft Texan Trainer Aircraft
March 29, 2017 @ 04:31 PMArgentina is buying 12 Beechraft Texan aircraft to replace 24 Embraer EMB-312 Tucano to train its military pilots. Plans to buy warplanes from abroad, including from Brazil's Embraer or Mig fighters from Russia are unlikely to happen in the immediate future
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India Clears US$1.2 Billion Proposal To Acquire 32 ALH Druv Helicopter
March 29, 2017 @ 04:24 PMIndia has cleared a proposal worth around Rs 8,000 crore (US$1.2 billion) for acquiring 32 ALH Dhruv helicopters to be built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
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Lockheed Martin’s $29 Billion Helicopter Program Likely To Get Pentagon’s Approval
March 29, 2017 @ 02:20 PMLockheed Martin Corp is expected to receive approval from the US department of Defense Thursday to commence production of 200 new heavy cargo helicopters for the US Marines in a program worth $29 billion. The long-expected award for the CH-53K King Stallion will cost $87 million on average each and $105 million including spare parts and certain service contracts,@ said Colonel Hank Vanderborght, who heads the program for the Pentagon
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Israel Navy's Sa'ar 6 Corvettes To Be Equipped With Additional Iron Dome...
March 29, 2017 @ 01:43 PMThe Israeli Navy has considered to include more “Iron Dome” missile launchers on its Saar 6 missile ships being manufactured in Germany. The four Saar ships were designed to feature an iron dome missile launcher, but they will now have two iron dome pods each,
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Lockheed, Northrop Test US Army's Modular Active Protection System On M1 Abrams...
March 29, 2017 @ 12:48 PMLockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) recently completed initial integration for the US Army's Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) soft-kill demonstrator. Using Lockheed Martin's Open Architecture Processor and Northrop Grumman's sensor and countermeasure systems, the team completed initial integration in preparation for full system demonstrations on an M1 Abrams tank in 2017
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Boeing P8i To Replace India Tupolev TU142M Maritime Patrol Aircraft
March 29, 2017 @ 12:46 PMThe Indian Navy is planning to de-induct TU142M Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft after its 29 years of service today. The role of TU142M will now be taken on by the newly inducted Boeing's P-8I aircraft, the Ministry of Defense announced Sunday
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KAI Delivers Two More FA-50PH Supersonic Fighters To Philippines
March 29, 2017 @ 09:58 AMPhilippines has received two more FA-50PH fighter jets from South Korea. The Philippine Air Force, with the current delivery has received a total of eight fighters
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AM General To Procure 150 Humvee Combat Vehicles For Iraqi Forces
March 29, 2017 @ 09:54 AMAM General has won a contract worth $28 million from the US Army to procure 150 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled vehicles (HMMWV or Humvee) for the Iraqi forces. “AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $28,195,632 modification (P00025) to foreign military sales (Iraq) contract W56HZV-15-C-0155 to procure 150 M1151A1B1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled vehicles for the government of Iraq,” the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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