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Overseas Deployment of USAF F-35 Likely In 2017
August 3, 2016 @ 09:45 AMOverseas deployment of the US Air Forces F-35 aircraft built by Lockheed Martin is likely in 2017 following the stealth fighter attaining its initial operational capability earlier this week. "This is just the beginning, this is an interim step that will get us to what the full combat capability of the F-35 eventually will be," said General Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, who heads the US Air Combat Command
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Lockheed Martin To Set Up First Research & Development Facility In Australia
August 2, 2016 @ 09:31 AMLockheed Martin will set up a new multi-disciplinary Research & Development (R&D) facility in Melbourne, Australia, the first by the firm outside the US. Lockheed Martin will invest an initial $13 million over three years to establish a Science Technology Engineering Leadership and Research Laboratory (STELaR Lab) to undertake R&D to solve the technology challenges of the future, and work in the art of the possible
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AM General Wins $356 Million To Provide 1673 HUMVEES To Afghanistan
August 2, 2016 @ 07:53 AMAM General has received a $356 million U.S
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Raytheon To Support Upgraded MK-31 Guided Missile Weapon System
August 2, 2016 @ 07:42 AMRaytheon is being awarded a $36 million contract for design agent and engineering support services for the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) upgraded MK-31 Guided Missile Weapon System improvement program. The MK-31 RAM Guided Missile Weapon System is a cooperative development and production program conducted jointly by the U
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Japan Likely To Upgrade Patriot Missile System For 2020 Olympics
July 29, 2016 @ 10:07 AMJapan is likely to make a significant upgrade to its Patriot missile defence system in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and to be able to intercept more advanced North Korean ballistic missiles in future. The Missile Segment Enhancement could double the range of the current Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles to around 30 km (19 miles), sources aware of the plan told
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NATO Announces 3 Billion Euro Investment In Cyber, Air, Missile Defense Technology
July 28, 2016 @ 02:46 PMThe NATO Communication and Information (NCI) Agency is announcing business opportunities in cyber, air and missile defence as well as advanced software, worth 3 billion EUR. This comes in parallel to decisions taken at the Warsaw Summit to strengthen the Alliance's deterrence and defence, the NATO NCI said in a statement Wednesday
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South Korean Navy Unveils New Fast Patrol Boat
July 28, 2016 @ 09:33 AMSouth Korea's Navy launched a new fast patrol boat in a ceremony held at Busan shipyard on Thursday, to help counter North Korea's hovercraft force along its maritime demarcation line. The new 210-ton patrol boat killer medium, rocket (PKMR), named Chamsuri-211, will gradually replace the existing 20-year-old Chamsuri patrol boats in service, the Navy said in a statement
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Raytheon To Provide Patriot Missile Technical Assistance To UAE
July 28, 2016 @ 08:41 AMRaytheon has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract estimated $21 million to provide technical assistance for deployment of the PATRIOT missile system for UAE. “Raytheon Southeast Asia Systems Co
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Bell Boeing Wins $80 Million US Navy Contract For V-22 Osprey Parts
July 27, 2016 @ 08:56 AMBell Boeing has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $80 million to provide repair of various parts on the V-22 aircraft. “Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, California, Maryland, is being awarded $80,250,156 for modification of delivery order 0006 under a previously awarded contract (N00019-09-D-0008) for repair of various parts on the V-22 aircraft,” the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
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Sikorsky To Provide Black Hawk Helicopter Spares Kits To Taiwan and Jordan
July 27, 2016 @ 08:51 AMSikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract to provide modified UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter standard spares kits to the governments of Taiwan and Jordan. “Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
Post Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv: Ukraine Rushes to Buy $1 Billion...
Greek Lobbying Group Wants Washington to Cancel GE Engine Deal with Turkey
French Air Force Completes Mid-Life Upgrade of Mirage 2000D Fighter Jets
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