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Irkut Announces Price-war Against Boeing 737, Airbus A320 with MC-21 Roll Out
June 8, 2016 @ 03:00 PMIrkut Corporation of Russia today announced a price war in the medium-haul category of airplanes promising to undercut the price of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 by 15%-20%. “Our aircraft will be cheaper to buy, cheaper to operate and offer enhanced passenger comfort”, said Kirill Budaev, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Irkut Corporation, a member of the (United Aircraft Corp) group
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Northrop Grumman Wins $600 Million Ballistic Missile Defense Support Contract
June 8, 2016 @ 09:23 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a modification contract worth $600 million to provide Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense with enterprise-level technical integration and Ballistic Missile Defense System-(BMDS) level operational integration products and services. Under this modification, the contractor will also support the definition, development, and test and evaluation of integrated missile defense capabilities; support warfighters in the exercise of missile defense readiness, war-game command and control procedures, operational concepts, and doctrinal requirements; operational support to the BMDS; and information technology (IT) services to include IT operations, maintenance and infrastructure development in support of the chief information officer, the US Department...
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Rolls Out First Of 8 Polish M-346 Trainer Aircraft
June 7, 2016 @ 08:16 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica has rolled out the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft at Venegono-Superiore facility on Monday. The roll-out ceremony was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under ecretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Bagnato
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Russia To Receive 100+ New Warplanes, Combat Helicopters In 2017
June 6, 2016 @ 11:56 AMThe Russian Aerospace Force will receive more than 100 modern warplanes and combat helicopters. "We shall receive new equipment - T-50 fighter aircraft, new helicopters," Force Commander-in-Chief Col
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Aurora Tests Remote Flying Systems For Helicopters
June 4, 2016 @ 09:00 AMAurora Flight Sciences recently tested a system that allows traditional helicopters to fly unmanned. The Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System, a kit that attaches to full-scale rotary-wing aircraft and allows them to fly in and out of austere landing zones with little human assistance, was attached to a Bell 206 helicopter on May 25 and flown around Bealeton, Va
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ThyssenKrupp, Diehl Demos Interactive Defence and Attack System From Norwegian Sub
June 3, 2016 @ 02:56 PMThe IDAS Consortium, formed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Diehl BGT Defence, has recently conducted the first ejection trials with their submarine launched missile system IDAS (Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines) in Northern Norwegian waters. The ULA class submarine HNoMS Uredd of the Royal Norwegian Navy served as the firing platform
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica To Start Deliveries Of AW101 SAR Helicopters To Norway From March...
June 1, 2016 @ 10:36 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica will start delivering AgustaWestland AW101 Norwegian All-Weather SAR helicopters in March 2017 and will complete by 2020. The company made the announcement after it unveiled the new SAR helicopter at its Yeovil facility in south-west England Wednesday
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Raytheon Wins $50 Million Logistics Integrations Support Contract
June 1, 2016 @ 05:24 AMRaytheon is being awarded $50 million contract for the Marine Corps' Logistics Integration Support (LIS) program. The LIS program is a Marine Corps Logistics Command managed program which uses a single source to manage the remanufacture, overhaul or repair or tear down and evaluation, with consistent turn-around times, of the Ground Equipment Secondary Reparable LIS items, the US Department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Insitu To Provide Six Blackjack Unmanned Aerial Systems To US Navy For...
June 1, 2016 @ 05:08 AMInsitu has won a $71 million contract for six low-rate initial production Lot V RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems for the US Navy. This contract provides for the procurement of the air vehicles, ground control stations, launch and recovery equipment, shipboard equipment kits, and systems engineering and program management, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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General Dynamics Wins $106 Million To Procure Expeditionary Mobile Base 5 Material
June 1, 2016 @ 04:59 AMGeneral Dynamics is being awarded a $106 million contract for the procurement of long lead time material and engineering support for the Expeditionary Mobile Base 5 (formerly Mobile Landing Platform Afloat Forward Staging Base). This contract allows the procurement of ship sets of the purchase specifications supporting integrated propulsion, main diesel generator engines, propeller and shafting, integrated bridge electronics, centrifugal pumps, fuel and lube oil purifiers and steering gear components, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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