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BAE Systems Wins Assault Amphibious Vehicles Contract From Japan
April 8, 2016 @ 12:27 PMBAE Systems has won a contract to produce new Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs) for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. “Were proud to support the Japanese militarys recapitalization by providing this enhanced amphibious capability,” said Dean Medland, vice president of programs at BAE Systems Combat Vehicles business
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Pakistan Seeks Thales Damocles Targeting Pod For JF-17 Aircraft
April 7, 2016 @ 02:42 PMPakistan is assessing the Thales-made Damocles targeting pod to be mounted on its JF-17 aircraft for giving the fighter precision-targeting capability. Pakistan Air Force deputy chief Muhammad Ashfaque Arain, currently in Paris to discuss the possibility of acquiring the Domacles pod was quoted by Reuters today as saying, “the Damocles is a battle- proven system and the other options are not
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US Navy Guided Missile Canisters Contract For BAE Systems
April 7, 2016 @ 09:08 AMBAE Systems has won a $38.2 million contract modification from the US Navy to provide additional missile canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)
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Boeing Wins $235 Million US Navy Contract For 11 P-8A Aircraft
April 7, 2016 @ 08:45 AMBoeing has been awarded a US Navy contract worth $235 million for production of 11 P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Patrol Aircraft. “The Boeing Co
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South Korea To Test Two ISR Planes To Counter North’s Missiles
April 5, 2016 @ 04:19 PMSouth Korea plans to conduct flight tests of two new reconnaissance planes that can detect North Korean missile launches and other threats in the US later this week. The planes, part of the enhanced Baekdu program, will undergo their first flight tests in an airfield in Texas later this week, officials at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration were quoted as saying by Korea Hearld Tuesday
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US Air Force Awards F-15 Support Contract To Saudi Firm
April 2, 2016 @ 08:44 AMAl-Salam Aircraft Co (AAC) Ltd has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $32 million for the teardown and assessment of three F-15 aircraft and the conversion and repair of one F-15S aircraft to the F-15SA configuration. This contract is 100 percent foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia
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Thales Wins French MoD’s Telecom Network Upgrade Contracts
March 30, 2016 @ 11:47 AMThales has won two contracts to upgrade French Ministry of Defense data and telephony infrastructure networks under the DESCARTES program. The French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has awarded Thales two key contracts: the upgrade of the SOCRATE resilient network and deployment of the POINCARE network to interconnect MoD sites in metropolitan France and overseas, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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India To Get Six C-130J Transport Aircraft In 2017
March 30, 2016 @ 08:32 AMLockheed Martin will be delivering the new batch of C-130J transport military aircraft in 2017, Abhay Paranjape, Business Development Director of C-130 said today. “We will deliver all 6 C-130J Super Hercules in 2017 to the Indian Air Force,” Paranjape told at the press conference today on sidelines of the DefExpo 2016
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MKU, Shvabe JV To Set Up Electro-optical Device Production Facility In India
March 29, 2016 @ 04:28 PMIndian MKU and Russian JSC Shvabe signed MoU to manufacture Electro Optical Devices in India, with production facility to be situated in Kanpur. “As per the MOU Shvabe will train and assist in setting up of EO manufacturing and servicing unit in India with MKU
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Oshkosh Wins $430 Million To Upgrade US Army’s Heavy Tactical Vehicles
March 24, 2016 @ 02:23 PMOshkosh has won $430 million worth multiple contracts to produce 345 trailers and recapitalize 1,212 Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) following multiple orders from the US Army. Oshkosh will upgrade the Armys fleet of Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) and Palletized Load Systems (PLS) to provide the same performance and life cycle cost advantages as new production vehicles
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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