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Japanese Firm Wants To Set Up Plant In India for US-2 Amphibious...
February 2, 2016 @ 09:01 AMJapan's ShinMaywa Industries has offered to set up a plant in India for US-2 amphibious aircraft to cater to international demands, according to PTI report. The move comes as the Indian Navy plans to procure six such aircraft, under a government to government deal, between 2017 and 2022
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MD Helicopters To Supply Six MD 530G Scout Attack Choppers To Malaysia
February 2, 2016 @ 08:35 AMMD Helicopters has won a bid to supply six MD 530G scout attack helicopters to Malaysia and will be delivering the first chopper by year-end. It will complete full fleet delivery by the end of first quarter of 2017, the company said in a statement Monday
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Russia To Receive First Prototypes Of S-500 Air Defense System This Year:...
February 2, 2016 @ 08:13 AMRussia will begin pre-tests of its S-500 air defense system prototypes this year. The deliveries of the prototypes of new system will be delivered this year after the tests are carried out,
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Rolls Royce Wins US Navy Contract For KC-130J Propulsion Systems Support
February 2, 2016 @ 07:50 AMRolls Royce has won a contract worth $64 million from the US Navy to support KC-130J aircraft propulsion systems. “Rolls Royce will provide performance based logistics supplies, services, and related support for KC-130J aircraft propulsion systems, including the AE2100D3 turboprop engine and the R391 propeller system, quick engine change kit, and associated propulsion components,” the US Department of Defense announced Monday
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US Navy Plans Aerial Refuelling Drone
February 2, 2016 @ 07:06 AMThe US Navy is planning to develop a new unmanned drone to be used solely for a refueling purpose, Defense One reported. The new drone will be produced by the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program with refueling as its primary role, and will have an initial limited strike capability, but more could be added in coming years, Defense One noted
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US Air Force Awards $272 Million Contract To Expand Balad Air Base...
January 30, 2016 @ 08:09 AMThe US Air Force has awarded a $272 million contract to Sallyport Global Holdings in Virginia to run security and life support operations at Balad Air Base in Iraq over the next year. Work is expected to be completed by January 31, 2017, the US Department of Defense announced Friday
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Raytheon Wins Patriot Missiles Engineering Support Contract For 12 Countries
January 30, 2016 @ 07:50 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $212 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile systems deployed with the armed forces of 12 US allied nations. Raytheon will perform work for the armed forces of Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates, the US Department of Defense announced Friday
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Boeing Wins $25 Million Contract For Air Force One Aircraft Replacement
January 30, 2016 @ 07:44 AMBoeing has won $25 million contract to start work on replacing Air Force One, the aircraft serving the US president, with a new aircraft based on its 747-800 design, the Department of Defense announced Friday. "The presidential aircraft is one of the most visible symbols of the United States of America at home and abroad," Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said according to an official Air Force News Service (AFNS) report
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Sri Lanka To Get Two Offshore Patrol Vessels From India In 2017
January 29, 2016 @ 01:11 PMIndia will be selling two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to Sri Lanka in 2017. “The first will be delivered in February 2017 and the second at the end of that year
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Japan's X-2 Aircraft Could Join the World Stealth Fighter Race
January 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AMJapans home-grown stealth fighter from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is aimed at matching similar stealth aircraft of China and Russia as well as competes in the world market for fifth generation fighters. The X-2 is designed to test stealth capabilities and once in full production will compete against the US F-35, Russian T-50 and Chinese J-31 fighters
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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