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Tomahawk A Contender In US Navy's Next-Gen Anti-Ship Missile Program
August 6, 2015 @ 11:40 AMRaytheons Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) will be a possible competitor in the Navys search for a next generation anti-ship missile to replace the 1980s era weapons in the service. Set to start in Fiscal Year 2017, the contest for the Navys Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment II seeks to replace the Navys decades-old inventory of Boeing RGM-84 Harpoons with more technologically sophisticated weapons
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Philippine's DND Cancels $142 Million Missile Deal With Israel
August 4, 2015 @ 03:58 PMThe Philippines Department Of National Defense (DND) has cancelled the army's P6.5-billion (US$142 million) Shore-Based Missile System (SBMS) deal with Israel
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China To Induct J-20 Fifth Gen Stealth Fighter In 2017
August 4, 2015 @ 01:23 PMChinese first fifth-generation stealth fighter will be inducted in People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in 2017. “It will take another two years for the Chengdu Aircraft group to complete development of the aircraft,” Kanwa Defense Review reported Tuesday
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US Navy Successfully Tests Modified Hellfire Air To Ground Missile
August 4, 2015 @ 12:14 PMThe US Navy has successfully test-fired modified AGM-114L Hellfire missiles as part of its Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM). One of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) intended Mission Modules, the SSMM is intended to increase the lethality of the Navys growing LCS fleet and is scheduled for deployment in late 2017
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Rheinmettal To Supply Turret Structures For British Scout SV Program
August 3, 2015 @ 12:06 PMRheinmettal has won a €130 million contract from Lockheed Martin UK to supply turret structures for the British Armys new Scout SV Reconnaissance vehicle. Rheinmettal will produce up to 245 units, the company said in a statement Monday
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Thailand to Proceed with Mid Life Upgrade of Six F-16s
August 3, 2015 @ 11:02 AMThe Thai cabinet on Saturday has approved Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to proceed with md life update of the last batch of six F-16 fighter aircraft for 9 billion Baht (US $256 million). Thailand has so far upgraded six F-16 fighters and six more need to be upgraded
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Huntington Ingalls Constructing Amphibious Assault Ship For US Navy
July 31, 2015 @ 11:46 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries is constructing America-class second amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli for the US Navy. The LHA (Landing Helicopter Assault) 7 will be capable to hold Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighters and also other aircraft such as MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor, CH-53 Super Stallions, and UH-1Y Huey helicopters, US expert in civil-military relations and cyber diplomacy Franz-Stefan said
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Embraer Delays Two-Year For KC-390 Certification
July 30, 2015 @ 02:54 PMEmbraers certification for the KC-390 tanker-transport has delayed to the second half of 2017. Further, Embraer is planning to deliver the first KC-390 cargo jets in the first half of 2018, extending a deadline originally set for the end of 2016
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Boeing Introduces First Growler Airborne Electronic Attack Aircraft
July 30, 2015 @ 01:52 PMBoeing has introduced the EA-18 Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft, which is the first of 12 for Australia under a US $2.2 billion acquisition program
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Rheinmetall to Supply Canada With Radar Similar To Israel's Iron Dome
July 30, 2015 @ 01:16 PMCanada will be purchasing US$187.2 million worth 10 Rheinmetall's missile defense radar systems that are patterned after Israels Iron Dome
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Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
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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
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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