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Astrium, Arianespace Sign Contract To Produce 18 More Ariane 5 Launchers
September 19, 2013 @ 02:49 PMAstrium and Arianespace signed a joint agreement on the production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers. As part of this agreement, Arianespace has ordered from Astrium, long-lead items and the start of production activities for the 18 additional launchers
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Northrop Grumman Unveils New Anti-Missile Laser System
September 17, 2013 @ 08:32 AMNorthrop Grumman yesterday unveiled a new anti-missile laser protection system designed for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Threat Nullification Defensive Resource — ThNDR for short, to compliment the F-35s “Lightning” designation — is a progression from Northrops directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) family of systems
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Ingalls Begins Fabricating U.S. Navy's New Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer
September 17, 2013 @ 08:21 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has started fabrication of the U.S
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Raytheon Wins $136 Million MK15 Weapon System Upgrades Contract
September 12, 2013 @ 02:04 PMRaytheon Company has won $136 million contract for MK15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) upgrades and conversions, system overhauls and associated hardware. The CIWS is a fast-reaction terminal defense against low- and high-flying, high-speed maneuvering anti-ship missile threats that have penetrated all other defenses
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BAE Systems Begins Testing Ground-Breaking Radar For Aircraft Carriers
September 10, 2013 @ 02:03 PMA new 3D radar developed by BAE Systems has successfully commenced integration trials at a secret electromagnetic radar testing facility. The testing of ARTISAN 3D radar is in advance of installation on the new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers (QEC) which are being assembled in Rosyth, Scotland
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USAF Finalizes KC-46 Tanker Design Review
September 5, 2013 @ 09:06 AMThe U.S
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Russia To Postpone Fighter Jets Supply To Syria Over Payment Issue
September 2, 2013 @ 10:06 AMRussia will postpone the supply of 12 MiG-29M/M2 jets and the S-300 missile systems to Syria until 2016-2017 due to failed payments, according to the Kommersant newspaper. Initially six of 12 MiGs were expected to be shipped to Syria by the end of this year
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Russia To Get New Air Missile Defense System By 2017
August 30, 2013 @ 01:42 PMRussia plans to deploy a new air missile defense system in 2017 that can hit targets in space, the Russian News agency was quoted by Defense News. “The promising S-500 air defense missile system is at the development stage
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India Ridiculed Over Guided-Missile Purchases
August 30, 2013 @ 09:32 AMIndia has been criticized for buying 10,000 Konkurs-M anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) from Russia despite of the licensed missiles facility at the local Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). The latest report of the comptroller and auditor general of India (CAG), said, “Failure of BDL to supply the missiles intended by the Indian Army resulted in conclusion of a contract for import of 10,000 missiles at a cost of $188 million defeating the very objective of avoiding dependence on foreign supplier for the ammunition
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Boeing Begins Second KC-46A Tanker Assembly
August 26, 2013 @ 02:25 PMBoeing officially began assembling the second KC-46A Tanker this week by loading the aircrafts wing spar into an Automated Spar Assembly Tool. The on-time milestone brings the program another step closer to delivering the U
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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
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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