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IAF Says Trainer Facts ‘Misrepresented’, Pilatus Claims “Success Speaks For Itself”
August 5, 2013 @ 03:07 PMPilatus, accused in sections of the Indian media for winning the Indian Basic Trainer contract by diluting selection benchmarks, today refused to comment on the controversy but insisted that its “success speaks for itself” in a reply to a query from Defenseworld.net
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HAL Proposes To Surrender 35% Of Its 50% Workshare In India's $35...
July 31, 2013 @ 01:51 PMThe progress of Indias futuristic fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) project has fallen under dark clouds after Russia, with whom India is developing the fighter jet, hiked the cost of manufacturing the aircraft. The project could end up costing India over $35 billion over the next two decades from the original $30 billion for over 200 fighters
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South Korea Plans $192 Billion Missile Defense Investment
July 29, 2013 @ 10:47 AMSouth Korea has submitted a $192.6 billion budget request to its Parliament for the 2014-2018 FY periods
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Canadian Armed Forces To Acquire Medium Trucks, RFI Issued
July 26, 2013 @ 01:59 PMCanada has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to acquire a new fleet of medium trucks to replace and modernize the Canadian Armed Forces current fleet. Prior to the release of the RFP, Public Works and Government Services Canada, in consultation with the Department of National Defence, began the industry engagement process with a Letter of Interest issued on January 4, 2013, and one-on-one meetings with industry representatives held January 17 to 23, 2013
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Raytheon To Provide Australian Defence Air Traffic System Maintenance
July 25, 2013 @ 02:22 PMRaytheon recently signed an agreement with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) for the ongoing maintenance and repair of the Australian Defence Air Traffic System (ADATS). The ADATS contract will be for an initial five-year period, with the potential for rolling year-on-year contract extensions if quality and service level requirements are met and further efficiencies are achieved
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AgustaWestland Wins U.K. SAR Helicopter Contract
July 25, 2013 @ 10:17 AMAgustaWestland has been awarded a contract to provide 11 AW189 helicopters to the Britain's Bristow Group. The aircraft will be phased into service between 2015 and 2017 by Bristow and will be used for search-and-rescue operations in and around the country
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Alenia Aermacchi Delivers First Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft
July 24, 2013 @ 04:52 PMAlenia Aermacchi today delivered the first Maritime Utility Aircraft to the Turkish Navy. This delivery comprises of a total order of eight ATR72s, which consist of two TMUAs and six ATR72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft) maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft
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U.S. Receives 400th MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter
July 24, 2013 @ 08:53 AMSikorsky Aircraft has recently delivered the 400th MH-60 SEAHAWK helicopter to the U.S
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Thales Signs 60 Million Euros Laser System Contract
July 15, 2013 @ 04:34 PMThales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Romania. The Thales laser system will generate an unprecedented power level of 2 x 10 petawatts (10E15 watts) in ultrashort pulses
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Germany To Procure Eurocopter Helicopters Worth 194 Million Euros
July 12, 2013 @ 02:15 PMEurocopter and Germany today signed a contract for 15 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to be used by Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK), Germanys Special Forces Command. The contract, worth a total of 194 million euros, also includes the related equipment packages to allow KSK to carry out its special operations missions
Dutch Firm to Supply Universal Drone Control Software to Netherlands MoD
Will Indian Air Force buy an Indigenous High Altitude Pseudo Satellite?
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
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