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Australia Announces A$89 Billion (US$66 billion) Ships, Subs Building Plan
May 16, 2017 @ 01:57 PMAustralia today announced a massive A$89 billion (US$66 billion) plan to build ships, patrol boats and submarines that will create jobs and technology within the country. The plan announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull includes nine frigates, 12 submarines, 12 offshore patrol vessels, along with 19 Pacific patrol boats for neighboring countries, various media reported Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin To Deliver Sniper Pods For Kuwait's Hornet Aircraft
May 15, 2017 @ 04:24 PMLockheed Martin has won a contract from the US Air Force to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to the Kuwait Air Force for its F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft. The contract includes 14 Sniper ATPs, spares, support equipment and integration
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BAE Systems Delivers Final Nulka Active Missile Decoy System
May 15, 2017 @ 04:16 PMThe final Nulka active missile decoy produced under a contract with BAE Systems Australia has been delivered, Australian ministry announced today. Australias minister for defense industry Christopher Pyne said the final assembly of the decoys was completed at Defences Mulwala munitions factory in regional New South Wales
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Dassault In Talks With Malaysia For 18 Rafale Jets: Eric Trappier
May 15, 2017 @ 01:33 PMFrench aircraft maker, Dassault Aviation has confirmed that it is in talks with Malaysia for the sale of 18 Rafale fighter jets. "Dassault is in talks with Malaysia for their 18 aircraft requirement
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Kalashnikov To Test 20-Ton Reconnaissance Attack Robot In 2018
May 12, 2017 @ 02:33 PMRussias newest reconnaissance and attack robot, capable of interacting with other automated combat units will be tested in 2018. The system is an armored tracked vehicle equipped with a computerized control system, encoded radio communication, target detection and monitoring equipment and a combat module,
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USAF Awards $48M Contract To BAE Systems To Operate 5 Phased Array...
May 11, 2017 @ 08:55 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a $48 million contract by the US Air Force to operate Solid State Phased Array Radar Systems (SSPARS) at five major strategic radar stations. BAE Systems will manage, operate, maintain and logistically support five SSPARS sites: Beale Air Force Base, California; Cape Cod Air Force Station, Massachusetts; Clear Air Force Station, Alaska; Thule Air Base, Greenland; and Royal Air Force Fylingdales, United Kingdom
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Four Minesweepers Left With India After INS Karwar, INS Kakinada Decommissioned
May 10, 2017 @ 11:07 AMIndia is facing scarcity of minesweepers as the country is currently left with only four, following decommission of INS Karwar and INS Kakinada. The ships were decommissioned at the Mumbai naval dockyard Tuesday evening, out of the six minesweepers acquired from the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1986-87, The Navy in fact needs about 24 minesweepers to effectively protect the West and East coasts,
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After Aegis, Japan Looking To Boost Defense Capabilities With Tomahawk Missiles
May 9, 2017 @ 02:22 PMJapan is reportedly considering buying Tomahawk cruise missiles in the near-term as part of an attempt to counter the North Korean ballistic missile threat. According to a source cited by Japan's Kyodo news agency, the government is keen on boosting its defence capabilities and said that funds for the purpose will be allocated in the 2018 budget
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Turkish Military Helicopter Simulator To Receive Quantum3D Visual Solution
May 9, 2017 @ 12:56 PMUS firm Quantum3D has been selected to provide Image Generation technology as part of the first flight simulator being delivered to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in support of its new T-625 helicopter design. The simulator will feature Quantum3D's Independence IDX 8000 Series Image Generator (IG), which is Quantum3D's IG solution featuring its MANTIS scene generation software on a PC-based hardware platform, the company announced today
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Pentagon Awards Northrop Grumman With $322M Contract For Missile Defense Systems Integration
May 9, 2017 @ 09:05 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman with a $332 million contract to integrate the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. "Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corporation [of] Colorado Springs, Colorado is being awarded $332 million for a modification to the Joint National Integration Center Research and Development contract," the Department of Defense said in a press release Monday
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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