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India's Light Combat Aircraft's Body, Wing Production Work Outsourced To Increase Production...
March 20, 2017 @ 04:46 AMIndia has outsourced Part-production of its home-made Light Combat Aircraft, ‘Tejas to Indian private companies by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) as part of ‘three pronged program to speed up production of the fighter jets. “We are getting fuselage (body) made by private companies and the HAL, in future, will just be an integrator
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Saab Gets Order For AT4 CS ER Anti-Armor Weapon Systems
March 18, 2017 @ 03:41 PMSaab has received an order from an undisclosed customer for its new AT4 CS ER (Confined Space Extended Range) and the AT4 CS HP (Confined Space High Penetration) weapon systems. The new AT4 CS ER takes the well-proven anti-armour capability of the AT4 family and extends the effective range to 600 m
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Belgium Plans To Replace F-16 Fighter With New Multi-Role Aircraft
March 17, 2017 @ 03:30 PMBelgium has opened a $3.85 billion tender Friday for the replacement of its ageing US-built F-16 jet fighter fleet with new multi-role aircraft
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Canada Submits Letter Of Intent To Buy 18 Super-Hornet Fighters From US
March 15, 2017 @ 02:33 PMOttawa has written to the U.S
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Used F-16s, Typhoons, Gripens Vie For Bulgarian Fighter Jet Replacement Plan
March 14, 2017 @ 10:22 AMItalys Eurofighter Typhoon, Swedens Gripen and Portugals second hand F-16 are competing for over US$1.7 billion Bulgarian plan to buy eight fighter jets
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Australia's GSTG To Partner With Grollo Aerospace For Supersonic Aerial Target System
March 11, 2017 @ 02:46 PMAustralia's Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) has decided to collaborate with local company Grollo Aerospace to support further development of the Evader autonomous supersonic aerial target system. The collaboration would provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a cost-effective means to test the performance of modern weapon systems targeted at ADF aircraft, Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne announced on 10 March
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Russia To Receive Three T-50 Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets This year
March 11, 2017 @ 02:45 PMRussias Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant, a subsidiary of Sukhoi will deliver three T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation multirole fighters to Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 2017. "The work on the T-50 aircraft will be continued and three aircraft will be built
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Russian Navy To Commission Latest Deep-Water Torpedo 'Futlyar' In 2018
March 11, 2017 @ 09:54 AMRussia will be completing tests of advanced deep-water homing torpedo named Futlyar (Fizik-2) this year and is expected to commission into service next year. The new Russian torpedo will be able to reach speed more than 60 knots and hit targets at a range of over 35 miles
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Lithuania Earmarks 2.5 Billion Euros To Modernize IFV, Howitzers, SAM Missiles By
March 10, 2017 @ 02:57 PMLithuania has earmarked Euro 873 million for the defense expenditure for 2018. Among the several programs listed in the Lithuanian Defence System document released , main modernization projects include two battalions of Infantry fighting vehicle BOXER-VILKAS until 2021, one artillery battalion of Self-propelled PZH2000 Howitzers until 2019, Norwegian–US advanced surface to air missile system NASAMS by 2020
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Russia To Feature Armata Tanks, S-500 Missile Systems In 2018-2025 Plan
March 10, 2017 @ 02:23 PMRussia has plans to unveil 2018-2025 state arms procurement program that features supply of next-generation S-500 missile defense systems, Sukhoi PAK FA fifth-generation fighter aircraft as well as tanks based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform. The 2018-2025 State Armaments Program, part of Russia's defense policy, is expected to be unveiled by mid-2017
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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