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PIRIOU, KERSHIP and DCNS Win Two French Navy Offshore Support Vessels Contract
October 14, 2016 @ 04:18 PMPIRIOU, KERSHIP and DCNS have won a French Navy contract to provide two more offshore support and rescue vessels (BSAH). The two ordered today will be delivered in 2019, the French defense procurement agency announced today
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Lockheed Martin To Deliver New and Upgraded Long Range Radars To Jordan
October 14, 2016 @ 12:14 PMLockheed Martin has been awarded $41 million contract to procure, deliver, and install Gap Filler Radar to Jordan. Contractor will provide two long range radars, and three upgrades to existing long range radars, and integrate new and upgraded radar into the overall command, control and communications system, the US department of defense said in a statement Friday
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Estonia Receives First Batch of CV9035 Infantry Vehicles From Netherlands
October 12, 2016 @ 11:59 AMEstonia has received the first batch of CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles from the Netherlands. Netherlands delivered 12 vehicles along with an armored recovery vehicle to the 1st Infantry Brigade at Estonia's Tapa Army Base
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Norway Plans To Buy 12 F-35 Jets In 2019-2020
October 11, 2016 @ 01:55 PMNorway is planning to purchase 12 Lockheed Martin-built F-35 joint strike fighters in 2019-2020. Norways defense department submitted a 2017 budget proposal in parliament recently which outlined the countrys plans to purchase 12 planes in the 2019 and 2020 “block buy,”
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BAE Systems Wins $618Million US Contract For Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
October 8, 2016 @ 09:40 AMBAE Systems has won a $618 million Pentagon contract to procure Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rockets in support of US, Iraq, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Jordan, and Australia. A key component of the contract is the conversion of 2
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Harris Corp To Deliver DRTGs And SRAs For Australian On-Board Jammer Systems
October 6, 2016 @ 09:55 AMHarris Corp has won a $21 million contract against a previously issued agreement for the development and qualification of 12 each new digital receivers and technique generator (DRTG) shop replacement assemblies (SRA). The DRTGs and SRAs are for the ALQ-214(V) 4/5 on-board jammer system for the government of Australia
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Russia Initiates Work On Fifth Gen Nuclear Submarine Development
October 5, 2016 @ 11:53 AMRussia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (UAC) has initiated preliminary work on construction of fifth-generation Husky class nuclear submarine to replace exiting Yasen class boats. "The results of this work will determine the construction schedule," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov in an interview with the Moskovsky Komsomolets
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Lack Of Orders, High-Cost May Force Germany, Spain To Suspend Eurofighter Production
October 5, 2016 @ 08:55 AMGermany and Spain are likely to suspend assembly of Eurofighter jets temporarily or permanently due to lack of contracts and complexity of the production process. The final assembly of the jets is likely to be suspended in Germany at least until 2018
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Mexican Navy Receives First AS565 MBe Panther From Airbus Helicopters
September 29, 2016 @ 03:35 PMAirbus Helicopters has delivered first of ten AS565 MBe Panther helicopter to the Mexican Navy. The AS565 MBe is equipped with two Safran Arriel 2N engines, which enhance its performance in hot & high conditions and enable it to achieve a top speed of 278 km/h and a range of 780 kilometers
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Modernized Tactical Missile Systems To US Army
September 29, 2016 @ 08:36 AMLockheed Martin has manufactured and delivered the first modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile to the US Army. As part of the US Army's TACMS Service Life Extension Program inventory refurbishment effort, the modernized missile includes updated guidance electronics and added capability to defeat area targets without leaving behind unexploded ordnance
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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