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General Dynamics Wins US Navy’s $3.1 Billion Worth Fleet Replenishment Oiler Ships...
July 1, 2016 @ 09:56 AMGeneral Dynamics is being awarded contract for the detail design and construction of six T-AO 205 Class Fleet Replenishment Oilers (lead ship in fiscal 2016 and, if appropriated, one follow ship per year from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2022). The award amount of this contract is $640 million for the lead ship
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Lockheed Martin Wins $40 Million For MH-60R Aircraft Software Integration
June 30, 2016 @ 05:15 AMLockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $40 million order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for non-recurring engineering efforts in support of the MH-60R aircraft for the integration of software product improvement. These services are in support of the U
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Israel To Lease Combat Heron Drones To Germany For 600 Million Euros
June 29, 2016 @ 02:15 PMThe German has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to lease up to five Heron TP (Eitan) drone systems for a total of 600 million euros. The German Chief of Staff, General Volker Wieker, who visited Israel a few weeks ago, preferred the Israeli ‘Heron drone over its American competitor - the ‘Predator and the [Reaper] - both of which were created by the CIA and the Pentagon and which are used by the US to eliminate targets from the air,
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USAF Introduces First Of 21 HH-60G Pave Hawk SAR Helicopters
June 29, 2016 @ 09:27 AMThe US Air Force has introduced the first of 21 fully built HH-60G Pave Hawk Operational Loss Replacement (OLR) helicopters at a ceremony in Huntsville, Alabama Tuesday. The HH-60G is used to conduct combat search and rescue operations
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First Squadron Of IAF Tejas Aircraft To Be Inducted On July 1
June 28, 2016 @ 09:21 AMThe Indian Air Force will induct the first squadron of the indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas, on July 1. This will be the first version of the jets
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Hyundai Heavy Industries To Examine South Korean Next Gen Aegis Combat System-equipped...
June 27, 2016 @ 03:27 PMSouth Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has inked 18.1 billion won (US$15
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US Rolls Out First Israeli F-35 Fighter ‘Adir’
June 23, 2016 @ 02:28 PMIsraeli and US government leaders along with Lockheed Martin rolled out the first Israeli Air Force F-35A Lightning II Wednesday. Israel's F-35, called Adir - which means "Mighty One" in Hebrew - will be a significant addition to maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge in the Middle East region, with its advanced capability to defeat emerging threats, including advanced missiles and heavily-defended airspace
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Indra To Provide Full Flight Simulator For Airbus A330 Tanker Training
June 22, 2016 @ 11:18 AMAirbus Defence and Space has placed an order for the development and provision of a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to support the training of crews on the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport. The contract, signed with Indra of Spain, covers the installation at the Airbus Defence and Space International Training Centre in Seville of a Level D FFS, which is certified to qualify pilots on the A330 MRTT with zero flight time in the real aircraft
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Egyptian Additional 12 Rafale Order May Delay Indian Deliveries Further
June 21, 2016 @ 01:32 PMIndias 36 rafale fighter deliveries may be delayed further if Egypt opts to purchase 12 Rafale optional under the contract signed with France in February 2015. In the wake of the visit of French President François Hollande in Egypt in April this year , negotiations between the Egyptian army and Dassault Aviation have started to purchase twelve Rafale optional under the last years contract, La Tribune reported quoting sources as saying last week
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Northrop Grumman To Supply Laser Range Finders To Morocco
June 21, 2016 @ 07:08 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a foreign military sales contract worth $8 million to supply 172 eyesafe laser range finders for the kingdom of Morocco. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
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