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General Dynamics Wins US Army Hydra Rocket Contract
December 2, 2014 @ 09:25 AMGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems was awarded a competitive, five-year fixed firm price contract by the U.S
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UK To Get First Four F-35 Stealth Fighters By 2016
November 25, 2014 @ 01:43 PMBritain announced Monday that it has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to buy its first four of 14 F-35B combat aircrafts. The aircrafts are expected to be delivered in 2016 and will be in service by 2018
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Japan To Buy Tiltrotars, Spy Drones And Amphibious Vehicles To Keep Up...
November 25, 2014 @ 09:41 AMJapan announced on November 20 that it would buy US made aircraft and vehicles including V-22 Osprey tiltrotors and RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drones and amphibious vehicles. The purchase is a part of Tokyos evolving strategy in response to the increased Chinese military activity along the countrys south western sea border
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Airbus DS To Supply 12 Phoenix Aircraft To France For $3 Billion
November 24, 2014 @ 04:38 PMAirbus DS announced last week that it has won $3 billion contract by the French Ministry of Defence to supply 12 A330 Multi-Roles refueling and transport (MRTT) new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the French Air Force. The first delivery is foreseen for 2018, followed by the second in 2019, and then at a rate of one or two per year
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Israel May Reduce F-35 Second Order By Half
November 17, 2014 @ 12:23 PMIsrael is likely to order 12 to 15 in the purchase of a second squadron of advanced F-35 fighter jets from the US as against the earlier deal of 31 aircrafts, local media reported. Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz was quoted as saying by Haaretz, Israeli daily earlier this month that “the money for the highly-touted deal should instead be spent developing Israels drone force and buying more relatively inexpensive rockets that can be launched from the air, sea, or land
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MS-21 Aircraft Mass Manufacturing To Begin In 2017
November 17, 2014 @ 07:38 AMThe new Russian airliner MS-21 Aircraft is expected to undergo first test flight in 2016, and the mass manufacturing will begin in 2017, the Minister of Industry and Trade Mr Denis Manturov announced last week during a working visit to the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The prototype of Irkut's MS-21 Aircraft for flight and static tests will be manufactured before the end of 2015
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French MdCN Cruise Missile Set For Operational Deployment Next Year
October 30, 2014 @ 10:27 AMFrench defense procurement agency, the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA) successfully carried out the final qualification firing of the Missile de Croisière Naval (Naval cruise missile, MdCN)system on October 27, MBDA said in a statement. The cruise missile is set for operational deployment beginning next year
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Israel To Sell State-Owned Arms Maker, IMI For $540 Million
October 15, 2014 @ 09:12 AMThe Israeli government is all set to sell Israel Military Industries (IMI) for an approximate $540 million, Haaretz, Israeli daily reportedMonday. The company will be sold either directly to an investor or an investor group
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US Navy Inaugurates New Missile Defense Base In Romania
October 11, 2014 @ 08:26 AMThe US Navy has commissioned a missile-intercepting defense base in southern Romania on Friday as part of a new and controversial NATO missile shield in a move that has infuriated Russia as NATO reinforces its presence in Europe. “The Deveselu facility will be a crucial component in building up NATOs overall ballistic missile defense system and the base will be operational and integrated into the NATO system by the end of 2015,” Alexander Vershbow, NATO Deputy Secretary-General was quoted as saying by Stars and Stripes
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Is F-35 Heading For Global Fighter Aircraft Domination?
September 25, 2014 @ 02:59 PMThe success of Lockheed Martins F-35 fighter in South Korea and its acceptance by several NATO partners could make it the worlds dominant warplane in the coming years. The fifth generation stealth warplane looks set to grab market share from rival 4
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
After Germany, UK Changes Warship Acquisition Plans
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Poland to Acquire Three A26 Submarines from Saab for $4.8 Billion
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