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Seoul To Buy Northrop Grumman Global Hawk UAVs Worth $814 Million
March 24, 2014 @ 09:04 AMSouth Korea Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) on Monday announced its intention to buy Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. The UAVs will be deployed to monitor North Korea, the country's arms acquisition agency said
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S. Korea Will Pay Less For F-35 Including Engine, According To A...
March 21, 2014 @ 02:27 PMSouth Korea will benefit from economies of scale when production of the F-35 stealth jet goes into full swing in the next five years if it signs a contract for 40 aircraft for delivery starting from 2018, a senior Lockheed Martin official was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency. "Seoul is set to confirm a plan to buy 40 F-35As through the U
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Digital Power Corporation Wins Major LVPS Contract From IAI
March 20, 2014 @ 09:02 AMDigital Power Corporation has been awarded a 5-year contract to provide its low voltage power supply (LVPS) multiple outputs DC/DC converter to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The contract awarded to Digital Power Corporation covers the manufacturing and delivery of the LVPS modules to IAI from 2014 through 2018
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DARPA’s VTOL-X Programme Takes Off With Phase 1
March 19, 2014 @ 11:53 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded four prime contracts for Phase 1 of its vertical take-off and landing experimental aircraft (VTOL X-Plane) programme. Winners Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing, Karem Aircraft and Sikorsky Aircraft, have all proposed unmanned vehicle designs for the programme, which seeks development of a high-speed VTOL aircraft with the hover capability of a helicopter, according to a DARPA statement
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US Navy Awards Lockheed, Austal $1.4 Billion In LCS Contracts
March 12, 2014 @ 10:55 AMThe U.S
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Brazil To Build First Aircraft Carrier By 2020
March 12, 2014 @ 09:51 AMBrazilian Defense Minister Celso Amorim on Wednesday announced plans to build the countrys first aircraft carrier to replace its aging models as part of a modernization program. The program has included orders for submarines, helicopters and supersonic aircraft via technology transfer agreements with the proviso that the hardware is made in Brazil
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Poland Unveils Upgraded Orlik MPT Trainer
March 11, 2014 @ 10:27 AMPoland unveiled its PZL-130 Orlik multipurpose trainer (MPT) at the Airbus Defence & Space's Warsaw facility on March 7, according to Flight Global. The MPT project estimated $12
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Missile Defense Agency Outlines Next European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) Phases
March 11, 2014 @ 08:44 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency will continue to keep threats ashore by continuing “to support the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) to protect our European NATO allies and deployed forces from ballistic missile attacks”. The MDA has successfully implemented the EPAA Phase 1 by deploying Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a land-based radar in Turkey, and Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications system node at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany in 2011
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Kuwait Orders More Patriot Missiles Worth $655 Million
March 3, 2014 @ 09:27 AMRaytheon Co has won a $655 million contract to supply Kuwait with two more PATRIOT missile-defense systems. The company had hoped to wrap up about $4 billion in missile-defense deals in the region by year end, but the negotiations has taken longer
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Turkey To Conclude Chinese Missile Deal In April: Reports
February 28, 2014 @ 11:38 AMTurkey is hoping to finalize the deal with China for the purchase of long-range missile defense systems by April, according to Reuters. In September 2013, Turkey announced the selection of Chinas FD-2000 missile-defense system over rival offers from Franco-Italian Eurosam SAMP/T and US-based firm Raytheon
Russian Hackers Stealing Backup Data from Ukrainian Signal Accounts
Iran Wants to Solely Guide Ships Around Minefields in Strait of Hormuz
Russia Deploying Artificial Intelligence in Air Defense Systems
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
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