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Canada’s VIH Aviation Group Procures Sikorsky S-92 Chopper Upgrade Kits
April 28, 2020 @ 05:38 AMSikorsky has signed a contract with Canadian firm VIH Aviation Group for the supply of four S-92A+ upgrade kits. “The Canadian firm is the first S-92A+ kit customer
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Sanctions Helped Russian MC-21 Airliner Escape COVID-19 Bloodbath
April 27, 2020 @ 03:16 PMUS sanctions against Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) helped the MC-21 airliner project escape current bloodbath facing the aviation industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Had the MC-21 kept to its original schedule and commenced serial production by 2018 with deliveries to airline customers by 2019-20; it would have got caught up in aircraft order cancellations by airlines as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the travel industry hard from the beginning of 2020
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NEC to Supply $186M Satellite to Vietnam in First Such Export for...
April 25, 2020 @ 10:01 AMIn Japan's first ever satellite export, electronics major NEC will supply an earth observation satellite plus ground station to Vietnam in a 20 billion yen ($186 million) deal. “NEC Corporation has received an order from Sumitomo Corporation for the manufacture and launch of the LOTUSat-1 Earth observation satellite system for the Vietnam National Space Center
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Indian, Taiwanese Apaches to get Modern Situational Awareness Tech
April 25, 2020 @ 05:38 AMLockheed Martin has won a $67.6 million contract to provide electro-optical sensors for integration onto AH-64E Apache attack helicopters of the Indian and Taiwanese forces
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Saab to Supply Water-bombing Aircraft to Sweden
April 3, 2020 @ 08:20 AMSwedish Civil Contingencies Agency has awarded Saab a contract to provide two AT-802F water-bombing aircraft to put out raging forest fires. “The order is for the capability to fight fires with two firefighting aircraft, from 1 April to 30 September, through to 2023
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Pentagon Awards Bechtel $1.2B to Destroy Chemical Weapons Arsenal
April 1, 2020 @ 05:29 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Bechtel a deal pegged at $1.2 billion to destroy chemical weapons at a facility in Colorado
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Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.7 Billion for 78 F-35 Combat Jets
April 1, 2020 @ 03:13 AMIn one of the biggest single contracts for the F-35 jets, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $4,708,927,970 contract to manufacture 78 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat aircraft. The contract includes 48 F-35A combat aircraft for the US Air Force, 14 F-35B combat aircraft for the Marine Corps, 16 F-35C fighter aircraft for the US Navy
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Boeing to Manufacture 18 P-8A Poseidon Jets for S Korea, New ...
March 31, 2020 @ 05:41 AMBoeing has received a $1.5 billion production contract for 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft including 8 for the US Navy, six for the South Korean Navy and four for the Royal New Zealand Air Force
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Raytheon Receives $2.14B Standard Missile-3 Block IB Contract
March 27, 2020 @ 07:14 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Raytheon a $2.14 billion contract for Standard Missile-3 Block IB missiles that can destroy ballistic missiles on land and at sea
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USAF to Lease KAI T-50As Ahead of Training With T-7As
March 27, 2020 @ 06:55 AMThe United States Air Force is planning to lease T-50A trainers made by Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin to teach pilots "tactical fighter skills," ahead of beginning training in their new T-7A Red Hawks. The USAF will lease between four to eight T-50A trainers, even as the jet lost the T-X contest to the T-7A, built by Boeing and Saab, in September 2018
Will Indian Air Force buy an Indigenous High Altitude Pseudo Satellite?
Russia’s “Magic Bullet” Against FPV Drones?
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
Post Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv: Ukraine Rushes to Buy $1 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