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Russia selects 40 projects for defence research fund
October 6, 2014 @ 11:33 AMA year after President Vladimir Putin signed a bill setting up an agency, comparable to Americas Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Russian defense ministry has begun awarding its first prizes for Future Research Fund. “The defense minister has approved the structure of the system,” Ria Novosti quoted Maj
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Germany To Revive $1.5 Billion Euro Hawk Drone Project
October 6, 2014 @ 09:16 AMGermany will revive the $1.5 billion high-altitude reconnaissance drone Euro Hawk project, media reports said Saturday
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Babcock To Repair, Maintain Royal Navy's Warships And Subs In £2.6bn Contract
October 1, 2014 @ 11:14 AMBabcock has been awarded a £2.6bn contract to repair and maintain the Royal Navy's warships and submarines
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High Price Tags Putting Off Arms Sales?
September 29, 2014 @ 01:30 PMArms deals that come with hefty price tags are being cancelled in growing numbers with governments preferring to procure weapons for lower costs or develop them indigenously. Earlier this year, India cancelled a $650 million deal with BAE Systems for the procurement of M-777 howitzers
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CAE Wins $115 Million In Contracts
September 23, 2014 @ 01:37 PMCAE announced today that it has won a series of contracts valued at approximately C$115 million to provide a range of training systems and services for global defence and security customers. These include contracts to continue providing MQ-1 Predator/MQ-9 Reaper aircrew training to the United States Air Force , a contract to update the Royal Canadian Air Force's CP-140 simulator, and a contract to design and manufacture a UH-72A flight training device for the United States Army
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US Navy Gets Future USNS Fall River JHVS
September 17, 2014 @ 09:40 AMThe US Navy accepted delivery of Joint High Speed Vessel, the future USNS Fall River from the Austal USA shipbuilder. The delivery marks a major milestone, the official transfer of the vessel from the shipbuilder to the Navy
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Scotland Split Could Shake Up UK Defence Preparedness and Industry
September 12, 2014 @ 10:37 AMThe UK defence establishment could be significantly impacted if Scottish voters vote “yes” on the Sept. 18 referendum over independence from the UK
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Russia To Test New Strike Drone In 2015: Reports
September 8, 2014 @ 11:14 AMRussian reconnaissance and strike drone "Chirok" will begin tests in 2015, the CEO of the Moscow Research Radio Engineering Institute Yuri Nevzorov told RIA Novosti on Sunday. "After the new year , we will launch the test
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Algerian Navy Gets Kalaat Beni-Abbes Amphibious Class Ship
September 5, 2014 @ 02:20 PMAlgeria has taken delivery of "Kalaat Beni-Abbes" amphibious class vessel at a ceremony held at the Muggiano shipyard (in La Spezia) commissioned in 2011, Fincantieri said in a release. The ship was commissioned by the Ministry of Defence of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a company controlled by Fincantieri in which Selex ES also holds an interest, to serve as the national Navy's new flagship
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Iron Dome Unsuccessful, Israel Withholding Information, Says Study
September 4, 2014 @ 10:18 AMIsraels Iron Dome may not be all that it has been touted to be, according to a report published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Since the start of the Palestinian conflict Israel has carefully marketed the Iron Dome and has generated great attention from international media on its operational success
French KNDS to Acquire Texelis, Maker of SERVAL Armored Vehicles
Netherlands Helping to Train 26 Ukrainians to Become Crew Chiefs for F-16
Trump's First Diplomatic Victory- Panama Abandons China for Better U.S. Ties
Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U