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Israel Resigned To Losing $13 Billion Polish Missile Contract To US: Reports
May 15, 2014 @ 02:04 PMIsraeli officials on Wednesday revealed that Jerusalem will lose out on a $13 billion deal to build a missile defense shield for Poland citing lobbying by Washington on behalf of rival U.S
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Poland To Keep Su-22s In Service Until 2015
April 3, 2014 @ 02:38 PMThe Polish Ministry of National Defense has announced that the Sukhoi Su-22M4 and Su-22UM3K aircraft will remain in service after 2015. Poland currently operates two fully-staffed Su-22 squadrons at the 21st Tactical Air Base in Swidwin for a total of 32 aircraft (26 Su-22M4 attack aircraft and 6 Su-22UM3K conversion trainers)
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Poland Announces Missile Defense Tender Amid Crimea Tensions
March 25, 2014 @ 12:18 PMAmid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, neighbor Poland has decided to Accelerate its tender for a missile defence system. Poland Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek was quoted by Reuters as saying that the country wants to choose an offer by the end of 2014
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France Suspends Military Cooperation With Russia, Mistral Warship Deal Under Review
March 24, 2014 @ 08:58 AMFrance has suspended most of its military cooperation with Russia, the French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday The statement comes as Paris still mulls over the idea of cancelling the sale of two Mistral warships to Moscow. Paris has suspended "the majority of its military cooperation with Russia" in the wake of Moscow's takeover of Crimea, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in the Estonian capital Tallinn
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First Alenia M-346 Aircraft for Israeli Air Force Rolled Out Today
March 21, 2014 @ 07:54 AMThe first M-346 advanced trainer for the Israeli Air & Space Force was rolled out today in a ceremony held at Alenia Aermacchis plant in Venegono Superiore, Italy. In July 2012, Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, was awarded a contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD) to supply 30 M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft, to replace the TA-4 Skyhawkcurrently operated by the IAF, to include ground based training systems in collaboration with other Israeli and International companies
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CAE Wins $140 Million In Training Contracts Globally
March 20, 2014 @ 12:19 PMCAE today announced that it has won a series of contracts valued at more than C$140 million to provide a range of training systems and services for global defence customers. These include four P-8A simulators sold to Boeing for the United States Navy, a contract to provide an SW4 helicopter simulator for the Polish Air Force, various contracts to provide the German Air Force with a range of training support services, and a contract to provide lifecycle support and maintenance services for PWN's AW139 simulator in Malaysia
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Thales Wins Polish Patrol Vessel Contract
March 14, 2014 @ 12:56 PMThales has won a contract to supply an integrated combat system for the ORP ŚLĄZAK Patrol Vessel being built for the Polish defence force. The contract will see Thales deliver main combat system components such as the TACTICOS Combat Management System, SMART-S Mk2 surveillance radar, STING-EO Mk2 (currently named the STIR 1
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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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Algeria Orders New Russian Helicopters Worth $2.7 Billion
March 11, 2014 @ 09:30 AMThe Algerian Ministry of Defense has placed an order estimated $2.7 billion for 48 new Russian helicopters, according to Lenta
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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
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
China's J-15 Fighter Jet Crashes During Training
U.S., Iraqi Forces Assassinate ISIS Second-in-Command, Abu Khandijah
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