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UCAVs To Replace Poland’s Su-22 Fighter Aircraft Fleet
August 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn a military first, Poland will do away entirely with its aging fleet of Su-22 fighter aircraft with the latest in Unmanned Strike Aircraft (UCAV) systems. Deputy Defense Minister Waldemar Skrzypczak made the announcement today calling the Soviet-built Sukhoi Su-22 strike aircraft “obsolete” but did not specify the type and number of UCAVs that will be inducted
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Sikorsky, Terma To Determine Helicopter Defense Systems
August 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSikorsky and Terma have begun negotiations to establish how Terma’s aircraft defense systems could be used on Sikorsky’s 70i Black Hawk, S-92 and S-76 helicopters. Jorn Henrik Levy Rasmussen, Vice President, Terma Global, said, “Preliminary negotiations with Sikorsky Aircraft are very positive
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Poland To Order 1000 Bumar Tanks
August 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Polish Ministry of Defense is expected to sign a deal to launch production of the Anders tank, a prototype developed by Bumar Group’s OBRUM Gliwice research unit. The Polish army plans to acquire 1000 new tanks of different variants to overhaul the country’s land forces
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US May Supply Ground Controlled Approach Radar To Poland
July 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe US Defense Security Corporation Agency has informed Congress about a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of nine ground controlled approach radar systems to Poland. The deal is estimated to be worth $200 million
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Airbus Military Wins Order for C295 Aircraft from Polish Air Force
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Polish Air Force today signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of five C295 transport aircraft to further expand their transport capabilities. Deliveries will start end of this year and continue into 2013
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Poland To Acquire 5 C295 Transport Aircraft From Airbus
July 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAirbus Military and the Polish Air Force signed a contract today for the acquisition of five C295 transport aircraft. The new aircraft will join the fleet in 2013 thus increasing the number of aircraft to 16
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Thales Secures GPS Contract for Helicopters from French Navy
April 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThales has been awarded a contract by the Service Industriel de l'Aéronautique (SIAé), France's military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, to supply stand-alone GPS receivers for the French Navy's Lynx helicopters, which are currently being upgraded by the French defence procurement agency (DGA). Thales’s GNSS 1000-S receiver relies on SAASM (Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module) technology to access military GPS encrypted signals
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Mr Anil Kumar is new CMD, BEL
October 3, 2011 @ 12:00 AMMr Anil Kumar (57) took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on October 1, 2011. He succeeds Mr Ashwani Kumar Datt, who retired on superannuation on September 30, 2011
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German Navy Receives New Anti-Ship Missile
September 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe official roll-out of the RBS15 Mk3 heavy anti-ship missile for the German Navy took place at a ceremony of the Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement. High-ranking representatives of the Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal Office of Technology and Procurement, the German Navy as well as the industrial partners Diehl Defence and Saab Dynamics participated in the event at the naval base Kiel on September 22, 2011
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Launching of the Security Middle East Show – SMES 2011
August 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMLebanese Minister of Interior Marwan Charbel : The Show is of High Significance as it is Closely Related to Security. Mr
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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