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Philippines Earmarks $20 Billion To Counter Chinese Threat
July 8, 2015 @ 11:43 AMPhilippines plans to spend US $20 billion on modernizing its forces in the backdrop of growing threat from China in the disputed South China Sea. “The blueprint includes installing radars and sensors and buying submarines, frigates, fighters, surveillance planes and missile systems,” Major-General Raul del Rosario, military chief of plans was quoted as saying by Reuters Tuesday
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CAE Wins $117 Million Multiple Simulation And Training Contracts
July 7, 2015 @ 02:53 PMCAE has won multiple defense contracts that include MH-60R maintenance and rear-crew trainers for Royal Australian Navy, two UH-72A Lakota FTDs for US Army, two full-mission simulators for undisclosed customer in the Europe/Middle East/Africa region. CAE today announced that the defense contracts are valued at more than C$150 million (US $117 million) to provide simulation products as well as training services for global military customers
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Eurofighter Seeks Increased Funding
July 6, 2015 @ 01:16 PMEurofighter has sought increased funding to optimize its multi role capabilities. Eurofighters Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alberto Gutierrez said that a report by the UKs Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) to be launched today in London as ‘positive and encouraging
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Opposition to Thailand Submarine Purchase
July 6, 2015 @ 10:59 AMThai experts have questioned the utility of buying Chinese submarines on grounds that the countrys Navy is better off with surface ships and the funds could be utilized for a national healthcare project. A procurement committee of the Thai Navy last week voted to buy three Chinese S-20 submarines for 36 billion Bhat (US$1
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Indonesia to Ground Lockheed Martin C-130 Type B fleet
July 2, 2015 @ 06:51 AMThe Indonesia air force will immediately ground its fleet of C-130 Type B aircraft following the fatal crash of a similar aircraft in Medan, North Sumatra on Tuesday. Air Force spokesperson Rear Marshal Dwi Badarmanto told local media that the Air Force had a number of C-130 aircraft of different types but only Type B aircraft, which were similar to the one that crashed in Medan, would be grounded
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Fourth Secure Communication Satellite For August Launch
June 30, 2015 @ 08:57 AMUS Navy and Lockheed Martin delivered fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida ahead of expected August launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. MUOS-4 is the latest addition to a network of orbiting satellites and relay ground stations that is revolutionizing secure communications for mobile military forces
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US Needs $18 Billion A Year To Modernize Nukes
June 29, 2015 @ 03:45 PMUS needs to spend $18 billion per year for 15 years starting 2021 to modernize nuclear stockpile and the weapons and vehicles. "We've developed a plan to transition our aging system
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China Delivers 557 Military Vehicles To Venezuela
June 29, 2015 @ 08:38 AMChina has delivered 557 military vehicles that include VN-4 4X4 wheeled armored vehicles, ABV-1 assault breacher vehicles and WTC-1 water cannon vehicles to Venezuela. The first batch of vehicles was delivered at a ceremony in Palo Negro in the state of Aragua on June 26, according to Military Parade, a Russian-language defense website based in Moscow
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Russia Introduces New Gen Mine Layer At ARMY 2015
June 26, 2015 @ 04:00 PMRussia has unveiled its ‘Hell Machine new Generation Mine Layer at the recently wrapped up International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2015. Nick named as Hell Machine, the new Mine Layer UMZ-K is designed to remotely scatter anti-personnel, anti-paratrooper and anti-tank clustered mines over terrain
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Yak-130 To Be Reconfigured As Fighter-Bomber For Export
June 19, 2015 @ 04:13 PMRussia plans to re-configure its Yakovlev Yak-130 combat training aircraft into a fighter-bomber for export. The highly manoeuverable aircraft would challenge the likes of the Saab Gripen, BAE Systems Hawk 200 and the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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