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Canada approves C$10 billion for Chinook helicopters and armored vehicles
July 8, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Harper government has approved a plan to purchase new armoured vehicles for the Canadian Forces and is set to announce that it has finally reached a deal on the purchase of additional Chinook helicopters. The government is now trying to decide how best to roll out the military projects, which total almost C$10 billion, for maximum public-relations value
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Saab wooes Brazil with manufacturing facility for $1.8 billion deal
July 8, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSaab AB, the Swedish maker of the Gripen jet fighter, is ready to make Brazil the manufacturing center for the aircraft to increase its chances of winning a $1.8 billion order and safeguard the model’s future, according to Bloomberg report
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A$2 billion F-35 JSF contracts at risk
July 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAustralia is set to lose A$2 billion worth of hi-tech contracts as local companies and governments are reluctant to join the global supply chain for a new-generation fighter plane. American giant Lockheed Martin this week will send out executives from its headquarters in Texas in a last-ditch attempt to find Australian firms willing to manufacture composite skins and other parts for the massive F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program
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DRS wins $49 million infrared sighting systems contract from US Army
July 3, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDRS Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received a $49 million follow-on order for Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (SGF) sighting systems and components from the Raytheon Company's Network Centric Systems business in McKinney, Texas
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Saudi Arabia has awarded border security program contract to EADS
July 2, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAfter being under contract for the northern border security, which is now under execution, EADS Defence and Security has been awarded (as prime contractor) the border security program covering the full borders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This contract will be executed in the next 5 years and is the largest contract ever competed worldwide as a full solution
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Veolia Environnement and DCNS create a joint venture for military base management
June 29, 2009 @ 12:00 AMVeolia Environnement, the global benchmark in environmental solutions, and DCNS, the European leader in the naval defense sector, today announced the creation of the joint-venture company Défense Environnement Services, which will mainly specialize in military base management. This joint-venture is owned 51% by Veolia Environnement and 49% by DCNS
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Indian Air Force orders 15 Saras light transport aircraft
June 18, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Air Force has ordered 15 indigenous Saras Light Transport Aircraft.A senior Air Force official said that the 14-seat aircraft, designed by National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bangalore, costs about $8 million
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Thales dispalyed its TopOwl helicopter and Pathfinder at Paris Air Show 2009
June 18, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThales exhibits its TopOwl Helicopter Helmet Mounted Display at Paris Air Show 2009. TopOwl is the only binocular helmet-mounted system in production that could display the total clarity and contrast of the Pathfinder sensor
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India awards $400 million contract to Antonov for AN-32 upgrade
June 18, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Ukrainian manufacturer of the AN-32 transport aircraft, Antonov Aeronautical Scientific/Technical Complex , has been awarded a $400 million order to upgrade the entire AN-32 fleet of Indian Air Force (IAF) under an estimated $400 million contract. The Indian media reported that the AN-32s were fast approaching the end of their "total technical life'' of 25 years by this year-end which promoted the Indian MOD to issue one of its largest upgrade contract to date
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Russian aircraft crashes due to third party upgrades: Rosoboronexport
June 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRussian arms exporter Rosoboronexport has warned against third party upgrades of Russian origin military aircraft, which it says is responsible for post-upgrade systems malfunction leading to crashes. An unusually strongly worded press release issued at the Paris Air show 2009 said, “Rosoboronexport attaches much importance to repairing and upgrading arms and materiel exported earlier, including Soviet-vintage weapon systems, and will offer corresponding repair and modernisation programmes
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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