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CAE King Air 350 Full-Flight Simulator Certified Level D To Support RAAF
December 17, 2013 @ 08:20 AMCAE today announced that the CAE 5000 Series King Air 350 full-flight simulator (FFS) has recently been certified by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators. The CAE 5000 Series FFS representing the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft with Proline II cockpit will be used by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for pilot training, as well as for undergraduate training for RAAF Air Combat Officer's (ACO) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Aviation Warfare Officer's (AvWO)
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Kongsberg Wins $31 Million Swiss Weapon Systems Contract
December 13, 2013 @ 01:55 PMKongsberg has received an order valued at $31 million for the delivery of Protector Weapon Control System including logistics for the Swiss vehicle program GMTF RP13. This contract is the fourth major Protector RWS contract between the Swiss Army and Kongsberg since 2006
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US Navy P-8A Poseidon Achieves Initial Operational Capability
December 2, 2013 @ 02:58 PMThe US Navy's P-8A Poseidon, the newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, has achieved initial operational capability (IOC). This announcement comes weeks after the completion of the Operational Readiness Evaluation of the first deploying P-8A Poseidon squadron and the commander of Patrol and Reconnaissance Group officially declaring the first P-8A squadron, Patrol Squadron 16 (VP-16), "prepared for deployment" Nov
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Second MQ-8C Fire Scout Helicopter
November 26, 2013 @ 08:22 AMNorthrop Grumman has delivered the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S
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Rockwell Collins, Lockheed Martin Completes MUOS Testing Using Airborne Software Defined Radio
November 25, 2013 @ 08:07 AMRockwell Collins and Lockheed Martin have successfully conducted two-phase airborne testing of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) using the new generation ARC-210 airborne software defined radio. During the first phase of the testing, the MUOS parametres were monitored and data was collected for the Lockheed Martin engineering team through a series of ground tests
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Selex ES To Supply IFF Mode 5 Interrogators Worth 3 Million Euros
November 20, 2013 @ 04:27 PMSelex ES has won a contract worth 3 million Euros from the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) to supply four SIR-M5-E New Generation Interrogator Friend or Foe (NGIFF) systems for long range platforms. The NGIFF interrogators will equip four Lockheed Martin FPS-117 air defence radar systems in use with the Italian Air Force
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Saab Chosen To Equip German Tornado Fleet
November 20, 2013 @ 04:13 PMSaab has received three orders for self-protection equipment for the German Air Forces Tornado fleet. In total, the orders amount to approximately ($15 million) 100 MSEK
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Budget Decline Causes Lockheed Martin To Consolidate Facilities
November 15, 2013 @ 07:54 AMThe continued decline in U.S
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Selex RF Decoy Selected For Gripen Jets
November 7, 2013 @ 12:21 PMSAAB has selected SELEXs BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) deployment on Gripen fighter, which has been developed in order to decoy RF-guided missiles and fire control radars away from fighter aircraft. Flare shaped and sized, the EAD can be dispensed from a standard 55mm flare cartridge and powered by batteries
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Pratt & Whitney, IHI To Jointly Build Japan F135 Engines
November 7, 2013 @ 08:03 AMPratt & Whitney has signed a joint agreement with IHI Corporation to qualify components for the Japanese fleet of F135 engines to power the 5th generation F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. "Pratt & Whitney is proud of our long history of working together with IHI on military engines, starting with the F100 engine for the JASDF F-15 fleet more than 30 years ago," said Bennett Croswell, president, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
Pentagon Launches “Agent Network” AI Tool to Transform Battle Management and Targeting
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
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