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South Korean New 8x8 Amphibious Armored Vehicle To Enter Service This Year
June 8, 2016 @ 10:02 AMSouth Korea has developed 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle powered by a 420 hp diesel engine. It should enter service this year
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Cobham Wins $18 Million Airborne Electronic Warfare Order
June 6, 2016 @ 10:40 PMCobham received orders from a leading Defense firm for radio frequency (RF) microelectronics and antenna assemblies that support an airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) program. Cobham recently received a series of orders from a leading Defense firm for radio frequency (RF) microelectronics and antenna assemblies that support an airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) program valued at approximately $18M, the company said in a statement Monday
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DCNS Demos Torpedo Defence Solution
June 3, 2016 @ 02:50 PMDCNS, Chemring Countermeasures and Terma successfully conducted joint operational trials of their Torpedo Defence Solution on May 12. This solution integrates Termas C-Guard Decoy Launching System with DCNSs CANTO Anti-Torpedo Decoy and the Chemring Launch Module which, combined, is designated NATO standard CANTO 130mm
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US Approves 80 SM-2 Missiles For $302 Million To Australia
June 1, 2016 @ 10:04 AMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved sale of 80 SM-2 missiles for $302 million to Australia. The contract includes vertical launch canisters for the SM-2 Block IIIB missiles, contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services
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Netherland’s F-35 To Participate In European Airshow
May 24, 2016 @ 02:17 PMTwo US-assembled F-35A fighter jets landed in the Netherlands on Monday, ahead of the stealthy plane's European air show debut over the summer. The Lockheed Martin-built Lightning II jets, which are to form the mainstay of the Dutch fighter fleet for the next five decades, landed at Leeuwarden Air Force Base in the northern Netherlands on Monday night, AFP reported
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Airbus Helicopters Selected As Aircraft Service Provider For UK’s Military Flying Training...
May 20, 2016 @ 01:28 PMAirbus Helicopters has been selected by Ascent as the Aircraft Service Provider for the UKs Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). The contract, worth £500 million over 17 years, will see Airbus Helicopters deliver aircraft and an integrated support solution over the course of 18 months, ready to start training in April 2018
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SeaRAM Anti-Ship Missile Knocks Down Supersonic MissilesTargets
May 18, 2016 @ 04:19 AMThe US Navy conducted a series of test shots using Raytheons SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense system. The series of two shots included one in which two supersonic missiles were inbound simultaneously, flying in complex, evasive maneuvers
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Philippines' New Strategic Sealift Vessel To Serve As Command Centre
May 14, 2016 @ 11:43 AMThe Philippines' New Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) built by an Indonesian Shipyard arrived in Manila Harbour post its sea trials and will serve as command centre to the countrys Navy. “The country's first SSV, BRP Tarlac, docked at Pier 13
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Engineering Services For Land Attack Projectile Program
May 12, 2016 @ 12:32 PMLockheed Martin has won a $7 million contract for engineering services required to complete component requalification, safety testing, and initial operational test and evaluation support analyses and telemetry development tasks for the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) program. The LRLAP is the only munition capable for use with the MK 51 gun weapon system aboard the DDG 1000 destroyer
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Thales To Supply Scorpion Helmet Display For Spanish EF-18 Fighter Jets
May 12, 2016 @ 09:02 AMThe Spanish Ministry of Defence will equip the Boeing EF-18 Growler aircraft with 80 Thales Scorpion Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS). These HMCS will be installed in the aircraft during the course of 2016 and 2017, once the operational qualification phase and air-to-air (A2A) and air-to-ground (A2G) tests have been completed
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
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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