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Harris Completes Testing Falcon III Manpack Radio With MUOS
April 25, 2014 @ 12:08 PMHarris Corporation has successfully completed the next in a series of interoperability tests for the Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio hosting the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform. MUOS is the next-generation US Department of Defense military communications system for delivering satellite-based voice and data communication services through secure tactical radios
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Northrop Grumman To Develop Mission Computers For H-1 Helicopters
April 25, 2014 @ 09:14 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a contract from the US Navy to deliver FlightPro Gen III mission computers in support of AH-1Z and UH-1Y Marine Corps helicopters. Under the $10
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General Dynamics To Operate And Maintain US Navy Military Sealift Ships
April 23, 2014 @ 02:36 PMGeneral Dynamics has won a $32.7 million modification contract to operate and maintain seven large, medium-speed, roll-on / roll-off ships (LMSR) for the Military Sealift Command
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Lockheed Martin GMLRS Alternative Warhead Successfully Tested
April 17, 2014 @ 03:11 PMLockheed Martin successfully conducted the fifth and final Production Qualification Test (PQT) for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead. During the long-range test, four rockets were fired from a HIMARS launcher and destroyed their respective targets approximately 65 kilometers away
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FLIR Systems Wins $18 Million Worth Contracts For DR SKO Program
April 16, 2014 @ 03:53 PMFLIR Systems received a full-rate production decision from the US Department of Defense for its integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) threat response system for the Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (DR SKO) program. Additionally, FLIR has been awarded a $12
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Lockheed Martin Wins $10 Million Contract To Maintain MK-48 Torpedoes
April 16, 2014 @ 11:00 AMLockheed Martin has won a contract option worth approximately $10 million to support the US Navy's intermediate-level maintenance activities for all MK-48 torpedoes. This is the first option exercised from a contract awarded in 2013 and brings the total contract value to more than $18 million
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General Dynamics Upgrades Portuguese Navy Frigates With Sonar System
April 15, 2014 @ 12:12 PMGeneral Dynamics is upgrading the three VASCO DA GAMA-class frigates with an adjunct processing system for the Portuguese Navy. Designed by General Dynamics Canada, the ECLIPSE adjunct processor provides the in-service AN/SQS-510 sonar systems with enhanced operational capability to detect submarines and torpedoes
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MdCN Cruise Missile Successfully Launched For Second Time
April 14, 2014 @ 09:20 AMFrance's defence procurement agency, the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA) successfully carried out the second qualification firing of the Missile de Croisière Naval (Naval cruise missile, MdCN) on April 8, 2014. This test, carried out from DGAs missiles test center at Biscarosse, in the Landes district, was representative of a firing from a frigate
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Israel Navy To Be Trained On Dolphin-Class Submarines
April 7, 2014 @ 02:56 PMThe Israel Navy is expecting to put two new advanced Dolphin-class submarines - INS Crocodile and the INS Rahav, into service in 2014. Submariner recruits will now undergo a new training regimen
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MDA Wins Canadian Navy Support Contract
April 1, 2014 @ 11:06 AMMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd or MDA announced today that it has signed a contract worth $16 million with the Royal Canadian Navy to provide in-service support for training and maintenance of the Victoria-class Trainers located at CFB Halifax. Contributing directly to Canada's domestic security capability, the submarines also support Canadian Arctic and maritime sovereignty
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