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Boeing, Nasa Sign $2.8 Billion SLS Rocket Deal
July 3, 2014 @ 03:25 PMBoeing will develop the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Nasa. The contract is valued at $2
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Saab Wins $6 Million Contract For New Lightweight Torpedo
July 3, 2014 @ 02:51 PMSaab has won a $6 million contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding design plans for a New Lightweight Torpedo (NLT). The order is part of the Letter of Intent regarding the Swedish armed forces underwater capability which was announced on June 9, 2014
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Iraq’s New Sukhoi Jets Likely From Iran
July 3, 2014 @ 12:24 PMThe Iraq Air Force reportedly received over a dozen of Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircrafts from Russia to reinforce its forces in their battle against militant offensive. In a video released on Wednesday by the defense ministry, three Sukhois shown landing are likely from Iran, media reports reported
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Russia To Supply Transport Helicopters To China
July 2, 2014 @ 03:14 PMRussian Helicopters and China's Lectern Aviation Supplies signed a contract for the Mi-26TS heavy transport helicopter. Under the contract, the helicopter will be delivered in 2015
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CybAero Wins Order For Unmanned Helicopters To China
July 2, 2014 @ 02:47 PMSwedish firm, CybAero gets unmanned helicopters order guarantee worth $104 million over eight years to China. The order has been placed by a company in the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) group, which develops and manufactures aircraft and various types of flying vehicles and has over 400,000 employees
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Nexter To Merge
July 2, 2014 @ 01:10 PMKrauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems agreed to merge services to rationalize Europe's fractured armored-vehicle sector. German Wegmann and French state holding GIAT Industries, intend to meld the stock of their respective units into a new holding company
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Philippines To Get American Choppers, M4 Rifles By Year End
June 27, 2014 @ 12:06 PMPhilippines Armed Forces get 21 renewed UH1H or Huey helicopters and 50,000 American M4 rifles by year end, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said on Thursday in a report by GMA news online. Defense Undersecretary Fernando Manalo said the UHIH helicopters would cost P1
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Defense Conseil International (DCI) appoints new Deputy CEO
June 26, 2014 @ 09:36 AMDefence Conseil International (DCI) appointed Julia Maris as the company's Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Julia Maris joined the French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA) in 1997
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Developing Countries Fighter Aircraft Challenge Western Military Planes
June 25, 2014 @ 02:40 PMThe sky high cost of fighter aircraft acquisition is forcing developing countries to embark on their own programs in the process challenging the price and performance of American and European fighters. Turkey, South Korea, India, China and Pakistan claim to beat out western aircraft on cost
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GE To Power UK Navy Ships With Electrical Propulsion
June 25, 2014 @ 10:21 AMGE Power Conversion business has won the design, development and assessment (DDA) contract to provide the electric propulsion systems to Type 26 Global Combat Ships of the UK Navy. BAE systems chose GE Power Conversion Business for the program
China-made Aircraft Fly in U.S. Airshow for First Time
Switzerland to increase F-35 Offsets from 60% to 73%
11 NATO Countries Select Saab GlobalEye AWACS Over Boeing E-7 Aircraft
U.S. Forces Attack 80 Targets Around Strait of Hormuz After Iran Attacks...
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