Search Results
-
AgustaWestland, Havelsanare Sign MoU To Co-Develop Training Systems
June 9, 2014 @ 01:14 PMAgustaWestland and Havelsanare today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and jointly market and sell their complementary training products and capabilities. Sadik YAMAC, CEO of Havelsan, said, “Havelsan wishes to provide simulation and synthetic training systems, including information management solutions, in support of the various rotorcraft platforms purchased by the Turkish Government and International Defence and Government Customers
-
Canada To Announce Decision On F-35 Early Next Week
June 6, 2014 @ 02:32 PMA decision on Canadas F-35 purchase is expected next week, if local media reports are to be believed. The Conservative government is expected to make a final decision as soon as next Tuesday, followed soon after by an announcement that will put an end to the debate about whether to hold a competition to buy new fighter planes or to renew the $45-billion plan to sole-source the purchase of F-35s, according to CBC News
-
China Improving Military Capabilities, Picks Up Modernization Pace: Report
June 6, 2014 @ 02:16 PMChina is rushing to modernize and improve its military capabilities, according to an annual US Department of Defense report to Congress. The “Military and Security Developments Involving the Peoples Republic of China for 2014” report said China is also preparing for contingencies in the South and East China Seas where Beijing has been involved in increasingly tense territorial disputes with its neighbors
-
Boeing Expects India To Ink Chinook, Apache Deal This Year
June 5, 2014 @ 01:56 PMIndia is likely to buy 15 CH-47F Chinook transport and 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters before the end of the year, the Boeing officials were quoted as saying by Shephard. "We expect that the contract award for the Chinook will come in the first half of the year, and the award for the Apache in the second half of the year," Leanne Caret, Boeings VP and GM of vertical-lift, were cited saying at the Singapore Airshow 2014
-
Trident II D5 Missile Records 150 Successful Test Flights
June 5, 2014 @ 09:39 AMLockheed Martin built Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile has achieved 150 successful test flights, setting a new reliability record for large ballistic missiles. The US Navy launched two unarmed missiles June 2 in the Atlantic Ocean from a submerged Ohio-class submarine, marking the 149th and 150th successful test flights of the missile since design completion in 1989
-
CAE Wins Naval Warfare Training Contract From Swedish Navy
June 3, 2014 @ 02:25 PMCAE today announced it has been awarded a contract from Forsvarets Materielverk (FMV), the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, to provide a comprehensive Naval Warfare Training System for the Swedish Navy. The Naval Warfare Training System (NWTS) will be delivered in late 2015 to the Swedish Naval Warfare Centre in Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden
-
Spain Axes F-35 Acquisition, Will Extend Harrier’s Life Service Beyond 2025
May 29, 2014 @ 09:31 AMSpains acquisition of the F-35 will have to wait "until it becomes financially accessible", according to local media reports. The F-35 was intended to replace the Harrier fighters however a 70-million euro plan to extend their service life beyond 2025 was announced earlier in the week
-
Exelis Wins $133 Million Contract For LatAm Customer
May 28, 2014 @ 09:33 AMElbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a contract to supply systems in an amount of $133 million for Homeland Security (HLS) applications to a customer in the Latin American region. The systems are based on highly advanced and unique technologies, including command, control and intelligence capabilities to be operated via dedicated control centers intended to play a major role in fighting crime, preventing violence and improving citizens' safety and security
-
Indian Government Will Need To Take A Call On Hiking FDI In...
May 27, 2014 @ 02:02 PMIndias newly appointed Defense Minister Arun Jaitley has inherited the task of deciding whether or not to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) level in the defence sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent. Jaitley, who is also the Finance Minister, would find it easier to address the FDI issue which is not merely a MoD matter but one which concerns the finance and industries ministries as well
-
New Zealand To Buy MBDA's Sea Ceptor
May 27, 2014 @ 09:34 AMThe New Zealand Ministry of Defence signed a contract on 21st May with MBDA for the provision of Sea Ceptor for the Local Area Air Defence element of the Royal New Zealand Navys ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade (FSU) project. This contract confirms the selection of the system by the RNZN for its ANZAC frigates that was announced in October 2013
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