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The Air Force's Global Hawk Spy Drone
March 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn a recent Battleland post, Mark Thompson noted the cost of a crashed Global Hawk: $72.8 million according to the Air Force
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Passengers To Get Prominence In MC-21
March 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMWide and comfortable seats, extra leg room and more space for your cabin baggage are usually a luxury only business class travellers can afford. Now, the economy class traveller can indulge in the same extravagance should airlines begin incorporating the MC-21, designed and built by Russian plane-maker Irkut Corp, into their fleet
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Raytheon Wins $77.9M Missile Support Contract from US Army
March 13, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has won a U.S
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India's Bharat Electronics Gains Entry Into The Nuclear Power Equipment Business
March 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIndia's state-run defense electronics manufacturer, Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has bagged a nuclear power instrumentation project for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India
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UAV Fire Scout Completes First Solo Mission
March 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMUnmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) MQ-8B Fire Scout embarked on its first solo mission successfully after being deployed from the USS Simpson on March 7. The Fire Scout is a vertical take-off and landing UAV capable of carrying out surveillance, tracking and targeting missions
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Babcock Wins Australian Anzac Support Contract
March 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe contract is expected to be valued at A$300 million (c £200 million) over an initial five year period, with an option to extend for a further five years. The final contract is expected to be signed by the end of June 2012 and become operational, after a transitional phase, on 1 January 2013
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BAE Systems To Provide ESM Systems For B-2 Bombers
March 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman – Aerospace Systems has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems for use on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers, marking BAE Systems’ presence on all three of the U.S
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Airbus Military To Supply 2 C295 Military Aircraft To Kazakhstan
March 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMKazakhstan’s Ministry of Defence and Airbus Military have signed a firm contract with Kazspetsexport, a State Company belonging to the, to supply two C295 military transport aircraft that will be operated by the country’s Air Force. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the involved parties for a further six C295 aircraft, for which separate firm contracts will be signed progressively over the next few years
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T-90 Hits Building, Kills Indian Soldier in Chennai
March 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAn Indian soldier was killed and two others were injured while parking a T-90 main battle tank in the parking bay inside DRDO's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment campus near Avadi in Chennai, India. The routine exercise went awry after soldiers lost control of the tank which hit a building
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Northrop Grumman Appoints Danny Milligan Chief Executive for Information Systems Business in...
March 1, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the appointment of Danny Milligan as chief executive of its U.K
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, US Responds with Air Strikes
Russia to Work on Leasing Instruments to Enable Foreign Sales of its...
Turkey to Sell Russian S-400 Systems to Third Country as GE Engine...
Pentagon Awards Contracts to Develop Laser Weapons Against Cruise Missiles, Drones
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