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New CEO and new chairman of the supervisory board appointed at Eurofighter...
May 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Shareholder representatives of the Eurofighter consortium appointed with effect from 1st May 2009 Bernhard Gerwert as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Enzo Casolini as the new CEO of Eurofighter GmbH. Mr
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EADS Defence & Security and Larsen & Toubro join forces in India...
May 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEADS Defence & Security (DS) and Indian engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Mumbai, will join forces in the fields of defence technology. During a signing ceremony in Mumbai, EADS DS and L&T announced the planned formation of a joint venture company for defence electronics in India, based in Talegaon near Pune
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DARPA selects Lockheed Martin to develop the Integrated Sensor Is Structure (ISIS)...
April 28, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Palmdale, Calif
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Finland to buy 6 PC-12 NG aircraft from Pilatus
April 27, 2009 @ 12:00 AMPilatus Aircraft Ltd has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Command Finland for the delivery of six PC-12 NG aircraft to the Finnish Air Force to replace their existing liaison aircraft. The procurement contract, worth EUR 22
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Nammo Lapua Oy to deliver various ammunition products to Finish Army
April 27, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe contract between Nammo Lapua Oy and The Finnish Army Materiel Command was signed on April, 23rd. The contract covers deliveries of various ammunition products to the Land Forces in 2009-2012
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Rheinmetall wins $81.4 million contract from German Bundeswehr for artillery ammunition
April 21, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe German Bundeswehr has awarded a major contract for artillery ammunition to the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group. Worth around EUR 63 million ($81
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Israel-Lockheed Martin F-35 deal in trouble over soaring cost
April 20, 2009 @ 12:00 AMNegotiations between the Israeli Defense Ministry and Lockheed Martin for the purchase of advanced, new-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter stealth aircraft continue to bog down over the final hurdles of unit cost and integration of Israeli-specific avionics and armaments, according to media reports. While the Israeli defense establishment complains of soaring F-35 unit costs - a completely rational concern considering the potential defense budget cuts looming on the horizon - the real issue seems to be the installation of Israeli-made systems onto the aircraft
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U.S. Army has awarded $120 million contract to DRS for Thermal Weapon...
April 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDRS Technologies, Inc. announced the receipt of a $120 million order for low-power uncooled Thermal Weapon Sight II Bridge Systems (TWS II Bridge
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Thales proud to see the official creation of Samtel-Thales Avionics Pvt.
April 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThales announced today that it is proud to have received official authorisation by India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board to form a joint venture company (JV) with India’s Samtel Avionics Ltd. to develop and produce locally Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display Systems
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Embraer launches KC-390 military transport jet program
April 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMIn a ceremony held, today, during the seventh edition of the Latin America Aero and Defence (LAAD)trade fair, which takes place from April 14 to 17, at Riocentro, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Embraer signed a contract with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for the KC-390 military transport aircraft program. The event was attended by the Minister of Defense, Nelson Jobim, the Head of the Navy, Admiral Júlio Soares de Moura Neto, the Brazilian Aeronautics Commander, General Juniti Saito, and Embraer President & CEO Frederico Fleury Curado
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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