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Saab, BAE Systems Team Up For Canadian Combat Vehicle Competition
October 29, 2013 @ 07:45 AMSaab and ABB is partnering with BAE System in a competitive bid for the Canada Department of National Defence (DND) $2 billion Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) program. The Canadian Army requires high survival medium weight vehicles for future missions
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Raytheon Develops Shooter Detection Technology For Helicopters
October 23, 2013 @ 01:52 PMRaytheon BBN Technologies has adapted its life-saving Boomerang shooter detection technology to protect helicopter crews, the company announced today. Helicopters are highly susceptible to sniper attacks because of their low-altitude flight paths and hovering requirements in theater
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Russia To Buy Future Soldier Gear In Bulk Next Year
October 21, 2013 @ 02:05 PMRussia will start bulk purchases of domestically designed “future soldier” gear in 2014, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The gear, dubbed Ratnik, comprises more than 40 components, including firearms, body armor and optical, communication and navigation devices, as well as life support and power supply systems, and even knee and elbow pads
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General Dynamics To Build Canada's Computer-Network Defence System
October 8, 2013 @ 02:26 PMGeneral Dynamics has won a contract to develop an automated computer-network defence capability to enhance the security of the Canadian Department of National Defence's (DND) networks. The ARMOUR project, conceptualized by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), will develop and integrate advanced scientific and technological solutions to the increasingly challenging and complex problem of defending DND networks, protecting their mission-critical information
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Cut Price Turkish Missile Deal Could Make China Major Weapons Exporter
September 30, 2013 @ 02:44 PMTurkey has chosen China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp (CPMIEC), a company under U.S sanctions to supply long-range air and missile defense system in a $4 billion deal
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DARPA Tests Anti-Ship Missile Prototype
September 9, 2013 @ 04:01 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that they are collaborating on the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program, which successfully launched its first prototype on August 27. Designed for both surface and air launch, LRASM seeks to develop an autonomous, precision-guided anti-ship standoff missile based on the successful Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) system
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Despite Facing $4 Bn Lawsuit, Russia Scraps Iran-Bound S-300 Missiles
August 30, 2013 @ 08:55 AMThe S-300 advanced air defense missile systems that Russia refused to deliver to Iran have now been completely dismantled and scrapped. “The equipment that was to have been delivered to Iran is no more,” Almaz-Antey Corporations CEO Vladislav Menshchikov said
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Boeing's Advanced Super Hornet Demonstrates Stealth Capabilities
August 30, 2013 @ 08:31 AMBoeing has successfully demonstrated its Advanced Super Hornets stealth significance with radar improvements during the three weeks of testing with partner Northrop Grumman. The testing proved that the fighter can outperform threats for decades to come with improvements that make the jet much harder for radar to detect and give it significantly more combat range
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Mexican Navy To Procure Fourth Damen Stan Patrol Vessel
August 23, 2013 @ 02:44 PMDamen Shipyards has won a contract from the Mexican Navy to supply fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207. The contract asked for the supply of the design and material package to the Meican Navy with which ASTIMAR 1 (the Mexican Navy yard in Tampico) will build the patrol vessel
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Will The Boeing F-15 Walk Away With The S. Korean FX Contract?
August 22, 2013 @ 02:42 PMSaid to be the last big international order for the Boeing F-15, the South Korean FX deal is tantalizingly within reach of this venerable fighter. After the presumed disqualification of the Eurofighter Typhoon on technical grounds, the F-15 SE is the last aircraft standing and Seoul is expected to commence final negotiations with Boeing next month, despite protests from EADS
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
U.K. Royal Navy’s New Mini Helicopter Drone Debuts on Operations in Gulf...
Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
First Batch of 'Ready To Fly' Russian Engines Shipped For Installation on...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U