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LONGBOW Wins $90 Million Contract For Apache Helicopter Radar Upgrades
July 14, 2016 @ 09:37 AMThe US Army awarded the LONGBOW Limited Liability Company (LLC) an $89.8 million contract to upgrade the Apache attack helicopter's LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR)
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MC-21 Airliner Composite Wing Box Delivered For Static Tests
July 13, 2016 @ 09:13 AMIrkut Corporation has announced delivery of a polymeric composite wing box for its airliner MC-21. The wing box manufactured by the AeroComposite-Ulyanovsk plant has been delivered to the Central Aero-Hydrodynamic Institute named after Professor Zhukovsky (TsAGI) On July 7
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EASA Certifies Interim Fix For A400M Transport Aircraft Engine Power Gearbox Issue...
July 11, 2016 @ 02:55 PMThe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified an interim fix for a power gearbox issue with Airbus A400M transport aircraft engines. "It's good news
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Leonardo AW189 Cleared For All-Weather Operations
July 11, 2016 @ 12:32 PMThe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Leonardo-Finmeccanicas AW189s Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) clearing the way for the aircraft to operate in full icing conditions. The EASA certification comes after three years of flight trials in Northern Europe and North America, during the winter months, to gather data and test the effectiveness of the system which includes electrically heated main and tail rotor blades, heated windscreens and an ice detection system
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South Korean Home-Grown Surion Helicopter Flight Cancelled
July 7, 2016 @ 05:53 PMSouth Korean military has suspended the flight of its indigenous KUH-1 Surion helicopter after defects in imported gearbox after a deadly crash of a Norwegian chopper using the same European component was reported. The EC-225 Super Puma chopper of Norwegian Oil Company Statoil crashed off the Scandinavian country's southwest coast on April 29, killing all 13 people aboard,
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Germany Grounds Two Of Three A400M Military Transport Aircraft Citing Engine Issues...
July 1, 2016 @ 07:14 PMGermany has grounded two of its three A400M military transport planes delivered by Airbus Group SE due to newly discovered gearbox issues on their turboprop engines. Airbus is already due to replace one of the four engines on the first aircraft in coming days, the ministry said
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Almaz-Antey Tests Buk-M3 Air Defense Missile System
June 25, 2016 @ 10:35 AMAlmaz-Antey, a Russian missile defense system manufacturer, has conducted successful testing of its newest Buk-M3 air defense missile system at the Kapustin Yar range near Astrakhan, Southern Russia, the company press service reported Friday. "In June 2016, experts of the JSC Concern Almaz-Antey test fired a missile from the Buk-M 3 new advanced medium-range air defense missile system on a ballistic target at the Kapustin Yar range," the company press service said, adding that the Pensne (Pince-nez) target missile was used during the testing
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Brexit Could Scale-back European Defense Spending
June 24, 2016 @ 09:03 AMBritish exit (Brexit) could slowdown collaboration and purchases across Europe. Brexit will make European countries to scale back defense spending and also prompt companies across Europe to rethink their strategic goals
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Saab Receives Additional BT46 Training Systems Order From Finnish Army
June 13, 2016 @ 03:54 PMSaab has signed a contract with the Finnish Defence Forces for the delivery of BT46 training systems to the Finnish Army. In 2015 the Finnish Defence Forces ordered 100 Leopard 2A6 MBTs from the Dutch Army which included BT46 training systems from Saab Training & Simulation
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Russia Grounds Su-27 Jets After Crash
June 13, 2016 @ 09:14 AMRussia has grounded all Sukhoi Su-27 jets until the investigation related to the crash of a plane of this type is completed. "According to preliminary findings, technical problems were to blame," the defense ministrys statement said Friday
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to French...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
Saab Unveils All-New Giraffe AMB-D Air Defense Radar at Eurosatory 2026
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
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