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Russian aircraft crashes due to third party upgrades: Rosoboronexport
June 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRussian arms exporter Rosoboronexport has warned against third party upgrades of Russian origin military aircraft, which it says is responsible for post-upgrade systems malfunction leading to crashes. An unusually strongly worded press release issued at the Paris Air show 2009 said, “Rosoboronexport attaches much importance to repairing and upgrading arms and materiel exported earlier, including Soviet-vintage weapon systems, and will offer corresponding repair and modernisation programmes
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Spain issues RFI for 300 armoured vehicles
June 3, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Spanish MoD has issued an (RFI) for the procurement of 8 x 8 armoured vehicles. Unnamed MoD officials said that a contract for delivery of 300 vehicles by 2016 is to be signed in June 2010 following the evaluation of the submitted proposals
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EADS wins $19 million contract for modernization of identification systems of Bulgarian...
April 3, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDefence Electronics (DE), an integrated activity of EADS Defence & Security (DS), has been awarded a contract worth approx. EUR 14 million ($19 milion ) by the Bulgarian company Promax99 covering the delivery of new technology identification (Identification Friend or Foe = IFF) systems
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Royal Malaysian Air Force receives delivery of first two MB-339Cm trainers
March 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAlenia Aermacchi, has delivered to the Royal Malaysian Air Force its first two MB-339CM trainers of an order for eight trainers placed by the RMAF. The order was placed in late 2006
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EADS to deliver state-of-the-art encryption equipment to French military
March 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEADS DS has been awarded a contract worth approx. $38 million by the French procurement authority DGA for upgrading more than 1,000 IFF systems deployed by the French Air Force and Navy
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US Homeland Air Defense Faces Fighter Shortfall
January 30, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force faces two challenges to sustaining its Air Sovereignty Alert (ASA) capabilities over the long term—(1) replacing or extending the service life of aging fighter aircraft and (2) replacing ASA units with equipment and trained personnel when they deploy. For example, if aircraft are not replaced by 2020, 11 of the 18 current air sovereignty alert sites could be without aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Paveway II Dual Mode Laser-Guided Bomb Begins Operational Release with...
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMARCHBALD, Penn. --- Lockheed Martin's paveway II Dual Mode Laser-Guided Bomb (DMLGB) has achieved the U
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The Aermacchi M-346 Advanced Trainer Breaks the Sound Barrier
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainer made its first supersonic flight, reaching yesterday Mach 1.15 in the supersonic corridor off the Italian Riviera coast
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Russia Likely to Lease 'Shchuka-B' Class Nuke Subs to India
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRussia could lease 'several' 'Shchuka-B' class nuclear attack submarines to India in coming years though the delivery of the first of the two nuke subs reportedly contracted by India is far behind schedule.>> The Russian offer comes as Indian Navy has formulated a 20 year plan to produce indigenously 24 conventional submarines
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No ICBM Left Behind
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force just notified Congress that the 90th Missile Wing at F.E
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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