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Poland To Arm Neighboring Nations Against Russian Aggression
April 27, 2015 @ 10:02 AMPoland is looking to support armament efforts of eastern European countries through government, bank and export loans as a response to Russian military presence in Ukraine, DefenseNews reported Saturday. "Poland aims to play the role of a regional leader, and rally other (Eastern European allies) behind the objective of intensifying regional cooperation in the field of defense and security", a political scientist from the University of Warsaw professor Marek Jablonowski was quoted as saying by the website
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South Korea, Peru To Co-operate In $1 Billion Trainer Jet Project
April 22, 2015 @ 03:44 PMSouth Korea, Peru have agreed on mutual co-operation in Perus US$1 billion next-generation light attack aircraft project, Yonhap Agency reported Tuesday. South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday she agreed with her Peruvian counterpart Ollanta Humala on cooperation in Peru's trainer jet project, a move that could raise the prospect of a South Korean defense firm winning a lucrative deal
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Selex To Supply Seaspray AESA Surveillance Radars To Australia
April 17, 2015 @ 03:47 PMSelex ES announced Thursday that it has won a multi-million Euro contract from Cobham Aviation Services to supply Seaspray 5000E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) surveillance radars. The radars will equip Cobhams Challenger CL-604 Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft and be used to provide airborne search and rescue services for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
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European And US Fighter Jet Makers Eye India For Possible Multi-Billion Dollar...
April 17, 2015 @ 02:58 PMIndia's decision to buy only 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft from France and scrapping the earlier $20 billion dollar MMRCA deal to replace Indian Air Forces aging MiG-21 and MiG-27 fleets, US and European defense manufacturing companies see a multi-billion dollar opportunity in India. India still needs to buy a new fleet of mid-range aircraft to suffice IAFs needs
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Saab, Embraer Partner For Brazil’s F-X2 Project
April 15, 2015 @ 02:59 PMSaab announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to partner with Embraer for joint management of the F-X2 Project for the Brazilian Air Force. Under this agreement, Embraer will have a leading role in the overall program performance of the program
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Indo-French 36 Rafale Deal Likely To Have 30 Percent Offset Clause
April 15, 2015 @ 11:09 AMIndias recently announced $6 billion deal to procure 36 Rafale jets from France in ‘fly-away condition is likely to have 30 percent offset clause amounting to about $2 billion, Local media reported Wednesday. Sources said the government is likely to insist Dassault Aviation, the manufacturers of Rafale, to rope in the Indian private sector, a global chain supplier to Dassault and its associates
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BAE Wins $53 Million US Navy Mk 41 Vertical Launching System Canisters
April 14, 2015 @ 03:29 PMBAE Systems announced Monday that it has received a $52.9 million modification contract to provide additional canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) to the US Navy
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Northrop Grumman Opens New Cyber Centre In UK
April 14, 2015 @ 03:06 PMNorthrop Grumman announced Tuesday that it has opened new cyber facility in Gloucestershire that delivers innovative advanced cyber solutions to customers in the UK and other locations in Europe. The focus will be on developing capabilities in big data and smart data analytics, network defence, secure mobility, biometrics, high speed processing and full spectrum cyber
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India's Rafale Deal Negates RFP Exercise
April 14, 2015 @ 07:20 AMThe decision of the Indian and the French governments to enter into a government-to-government deal for procurement of Rafale fighter aircrafts by the IAF has actually negated the whole exercise of creating the most detailed RFP ever circulated. Of course, the life cycle costing (LCC) mechanism that was developed for the discovery of the correct price of various offers
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Northrop Grumman Signs Mentor-Protege Agreement With Missile Defense Agency
April 11, 2015 @ 11:04 AMMissile Defense Agency has selected Northrop Grumman for US Department of Defense(DOD) Mentor-Protégé agreement Program. The DOD mentor-protege program encourages prime contractors to help small businesses increase their participation in federal subcontracts and establish long-term relationships with prime contractors
Saab Unveils All-New Giraffe AMB-D Air Defense Radar at Eurosatory 2026
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
Iranian Pilots Recount Deception Operation in the Bombing of a U.S. Base...
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
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