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Peru to Buy Two Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartans For $116.28 million

January 15, 2015 @ 05:53 PM

Finmeccanica Alenia Aermacchi signed a contract valued at around US$116.28 million with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense to supply two C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters
Poland Orders Additional 200 Rosomak Armored Vehicles

January 12, 2015 @ 02:55 PM

The Ministry of National Defence Republic of Poland has placed an additional order for 200 AMV 8x8 vehicles from Patrias Polish partner Rosomak S.A
Patria, Kongsberg To Pursue Major Combat Vehicle And Weapon System Program In...

January 12, 2015 @ 12:38 PM

Patria and KONGSBERG have signed an agreement to pursue together a major combat vehicle and weapon system program in the Middle East region. Patria's AMV 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle and Nemo 120 mm turreted mortar are already in use in the Middle East
Dassault Insists on Latest Rafale Version for India, Doubles the Price

January 10, 2015 @ 02:55 PM

Dassault has offered the latest version of the Rafale fighter, the F3R for nearly double the price of the F3 version it originally bid with in the Indian fighter aircraft competition. The company is reportedy insisting that India take the latest version as the French company is upgrading aircraft in the French Air Force to the F3R version and all future aircraft manufactured will be of the latest version
Japan Plans to Hard Sell P-1 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft To UK

January 8, 2015 @ 03:05 PM

Japan is planning to hard sell its maritime reconnaissance plane, the P-1 made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., to the UK and other western nations
Airbus, Swidnik, Sikorsky Bid For Polish Multirole Helicopter Tender

January 7, 2015 @ 08:20 AM

Airbus Helicopters, PZL Swidnik – the Polish subsidiary of AgustaWestland and Sikorsky will compete in a contest to supply 70 multirole helicopters to Polands armed forces. The ministry on 30 December confirmed that all the same three had submitted bids to the nations defence ministry
US Army Plans Iraqi M1A1 Tanks Upgrades To Counter Roadside Bomb Attacks...

January 6, 2015 @ 01:39 PM

The US Army is considering upgrading the Iraqi armys M1A1 tanks with rotating, remotely operated machine guns to attack snipers as well as to detect roadside or suicide-bomb vehicles. The tank upgrades built by General Dynamics could also include belly armor; lightweight reactive armor tiles; improved night-vision sensors from Waltham, and Raytheon Co
China's Pterosaur Combat Drone Marks First Flight

January 6, 2015 @ 11:52 AM

China has made known its intension of making an export success of its recently developed Combat drone, the Pterosaur a competitor of the US Predator. The Pterosaur marked its first flight yesterday
China Unveils Military Weapon Procurement Website

January 5, 2015 @ 07:57 AM

China officially launches a new website on military weapon procurement which facilitates the defense procurements of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Launched yesterday under the PLAs General Armament Department, weain
Russia May Barter Su-24 Aircraft With Argentina For Beef, Wheat

January 1, 2015 @ 03:01 PM

Russia and Argentina are looking at a deal under which Moscow would lease 12 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer aircraft to Buenos Aires in return for beef and wheat, according to the London based paper Sunday Express. As a result, the British Defence Ministry has reportedly launched a review of the air defenses of the Falkland Islands, a UK overseas territory Argentina lays claim to

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