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Pentagon To Reduce F-35 Costs By 10 To 20 Percent
June 17, 2014 @ 08:20 AMThe Pentagon plans to reduce operating and sustainment costs by 10 to 20 percent. It seeks suggestions from the aircraft maintainer and industry partner investments in this regard
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Canada To Announce Decision On F-35 Early Next Week
June 6, 2014 @ 02:32 PMA decision on Canadas F-35 purchase is expected next week, if local media reports are to be believed. The Conservative government is expected to make a final decision as soon as next Tuesday, followed soon after by an announcement that will put an end to the debate about whether to hold a competition to buy new fighter planes or to renew the $45-billion plan to sole-source the purchase of F-35s, according to CBC News
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DCNS Wins €1 Billion Gowind Corvettes Contract
June 3, 2014 @ 02:24 PMDCNS has won a €1 billion contract from Egypt for the acquisition of four Gowind corvettes, according to La Tribune. This contract is yet to be confirmed
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Qatar To Procure Dassault Rafale Aircraft?
May 28, 2014 @ 02:11 PMQatar could intensify its interest in procuring Rafale jets when its new Emir, Sheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani visits Paris on June 23, the La Tribune financial website reported on Wednesday. La Tribune, citing various sources, said that the Emir might announce during his visit that Qatar had opted for the Rafale and would open exclusive talks with Dassault Aviation
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Rheinmetall Announces Restructuring Of Combat Systems Division
May 27, 2014 @ 02:44 PMThe Combat Systems division of the Rheinmetall Groups Defence arm has adopted a new structure, signalling the start of a new era. The Combat Systems division is responsible for the companys tracked combat and combat support vehicles, force protection systems and weapon and ammunition activities
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Korea To Test F-35 JSF By Simulator
May 26, 2014 @ 02:44 PMAn evaluation team from the South Korean Air Force will test Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II before signing a deal to purchase 40 of the stealth aircraft for its "next-generation" fighter jet, the nation's procurement agency said Sunday. "The 10-man team will visit the company's plant in Fort Worth, Texas Monday for two weeks of tests," said an official of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)
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MBDA, Roketsan Sign MoU For 70mm Guided Weapon System
May 26, 2014 @ 02:42 PMMBDA and Roketsan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a 70mm guided weapon system. Under the terms of the agreement signed at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the two companies will initiate the exchange of business and technical information for a guided weapon system based on the 70mm rocket concept for the German UH Tiger
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Northrop Grumman To Deliver Ground-to-Air Communications For Airports Authority of India
May 24, 2014 @ 07:31 PMNorthrop Grumman has announced that its U.K
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RusHelo, Partner To Establish Helicopter Avionics Integration Centre
May 23, 2014 @ 02:18 PMRussian Helicopters and Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) have signed an agreement to establish a Helicopter Avionics Integration Centre (HAIC) to help boost the competitiveness of Russia's helicopter industry on the global market. The agreement was signed at HeliRussia 2014 by KRET CEO Nikolay Kolesov and Russian Helicopters CEO Alexander Mikheev
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Northrop Grumman Completes Design Review Of Enhanced Polar System Control And Planning...
May 22, 2014 @ 02:27 PMNorthrop Grumman has successfully conducted the critical design review for the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) on April 28 and the Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate (MILSATCOM) exercised the program's development option on April 30. The US Air Force's EPS provides space-enabled, secure communications capabilities to polar users in support of national objectives
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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