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Turkey Expecting New Bids To Renew Missile Deal
December 6, 2013 @ 01:50 PMTurkey has asked for new bids to rival a controversial multi-billion dollar missile deal offer by a US-blacklisted Chinese company, a government official was quoted as saying by the Hurriyet daily. "We have asked other companies to present revised bids but that has not yet happened," secretary of state for defense industries Murad Bayar said
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Selex Wins ANZAC Frigates Support Contract Worth 125 million Euros
December 6, 2013 @ 12:33 PMSelex ES has won a contract worth about 125 million euros to provide and support modernization of communication systems of the Royal Australian Navys (RAN) eight ANZAC-Class frigates, as part of the SEA1442 Phase 4 programme. The company has been established to play a leading role in the delivery and support of the programme and will be the focal point for the transfer of skills and experience to Australian industry
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Boeing, Saab To Jointly Develop New Training Systems For USAF T-X Bid
December 6, 2013 @ 09:24 AMBoeing and Saab AB have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to jointly develop a new T-X Family of Systems training solution for the upcoming competition to replace the U.S
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Ricardo, Morgan, Ultra Electronics Team Up For UK Mastiff Fleet Upgrades
December 4, 2013 @ 02:37 PMRicardo has joined Morgan Advanced Materials and Ultra Electronics, forming an exclusive partnership to bid for upgrading UK Ministry of Defences Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound fleet of Protected Patrol Vehicles. Their combined expertise, experience and history of innovation provides an outstanding option to support and enhance the unique capabilities of the Mastiff family of vehicles for the foreseeable future
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Aerojet Wins Medium Class Stage III Demonstration Contract
December 3, 2013 @ 04:28 PMAerojet Rocketdyne announced today that it has been awarded a contract to demonstrate a Medium Class Stage III motor with propulsion technologies that are applicable to multiple future common strategic propulsion systems. The contract includes development, fabrication and demonstration of a full-scale motor that is designed to replace the aging SR-73 third stage motors in the current Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
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Korean Lawmakers Want Tech Transfer, Local Assembly in F-35 Deal
November 29, 2013 @ 08:55 AMKorean lawmakers are urging the government to renegotiate the purchase of 40 Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters by including technology transfer and local assembly in US$7.2 billion deal
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Exelis Completes Laser-Based Communications Technology Test
November 26, 2013 @ 08:19 AMExelis have successfully completed an extensive series of evaluations of the jointly developed Tactical Line-of-Sight Optical Network (TALON) free-space optical communications system. Conducted in collaboration with the U
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Alenia Aermacchi To Supply C-27J Airlifters Worth 100 Million Euros
November 25, 2013 @ 10:21 AMAlenia Aermacchi has won contract worth about 100 million euros to supply the Peruvian Ministry of Defense with 2 C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The C-27J - known as the only true military transport aircraft of its category available on the market - has been selected by the Fuerza Aerea del Perù due to its proven operational flexibility at competitive costs; the best performances in its class in all operational and environmental conditions and because it is the only aircraft in its class interoperable with heavier airlifters already in service in Peru
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S. Korea To Buy Lockheed Martin F-35 Jets From 2018
November 22, 2013 @ 09:38 AMSouth Korea will purchase 40 Lockheed Martin's F-35A stealth fighters from 2018, with an option to buy 20 more later, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) was quoted as saying by Yonhap News. JCS Chairman Choi Yun-hee held a meeting of top commanders to approve the plan to buy the 40 F-35 Block 3s, which are capable of conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with internal carriage and external stations for missiles and bombs
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Sagem To Supply Navigation System For Indonesian Submarines
November 19, 2013 @ 08:08 AMSagem will supply its navigation system (NAVS) to South Korea to be installed on three 1,400 ton ocean-going submarines under construction for the Indonesian Navy. Sagems NAVS will provide the new class of submarine with reliable and precise navigation capabilities
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