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Patria Chosen For NH90 Support Services
September 16, 2013 @ 02:05 PMPatria and NH Industries (NHI) have signed a NH90 Service Center Agreement enhancing their co-operation in the helicopter life-cycle support services. Through this agreement, Patria gets an official status to act as NHI authorized Nordic NH90 Service Center in Finland, Sweden and Norway in the agreed perimeter of activities
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Rolls-Royce Joins Hawk AJT System Team To Compete USAF T-X Program
September 13, 2013 @ 02:35 PMBAE Systems and Rolls-Royce today announced that Rolls-Royce is joining the Hawk Advanced Jet Training System (AJTS) team to compete for the U.S
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Boeing Shows-Off Phantom Swift UAV For DARPA VTOL Competition
September 13, 2013 @ 02:32 PMBoeing has developed a flying subscale model of the innovative Phantom Swift in time to be part of Boeing's proposal for DARPA's vertical takeoff and landing X-Plane competition, the company announced Friday. The scaled model of the Phantom Swift went from being an idea to a flying prototype in less than a month
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Rolls Royce Chosen To Supply Type 26 Frigate Engines
September 12, 2013 @ 11:05 AMBAE systems has selected Rolls Royce with three others as a key suppliers for the Royal Navys Type 26 frigate program at the DSEi defense 2013 show. Rolls-Royce will supply its MT30 gas turbine, with MTU responsible for the diesel engines and David Brown the gear box
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Raytheon Demos Stinger In SHORAD Field Trials
September 9, 2013 @ 12:20 PMRaytheon Stinger demonstrated flawless performance in recent Very Short Range Air Defense System (SHORADS) field trials in Finland. During the trials, six Finnish gunners were trained on three missile system tracking trainers
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Eurofighter Typhoon Completes 200,000 Flying Hours
September 9, 2013 @ 12:14 PMEurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 200,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet, the company said in a statement adding that with 719 aircraft on contract, 571 aircraft ordered and 378 aircraft delivered, the programme has “never looked stronger”. Alberto Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer of Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, said, “This impressive milestone underlines the outstanding track-record of the Eurofighter Typhoon
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Boeing Close To Be Chosen For $7.4 Billion F-X Program
September 3, 2013 @ 09:24 AMSouth Koreas multibillion-dollar Fighter program will see the final bidder picked by mid-September, and the candidate likely to be chosen is Boeings F-15, as its competitors have effectively been priced out of the contest. Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter, which vied for the US $7
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AgustaWestland Contests Indian Auditor General Report
September 2, 2013 @ 03:06 PMAgustaWestland (AW) which is facing bribery charges in the sale of 12 VVIP AW101 helicopters to the Indian Air Force has contested a report of Indias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) “in the interest of accuracy of balance”. In a communication to the CAG last week, AW has said that it would have been able to demonstrate flight operations at a height of 6,000 meters rather than 4,500 meters as was mandated in the 2006 RFP
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Middle Eastern Countries Plan CH-47 Chinook Purchase
August 30, 2013 @ 12:26 PMLibya, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar plans to purchase CH-47 Chinook helicopter in coming years, Boeing officials were quoted by Defense News. If deals being negotiated between Boeing and these three countries would eventually be finalized, projections are that at least 54 Chinooks would be shipped overseas, making up a good portion of the 168 Chinooks that foreign clients around the globe are considering buying in coming years
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UAC And Subsidiaries Sign Contracts Worth $7.7 Billion At MAKS 2013
August 29, 2013 @ 02:38 PMThe most significant contract signed on the first day of MAKS-2013 is the deal which provides maintenance services for the aircraft managed by the Russian MoD and totals $2.5 billion
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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