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Bidders Resubmit Offers For South Korea’s FX Competition
July 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefense companies Lockheed Martin, Boeing and EADS on Thursday submitted their renewed bids for South Korea’s multi-billion dollar combat aircraft F-X competition. The aircraft makers submitted their offers once again after The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the state procurement agency, cited errors in relevant documents by Lockheed Martin and EADS before reopening the bidding
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Embraer To Present ISR Family Of Jets At Farnborough
July 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAttending the 48th edition of Farnborough International Airshow in UK next week, Embraer will showcase an assortment of defense and security products. The company will promote a broad range of integrated solutions that combine a high technological level and operational efficiency at competitive acquisition and operating costs
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Oman, BAE Systems Close To Finalizing Eurofighter Deal
July 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMOman is close to acquiring 12 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from BAE Systems in a contract estimated to be worth $2 billion. These lasers will provide Navy ships with a defense capability against certain ballistic missiles, including China’s new anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM)
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Boeing To Showcase C4ISR Prowess At Farnborough
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing today announced that it will showcase its C4ISR strengths at the Farnborough Air Show from July 9 to 15 in London. An interactive exhibit, the Enduring Awareness Pavilion, is the focus on C4ISR across every operational domain – air, land, sea, space and cyberspace
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Boeing Wins $145M Contract for Export Harpoons from US DoD
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Boeing Co., St
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Lockheed Martin $27M Contract for ASW Rockets from US DoD
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Akron, Ohio, was awarded June 29 a $27,000,053 firm-fixed-price contract for 22 sets of Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket MK54 all-up-round components, technical data package, government-furnished equipment repairs and maintenance, and engineering and repair services. This contract contains options, which, if exercised, will bring the total cumulative value of the contract to $28,897,085
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F-35 Evades Japanese Budget Radar,Tokyo Orders 4 Aircraft For $480 Million
June 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMJapan has announced today its decision to buy 42 F-35 fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin despite the elevated cost. Each jet costs approximately $120 million, up from the original $110 million
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Russian Helicopters To Present New Technology At The Engineering Technologies Show
June 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian Helicopters, part of the Russian state defence industry holding Oboronprom, a subsidiary of Russian Technologies Corporation, will be presenting its latest technology at the second international Engineering Technologies – 2012 forum which commences on 27 June. Russian Helicopters will be showcasing innovative technologies, both already available and under development, that underpin the global competitiveness of Russian-made helicopters, and contribute to the industry’s growing production and financial results in Russia
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USAF Awards 12 IT Contracts Worth $960 Million
June 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force has awarded 12 contracts worth $960 million that will make it quicker and easier for the warfighter to obtain innovative information technology services and capabilities covering the full spectrum of operations and missions. The Air Force's Network Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) team awarded the first of two Application Services contracts that will be available for use by the Air Force
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Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay’s Wind Tunnel Test Complete
June 26, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing has successfully completed its wind tunnel test on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). "Boeing and its partners have advanced to the next phase in the development of the Silent Eagle, an evolved derivative of the combat-proven F-15 family of aircraft," said Roger Besancenez, F-15 Program vice president for Boeing
MBDA’s Low Cost, Long Range Missile, ‘Crossbow’ Could Head to Ukraine
China Tests DF-17 Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Under "Battlefield Conditions"
Iran Reports Progress in Peace Talks with U.S. in Geneva
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
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