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SAAB To Develop Next Generation Super Jas Aircraft
June 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSwedish aircraft maker has announced its plans to develop a new version of the JAS Gripen aircraft. The announcement comes amidst reports that Switzerland is preparing to procure new aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Wins $20M Contract for JSF from US DoD
June 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co
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Heavy Airlift Market To Grow By Billions
June 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn the next 10 years, the market for heavy airlift aircraft will see tremendous growth as militaries around the world acquire airlift aircraft in large numbers. Tonnage requirements have catapulted as military cargo requirements grow steadily since heavy airlifting of equipment is now the preferred mode of transport
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South Korea’s FX-III Competition Heats Up
June 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing, Lockheed Martin and EADS have submitted their proposals to bid in Korea’s advanced fighter jet acquisition program, the FX-III competition. According to officials, Boeing first submitted its offer with the F-15SE followed by Lockheed Martin and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) followed suit Monday with their F-35 and Eurofighter Typhoon
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Lockheed Martin Wins $489M Contract for JSF from US Air Force
June 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co
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U.S To Lift Jackson-Vanik Amendment, Establish New Trade Relations With Russia
June 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs Russia joins the World Trade Organisation later this year, a bipartisan group of U.S Senators are introducing a new bill that will allow permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) between the two countries
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USAF To Restart High Stakes Contest For Afghan Light Support Aircraft
June 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfghan Forces will have a wait a little while longer for their light support planes as the US Air Force has announced its decision re-launch competition. Earlier in February, the U
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Eurofighter Price Cut Aimed At India’s MMRCA Deal
June 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDespite India’s elimination of the Eurofighter from the MMRCA competition, BAE Systems is preparing to re-launch a bid to oust winner France's Dassault Rafale. British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed his disappointment after India chose the French aircraft earlier in January in a deal worth nearly $10 billion
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Rheinmetall At The Centre Of India’s Latest Defense Scandal
June 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRheinmetall Air Defense (RAD) has been named by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation as having paid $530,000 to a suspected Indian arms middleman, Abhishek Verma to help freeze the blacklisting proceedings initiated by the Indian government against Rheinmetall for allegedly bribing an official of India's Ordnance Factory Board. On June 8, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Abhishek Verma and his wife Anca Neacsu- the Managing Director of Ganton India for allegedly receiving kickbacks from the Swiss arms maker
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Navistar Defense Awarded $59 Million for MRAP RPG Nets from US Army
June 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNavistar Defense, LLC today received a contract for $59 million to deliver 1,357 rocket propelled grenade (RPG) net kits for International® MaxxPro® Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) units in Afghanistan. The order from the U
Leonardo’s M-346 Fighter and Bayraktar KIZILELMA Drone Perform Joint Autonomous Flights
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
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