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Saab Wins Missile Warhead Contract from MBDA
July 7, 2015 @ 04:24 PMSaab has won a warhead production contract from MBDA France for MMP medium-range missile. The order has been placed with Saabs subsidiary Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland (SBDS)
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B-52 Stratofortresses Completes 44-hour, Nonstop Mission from US to Australia
July 3, 2015 @ 07:20 PMTwo B-52 Stratofortresses have successfully completed 44-hour, non-stop mission on Thursday flying between the US to Australia. The strategic bombers were assigned to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base in the USA, where it demonstrated the US' ability to project its flexible, long-range global strike capability and provided opportunities to synchronize strategic activities and capabilities with a key ally in the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) area of operations
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Poland Launches First Naval Ship
July 3, 2015 @ 03:44 PMPoland has launched its first naval ship, ORP Slazak, as a part of its naval expansion program. On Thursday, Minister Siemoniak launched and christened the ORP Ślązak (Silesian) patrol boat at the Naval Shipyard in Gdynia
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Fincantieri, Finmeccanica Win $1.2 Billion Italian Helicopter Landing Dock Contract
July 2, 2015 @ 11:54 AMFincantieri and Finmeccanica have won a US$1.2 billion contract for the construction and equipment of one multipurpose amphibious unit for the Italian Navy
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Boeing To Support US Navy's P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
July 1, 2015 @ 03:42 PMThe Boeing has won a $358.9 million modification contract for 25 US Navys and four Royal Australian Air Forces P-A Poseidon aircraft
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CAE To Develop P-8A Poseidon Trainers For US Navy And Australian Air...
June 29, 2015 @ 03:29 PMCAE will develop four P-8A operational flight trainers for US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. Boeing has awarded the contract to develop simulator hardware for Poseidon operational flight trainers (OFTs), CAE said in a statement
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Japan To Establish Defense Equipment Agency
June 24, 2015 @ 04:02 PMJapan plans to establish a new agency for defense equipment, including all processes from development and procurement to final disposal by October this year. The agency will be provisionally called the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency and is expected to be a powerful entity that will control nearly a third of the country's defense budget, Nekkei reported Tuesday
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Orbital ATK Wins $69 Million Australian Anti-Radiation Missile Contract
June 23, 2015 @ 02:21 PMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced today that it has approved sale of AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation missiles for an estimated $69 million. Australia had requested for 14 HARM tactical missiles, 16 AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles, four CATM-88B Captive Air Training Missiles, eight CATM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles/Captive Air Training Missiles, six AARGM guidance sections, five AARGM control sections, and two AARGM tactical telemetry missiles for live-fire testing
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Sri Lanka To Be First Customer Of Pak-Chinese JF-17 Fighter
June 23, 2015 @ 11:46 AMSri Lanka might become the first customer to acquire the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet from Pakistan. According to Pakistan based 92NewsHD reports, Sri Lanka might order around 18-24 lightweight multi-role jets, which are locally produced in cooperation with its ally China
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Russia, China Likely To Sign Contract For 34 Su-35s By Year-End
June 20, 2015 @ 10:22 AMChinese military and Russias United Aircraft Corp are close to signing a deal for 24 Su-35 fighter jets, various media reported Friday. The Peoples Liberation Army Air Force wants the twin-engine Su-35 to go up against Japans F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Indias Su-30MKO and T-50 aircraft
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