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South Korea Cap On FX Program Now At $7 Billion
July 30, 2013 @ 02:12 PMSouth Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has informed the three contenders (Boeing, Lockheed Martin and EADS) vying for the F-X contract that they are to meet the required price of $7.45 billion or bow out
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New Delhi Seeks French Sovereign Guarantee To Fulfill MMRCA Deal: Reports
July 29, 2013 @ 02:09 PMCiting Dassault Aviations current fiscal state as a cause for concern, New Delhi has sought sovereign guarantee from Paris to fulfill the MMRCA deal to supply India with 126 Dassault Rafale aircraft. Since winning the deal in early 2012, negotiations have been going on for the past 18 months
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Le Drian Meets With Indian Counterpart, Pushes For Rafale Deal
July 26, 2013 @ 01:58 PMOn an official visit to India, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met with his Indian counterpart to discuss “regional and international security challenges of mutual interest”. On top of the agenda was the sale of 126 Rafale combat aircraft to India and the security situation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region
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South Korea To Buy AMRAAM Missiles
July 22, 2013 @ 03:21 PMSouth Korea will procure 260 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and associated equipment worth $452 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on July 18th of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the country. The proposed sale will provide the Korea with a contingency stock of AMRAAM AIM-120C-7 missiles to be used on its KF-16 and F-15K aircraft
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Poland To Receive Additional Wolverines Under New Agreement
July 18, 2013 @ 08:58 AMPoland recently signed an agreement with Finnish company Patria Land Systems to extend a contract until 2023 for producing more AMV armored vehicles. The original contract which was signed in 2003 expires this year
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First Brazilian Combat Vehicles Delivered To Suriname
July 17, 2013 @ 04:36 PMThe first two Brazilian Army armored vehicles has been delivered to Suriname. Brazil's initiative is part of the bilateral cooperation and commitment by the Defense Minister Celso Amorim, when he visited Suriname in September 2012
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Saudi Arabia To Buy 30 Mark V Patrol Boats Worth $1.2 Billion
July 11, 2013 @ 03:02 PMThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced a possible Foreign Military Sale of 30 Mark V patrol boats to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $1.2 billion
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Thales, Estonian Defence Forces Sign New Naval Support Contract
July 9, 2013 @ 02:46 PMThales UK has signed a contract with the Estonian Defence Forces to provide an additional four years of technical support and maintenance to two former Royal Navy (RN) mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) which is currently serving the Estonian fleet. This contract provides a framework to achieve cost savings while accessing a wider range of support activities than previously provided
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Russian MoD, Irkut Sign Agreement On Su-30M Special Joint Flight Tests
July 8, 2013 @ 02:15 PMThe Russian Ministry of Defence and Irkut Corporation announced today that they have signed a preliminary conclusion concerning special joint flight tests of the multirole two-seat Su-30SM fighter. “Su-30SM will improve combat capabilities of the Russian Air Force”, said Deputy Chief of the Air Force, the Hero of Russia Colonel Sergei Kobylash
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UK, Japan Sign Defense Framework Agreement
July 5, 2013 @ 02:16 PMThe UK and Japanese governments have signed a Defence Equipment Cooperation Framework and an Information Security Agreement. The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, and His Excellency Mr Keiichi Hayashi, Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom, today signed 2 agreements which will create a legal framework for closer co-operation between the 2 countries on defence and security
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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