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Thales, Winchester To Jointly Develop Munitions
July 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThales Australia and Winchester Australia announced today that the two companies will be working together to develop munitions and related items and systems for the military. The new agreement will build on a previously existing cooperation, a joint statement said
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Elisra, Terma To Develop Airborne Electronic Warfare Systems
July 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIsrael-based Elisra and Danish defense company Terma today signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) and Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE). The two companies will integrate their solutions for on board fighter aircraft thus enabling them to jointly explore business opportunities in the fields of EW and ASE
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Qatar To Acquire Helicopters, Weapons Worth $3 Billion From U.S
July 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMQatar is looking to acquire 24 AH-64D APACHE Block III LONGBOW Attack Helicopters from the U.S in a deal estimated to be worth $3 billion
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Russia To Fulfill Current Syrian Defense Contracts, Will Not Sign New Agreements
July 12, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDespite growing pressure from western nations demanding Russia to desist its arms flow to Syria, the former Soviet nation announced that it would fulfill its contracts with the Arab nation. Russia said on Wednesday that it will deliver air defence systems to Syria and had no plans to impose an arms embargo on its Soviet-era ally
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Russia, Italy To Develop Modern Patrol Aircraft
July 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussia and Italy today announced that the two nations have signed a cooperation agreement at the Farnborough 2012 to jointly build modernize patrol aircraft. Russia’s arms developer Rosoboronexport and Italy’s Finmeccanica group signed the deal to develop a new aircraft based on a Russian-made aircraft to be fitted with Italian-made navigation, communications and IFF systems and weapons, including lightweight torpedoes from WASS, a Finmeccanica group company
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NATO Pledges $1 Billion For Missile Defense System
July 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTo ensure the secure operation of the European missile defense system, NATO members have pledged $1 billion to provide more support. “At the Lisbon summit, NATO heads of state and government also decided to expand the scope of the NATO Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (ALTBMD) program to serve as the command, control, and communications network to support this new capability,” Frank A
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AUVSI Issues UAV ‘Code of Conduct’ For Operators
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today published a set of set of guidelines called the “Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Industry Code of Conduct”. It has been compiled for those who design, test and operate UAS for public and civil use – with recommendations for their safe, non-intrusive operation
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Russia To Export Weapons Worth $13.5 billion By The End Of
July 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBy the end of 2012, Russia will have exported weapons worth $13.5 billion to 55 countries
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Russia, France To Build New Armored Carrier
July 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussia and France will join forces for the next 18 months to jointly develop a new armored infantry vehicle. The announcement was made by Igor Sevastyanov, deputy chief of Rosoboronexport who said he was heading a working party incorporating new technology from both nations and that a model had been made
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BAE Systems Awards SAAB Sight And fire Control System Contract
June 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSaab has won an order from BAE Systems in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, for sight and fire control system UTAAS (Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft Sight) in a SEK 110 million. The contract covers new sight systems, including virtual image displays, and upgrade and modification of the existing systems on combat vehicle CV9030N, for the Norwegian Army
Israel’s Rafael, SpearUAV to Develop Anti-FPV drone Interecptor, Iron Wasp
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"
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