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Australian KC-30 Multirole Tanker Transport Operational This Year
February 26, 2015 @ 03:18 PMThe Airbus KC-30A multirole tanker transport (MRTT) is likely to achieve final operating capability with the Royal Australian Air Force this year. The RAAF has five KC-30As, including one currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Okra
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Israel Buys Additional 14 F-35 Fighter Jets For $2.82 Billion
February 23, 2015 @ 02:31 PMIsraeli Defense Ministry announced Sunday that it has signed a $2.82 billion deal to procure 14 additional F-35 fighter jets from the US
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Eurofighter Typhoon Gets $186 Million Brimstone 2 Missile Upgrade
February 23, 2015 @ 11:55 AMTyphoon combat jet will be integrated with the Brimstone 2 missile under a £165 million makeover deal, representatives of the four-nation program announced at the IDEX defense show on Sunday. The single part of the package is the £72 million deal with BAE Systems to complete integration of MBDA's air-to-ground Brimstone 2, which has won plaudits for its ability to strike small fast-moving targets with low collateral damage during missions in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq
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Northrop Supplies Distributed Aperture System For F-35s
February 19, 2015 @ 03:12 PMNorthrop Grumman has recently supplied the 1,000th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor for integration on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The six infrared DAS sensors on the F-35 provide full spherical situational awareness to the pilot, day and night
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US Air Force, Army Release Names Of Superior Suppliers
February 11, 2015 @ 04:11 PMThe US Air Force and Army have released the names of the top companies under the Pentagon's Superior Supplier Incentive Program (SSIP), categorizing the top 25 largest industry partners for each service into three tiers of performance. Among the top tier suppliers for the Air Force are the business units behind the F-35 joint strike fighter, while major firms such as Boeing military aircraft and Northrop Grumman's aerospace system were listed as Tier 2
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Rolls-Royce Wins $442 Million Contract For F-35 Lift Fan
February 9, 2015 @ 01:43 PMRolls-Royce has won a contract worth $442 million for initial production of 17 lift systems to be used in a US fighter jet, F-35B. Rolls-Royce said on Monday it agreed the contracts with Pratt & Witney, which builds the engine for the jet, in a deal which complied with a plan to reduce the cost of building the aircraft, according to Reuters
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Northrop Grumman To Supply 142 Scalable Agile Beam Radars For Taiwanese F-16
February 3, 2015 @ 08:48 PMNorthrop Grumman announced Today that it has received its first order for its APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) from Lockheed Martin for Taiwans F-16 Fighters. The order comes within four months of design reviews of the system and consists of 142 SABR units
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Northrop Grumman Gears Up For Sixth Gen Fighter
January 23, 2015 @ 11:04 AMNorthrop Grumman has dedicated a pair of teams to develop a "sixth-generation" fighter for both the US Navy and Air Force. Both the Air Force and Navy have begun preliminary planning for what is referred to as next-generation air dominance, or "sixth-generation" fighters, according to Defense News
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NSA Claims 50 TB F-35 “Secrets” Stolen by Chinese: Snowden Documents
January 19, 2015 @ 01:36 PMChinese hackers stole 50 terabytes of US classified data related to technical details of the F-35 aircraft, classified documents released by US whistle-blower, Edward Snowden have revealed. The claim was promptly denied by the China
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Fokker To Deliver Wing Components To Lockheed Martin's F-35
January 15, 2015 @ 02:47 PMFokker announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement worth $10 million with Lockheed Martin for delivering the Flaperons and Outboard Leading Edge Flaps(OELF) on the next batches of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The F-35's Flaperons are 3 metre long flaps on the wing trailing edges and the OLEF are flaps on the wing leading edges, both vital for the controllability of the aircraft
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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