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Denmark To Finalize F-16 Replacement Design: Reports
May 10, 2013 @ 02:36 PMDanish officials recently stated that its expecting to settle on its next-generation fighter design by mid-2015. “I dont sense any weaknesses in having this decision,” Gen
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UK May Cut F-35 Order By Half
May 6, 2013 @ 02:21 PMBritains Defence Secretary Philip Hammond yesterday hinted that the UK may not now buy 90 F-35 jets as it has originally planned. Hammond has now pledged that the first 48 aircraft on order at a cost of around £100m each would be bought to service the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers from 2020
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Risky ALIS To Provide F-35 Long-Term Maintenance And Support
May 3, 2013 @ 01:24 PMLockheed Martin intends to provide long-term maintenance support for the F-35 Lightning II with a new Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), cited as a risk in a recent study, in line with the evolving aircraft. Known as the F-35s information technology backbone for data collection, data analysis and decision support, the ALIS receives aircraft health and maintenance information from F-35s in flight via radio-frequency downlink
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Northrop Grumman Appoints Andrew Tyler CEO Of UK, Europe Units
May 3, 2013 @ 01:24 PMNorthrop Grumman has announced that it will appoint Andrew Tyler chief executive for the United Kingdom and Europe, effective July 1. In this new position, he will play a leading role in supporting the company's current programmes, developing strategies for growth and identifying new business opportunities for the company's activities in the U
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Finmeccanica To Produce Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Wings
May 2, 2013 @ 09:54 AMAlenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a USD 141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme. The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history
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Can Foreign Sales Of The F35 Breathe Life Back Into The Struggling...
April 29, 2013 @ 11:32 AMDeep-pocketed U.S allies are emerging as the saviors of Lockheed Martins most costly military plane, the F35 fighter aircraft, which has struggled to make sales on the home ground
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Israel To Deliver F-35 Wings In A Deal Worth $2.5 Billion
April 24, 2013 @ 12:46 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to produce wings for the F-35 fighter, with potential sales reaching $2.5 billion
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SAAB Foresees Gripen Sales Prospects Globally Despite Swiss Setback
April 11, 2013 @ 05:47 PMGripen manufacturer SAAB as suffered a setback this week after the Swiss National Councils Committee on Security Policy decided on April 9 to suspend discussions on the funds for the purchase of 22 Gripen combat aircraft, its president Chantal Galladé (PS/ZH) said. The issue will be debated anew in late August
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U.S Offers Korea F-35 Aircraft At Subsidized Rates
April 5, 2013 @ 03:29 PMThe U.S has offered Korea 60 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at a subsidized cost of $10
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SAAB To Help Turkey Build Fighter Aircraft
April 3, 2013 @ 02:11 PMTurkey eyes replacing F-16s with locally produced fighter jets by 2023, Turkeys defense undersecretary said yesterday. “Were working on the conceptual design of a new fighter jet that will replace our F-16 fighters,” Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar said
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