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Israel Submits RFI to Acquire 50 Additional F-35 Jets
December 30, 2019 @ 10:29 AMIsrael has submitted request for information (RFI) to purchase 50 additional F-35 fighter jets for the Israel Air Force (IAF) that currently has 20 of them in its inventory and another 30 on order. “Israel has submitted a RFI about the potential purchase of a third squadron of F-35 jets
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P&W Wins $455M For 32 F-35 Engines
December 21, 2019 @ 05:53 PMPratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies has won a $455.5 million modification contract to supply the US Navy with 32 engines for F-35 fighter jets
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US to Spend $30M to Store F-35 Jets Denied to Turkey
December 13, 2019 @ 07:21 AMThe United States could spend $30 million to store the F-35 stealth fighter jets meant for Turkey until an alternative use for them is found. On Tuesday, US Congress approved defense budget for 2020, under which the Congress gave the defense secretary discretion to spend up to $30 million to store the fifth-generation jets until a plan for their use was formalized
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US Army tests New Air, Missile Defense Battle Command System
December 13, 2019 @ 05:24 AMNorthrop Grummans Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) meant for the US Army has been tested, during which it engaged two incoming target cruise missiles. The IAMD Battle Command System has been touted to be the first real-competitor to the Russian S-400/Pantsir IMAD system
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US Navy's New Gerald R. Ford Class Carried Christened USS John F....
December 9, 2019 @ 05:24 AMThe USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Gerald R
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P&W Bags $522M F-35 Engines Logistics Support Contract
November 28, 2019 @ 02:03 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Pratt and Whitney a contract valued $522 million to provide logistics support to the F-135 engines of the F-35 fighters belonging to the United States military, non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants and foreign military sales (FMS) customers. "United Technologies Corp
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Pentagon Awards Lockheed $1.16B F-35A Contract
November 27, 2019 @ 04:50 AMThe Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts with a combined worth of $1.16 billion for F-35A aircraft meant for Australia and United States Air Force (USAF)
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US Deploys F-35 Jets to UAE Airbase
November 23, 2019 @ 06:37 AMThe United States has sent a squadron equipped with F-35 fighters on a combat deployment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings here deployed F-35A Lighting IIs into combat
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P&W Wins $763M for 48 F-35 Engines
November 22, 2019 @ 08:37 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies a contract worth $763 million for the supply of 48 additional engines to power the F-35 fighter jet. “This modification exercises options for the Lot 14 production and delivery of 48 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the Air Force and 10 F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for the Marine Corps
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Turkish S-400 System to be Operationalized in April 2020
November 17, 2019 @ 01:28 PMTurkey's S-400 systems will be put to service by April 2020, said Ismail Demir, head of the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate. "We are planning to put the Russian systems into service in April 2020," Demir was quoted as saying by CNN Turk on Saturday
Iranian Pilots Recount Deception Operation in the Bombing of a U.S. Base...
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No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
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