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General Dynamics to Support US, UK Nuclear Submarines’ Attack Weapon, Fire Control...
November 10, 2017 @ 01:36 PMGeneral Dynamics mission systems business has received a two-year, $25.7 million contract from the U
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Indian Air Force Rejects Home-made Tejas Light Combat Aircraft
November 10, 2017 @ 01:22 PMThe Indian Air Force has said that the domestically manufactured Tejas Light Combat Aircraft is not fit enough to protect the Indian skies. The IAF said the Tejas is far behind its competitors like the JAS 39 Gripen manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab and the US made F-16 manufactured by Lockheed Martin, sources were quoted as saying by
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GE Wins $643 Million to Provide Spare Fighter Aircraft Engines to Qatar,...
November 10, 2017 @ 06:21 AMGeneral Electric has won $643 million contract action to provide F110-GE-129 install engines, spare engines to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The contract also includes provide modernized engine monitoring system computers, over-and-above repair for government furnished property, and technical data reports, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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Switzerland Plans to Spend $8 Billion to buy Fighter Jets, Missiles
November 9, 2017 @ 04:00 PMThe Swiss government plans to spend $8 billion (CHF8 billion) to buy new fighter jets and missile defences. The Federal Council on Wednesday tasked the defence ministry with looking at potential aircraft, wanting it to begin talks with Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, Lockheed Martin and Saab, SwissInfo reported Thursday
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Malaysian Air Force Tech Team to Evaluate Maritime Patrol Aircraft
November 9, 2017 @ 12:59 PMThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will set up a technical team to evaluate several types of maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) following government approval of the purchase of the surveillance aircraft as announced in the 2018 Budget recently. The technical team will analyse several aspects of the contender's aircraft and choose the best option which fits the RMAF requirements, RMAF Chief, Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang was quoted as saying by
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Raytheon Wins $2 Billion worth Australian NASAMS Contract
November 9, 2017 @ 11:06 AMRaytheon Australia has won a $12.1 million dollar contract for stage one of the Armys new anti-aircraft missile system which is worth up to $2 billion
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Germany Tiling Towards F-35 for Tornado Replacement
November 9, 2017 @ 09:57 AMThe German Air Force (Luftwaffe) appears to prefer the Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighter as replacement for its three decade old Tornados. The Luftwaffe wants to replace its fleet of 85 Panavia Tornados procured in the 1980s, with ‘fifth-generation aircraft to meet the full spectrum of our needs,” Lt
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Boeing Completes Acquisition Of Aurora Flight Sciences
November 9, 2017 @ 09:34 AMBoeing has completed the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems. Aurora will operate under Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology as a subsidiary called Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company
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Sweden Seeks To Purchase US Patriot Missile Systems In US$1.3B Deal
November 8, 2017 @ 10:01 AMSweden announced on Tuesday that it has chosen the Patriot missile defence system manufactured by US defence contractor Raytheon, over Franco-Italian rival Eurosam's SAMP/T missile system, in an estimated one billion-euro deal. The choice is in line with a 2015 strategy to avoid "the degradation" of regional security, and boost the country's armed forces operational capacity after years of austerity, the Swedish defence ministry said in a statement
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Russia to Deliver Two Mi-17V-5 Helicopters to Thailand
November 7, 2017 @ 12:57 PMRussia has signed a contract in September this year to deliver two Mil Mi-17V-5 helicopters to Thailand. "A contract was signed in September 2017 on the delivery of two Mi-17V-5 helicopters in the interests of the Royal Thai Army
First Use of Unmanned Kamikaze Boat by the U.S. in Attack...
Russian FSB Prevents Ukrainian Plot to Attack Su-57 Fighter Bases with FPV...
Iran Attacks US Facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman
Ukraine seeks Partnership with Mitsubishi to Manufacture Patriot Interceptor Missiles
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