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US Approves $1.2 Billion Surveillance Drones To Japan
November 21, 2015 @ 09:36 AMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved $1.2 billion sale of high-altitude, long-endurance drones and related equipment to Japan
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Turkey Considers Developing Indigenous Long Range Missile System
November 20, 2015 @ 03:04 PMTurkey has decided to develop indigenous long range missile system instead of buying it from other nations. “Instead of importing, the nation should focus on constructing indigenous long range missile system
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US Approves TOW Missile System Sale To Morocco
November 20, 2015 @ 11:32 AMThe US State Department has approved $157 million sale of TOW 2A, Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles and M220A2 TOW Launchers to Morocco. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 17, 2015, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Wednesday
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Rafale Fighter Deal In Final Stages, Future Procurement As Per New ‘Roadmap’:...
November 18, 2015 @ 07:41 AMIndias negotiations with the French government to purchase 36 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft is in its “final stages.” Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that issues that came up in talks with the French such as the 50 per cent offset clause have "almost been sorted out," and that the final price negotiations are on
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Airbus To Develop Low-weight Helicopter Armor Under UK R & D Program
November 17, 2015 @ 12:21 PMAirbus Helicopters will partner with a UK firm, NetComposites under the Dual Use Technology Exploitation (DUTE) cluster, to help develop and produce lower weight, lower cost helicopter armour at an increased rate and enable more flexibility in military helicopter design. NetComposites is the lead for the project and will collaborate with Airbus Helicopters under which funding worth 1
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US Approves $1.3 Billion 'Smart' Bombs Sale To Saudi Arabia
November 17, 2015 @ 08:16 AMThe US State Department has approved $1.29 billion worth sale of 22,000 smart and general purpose bombs to Saudi Arabia
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Airbus Penalized $14 Million Over A400M Delayed Delivery By Germany
November 16, 2015 @ 05:25 PMGermany has fined Airbus $14 million for the delayed delivery of two A400M military transport planes due this year. The sum relates to two planes that the German Air Force was supposed to receive by the end of this year, according to a letter from Deputy Defence Minister Ralf Brauksiepe to the rapporteur of the Budget committee
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Canada Officially Junks F-35, Launches Fighter Aircraft Replacement Program
November 15, 2015 @ 01:49 PMThe Canadian government has ordered an “open and transparent competition to replace the CH-18 fighter aircraft focusing on options that match Canada's defence needs.” According to the text of a mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to his defence minister Harjit Sajjan on Friday made public in the Canadian media, the latter has been asked to work with the minister of public services and procurement to go through with the bidding process
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Dassault not to start work on Qatar Rafale Order Until Advance Payment...
November 14, 2015 @ 01:57 PMWork on building the Rafale aircraft for Qatar will not start until the Gulf nation first pays a deposit for the 6.3 billion Euro deal to purchase 24 fighter aircraft including 2 billion Euro worth weapons
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India Still Hoping To Receive Three Boeing C-17s
November 13, 2015 @ 01:21 PMThe Indian Air Force is hoping to procure three Boeing C-17 aircraft it had cleared for purchase since August this year. An IAF source told defenseworld
70 Civilians killed, 360 Injured in Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Economic Targets
Hand to Hand Combat Between Chinese, Philippine Soldiers in South China Sea
2 US troops KILLED, 1 Missing, 4 Injured in Iran Missile Strikes
Russia's Unmanned Systems Group Signs Several International Contracts to Sell its Supercam...
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