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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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AM General Submits Final Proposal For JLTV Program
February 11, 2015 @ 04:10 PMAM General has submitted the final proposal for its Blast Resistant Vehicle-Offroad (BRV-O) entrant into the US governments Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, Wednesday. The BRV-O is a combat system designed and built with a total focus on Warfighter needs, by a team whose sole calling is fielding the worlds best light tactical vehicles, said AM General President and CEO, Charlie Hall in the statement
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Mahindra To Buy 30% Stake In Pipavav Defense
February 11, 2015 @ 12:20 PMIndias Mahindra group is planning to acquire 30% stake in Pipavav Defense as it plans to make a foray into defense sector. Pipavav is Indias largest shipyard in the private sector
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US To Set Up Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center
February 10, 2015 @ 12:44 PMThe US is set to announce the setting up of a Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center(CTIIC), a new department designed to protect US government and commercial interests from digital attacks. The CTIIC is said to be the outcome of President Obama pledge to bolster America's digital security in his most recent state of the union address, US media outlet, Engadet reported
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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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UAE Re-joins Anti-ISIS Airstrikes, Orders F-16 Squadron for Jordan
February 8, 2015 @ 09:12 AMThe UAE has ordered the stationing of a UAE Air Force F-16 squadron in Jordan, marking it return to the coalition airstrikes against ISIS positions in Syria and Iraq. The UAE had suspended airstrikes following the brutal murder of a Jordanian F-16 pilot by the ISIS last week
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Indonesian Air Force Hopes To Replace F-5 Tigers With Su-35s Fighter Jets...
February 5, 2015 @ 11:26 AMIndonesian Air Force has requested for more sophisticated fighter jets such as Sukhoi Su-35s to replace its F-5 Tigers, Antara News reported Wednesday. “Russian-made Sukhoi SU-35 meets the requirements of TNI-AUs weaponry system,” Chief of Air Force Vice Marshall Agus Suprianta was quoted as saying after opening a leadership meeting of the air force
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Sikorsky Begins Ground Tests Of S-97 RAIDER Rotorcraft
February 5, 2015 @ 09:55 AMSikorsky Aircraft Corp has begun the ground testing for the S-97 RAIDER program. The RAIDER is an armed reconnaissance rotorcraft designed to outmatch conventional military helicopters in maneuverability, payload, speed, range and high/hot environmental conditions
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HAL Integrates Su-30MKI Fighter Jet With BrahMos Supersonic Air Based Missile
February 4, 2015 @ 01:40 PMIndia's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has announced that it has successfully integrated BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles air-based version with a SU-MKI fighter jet Tass reported Tuesday. Major structural modifications of the missile that include re-distribution of loads on the lifting elements of the aircraft after the bench running have been carried out over the past seven months
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OIS-AT To Showcase Bird Detection And UAV Tracking Radar Systems At Aero...
February 4, 2015 @ 12:45 PMOIS-Advanced Technology (OIS-AT) announced Tuesday that it has indigenously produced new radar that offers protection to aircraft against the bird hits while another can detect and track unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), IANS reported. The company further stated that, the two radars would be unveiled at the Aero India 2015 Airshow later this month
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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