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Saab signs $5.4 Billion contract with Brazil For 36 Gripen Fighters
October 27, 2014 @ 10:12 AMSaab has won a $5.4 billion contract for the development and production of 36 Gripen NG fighter for Brazil
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Partnerships Between Indian, Foreign Defence Companies Gather Pace
October 27, 2014 @ 09:20 AMPartnerships between Indian and foreign arms manufacturers have shown a distinct upward trend in the past few months. Perhaps enthused by the hike in foreign investment limit from 26% to 49% and the Modi governments thrust to domestic manufacture of defence equipment, an increasing number of international firms are scouting for local partners
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India Buys Israeli Missile, Despite US Tech Transfer Offer
October 25, 2014 @ 06:56 PMIndia Today decided to buy an Israeli anti-tank missile, ‘Spike for INR 3200 crore (US$520 million approx) while rejecting the offer of the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin ‘Javelin missile. The defence acquisition council (DAC) of the Indian MOD approved the purchase of the Israeli missile made by Rafael which has offered to co-produce the missile in India along with transfer of technology
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Boeing Supplies Plane Parts To Iran After 35 Years
October 23, 2014 @ 09:14 PMBoeing has sold airplane parts to Iran Air, national flag carrier of Iran, for the first time since the 1979 hostage crisis between Iran and the US,Anatolian News Agency reported Thursday. Boeing has stated in a report that it generated approximately $120,000 in revenues and overall $12,000 net profits during the third quarter of 2014 from Iranian contracts
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Smartphones To Help US Government Secure Emails
October 23, 2014 @ 05:37 PMGeneral Dynamics C4 Systems announced today that it will deliver up to 1,000 Samsung KNOXTM-enabled Galaxy S4 smart phones provisioned with added GD Protected software for the US government. General Dynamics recently received the Defense Mobile Classified Capability (DMCC) contract from the National Security Agency (NSA)
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Brazilian Manufactured Gripen NG For Argentina
October 23, 2014 @ 08:09 AMThe Argentine Defense Minister Agustín Rossi announced on October 21 that the government will soon negotiate on purchase of 24 Swedish-designed Gripen NG combat aircraft that will be produced in Brazil. The conditions of purchase, as well as the eventual Argentine participation in the production of these aircraft, will be the subject of negotiations in the coming months between representatives of the two countries
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India Complained To RoE About Su-30 Ejection Seat Problems Two Years Ago
October 23, 2014 @ 08:01 AMIndia has decided to ground its fleet of over 200 Su-30 aircraft, following a crash in Pune last week, until an investigation into the problem of automatically ejecting pilot seats has been concluded. In 2013, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) wrote to IRKUT Corp and Rosoboronexport about having problems with the aircraft's ejection seats on multiple occasions
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Finmeccanica, Selex ES Acquire EW Analysis Software Supplier Tactical Technologies Inc
October 22, 2014 @ 02:10 PMFinmeccanica - Selex ES has completed the acquisition of Tactical Technologies Inc. (TTI) operating out of Ottawa, Canada
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Northrop Grumman, Computer Sciences Corp Win USN Service Software Support Contract Worth...
October 22, 2014 @ 02:04 PMComputer Sciences Corp and a division of Northrop Grumman have won separate contracts worth a total of $65.2 billion to provide the U
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Lockheed Martin UK Wins $1 Billion Contract To Provide Turrets For SCOUT
October 21, 2014 @ 03:32 PMLockheed Martin UK has won a $1 billion contract from General Dynamics UK to provide turrets for the new SCOUT armored vehicle ordered by Britains Royal Armed Forces, the company said in a statement today. The contract includes design and manufacture of 245 turrets for the new tanks that would sustain 880 jobs at its site in Bedfordshire, England
Indonesia Signs Agreement with Leonardo to Buy AW-149 Helicopter
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Arms Show Venue, 10 Killed, 100 Injured
A Bridge for a Cargo Ship- Trump Announces Tit-for-Tat Attacks Against Iran
Cyber warfare against Russia? SSL Certificates of Many Government, Media Websites Revoked
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