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Alenia Aermacchi Amends Contract With Turkey To Provide New ATR 72-600
May 8, 2013 @ 08:21 PMAlenia Aermacchi has signed an agreement with Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı (SSM), the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) and six ATR 72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft) to the Turkish Navy. The agreement is an amendment to a previous deal between Alenia and the Turkish government for the delivery of 10 ATR 72-500 ASW to the Turkish Navy
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Rheinmetall To Sell 164 Tanks To Indonesia
May 8, 2013 @ 01:07 PMIn a deal worth several millions of dollars, Rheinmetall has been given a nod by the German government to sell 164 tanks to Indonesia, after the Dutch parliament rejected the similar request over human rights concerns. After this deal, Indonesia joins the contentious new export list along with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates
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General Dynamics Offers Real Time Threat Detection And Cyber Solutions With Fidelis...
May 7, 2013 @ 08:59 AMGeneral Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions has integrated its flagship network security solution, Fidelis XPS, with IBM's security information and event management (SIEM) product, the IBM QRadar. This product collaboration will help protect customers' valuable enterprise assets from complex advanced persistent threats by delivering real-time malicious activity reports so customers know what is happening on their networks, according to a statement
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EADS Wins UK Cyber Protection Contract
May 6, 2013 @ 02:18 PMEADS has been offered a three-year contract by the UK Houses of Parliament with a specific request to protect MPs and Lords computers from being hacked by cyber terrorists . EADSs cyber division, Cassidian, has been offered this contract to improve security at a time when Britains technology infrastructure is under attack as never before
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Australia’s Air Combat Capabilities Under Spotlight: White Paper Report
May 6, 2013 @ 12:54 PMAustralias air combat capability will undergo a restructure after 2013 Defence White Paper highlighted the strategic importance of a potent and flexible air combat capability to control Australias air approaches and support operations in the land, sea and air environments. According to the report, emerging advanced air combat and air defence capabilities within the region, together with the proliferation of modern electronic warfare systems, will make the air combat tasks of controlling the air, conducting strike and supporting land and naval forces increasingly challenging
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Risky ALIS To Provide F-35 Long-Term Maintenance And Support
May 3, 2013 @ 01:24 PMLockheed Martin intends to provide long-term maintenance support for the F-35 Lightning II with a new Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), cited as a risk in a recent study, in line with the evolving aircraft. Known as the F-35s information technology backbone for data collection, data analysis and decision support, the ALIS receives aircraft health and maintenance information from F-35s in flight via radio-frequency downlink
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U.S, Russia In Iraqi Arms Race
May 3, 2013 @ 11:01 AMYet to recover from American bombardment of its cities during the two "gulf wars", Iraq is the new darling of arms sellers. Both Russia and the U
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Is India Abandoning the AMCA Project?
May 3, 2013 @ 09:07 AMIndia has decided to postpone the indigenous development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program because the Ministry of Defense because the MoD first wants to complete the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program. The MoD has spent in excess of $1 billion developing the project that has been delayed for over 15 years
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U.S Pushing For Javelin Missile Sale To France
May 2, 2013 @ 12:37 PMJavelin missile makers, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, are in pursuit of a contract for a medium-range weapon for the French Army. The Javelin is reportedly head-to-head with MBDA for a contract to develop and build a new weapon under the planned missile moyenne portée (MMP), medium-range missile program
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Northrop Grumman To Complete JCREW Development
May 1, 2013 @ 02:22 PMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a $14.1 million option to complete development of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment 1, Block 1 (I1B1) System of Systems
BMP-3 Armored Vehicle Deliveries to Russian Troops Gathers Pace
U.S. Issues Licence to Export GE F110 Engines for Turkey’s KAAN Fighter...
U.S., Iran Halt Strikes on One Another, But Tankers War Continues
U.K. Army to Induct Ukraine-tested Tekever Reconnaissance Drones
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