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New Bids For Canada’s Close Combat Vehicle Program
September 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNexter Systems has confirmed it has submitted a bid in response to Canada’s RFP for the Close Combat Vehicle (CCV). Nexter will offer the VBCI 25, currently in service with the French Army in both Afghanistan and Lebanon, according to the company
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MBDA's Viper Strike Munition Is New Anti-Terrorist Weapon
September 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMMBDA’s viper strike munition GBU-44/E mounted on the Cessna Caravan aircraft scored a direct hits against several high speed vehicles in the US government sponsored test. Viper Strike hit eight vehicles travelling at high speeds in varying realistic scenarios
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Amidst Falling MiG-29 sales, Russia Looks to Eastern European states To Find...
September 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe MiG-29M2 multirole fighter of RAC MiG flew from Russia to the Batajnica air base, Serbia to take part in an air show dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Serbian Air Force. General Director of JSC RAC MiG Sergei Korotkov, said, "We work closely with the Eastern and Southern European Air Force, maintaining and improving of the earlier delivered MiG-29"
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Boeing To Set Up F-15K Support Center In South Korea
September 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea to establish an avionics Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility that will service avionics components for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) fleet of F-15K Slam Eagles. "Boeing continues to improve its services by bringing them closer to our customers, reducing turnaround time and costs for mission-essential components," said Joe Song, vice president of International Business Development - Asia-Pacific for Boeing Defense, Space & Security
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India Issues New Guidelines On Forming JVs
September 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Indian Government has introduced detailed guidelines on for forming joint ventures for Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). This comes after private shipyards in the country raised objections after the initial selection of joint venture (JV) partner by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL)
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Committed To Delivering Submarines To Egypt, Israel: Germany
September 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe German Government reaffirmed its commitment to Israel and Egypt over the supply of two submarines. The statement comes following speculation of a rift between the two countries
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Australia Okays $3 Billion Drone Acquisition Plan
September 4, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Australian Defence Force is resurrecting a $3 billion plan to buy massive seven intelligence and surveillance drones to be used for maritime surveillance and intercepting asylum seeker boats. The $200 million Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance drone is the largest, most expensive unmanned aerial vehicle in the world today
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Portugal To Supply Second Hand F-16 Aircraft To Romania
August 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRomania plans to buy second-hand F-16A/B jet fighters from Portugal to increase its combat capacity. Corneliu Dobritoiu, Romanian Defense Minister, said, “The machines are in a very good technical condition
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Boeing To Support U.S. Air Force F-15 Active Electronically Scanned Array
August 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Air Force has awarded Boeing a $85 million contract for continued support of the F-15’s mechanically scanned and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars
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Russia To Begin Testing Kilo-Class Vietnamese Submarines
August 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian shipyard Admiralteiskie Verfi will soon begin testing a new Kilo-class Project 636 diesel-electric submarine for Vietnam. The shipyard on Tuesday launched the first of six submarines ordered by the Vietnamese government
U.S. DoW Signs Agreements with L3 Harris, Lockheed Martin to Increase Patriot,...
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
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