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New Zealand To Purchase T-6C Trainers Worth $127 Million
January 27, 2014 @ 01:51 PMThe New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has signed a contract worth $127 million to buy 11 Beechcraft T-6Cs to meet its requirement for an advanced pilot training capability, and includes simulators and classroom- and computer-based training packages. New Zealand requires an intermediate trainer with a glass cockpit that will be able to take students from the Pacific Aerospace CT-4E Airtrainer to the Lockheed Martin P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, Boeing 757 and upgraded Lockheed C-130H transports, plus the AgustaWestland AW109, NH Industries NH90 and future Kaman SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters, according to Flight Global
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Oman To Buy $1.28 Billion Worth Raytheon Ground Based Air Defense System
January 24, 2014 @ 07:36 AMRaytheon Company has won a $1.28 billion contract from Oman to supply National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS)
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General Atomics, Northrop Grumman Demo Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper's Electronic Attack Capability
January 23, 2014 @ 01:46 PMGeneral Atomics and Northrop Grumman today announced the second successful demonstration of Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper's Electronic Attack capability featuring Northrop Grumman's new Pandora Electronic Warfare (EW) system at the U.S
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Singapore To Focus On Cyber Security, Missile Procurement; Defense Market To Expand...
January 23, 2014 @ 10:20 AMConsidered to be the most advanced military force in Southeast Asia, Singapores defense market is set to be worth $13.4 Billion by 2018
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Second Mobile Landing Platform Class Vessel Completes Sea Trails
January 20, 2014 @ 05:03 PMThe second Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class vessel, USNS John Glenn, successfully completed Builder's Sea Trials last week. During the week of sea trials the shipbuilder, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co
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Textron To Unveil Scorpion Networked Munition System At DEFEXPO
January 17, 2014 @ 08:14 AMTextron Systems will showcase its Scorpion ground-based networked munition system along with other end-to-end solutions addressing the border security and intelligence requirements faced by regional customers at Defexpo India 2014, 6-9 February in New Delhi. The XM1100 Scorpion (previously known as the Intelligent Munitions System or IMS) is a smart system, which allows controlled and safe use of munitions in the battlefield and prevents unwanted munitions from being buried and forgotten
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Spanish Army Receive Two EC135 Helicopters
January 16, 2014 @ 08:00 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first two EC135 helicopters to the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET) early this week, under a contract signed for eight in total on December 27, 2013. The contract also includes a logistics package that will support fleet sustainability in the coming years
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Poland To Upgrade PZL-130 Orlik Training Aircraft
January 15, 2014 @ 03:13 PMPoland has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade its 12 PZL-130 Orlik training aircraft to a version with Glass Cockpit. The Armament Inspectorate has launched a market analysis for the modernization of 12 school-training PZL-130 Orlik TC-I version TC-II Glass Cockpit, adding that participating companies can send their offers by January end
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Singapore F-16 Upgrade Programme Announced: Report
January 15, 2014 @ 10:05 AMThe US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has outlined the details on Singapores long-awaited upgrade programme for 60 Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Block 52 fighters. The proposed package is worth $2
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Cubic Wins $25 Million P5 Combat Training System Contract
January 10, 2014 @ 11:26 AMCubic Defense Systems has won a contract worth $25 million to supply P5 combat training system (P5CTS) to the US Air Force (USAF). The system is expected to help USAF address international requirements, including delivery to several Middle East allies as part of F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft foreign military sales (FMS) contracts
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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