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Oshkosh Exhibits MRAPS , Wins Big At IDEX 2013
February 22, 2013 @ 10:21 AMOshkosh Defense announced at IDEX 2013 that the UAE has awarded the company a $381 million contract for the purchase of 750 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles that were also on display at Abu Dhabi. The UAE earlier ordered 50 MRAPs in 2011 making the latest announcement its second buy
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Cassidian To Present Latest Mission Planning Technology At IDEX 2013
February 11, 2013 @ 12:12 PMCassidian will introduce its Virtual Rock Drill (VRD) at IDEX 2013 for the very first time among a variety of other products. The VRD is an interactive terrain sand table that can be used for training purposes and mission planning, is an absolute innovation in this area
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BEL, Elbit Sign MoU To Jointly Produce CoMPASS
February 8, 2013 @ 05:11 AMBharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Israels Elbit Systems Electro-optics-Elop Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint production of Compact Multi Purpose Advance Stabilisation System (CoMPASS) for Naval helicopter applications at Aero India, the 9th International Exhibition on Aerospace, Defence & Civil Aviation being held at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The CoMPASS is a day-and-night surveillance system that includes a colour TV daylight camera, 3rd Generation 3-5 µm FLIR sensor, Laser Target Designator and Rangefinder (LTDRF) and automatic tracking capabilities, as well as command and control capabilities
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Lockheed Martin Wins $197M GMLRS Rocket Production Contract From U.S. Army
February 4, 2013 @ 08:28 AMLockheed Martin was awarded a $197 million contract for the U.S
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Russia Issues Tenders for Micro-UAV Surveillance Sensor Package
February 2, 2013 @ 12:17 PMRussias Federal Security Service has issues a research tender for a micro-UAV sensor system project, according to the governments state procurement portal. An amount of 7 million rubles or $230,000 has been allocated for the mini-UAV project, aimed at developing a 200-gram (6
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Upgraded Ghostrider Aircraft Set To Be This Decade’s Most Fearsome Weapons System...
January 11, 2013 @ 07:41 AMThe evolution of this decade's most fearsome weapon was initiated with the delivery of the MC-130J Combat Shadow II by Eglin Air Force Base. About 37 MC-130Js will be upgraded to the AC-130J Ghostrider, as part of the $2
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Harris Corp To Supply Manpack Tactical Radios To USAF
January 3, 2013 @ 12:00 AMHarris Corp has won a contract worth $85 million from the U.S
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Russian Weapons To Be Installed On Spanish Patrol Boats
November 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian arm manufacturer Rosoboronexport and Spanish company Navantia have signed a contract to arm Spanish Avante-class patrol ships with Russian weapons which will then be further exported to third-party countries. “Modern Russian artillery, air-defense and missile complexes may be adapted for use on Spanish ships,” says Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
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Lockheed Martin HC-130J, MC-130J Certified As Mission Capable
November 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II and the MC-130J Commando II aircraft have been certified as "Effective, Suitable and Mission Capable" by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. The U
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Curtiss-Wright To Demo COTS Systems Solution AT AUSA 2012
October 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMCurtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS) has announced that it will demonstrate its new Digital Beachhead rugged COTS system solution for quickly and cost-effectively adding a rugged VICTORY-compliant networking backbone to military ground vehicles at the 2012 AUSA. Digital Beachhead is the industry’s first low-cost rugged COTS solution for modernizing ground vehicles to comply with the U
Russian Drones Destory 2 Ukrainian MiG-29s Loaded with Missiles, Bombs
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
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