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Switzerland To Restart Fighter Procurement Program
February 25, 2016 @ 02:48 PMThe Swiss government plans to evaluate a new fighter aircraft to replace ageing F/A-18 Hornet and F-5E Tiger II jet fighters. The fighter replacement program had ground to a halt after Swiss voters rejected the procurement of 22 Gripen fighters in a referendum
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UK Funds $290 Million To Support Next Gen Nuclear Submarine Design
February 9, 2016 @ 12:17 PMThe UK MOD has announced a £201 million (US$ 290 million) package to support further design work for the Royal Navys next generation of nuclear submarines. The funding will enable BAE Systems to develop the design of the submarine, including the layout of equipment and systems, and to develop manufacturing processes, including the production of early prototypes, the MoD said in a statement Tuesday
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South Korea On High Alert Against North’s ‘Reckless’ Provocations
February 8, 2016 @ 07:40 AMSouth Korea is on high alert for any signs of additional provocations by the North a day after Pyongyang launched a long range rocket. North Korea fired a long-range rocket allegedly carrying an Earth observation satellite Sunday
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Eurofighter Typhoon Pips Boeing F/A-18E/F For Kuwait’s Fighter Replacement Program...
January 28, 2016 @ 08:46 AMKuwait might a sign a deal to procure 28 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters by next week and will not be waiting for an approval from US for the planned acquisition of F-18 Super Hornets. “We were trying to acquire the F-18 Super Hornets and replace the existing fleet of F-18s with Super Hornets and Eurofighter Typhoons
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Indian Air Force Stresses Decision On A-330 Refuelling Tanker Acquisition
January 25, 2016 @ 12:34 PMIndian Air Force has stressed for a decision from Defense Ministry over the $2 billion acquisition of six Airbus 330 Mid Air Refuelling Aircraft or tankers. The IAF wants the A-330 MRTT deal to be inked at the earliest to boost strategic reach of its fighters and bombers
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Six South Korean KF-16 Prototypes To Fly By 2021
January 22, 2016 @ 01:14 PMSouth Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced Thursday that six prototypes of KF-16 indigenous fighter jet would be ready by 2021. DAPA in a commencement meeting in the headquarters of contractor Korea Aerospace Industries in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province for the fighter jet project held Thursday said that South Korea would be able to introduce the fighter in mid-2020s
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Kuwait Allocates Additional $10 Billion For Military Modernization
January 19, 2016 @ 02:16 PMKuwait has allocated an additional $10 billion funds to purchase new fighter jets, tanks and air defense systems over the next decade. Kuwaits parliament unanimously approved a request by the state government
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Belgium Rules Out Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
January 8, 2016 @ 12:40 PMBelgium has decided against supplying arms to Saudi Arabia citing mass executions carried out on Jan 2 and the nations role in Yemeni conflict. “We have rejected the request (for military shipment to Saudi Arabia),” RTBF broadcaster cited Belgiums Flanders Minister-President Geert Bourgeois as saying to the Flemish Parliament Wednesday
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Iran To Drop Lawsuit Against Russia Before S-300 Missile Supply
December 21, 2015 @ 10:34 AMIran will drop lawsuit against Russian Rosoboronexport before the supplies of the first S-300 missile systems are delivered. "[Now the lawsuit] has not been dropped
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India’s DRDO Inducted Equipment Worth $27 Billion In Defense Services
December 19, 2015 @ 11:44 AMIndias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) inducted over INR, 1.8 lakh crore (US $27 billion) in systems, products and technologies into services or in the process of production
Hanwha Aerospace Signs Third Contract to Supply K9 VIDAR Howitzers to Norway
Portugal Orders Sixth KC-390 Aircraft Contract
Korea Aerospace Unveils Design of New Electronic Warfare Aircraft
Israel Completes Iron Beam Laser Weapon Development, IDF Delivery Imminent
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
