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ITT Exelis To Supply 3,800 Night Vision Goggles to U.S Army
May 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Army has awarded ITT Exelis to supply goggles that allow soldiers to detect and identify potential threats while maintaining a secure position in various environmental conditions during nighttime missions
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Boeing Receives Additional $12.5M Contract for Laser JDAM from US Navy
April 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Boeing Company received a $12.5 million contract from U
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SELEX Galileo To Demonstrate Surveillance Capabilities at DSA 2012
April 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSELEX Galileo will showcase its advanced defense electronics at this year’s Defence Services Asia (DSA) event in Kuala Lumpur which begins on the 16th-19th April. Targeting Malaysia’s maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) requirement, the defense giant will be promoting its manned and unmanned surveillance mission system capabilities
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Vectronix Unveils Latest Medium Range Clip-On Night Sight
April 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Swiss-based optronics expert Vectronix AG has introduced its newest clip-on night sight called the NiteSpotMR at the DSA 2012 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The medium range clip-on night sight NiteSpotMR adds night vision capability to a wide variety of rifles and easily attaches to the front of a day-sight objective and can be rapidly removed when not in use
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UK MoD Awards Raytheon UK IV Replenishment Contract
April 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefense major Raytheon UK has won a replenishment contract for Paveway IV, the latest generation GPS precision-guided munition, as part of a 60 million pound contract from the UK Ministry of Defense. Under the UK MoD's SPEAR (Selective Precision Effects at Range) CAP 1 program, Raytheon UK will enhance the system's capability with low collateral and penetrator warhead options, enhanced moving target capability and enhanced range
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L-3 Wins $52M Contract for SLEP from US Navy
April 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AML-3 Communications announced today that its L-3 Unidyne division has been awarded two firm-fixed-price contracts valued at $52 million to execute the U.S
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Raytheon’s New Guided Bomb Successfully Completes First Test
April 3, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon Company's Small Tactical Munition Phase II has successfully completed the first guided flight test after scoring a direct hit on a target. "STM Phase II is ideally suited to weaponize Shadow-class unmanned aircraft systems and counterinsurgency aircraft because STM is a mature, precise and affordable weapon," said Dr
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Thales Delivers RBE2 Radar To Dassault Aviation
April 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThales has announced that it has delivered the first series-produced RBE2 radar with active electronically scanned array (AESA) in February to the Dassault Aviation facility in Mérignac, France. The radar will be installed on Rafale C137, the first Rafale with this new capability, which is scheduled for delivery to the French defence procurement agency (DGA) this summer
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ITT Exelis Wins $33 Million British Contract
April 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has awarded ITT Exelis with a $33 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide the latest Generation 3 night vision technology. Under this FMS order, the U
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Tata And Exelis Embark on Joint Venture
March 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMOn the first day of Defexpo India 2012, Tata Advanced Systems and Exelis have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner and supply manufacturing capabilities in India, maintenance and life-cycle support for Gen 3 night vision products. To start with, Exelis will provide TASL with the latest Gen 3 night vision image intensifier tubes, kits and other materials required to build night vision devices in India, to expedite the delivery of the systems to customers in India
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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
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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