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Australia To Buy Two Additional Globemaster III Transport Aircraft
April 10, 2015 @ 03:19 PMAustralian Government Today announced that it has decided to acquire two additional Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft for its Air Forces existing fleet of six lift aircraft. The acquisition of the two additional C-17s – and associated equipment and facilities – represents an investment of $1 billion in Australias security and the ability of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to respond to a range of contingencies
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Reduced Importance For HAL In India-France Rafale Deal?
April 10, 2015 @ 02:39 PMWith feelers coming from Paris that India is likely to buy 60 Dassault Rafale aircraft in fly away condition for $7.5 billion, Indian Public Sector Company; Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) might not be called upon to assemble 108 aircraft
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Finmeccanica Wins $540 Million Contracts To Provide Equipment To US, Canadian Forces
April 9, 2015 @ 11:03 AMThe Finmeccanica has won three new contracts of total $540 Million to provide equipment to the Canadian Army armoured vehicles and to U.S
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Meprolight Wins Multiple Contracts For Night Vision Systems
April 7, 2015 @ 09:15 AMMeprolight announced today that Israel's Ministry of Defense (IMOD) purchased hundreds of MEPRO LI-OR Night Vision Sights for various IDF departments. The company added that an undisclosed number of other countries' armies have also purchased the MEPRO MINIMON (L) Multi-Functional Lightweight Mini-Monoculars and MEPRO BINIMON (A) Aviator's Night Vision Systems
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Indian Outsourcing Firm Unlawfully Received US Military Drawings
April 6, 2015 @ 03:34 PMA mysterious Indian outsourcing company unlawfully received drawings for US military hardware including Boeing F-15 fighters and Chinook helicopters from its US based part- owner. The former owner of two New Jersey defense contracting businesses has admitted that she conspired to send sensitive military technical data to India
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Mistral Provides Underwater Sonar To Latin American Nations
April 6, 2015 @ 02:48 PMMistral Detection has provided DNS300 Sonar advanced sonar system to an unnamed Latin American country Navy to assist with underwater search and rescue missions. The company announced in its press release on Monday that it will also provide DNS 300 NAV Navigation System to the police of another South American country to help maintain security during a major event
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Sweden Grants Temporary Export License To CybAero For Flight Demonstrations
April 1, 2015 @ 05:17 PMCybAero announced today that it has been granted a temporary export license by ISP (Inspectorate of Strategic Products), a Swedish government agency, for demonstration flights in China. These demonstration flights will be jointly carried out with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) in April and May for selected potential clients
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Northrop Remotec To Market AirRobot Small UAVs
April 1, 2015 @ 03:12 PMRemotec and AirRobot have entered into a distribution agreement for AirRobot's line of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in US, Northrop said in a statement Tuesday. Remotec is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman
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Oshkosh Displays JLTV Solution, Virtual Task Trainer At AUSA 2015
April 1, 2015 @ 11:16 AMOshkosh Defense will be showcasing Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) solution as well as its Virtual Task Trainer (VTT) at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2015 Global Force Symposium and Exposition. The Oshkosh JLTV solution addresses the US Army and Marine Corps need for a lightweight, highly-mobile, net-ready vehicle with superior levels of protection so that War fighters can fulfill their missions even when in harm's way
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NATS To Continue Work With QinetiQ To Facilitate Live Weapon Tests
March 31, 2015 @ 01:54 PMUK ‘s air traffic services provider NATS has won a seven year contract extension to continue its work with QinetiQ to facilitate live weapons tests at ranges, including the use of state of the art fighter aircraft, armoured vehicles, ships and Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). QinetiQ operates and manages some of the MODs core Test and Evaluation (T&E) Air Ranges, which are operated under a 25 year Long Term Partnering Agreement for delivering T&E and training support, services to the MOD, NATS announced in its press release on Monday
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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