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Electric Boat Wins $18 Billion Virginia-Class Submarines Contract
April 29, 2014 @ 08:40 AMElectric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics has won a contract valued at $17.6 billion for the construction of 10 additional Virginia-class submarines
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Raytheon Successfully Tests Tomahawk Block IV Missile
April 28, 2014 @ 02:48 PMRaytheon Company successfully completed a passive seeker test designed for a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile. The captive flight test, using a modified Tomahawk Block IV missile nose cone, demonstrated that Raytheon's advanced, next-generation; multi-function processor can enable the cruise missile to navigate to and track moving targets emitting radio frequency signals
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High Quality Post-Sales Services Gives Rosoboronexport An Edge In The South-East Asian...
April 28, 2014 @ 11:40 AMRussian arms export agency, Rosoboronexport has achieved sales worth $1 billion in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia among others over the last few years. This is in contrast to American and European defense contractors who have secured fewer contracts than Rosoboronexport
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Information Superiority As a Force Multiplier
April 25, 2014 @ 01:52 PMInformation superiority in a digitized battlespace can be a force multiplier as it allows faster, secure communication between soldiers, commanders and various weapons and sensors, according to Thales which offered a rare insight into the command and control systems offerings of the company at DSA 2014. In an interview with Defenseworld
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Sweden To Equip Fighter Jets With Cruise Missiles
April 25, 2014 @ 09:05 AMThe Swedish government is planning to equip fighter jets with cruise missiles, following the announcement made on a military spending hike linked to the Ukraine crisis. “In the future the ability to combat longer range targets can be important,” Defence Minister Karin Enstroem was quoted as saying by Sveriges Radio, adding that the missiles would have “a high precision which acts as a deterrent”
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Kelvin Hughes To Unveil New Electro-Optical System At Counter Terror Expo 2014
April 22, 2014 @ 01:57 PMKelvin Hughes will display its new Single Mast Solution (SMS) – a lightweight, easily deployable, best-in-class radar and electro-optical system – for the very first time at Counter Terror Expo 2014, held from April 29-30 in London. Equipped with a simple mounting interface, the SMS can be securely attached to any mast system – whether portable, vehicle-mounted or on a fixed structure –
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New EC145 T2 Rotorcraft Certified For Delivery
April 18, 2014 @ 09:31 AMAirbus Helicopters latest rotorcraft, EC145 T2, has been certified for deliveries beginning in the third quarter of this year. Issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the certification covers the full range of capabilities, including single-pilot and instrument flight rules (IFR) and single engine operations (Cat
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Royal Navy's F35 To Make Its Debut At Farnborough Air Show 2014
April 17, 2014 @ 12:05 PMThe British Royal Navy's F35 Lightning II will make its international debut at Farnborough Air Show 2014, held from July 14-20. The F35 - a ‘fifth-generation jet, will also be flown for the very first time in the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford in Gloucestershire, July 11-13
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New Radar Equipped Iron Duke Successfully Fires Seawolf Missile
April 16, 2014 @ 03:47 PMThe British Royal Navy's HMS Iron Duke successfully carried out a Seawolf missile launch, proving its new cutting edge 3D radar system. Iron Duke is the first ship in the fleet to have the new radar – Artisan, which was used to track a sea-skimming target ahead of the missile knocking it out of the sky off the coast of Portland
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Thai success prompts SAAB To Focus on Integrated Air Defence System
April 15, 2014 @ 09:25 AMSuccess with the Gripen integrated air defence system (GIADS) in Thailand has prompted SAAB to offer an air, sea and ground networked air defence system for the Asian and world markets. The JAS 39 Gripen fighter, the Erieye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, and ship combat management systems (CMC) form the three principal elements of the system
Israel’s Rafael, SpearUAV to Develop Anti-FPV drone Interecptor, Iron Wasp
Leonardo’s M-346 Fighter and Bayraktar KIZILELMA Drone Perform Joint Autonomous Flights
MBDA’s Low Cost, Long Range Missile, ‘Crossbow’ Could Head to Ukraine
China Tests DF-17 Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Under "Battlefield Conditions"
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