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Rockwell Collins To Supply E-2D Hawkeye Trainer To Japan
May 31, 2018 @ 11:54 AMThe Pentagon has awarded a $24 million contract to Rockwell Collins to supply one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye weapon system trainer for the government of Japan under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. “Rockwell Collins Simulation & Training Solutions LLC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is awarded a $24,722,331 firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacture and delivery of one E-2D weapon system trainer for the government of Japan under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program,” the Department of defense said Wednesday
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China Displays Tactical Laser Weapon
May 30, 2018 @ 11:57 AMChina has displayed a tactical laser weapon which can jam the electronics of low altitude targets such as drones and helicopters. Showcased at the KADEX 2018 show in Kazakhstan last week, the laser weapon, can intercept low-altitude, slow-speed aerial targets including drones
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Israel’s Spike ATGM Selected For Australian Armored Vehicle Competition
May 30, 2018 @ 11:06 AMIsrael-built anti-tank guided missile, the Spike LR2 has been selected for the Australian LAND 400 armored vehicles program, Australias Department of Defence confirmed today. Rafael has beaten out European consortium MBDA for the anti-tank missile system that will be fitted to Rheinmetall's Boxer CRVs
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New Russian Quiet Sniper Rifle To Debut At Expo Army-2018
May 29, 2018 @ 11:52 AMRussia will showcase a new 12.7mm quiet sniper rifle derived from the MTs-116M gun for the first time at the Army-2018 arms exhibition in August
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Raytheon Inks Electronic Warfare Agreement With Australian Firm
May 28, 2018 @ 05:57 PMRaytheon signed an interactive project agreement with Defence Science and Technology (DST) to work collaboratively to develop and prototype advanced electronic warfare capabilities for the Australian Defence Force's priorities and programs. "Our ability to build Defence capability relies on support from industry to deliver leading-edge innovation and research," said Australia's Chief Defence Scientist, Dr Alex Zelinsky
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US Army Places Order For Mounted Family of Computer Systems
May 28, 2018 @ 05:53 PMDRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC has been awarded a competitive, single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the US Army requirement known as Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFOCS) II, the Department of defense announced Friday. The MFOCS is a modular family of computing platforms which integrates networked-battle command information system capabilities onto a common computing platform
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SandCat Armored Vehicle Equipped With Advanced Mission Management System To Be Displayed...
May 28, 2018 @ 11:58 AMPlasan Sasa and BIRD Aerosystems have teamed up to offer a SandCat armored vehicle equipped with BIRD's advanced mission management system (MSIS). The two companies will display the special intervention vehicle for the first time at Eurosatory
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Russia Sets Afloat Large Amphibious Assault Ship
May 28, 2018 @ 11:27 AMRussias new large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov has been floated out at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, the defense ministry announced on May 25. "The Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship is the newest development of Project 1171, under which the Yantar Shipyard built a series of 14 warships in the 1960s-1970s
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Raytheon Wins $395 Million Romania PATRIOT Fire Unit Contract
May 25, 2018 @ 11:16 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $395 million modification contract for Phased Array Tracking on Radar to Intercept Option Fire Unit for Romania. Work is expected to be completed by April 30, 2020, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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Ukraine Building Infantry Fighting Vehicle to Replace Soviet Era BMPs
May 25, 2018 @ 09:54 AMA Ukrainian Defence Enterprise has started building a new infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) christened 'BMP-U' which will replace the iconic BMP-1 and BMP-2 IFVs designed during the Soviet era. The new IFV is expected to enter Ukrainian army service in 2020 and will boast of a host of improvements over the old BMPs such as increased firepower, higher speed, lower weight and better crew seating
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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