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Trump Helped Cut F-35 Fighter Jet Price For Japan
February 25, 2017 @ 03:10 PMJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe personally thanked US President Donald Trump for taking up with Lockheed Martin the issue of reducing price of the F-35 fighter jets being sold to Japan. "Prime Minister Abe was great, great guy
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Sri Lanka May Delay Fighter Jet RFP
February 24, 2017 @ 01:50 PMA Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) plan to purchase 10-12 multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) through a government-to-government deal could be delayed indefinitely due to budgetary constraints. Colombo has last year decided to issue request for proposals (RFP) to countries which manufacture fighter jets rather than buy it directly from aircraft manufacturers to avoid allegations of bribery and avoid middlemen
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IDEX 2017:NIMR Automotive To Get UAE Armed Forces Contract For 1750 Armoured
February 23, 2017 @ 11:32 AMNIMR Automotive, part of Emirates Defense Industries Company (EDIC) will receive three contracts from UAE armed Forces to deliver 1,750 armoured vehicles. NIMR will deliver 1,500 JAIS 4x4 and 6x6 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as more than 150 HAFEET 630A artillery support vehicles in both Observation and Command and Control configurations and 115 AJBAN 440A vehicles equipped with anti-tank guided missile systems to the UAE Armed Forces from 2018
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IDEX 2017: Future F-16 Fighter Jets To be Made in USA
February 22, 2017 @ 11:54 AMFuture customers of F-16 fighter jets will get them shipped from the USA, a Lockheed Martin executive said implying an end to licence-manufacture of the aircraft in foreign countries. Rick Groesch, Lockheeds regional vice president, was quoted as saying at the IDEX 2017 show in Abu Dhabi yesterday, "The next customer that we sell F-16 to we will build them in the US
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Israel's Elta Wins USAF Contract For 21 MANPADS Anti-Aircraft Kits
February 22, 2017 @ 10:33 AMUS Air Force has awarded contract to Elta for 21 MANPADS anti-aircraft defense kits from costing $15.5 million to be manufactured in Israel
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UK Navy's River-class Vessels To Be Equipped With Kelvin Hughes' Radar systems
February 20, 2017 @ 12:44 PMKelvin Hughes will be supplying SharpEye radar systems for the two latest Batch 2 ships, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey. Each ship will be equipped with a SharpEye I-Band radar for helicopter control and navigation as well as an E/F-Band SharpEye radar for navigation and collision avoidance, the company announced today
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China To Announce New Strategic Stealth Bomber Around 2020: Report
February 20, 2017 @ 08:39 AMChina is likely to announce its home-grown nuclear capable Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) around 2020. According to a report by
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Hindustan Aeronautics To Maintain Saab's EW Self Protection System
February 17, 2017 @ 11:59 AMSaab has signed $8.5 million contract with Hindustan Aeronautics to maintain Electronic Warfare (EW) Self-Protection system of Druv Advanced Light Helicopter
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Raytheon, India's Tata Group To Co-Produce Stinger Missile Components
February 17, 2017 @ 10:30 AMRaytheon has signed a MoU with Indias Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to co-produce Stinger air defence missile components. “Our agreement with Tata Advanced Systems deepens our industrial partnership in India with a global technology leader and will expand the range of options and capabilities for US and coalition forces to achieve their missions,” said Duane Gooden, Raytheon Land Warfare Systems vice president in a statement today
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Steam catapult For China's Second Aircraft Carrier
February 16, 2017 @ 03:14 PMChina has set to develop second indigenous aircraft carrier 'Type 002', which features three steam catapults. The communist country has plans to launch the aircraft carrier in 2021
US Armed Forces Members to Undergo Testing for Testosterone Levels
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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 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