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Oshkosh Wins $430 Million To Upgrade US Army’s Heavy Tactical Vehicles
March 24, 2016 @ 02:23 PMOshkosh has won $430 million worth multiple contracts to produce 345 trailers and recapitalize 1,212 Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) following multiple orders from the US Army. Oshkosh will upgrade the Armys fleet of Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) and Palletized Load Systems (PLS) to provide the same performance and life cycle cost advantages as new production vehicles
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Bye Bye Kalashnikov, Ukraine Develops NATO Standard Sniper Rifles
March 24, 2016 @ 01:19 PMUkroboronprom has transferred 10 new NATO standard experimental sniper rifles to the national guard of Ukraine. The new rifles are developed by ‘Ukroboroncervis
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Singapore Corvette Test-Fires Barak Missile
March 24, 2016 @ 11:25 AMThe Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has successfully test-fired a Barak missile from its Victory-class missile corvette RSS Vigour during Fleet Exercise conducted in the South China Sea on 22 March. Sinagpores Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen was briefed by Colonel Edwin Leong, Commanding Officer of the RSN's Missile Corvette Squadron, on the conduct of the exercise and the capabilities of the missile corvette, the defense ministry said in a press statement today
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Chilean Army Takes Delivery Of First CN-235 Flight Deck Upgrade
March 24, 2016 @ 07:24 AMUniversal Avionics has delivered a flight deck upgrade to the Chilean Armys first of three CASA CN-235-100 maritime patrol aircraft. With this upgrade, the operator is gaining fully-coupled 3D approach capability with Nav-to-Nav autopilot capture
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Japan Considering International Joint Development For Its New Fighter Jet
March 23, 2016 @ 01:05 PMJapan is in talks with western defense fighter jet manufacturers to build its next generation fighter jets to maintain air superiority over rival China. Japan is holding talks with Boeing and Lockheed Martin even as it is readying its ATD-X experimental aircraft for its test flights in the coming days, Reuters reported Wednesday
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US Introduces Legislation For Defense Technology Transfer, Co-production With India
March 23, 2016 @ 10:40 AMUS has introduced a new legislation, US-India Defense Technology and Partnership Act amending the earlier Arms Export Control Act in order to formalize Indias status for the purpose of congressional notifications as a major partner of equal status as Americas treaty allies and closest partners. For the United States, the legislation encourages the government to designate an official to focus on US-India defense cooperation, facilitate the transfer of defense technology, maintain a special office in the Pentagon dedicated exclusively to the US-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI), focus on enhancing Indias operational capabilities, and promote co-production/co-development opportunities, US-India Business Council...
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BAE Systems Hands Over 40mm Cased Telescoped Cannon To British Army
March 22, 2016 @ 03:06 PMThe first production standard Cased Telescoped Cannon System has been handed over to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in Bourges, France by CTA International (CTAI) – a 50/50 joint venture company between BAE Systems and Nexter Systems. It is the first delivery of 515 new 40mm cannons that have been ordered for the British Army for use in the Ajax and Warrior vehicles and incorporates unique technologies that will provide superior firepower, the company said in a statement Monday
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Russian Warplanes To Be Fitted With Khibiny Electronic Countermeasures
March 22, 2016 @ 02:46 PMRussian warplanes including Su-34 fighters and other fighters will be equipped with Khibiny electronic countermeasures systems in the near future. The Khibiny system provides individual aircraft with protection against enemy fighters' missile attacks and ground-based air defense systems
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Russia To Showcase ‘Verba’ Air Defense MANPADS At DefExpo 2016
March 22, 2016 @ 12:54 PMRosoboronexport will showcase newest Russian-made man-portable air defence missile system (MANPADS) “Verba” at DEFEXPO-2016 land and naval systems exhibition in South Goa India from 28 to 31 March. At present the Verba MANPADS is entering into service with the Russian Army, and its first appearance abroad will take place at the “DEFEXPO India – 2016,” the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Paveway Guided Bombs Miss Target During Indian Iron Fist Exercise
March 22, 2016 @ 11:48 AMA US-made Paveway laser-guided bomb dropped from a Mirage 2000 aircraft failed to hit a pre-determined stationary target at night during the combat exercise, ‘Iron Fist last week. The Indian air force conducted the combat exercise at Rajastans Pokhran test facility on March 18, wherein the French aircraft fighters target was an enemy radar site
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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