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France Orders Seven Additional Tiger HAD Attack Choppers From Airbus
December 22, 2015 @ 02:52 PMThe French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered seven additional Tiger HAD attack helicopters, bringing to 67 the total number of Tigers that will eventually be operated by the French Army Aviation. The additional Tigers will be delivered in 2017-2018
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Russian Defense Ministry Official Arrested On Bribery Charges
December 22, 2015 @ 12:57 PMRussian law enforcement authorities have arrested a defense ministry official on charges of attempting to obtain 48 million rubles (US $67 thousand) bribe. The authorities arrested the director of department of audit of state contracts of the defense ministry, Dmitry Shortfall on allegations of corruption
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Lockheed Martin Receives $1.1 Billion Contract For 80 F-35s Materials Procurement
December 22, 2015 @ 05:57 AMLockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co
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BAE Systems To Modernize 23 Assault Amphibious Vehicles For Brazilian Marines
December 21, 2015 @ 03:46 PMBAE Systems has been awarded an $82 million contract to modernize and deliver 23 upgraded Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV7A1) for the Brazilian Marine Corps. The vehicles, which will be the Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability/Rebuild to Standard (RAM/RS) variant, will significantly enhance the current capabilities of the Brazilian Marine Corps
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China-Russia Heavy Lift Helicopter Contract Deferred To Mid-2016
December 19, 2015 @ 10:35 AMA contract to develop the Advanced Heavy Lift (AHL) helicopter should be signed between China's Avicopter and Russia's Rostec in mid-2016 instead of end-2015, Dmitry Shugaev, Deputy CEO of Rostec has said. "We can say that both sides have a desire to come together and finalize their contractual obligations as well as sign an intergovernmental agreement by the middle of next year
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Raytheon Wins $2.35 Billion Worth Contract For SM-3 Block IB Missiles
December 19, 2015 @ 07:50 AMRaytheon Missile Systems Co. has won a contract worth $2
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Russia Develops Automated Retargeting Control System For ICBMs
December 18, 2015 @ 10:54 AMRussias new automated system will help retarget intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) instantly before the launch. “The new system will be put into operation from next year
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Lockheed Martin Sues Pentagon Over $6.7 Billion Combat Vehicle Contract
December 18, 2015 @ 10:18 AMLockheed Martin has filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon over the decision to award $6.7 billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract to Oshkosh for replacement of US Armys Humvee fleet
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General Dynamics Wins $92 Million Abrams Tanks Upgrade Contract
December 17, 2015 @ 12:04 PMGeneral Dynamics has won a $92.2 million contract to upgrade US Armys M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) v2 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEP Version 3 (v3) configuration
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Airbus Helicopters Delivers First Swedish NH90 In Anti-Submarine Warfare Configuration
December 17, 2015 @ 11:49 AMAirbus Helicopters today delivered the first Swedish NH90 in full anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configuration to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration FMV (Försvarets Materielverk). The fully-qualified rotorcraft has an entirely customized mission system including underwater sonar, tactical radar and high cabin for improved interior space
Indonesia Signs Agreement with Leonardo to Buy AW-149 Helicopter
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Arms Show Venue, 10 Killed, 100 Injured
A Bridge for a Cargo Ship- Trump Announces Tit-for-Tat Attacks Against Iran
Cyber warfare against Russia? SSL Certificates of Many Government, Media Websites Revoked
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