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TKMS Offers To Buy Australian ASC As Part Of Submarine Program
December 15, 2015 @ 03:19 PMThyssenKrupp (TKMS) has offered to buy Australian shipbuilder ASC to create a Pacific advanced manufacturing hub to build, maintain and export combat boats to Australia's regional allies. TKMS says it is prepared to take over ASC, formerly known as the Australian Submarine Corporation, in order to "replicate" its German shipbuilding operations in Australia, Financial Review news daily reported Sunday
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Philippines House of Reps Scraps Fighter Aircraft Budget
December 15, 2015 @ 01:04 PMPhilippines House of Representatives has scrapped a P10 billion (US $580 million) proposed allocation for procurement of more fighter planes for the nations air force (PAF). “The house conferees did not accept their senate counterparts recommendation as it would have taken P8 billion (US $464 million) from funds allocated for conditional cash transfers (CCT) to poor families,” Davao City Rep
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UK Navy Orders 60 Rigid Inflatable Boats From BAE Systems
December 15, 2015 @ 11:18 AMBAE has won a £13.5m contract to supply 60 new Pacific 24 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) to the UK navy
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Russian Helicopters To Overhaul Egyptian Mi-8T and Mi-17 Chopper Facility
December 15, 2015 @ 10:57 AMRussian Helicopters will supply required equipment and training and technical assistance in repairing Mi-8T and Mi-17-1V helicopters with the Egyptian Air Force. The company will retrofit the existing maintenance and repair facility at the plant in Helwan and offer technical assistance in the repair of the choppers, the company said in a statement last Friday
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Singapore, UN To Develop Situation Awareness Analysis Tool for Peacekeeping Ops
December 15, 2015 @ 10:02 AMSingapore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations to jointly develop an information management tool to enhance conduct of UN peacekeeping operations. The Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN Ms Karen Tan signed the MoU on behalf of the Singaporean Government and Department of Field Support
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Elbit Systems Delivers Incident Command Training System To Israel
December 14, 2015 @ 01:27 PMElbit Systems has delivered the next version of its Incident Command Team Training System (ICTTS) to the Directorate of Production and Procurement (“DoPP”) of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The system is already in use by the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command (“HFC”)
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Kuwait Will Have To Wait For Its Eurofighter Jets Beyond Christmas
December 14, 2015 @ 12:45 PMFinmeccanica might delay the signing of a contract worth 7-8 billion euros to sell 28 Eurofighter jets to Kuwait. Finmeccanica CEO, Mauro Moretti said last Thursday that the contract may not be signed before December 25
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Rolls-Royce, Honeywell To Provide Helicopter Engines To Turkey
December 12, 2015 @ 10:42 AMA partnership between Rolls-Royce and Honeywell, Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC) has signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to provide military and civilian helicopter engines to Turkey. LHTEC will supply CTS800 turbo-shaft engines for the Turkish Light Utility Helicopter, Honeywell said in a statement on Dec
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General Dynamics Wins $92 Million Abrams M1A2 Tanks Contract
December 12, 2015 @ 09:10 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a $92 million contract for six system-enhanced program of Abrams M1A2 tanks. The contact is estimated to complete by July 2017
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Boeing To Provide P-8A Training Systems To Australia
December 12, 2015 @ 06:12 AMBoeing has won a $67.5 million contract to provide P-8A training systems to Australia
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