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Raytheon Wins USAF Contract For ISR Mission Support
October 29, 2015 @ 11:25 AMRaytheon has won a $393 million mission support contract for the US Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). DCGS is the service's primary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) analysis tool
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China To Use Supersonic Trainer Aircraft JL-9 For Pilot Training
October 29, 2015 @ 09:52 AMChina has deployed third-generation supersonic trainer aircraft JL-9 Mountain Eagle to its military flight schools to reduce pilots' training duration as well as to train them. People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University deployed an undisclosed number of JL-9 Mountain Eagle two-seater trainer jets this month
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Sikrosky's CH-53K Helicopter Completes First Flight
October 28, 2015 @ 02:31 PMSikorsky Aircraft Corp today has achieved first flight of the US Marine Corps' CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter protoype, known as Engineering Development Model-1 (EDM-1). The 30-minute flight indicates the beginning of a 2,000-hour flight test program using four test aircraft, the company announced Tuesday
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Decision On Leasing Second Russian Nuclear Sub During Indo-Russian Summit
October 28, 2015 @ 08:10 AMRussia has offered to lease another nuclear submarine to India if an agreement for the same is signed at the summit between the two nations in December. The possibility of leasing a second submarine from Russia will be studied during Indias Defense Minister Manohar Parrikars visit to Moscow next week, Tass quoted a Defense Ministry source as saying Monday
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Northrop Wins $60 Billion US Air Force Long-Range Strike Bomber Contract
October 28, 2015 @ 03:17 AMThe US Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman to develop its new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). The contract, worth an estimated $60 billion is dubbed the world's single biggest aerospace project since the F-35 contract for Lockheed Martin over a decade ago
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Boeing Wins $867 Million US DoD Contract For 15 EA-18G fighter jets
October 27, 2015 @ 02:24 PMBoeing has won a $897 million contract from the US department of defense for the procurement of 15 EA-18G Growler and associated airborne electronic attack kits. Work is expected to be completed in January 2018, the pentagon announced Monday
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US Navy To Install Missile Systems On Littoral Combat Ships
October 27, 2015 @ 09:14 AMThe US Navy is considering installing surface-to-surface missiles in the next two littoral combat ships (LCS). The Littoral Combat Ship program was initiated in 2002 and has two versions
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USAF Likely To Award Next Gen Bomber Contract Tuesday
October 26, 2015 @ 03:08 PMThe US Air Force is likely to award a contract to develop the next generation bomber on Tuesday. Northrop Grumman and a team of Lockheed Martin and Boeing are competing for the contract, Bloomberg reported Monday
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Russia Deploys Sophisticated Electronic Surveillance Aircraft Over Syria, Iraq
October 26, 2015 @ 09:55 AMRussia has deployed Ilyushin-20 (IL-20 Coot) surveillance planes over Syria and Iraq to collect data from long distances and for all weathers. Russia has deployed over 30 Sukhoi fighter jets, cargo planes and attack helicopters for combat in Syria
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India-Israel To Develop AESA Radar For LCA Tejas
October 26, 2015 @ 09:15 AMIndia will develop an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar with Israel for the next generation of its Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). The Indian air force has accepted the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) which previously it had opposed, Business Standard reported Sunday
Ukraine Unveils MUL.E Electric-Hybrid Combat Motorcycle
Mass Production of Russian MC-21 Airliner Gains Momentum- 18 Aircraft Currently on...
Indonesia Signs Agreement with Leonardo to Buy AW-149 Helicopter
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Arms Show Venue, 10 Killed, 100 Injured
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