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General Dynamics Team Wins $415 US Army LT2 Product Line Management Contract
February 24, 2015 @ 08:08 AMGeneral Dynamics team announced today that it has won US Armys $415 million Live Training Transformation (LT2) Consolidated Product-line Management (CPM) Next contract. The original CPM program contract was awarded in 2009 by the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) Program Manager for Training Devices (PM TRADE)
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Turkey To Make Long-Range Missiles Compatible With NATO Systems
February 23, 2015 @ 03:05 PMTurkey will make long-range missiles compatible with the NATO's systems, Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday. NATO member Turkey chose China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp as a preferred bidder in 2013 to supply the missile system, prompting Western concern about security and the compatibility of the weaponry with NATO infrastructure
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Israel Buys Additional 14 F-35 Fighter Jets For $2.82 Billion
February 23, 2015 @ 02:31 PMIsraeli Defense Ministry announced Sunday that it has signed a $2.82 billion deal to procure 14 additional F-35 fighter jets from the US
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S. Korea Plans V-22 Osprey Purchase
February 23, 2015 @ 01:42 PMSouth Korea is planning to buy a batch of V-22 Osprey helicopter-airplane hybrids that can fly like planes but take off and land like helicopters. According to Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Boeing representatives are due to visit South Korea later this year to discuss the possibility of Ospreys sale
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Eurofighter Typhoon Gets $186 Million Brimstone 2 Missile Upgrade
February 23, 2015 @ 11:55 AMTyphoon combat jet will be integrated with the Brimstone 2 missile under a £165 million makeover deal, representatives of the four-nation program announced at the IDEX defense show on Sunday. The single part of the package is the £72 million deal with BAE Systems to complete integration of MBDA's air-to-ground Brimstone 2, which has won plaudits for its ability to strike small fast-moving targets with low collateral damage during missions in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Exhibits New GTK Boxer Variant At IDEX 2015
February 23, 2015 @ 09:40 AMKrauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will be exhibiting the latest generation vehicle systems at IDEX 2015. KMW is presenting the GTK Boxer as a wheeled armoured personnel carrier variant with a Puma turret for the first time
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Northrop Grumman To Highlight Upgraded Helicopter Cockpit, Other Capabilities At IDEX 2015
February 22, 2015 @ 06:45 AMNorthrop Grumman will showcase a range of systems including airborne early warning and control, C4ISR, radars, defence electronics, cyber security and an upgraded helicopter cockpit at IDEX 2015. The company will also feature leading maritime capabilities, including mine-countermeasure solutions ALMDS and AQS-24, at NAVDEX, the naval defence and maritime security section of IDEX
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Rockwell Collins To Showcase Latest Products, services At IDEX 2015
February 21, 2015 @ 11:23 AMRockwell Collins will be showcasing ground-based military operators, advanced avionics, and enhanced simulation and training solutions at the upcoming IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. Products include a new wearable version of the FireStorm Integrated Targeting System that provides a scalable targeting capability for use on foot in a mobile role as well as for static applications
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DSCA Approves 9 Black Hawk Helos To Slovakia
February 21, 2015 @ 10:27 AMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved the sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia. Slovakia wants the helicopters to replace its fleet of 14 Soviet-designed Mil Mi-17 copters, which are produced and maintained by the Russian-owned firm Rostec
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Russian, Indian FGFA Research Contract This Year
February 21, 2015 @ 09:45 AMRussia is expecting to sign the contract with India for the research and development (R & D) stage of the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) project this year. “A contract for the R & D phase is being prepared and is expected to be signed this year,” Yuli Slyusar, President and Chairman of the Management Board of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)said during the Aero India Air Show
Middle East Country Orders Two Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft Worth $1.1 Billion
Greece to Set up “Achilles Shield” Integrated Air Defense System
French Army Vehicles’ Radios to Get Electronic Warfare Protection Via Galileo...
U.S. DoW Signs Agreements with L3 Harris, Lockheed Martin to Increase Patriot,...
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