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JAPAN SELECTS LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35LIGHTNING II
December 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Japan Ministry of Defense has announced its selection of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II as the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s (JASDF) next generation fighter aircraft, following the F-X competitive bid process. The F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant (CTOL) was offered by the United States government with participation from Lockheed Martin
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Raytheon Awarded $685.7M Contract for Patriot Systems from US Army
December 19, 2011 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon Company has received a $685.7 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for additional new fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan
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Pentagon Chief Sees Close Partnership with Libya
December 18, 2011 @ 12:00 AMU.S
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Brazil and Portugal Sign Defense Partnership for KC-390 Program
December 15, 2011 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $600,000,000 dollar firm-fixed-price, time-and-material and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a Foreign Military Sales program that will provide the government of Oman with following: 12 F-16 C/D Block 50 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (10 C models, two D models); support equipment; technical orders; and integrated logistics support
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Raytheon Awarded $241M Contract For SM-3 Block IIA from US DoD
December 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company a $241 million contract modification for continued engineering design and development work on the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. The SM-3 Block IIA is a co-development effort between the U
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Boeing Receives Contract for 1st Major Upgrades from US Navy
December 7, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Boeing Company on Nov. 28 received a U
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Offer of Nato Missile Defence and US F-35 Jets
November 30, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has not invited India to become a partner in its missile defence programme. The US has not offered India a partnership in the development of the world’s most advanced fighter plane, F-35 joint strike fighter
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MBDA bags NATO contract to destruct 36000 complex munitions
November 28, 2011 @ 12:00 AMUnder this contract MBDA undertakes to establish within two years a facility to process classified munitions in accordance with the regulations that apply to defence safety. In particular, MBDA will be responsible for the disposal before 2017 of more than 1,000 missiles, 22,000 M26 rockets (the rockets formerly deployed in Multi Launch Rocket Systems or MLRSs), each containing 644 sub-munitions, and 13,000 155-mm grenade shells, each containing 63 sub-munitions – hence more than 15 million sub-munitions
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German Rheinmetall Group Signed Contract with Russian DoD for Training
November 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGerman Rheinmetall Group has signed a contract with the Russian Defense Department to build a major Army training center in Mulino by 2014. Upon completion, the facility in the Volga region will be able to train 30,000 troops a year, the company announced Nov
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LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPLETES ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL F-35 FOR THE UNITED...
November 23, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe first international Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35 Lightning II rolled out of the factory Sunday evening. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence will use the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) jet, known as BK-1, for training and operational tests
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
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