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MBDA To Fit Sea Ceptor Air Defense Missile System On Type 26
November 5, 2016 @ 05:15 AMUK Ministry of Defense has awarded $125 million to MBDA for the advanced Sea Ceptor air defense missile system to be fitted to each of the new Type 26 ships. Using innovations in radar and datalink technology that will guide these powerful missiles with pinpoint accuracy, Sea Ceptor will provide the Royal Navy with a shield against airborne threats such as the new generation of supersonic anti-ship missiles, fast jets, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles, the MoD said in a statement Friday
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BAE Systems To Commence Type 26 Global Combat Ship Manufacturing In Mid
November 4, 2016 @ 11:42 AMBAE Systems will start manufacturing Type 26 anti-submarine warfare ship in mid 2017 to replace type 23 frigates. Globally deployable, it will be capable of undertaking a wide range of roles from high intensity warfare to humanitarian assistance, either operating independently or as part of a task group
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Canada Issues RFP For Navy’s Surface Combatant Project
November 2, 2016 @ 03:13 PMThe Government of Canada last week issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project for the Navy. The Request for Proposal (RFP) for this key deliverable was released by Irving Shipbuilding Inc
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Third Frigate Acquired From US Set To Depart For Philippines
November 2, 2016 @ 02:20 PMPhilippines third ex-US coast Guard cutter BRP Andres Bonifacio purchased from US is set to sail for the home country on Wednesday. "Provided that weather is favorable, November 1 (US time) is the estimated time of departure of FF17,” Capt
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Russia To Construct Six Diesel-electric Submarines By Nov-end
October 31, 2016 @ 10:06 AMRussia will be building a set of six Varshavyanka diesel-electric submarines by end of November. "In late November, the construction of the series of six new Project 636
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844 Firms To Participate In Indo-Defense 2016 Exhibition
October 29, 2016 @ 02:03 PMA total of 844 companies, including 573 foreign and 271 domestic, will be participating in Indo Defense 2016 Expo and Forum, held in Indonesia from November 2 to 5. Those domestic companies participating in the 7th international defense industry exhibition include aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia, arms producer PT Pindad, electronic equipment industry PT LEN Industri, and ship building company PT Dok Perkapalan Kodja Bahari,
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Ukraine To Supply Engines For India’s Russian Built Krivak-class Frigates
October 26, 2016 @ 12:19 PMUkraine has agreed to provide engines to be fitted in the improved Krivak class frigates, India is purchasing from Russia. India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said that a consensus had been reached with Ukraine for power plants to be fitted in the Russian made frigates
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Navantia, Indra To Upgrade Indonesian Navy's Combat System
October 26, 2016 @ 11:25 AMNavantia and Indra has won an $18 million contract to upgrade the combat system of Indonesian Navy's Fatahillah-class corvettes, KRI Malahayati. A consortium made up of Navantia and Indra will assist indigenous shipbuilder PT PAL in the mid-life upgrade
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Hyundai Heavy Industries To Build Two 2,600 Ton Frigates For Philippine Navy
October 24, 2016 @ 02:54 PMHyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a $325.7 million contract to build two 2,600 ton frigates from Philippines national defense
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Safran’s Sigma 40 Inertial Navigation System Carries Integration Tests With Harpoon Missile
October 20, 2016 @ 04:40 PMSafran Electronics & Defense has carried out integration tests of the Sigma 40 shipborne navigation system with the alignment system on the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile for Royal Thai Navy's Krabi corvettes and KDX class frigates. This test was carried out within the scope of a contract signed with Korean naval shipyard DSME, which builds warships
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
Lockheed Martin Secures $2.8B to Enhance THAAD Missile Defense
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U