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Brexit To Threaten Eurofighter Typhoon Market in Asia
June 24, 2016 @ 10:14 AMBritains exit from the European Union (EU), also known as “Brexit”, European defense giants will now be struggling to market Eurofighter Typhoon that has been attempting to gain ground in Asia since a decade. Following the Brexit announcement, stocks in the UK – an ardent promoter of Eurofighter, are estimated to fall between 10% and 20%
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Singapore Puts $1 Billion Super Puma Helicopter Purchase On Hold
June 22, 2016 @ 02:31 PMSingapore has delayed a decision on $1 billion helicopter purchase to replace 32 ageing Super Pumas after a civilian Airbus Super Puma crashed in April this year Airbus Helicopters is the frontrunner for the order. The delay comes as Airbus Helicopters, wrestles with the latest in a series of setbacks to the H225 Super Puma, a workhorse of the offshore oil industry and widely used across the world for search and rescue and heavy military airlift operations,
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Lockheed Martin Wins $332 Million Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Contract
June 16, 2016 @ 07:04 AMLockheed Martin has received a $331.8 million contract from the US Army for the production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Rolls Out First Of 8 Polish M-346 Trainer Aircraft
June 13, 2016 @ 07:01 PMLeonardo-Finmeccanica rolled out the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft Monday. The first of 8 Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainers ordered by Poland in 2014 will now undergo a flight test programme to certify bespoke systems chosen by the Polish Air Force such as the brake parachute
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica Rolls Out First Of 8 Polish M-346 Trainer Aircraft
June 7, 2016 @ 08:16 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica has rolled out the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft at Venegono-Superiore facility on Monday. The roll-out ceremony was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under ecretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Bagnato
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India, Russia Agree On BrahMos Missile Export To Third Countries
May 30, 2016 @ 09:39 AMIndia and Russia have agreed 'in principle' to export BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile to third countries - the UAE, Vietnam, South Africa and Chile, Praveen Pathak, spokesman for BrahMos Aerospace, told TASS on Friday. "The several structural changes were made in the defense exports policy and these were yielding results
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica, NTU To Develop Helicopter Manufacturing Tech
May 24, 2016 @ 04:56 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), signed an agreement to start research collaboration in integrated and innovative composites helicopter structure and helicopter aerodynamics. The agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding signed in February in Singapore and establishes a partnership to contribute to the aerospace technological advancement by sharing talents and know-how, promoting scientific research and developing engineering and industrial capabilities, Leonardo-Finmeccanica said in a statement Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $331 million Rocket Pods Contract For Israel, Finland, Jordan...
May 20, 2016 @ 09:36 AMLockheed Martin has won a foreign military sales contract worth $331 million to supply Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket pods to Israel, Finland, Jordan and Singapore. Under the US Army awarded contract, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has to supply 290 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) alternative warhead rocket pods, 34 unitary rocket pods and 529 reduced range practice rocket pods, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
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India Not To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets As of Now: Defense Minister
May 10, 2016 @ 10:08 AMIndia may not acquire the US F-16 fighter aircraft in the immediate future. Indian defense minister Manohar Parrikar in reply to a question in Parliament last Friday said, “ India only needs experience of flying flying against F-16 and we are not going to induct F-16, at least, as of now
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Singapore To Invest $1.6 Billion To Gain Access To Australian Military Training
May 6, 2016 @ 02:19 PMSingapore will invest $1.66 billion to gain more access for its military troops to training areas in Australia for 25 years after the two countries signed a pact
Israel Awards Developers of Weapons Systems, Spying Tech, Electronic Warfare
Iran Inflicts Damage on U.S. Bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain & Earlier...
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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