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Switzerland To Procure Up To 70 New Combat jets
May 31, 2017 @ 04:44 PMSwitzerland has laid out 20 scenarios Tuesday to procure as many as 70 new fighter jets for replacing the country's aging aerial combat fleet. The country could eventually be in the market for as many as 70 new fighter jets or as few as 20 under scenarios laid out on Tuesday by a defense ministry task force examining how to replace the neutral country's aging air force fleet, the Swiss department of defense announced Tuesday
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Four Russian Ships Escorted By Royal Navy On English Channel
May 31, 2017 @ 03:29 PMA Royal Navy warship ‘HMS Mersey has escorted several Russian ships through the English Channel over the weekend. The incident - described as "routine business" for the navy - is the fourth such incident in the past two months
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India’s BEL Sits On Order Book Value Of $6.2 Billion for Fiscal
May 31, 2017 @ 01:45 PMIndias state-owned defense electronics manufacturer, Bharat Electronics sits on a current order book value of over INR 40000 crore (US$6.2 billion) and is expecting an additional INR 13,000 crore (US$2 billion) this year
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BEL Eyes More LRSAM Orders For India’s P-17A Stealth Frigate Program...
May 31, 2017 @ 11:18 AMIndias state-owned Bharat Electronics (BEL) is expecting to sign a contract for next seven Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) systems for the Navys P-17A stealth frigates program. “BEL has already signed a contract for the first four systems
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Pentagon Awards $98M Main Reduction Gears Contract For Arleigh Burke class Destroyers
May 31, 2017 @ 10:13 AMThe Pentagon has awarded $98 million contract to Philadelphia Gear Corp. for three shipsets of Main Reduction Gears (MRGs) for the US Navys Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers
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Final Batch Of Military Training Aircraft From S Korea To Arrive In...
May 29, 2017 @ 12:18 PMPhilippine Air Force (PAF) will receive the final batch of two FA-50PH training aircraft from South Korea Wednesday. The final batch of FA-50PH Fighter/Surface Attack/Lead-in Fighters Training Aircraft with tail numbers 011 and 012 from South Korea at the Haribon Hangar, Air Force City, Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Air Force spokesman Col
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US Navy Receives 14th Virginia-class Submarine With Tomahawk Capability
May 27, 2017 @ 10:39 AMThe US Navy has received 14th Block III Virginia-class attack submarine from Huntington Ingalls. The submarine of capable of firing six Tomahawk cruise missiles "Washington is the fourth of eight Virginia-class Block III submarines and the seventh of the class to be delivered to the Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipbuilding," the company said in a statement Friday
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Iran Builds Third Underground Missile Production Facility
May 26, 2017 @ 01:30 PMIran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program. "Iran's third underground factory has been built by the Guards in recent years
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USAF Awards $46M Contract To Lockheed Martin For Two Infrared Missile Warning...
May 26, 2017 @ 09:43 AMLockheed Martin has won nearly $46 million to manufacture two Space Based Infrared System missile warning satellites, the Defense Department said in a press release. "Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been awarded a $45,999,901 modification to previously awarded contract for production of the fifth and sixth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous missile-warning satellites," the release said Thursday
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After Boeing, Lockheed Martin Drops Out From US Navy Over-The-Horizon Missile Competition
May 25, 2017 @ 10:03 AMLockheed Martin has officially withdrawn its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from the competition to field an over-the-horizon (OTH) cruise missile for US Navys littoral combat ships (LCS) and frigates. Early this month, Boeing also announced its decision to withdraw from the competition citing continuous change in requirements
US Turns Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport into Forward Base for War...
Greece to Procure Aero Virionment’s Switchblade 300 Miniature Missiles
French DGA Awards Contract to Procure 75 Million Rounds of Small Arms
French Army’s All New 'Cheetah' Attack Helicopter Conducts First Firing During Flight...
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