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DRS Technologies Wins $390 Million Tunner Aircraft Loader/Transporter Overhaul Contract
March 31, 2014 @ 08:55 AMDRS Technologies announced on March 27 that it will continue to provide payload logistics support to US Air Force heavy-lift cargo aircraft all over the world. The Air Force awarded DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc
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UK Invests £280 Million To Co-Develop Advanced Missiles With France
March 28, 2014 @ 10:34 AMThe UK Ministry Of Defence announced today that it will contribute £280 million for its new collaborative project with France to develop new advanced anti-surface guided missiles. The missiles will use sophisticated homing technology to attack small and medium-sized targets and will be carried by the Royal Navys new Wildcat helicopters
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US Navy Developing Next-Generation Tomahawk Missiles: Reports
March 27, 2014 @ 10:37 AMThe US Navy is testing and developing the next-generation command attack weapon, as a potential replacement for battle-tested Tomahawk, according to DoD Buzz. The Navy plans to modernize its arsenal of roughly 4,000 Tomahawk missiles
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MBDA Live-Fires Brimstone Missile From MQ-9 Reaper In RAF Tests
March 26, 2014 @ 11:52 AMMBDA has successfully conducted live-firing of its Dual Mode Brimstone air-to-surface missile from the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The trials were undertaken on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence by the Royal Air Force's Air Warfare Centre Unmanned Air Systems Test and Evaluation Squadron, Defence Equipment & Support Weapons Operating Centre, US Air Force's BIG SAFARI Organisation, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and MBDA, according to the company/ During the trials, the Dual Mode BRIMSTONE missile scored nine direct hits against a range of targets, including very high speed and manoeuvring vehicles during the trials
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Northrop Grumman To Display AEW&Cs, Mine Countermeasures At DIMDEX 2014
March 26, 2014 @ 10:47 AMNorthrop Grumman will highlight a range of its global defence and security solutions, including airborne early warning and control systems, aerial surveillance and mine countermeasures at DIMDEX 2014. “The recent appointments of Walid Abukhaled and Doug Raaberg as chief executives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates respectively, enhances the company's presence and further positions Northrop Grumman for success in the Middle East region as the company continues to broaden its global market focus,” the company said in a statement
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DCNS To Showcase Marine Renewable Energy To World Navies At FIDAE 2014
March 25, 2014 @ 10:52 AMDCNS will present its range of naval solutions at FIDAE 2014 and will use the “opportunity to show its involvement in marine renewable energy, a fast-growing sector in Chile”. Partner of the Chilean Navy for a number of years, DCNS opened a representation office in Santiago two years ago to maintain a preferential link with the Navy and meet its requirements, according to an official statement
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SAIC To Present Three Solutions At DIMDEX 2014
March 25, 2014 @ 08:25 AMScience Applications International Corporation today announced it will be present three capabilities at DIMDEX 2014 this week in Doha, Qatar. SAICs maritime based technologies and solutions will include the Critical Infrastructure Surveillance and Security Solutions
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DCNS Is Showcasing Corvettes, Frigates and Submarines At DIMDEX 2014
March 24, 2014 @ 11:30 AMDCNS is presenting a wide range of defense and security solutions at DIMDEX in Doha, Qatar. Among them are the FREMM multi-mission frigates, the OPV L'Adroit and the Gowind Combat is a multi-mission corvette which is 100 metres and weighs 2,400 tonnes
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Russia To Develop New AIP System As India Readies To Initiate Project...
March 24, 2014 @ 11:21 AMRussia has announced that it is designing a new class of conventional submarines which will be equipped with advanced air-independent propulsion (AIP) systems. The AIP systems are core to an RFP expected to be issued by the Indian MoD for three new stealth submarines called Project 75 (I)
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BAE Systems To Showcase Hawk AJT, Eurofighter Typhoon At DIMDEX
March 21, 2014 @ 02:31 PMBAE Systems will showcase the advanced swing-role fighter, Eurofighter Typhoon, alongside our latest products at this years Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX). "Our presence at DIMDEX will include a Eurofighter Typhoon, in a multi-role configuration; the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer; the 57mk3 and 40mk4 Naval Gun systems and LEMUR, a Remotely Controlled Weapon System
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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