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Korean Air, Boeing To Co-Develop Unmanned Armed Helicopters
September 22, 2016 @ 08:19 PMKorea Air has signed a memorandum of association with Boeing Thursday to jointly develop 500 MD unmanned helicopters. The US firm will deliver technical support to Korean Air so that it can modify as well as arm the 500MD helicopters,
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US Rejects Resolution To Block $1.15 Billion Weapons Deal To Saudi Arabia
September 22, 2016 @ 01:56 PMThe US senate has rejected a resolution to block weapons deal worth $1.15 billion to Saudi Arabia
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US Approves $1.9 Billion Boeing KC-46 Refueling Aircraft Sale To Japan
September 22, 2016 @ 10:37 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible sale of KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment, training, and support for $1.9 billion to Japan
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Pak Stock Markets Dive As Its Warplanes Take To The Skies
September 22, 2016 @ 09:34 AMPakistani stocks hit a two –week low Wednesday amid reports of heightened tension between Islamabad and New Delhi over Kashmir issue even as the country continues to rehearse its fighter jets by closing down its airports. Rising regional political tension between India and Pakistan took a toll on the stock market as the benchmark -100 indexes plunged 1
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Chinese-made Transport Plane Ferries UN Secretary General on Sri Lankan Visit
September 21, 2016 @ 02:53 PMOn September 2, the MA60 successfully completed a VIP service for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Sri Lanka. To be extra safe, the Fast Response Center of AVIC XACs Civil Aircraft Service Department opened the APP application to ensure 24-hours communications for the service team, AVIC said in a statement
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Safran, Urban Aeronautics Sign MoU To Support New Internal Rotor Aircraft
September 21, 2016 @ 01:24 PMSafran Helicopter Engines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Urban Aeronautics to address power system solutions to support the development of an entirely new platform family of internal rotor aircraft. The Cormorant (formerly AirMule) UAV demonstrator is already flying powered by an Arriel 1D driving two ducted-fans, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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HMS Bulwark deployed For Arabian Sea Mission
September 19, 2016 @ 12:53 PMUKs Royal Navy amphibious assault ship, HMS Bulwark has been deployed for a major operation in the Adriatic and Arabian seas. The warship has spent the last four weeks preparing for the deployment of Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a British task force which will consist of forces from Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Norway
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Austal USA Wins US Navy Contract To Build Fast Transport Vessels
September 16, 2016 @ 06:37 PMAustal USA has won a $248.9 million contract from the US Navy to design and construct two Expeditionary Fast Transport(EPF) vessels
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US Air Force Awards $77 Million For J8 Jeep Tactical Vehicles
September 16, 2016 @ 02:29 PMAfrica Automotive Distribution Service has been awarded a $77 million contract for J8 Jeep tactical vehicles. This contract satisfies recurring requirements for Jeep J8 tactical vehicles and related equipment, spares kits, special tools, ancillary equipment including recurring, and related training and services
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Boeing Wins $99 Million USAF Infrared Countermeasures For Large Aircraft Contract
September 16, 2016 @ 02:22 PMBoeing has been awarded a $99 million contract for the acquisition of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Block 30 hardware as contractor furnished equipment. The contractor will provide LAIRCM Block 30 hardware for low-rate initial production Lot 1 and Lot 2 aircraft, to include the non-recurring engineering required to account for known and future diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages issues and Block 30 common configuration for entire aircraft fleet, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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