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US Marine Corps To Reset Sikorsky CH-53E Heavy Lift Helicopter Fleet To...
August 12, 2016 @ 10:47 AMThe US Marine Corps is working on full reset of its 147 CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet to address systemic issues and to improve the platform readiness of the aircraft. Issues with the aircraft first came to light following the January 2014 crash of an MH-53E Sea Dragon, the Navy's version of the helicopter, off the coast of Virginia during a training exercise, Naval Air Systems Command said in a statement Thursday
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USAF Awards Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration Contracts Worth $110M
August 12, 2016 @ 07:57 AMThe US Air Force has awarded three separate contracts to Raytheon, L-3 Communication Systems and ViaSat estimated total $110 million for protected tactical service field demonstration (PTSFD). PTSFD will demonstrate the ability to provide wideband anti-jam communications to tactical users using the Wideband Global Satellite Communications (SATCOM) constellation and commercial SATCOM, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
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Pratt & Whitney Wins $151 Million To Provide Engine Trainers For F-35
August 11, 2016 @ 10:13 AMUnited Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney is being awarded $151 million contract to provide engine system trainers, spare modules in support of F-35 fighters
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Egypt Commissions Russian Missile Corvette
August 9, 2016 @ 10:42 AMEgypt has commissioned a Molnya-class missile corvette received from Russia last year. The Egyptian Ministry of Defence announced on August 4 that a Molnya-class missile corvette has been commissioned into service,
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US Army To Discuss New Light Tank Construction Next Week
August 6, 2016 @ 08:52 AMThe US Army will discuss construction of a new light tank with mobile protected firepower capabilities next week. The Army will hold an industry day on Tuesday at Fort Benning, Georgia, to discuss requirements for a light-armored vehicle, and how it could perform in the areas of mobility, protection, sustainability, energy use, cyber capabilities and transportability,
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Will US Transfer Critical Technologies If Lockheed Martin Shifts F-16 Assembly Line...
August 5, 2016 @ 01:35 PMWill Lockheed Martin, which has offered to shift the production line of the F-16 fighter aircraft to India transfer four crucial technologies which have been denied to South Korea, a close US ally. In exchange for a large order of F-16 fighter aircraft from the Indian Air Force(IAF), Lockheed Martin is offering to close its only assembly line in Fort Worth, USA and relocate it to India
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India Mulls Buying Russian Deep-Sea Rescue Vessel
August 5, 2016 @ 01:27 PMIndia is mulling to buy Russian Project 21300C deep-sea rescue vessel to retrieve ships and submarines should they run into trouble at sea. "India is indeed exploring the possibility of buying a ship of this class,"
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India To Buy Three Russian Grigorovich-class Frigates Sans Engines
August 5, 2016 @ 12:00 PMMoscow will export three Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356M) frigates without engines originally intended for Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet to India. According to a Thursday report in
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Two Chinese JH-7 Aircraft Bombers To Participate In Russia’s Aviadarts Contest
August 5, 2016 @ 11:56 AMA JH-7 fighter bomber of the Chinese PLA Air Force is taking part in the Aviadarts competition of the International Army Games 2016 held in Ryazan region, Russia starting this week. Two JH-7 fighter bombers and one IL-76MD transport aircraft of the PLA Air Force arrived in Novosibirsk on the morning of July 24 and left on July 25 for the live-fire training, China Military Online reported
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Lockheed Martin Wins F-35 Software Testing Contract Worth $101 Million
August 5, 2016 @ 09:25 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $101 million for F-35 software data loads for laboratory testing. “Lockheed Martin Corp
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