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Jordan Receives Eight Black Hawk Helicopters
March 4, 2016 @ 11:06 AMJordan has taken delivery of eight Black Hawk helicopters on Thursday to fight against the growing threat of Islamic State militants. Alice Wells, the U
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DARPA Commences Unmanned VTOL Plane Project
March 4, 2016 @ 07:39 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Thursday that the Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences was awarded a contract worth $89 million for Phases II development of vertical take-off and landing X-plane research project. The VTOL Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program aims top aircraft speed without sacrificing range, efficiency or the ability
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Britain, France Sign 2 Billion Euro Combat Drone Project
March 3, 2016 @ 03:52 PMFrance and Britain on Thursday inked a deal to invest more than two billion euros in the development of combat drones and will include BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation Following a two-year feasibility study begun in 2014, "we hope to proceed to the next phase in 2017 to prepare for the full-fledged development of operational demonstrators of air combat drones by 2025," AFP quoted the French government as saying in a statement. "This test programme, the most advanced in Europe, will be based on a platform of multi-purpose drones that could provide the basis for future operational capacity beyond 2030," it said
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Kuwaiti 28 Eurofighters To Cost $8.6 Billion
March 3, 2016 @ 03:17 PMKuwait will have to pay KD 2.6 billion (US $8
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Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Basic Trainer Sets High Speed Record
March 3, 2016 @ 02:32 PMA basic trainer aircraft manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has set a new record for high speed in a test flight in Ankara. The new two-seater trainer aircraft, ‘Hurkus set a record 659 kilometers per hour speed on Feb 28 during a test flight, Hurriyet Daily reported Thursday
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China To Set Up Conglomerate To Design And Develop Own Plane Engines
March 3, 2016 @ 10:15 AMChina is setting up a conglomerate of three listed engine firms to designing and developing a plane engine. Sichuan Chegfa Aero Science and Technology Co
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North Launches Six Missiles Into East Sea or Sea of Japan: S....
March 3, 2016 @ 08:02 AMSouth Koreas defense ministry said Thursday that North Korea has launched six short-range missiles to the direction of the Sea of Japan or also known as East Sea. "Six missiles presumably of 300mm caliber were launched at ten in the morning on Thursday from the vicinity of the city of Wonsan, a home to a large naval base," defense ministry spokesman, Moon Sang-gyun, was quoted as saying by TASS
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Finnish Boarder Guard Receives First Two H215 Choppers
March 3, 2016 @ 07:08 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first of two H215 helicopters to the Finnish Boarder Guard. The announcement was made Wednesday at the Heli Expo Trade Show, where an H215 can be visited on the static display
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Honeywell No Longer Pursuing UTC
March 2, 2016 @ 08:55 AMHoneywell announced that it is no longer pursuing a strategic combination with United Technologies (UTC) due to their unwillingness to engage in negotiations. Honeywell was interested in a combination because of compelling value creation for both sets of shareholders and a readily executable transaction due to two largely complementary business portfolios
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Turkey To Receive U.S BLU-109 Bunker Bursting Bombs
February 27, 2016 @ 04:03 AMThe Pentagon has awarded a contract for the sale of an unspecified number of BLU-109 bunker bursting bombs to Turkey. Ellwood National Forge and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have been awarded a $682,900,000 foreign military sales contract (Turkey) for BLU-109 penetrator bomb bodies and components
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...
China’s Upgraded Y-9 Anti-submarine Patrol Aircraft Makes First Public Appearance
U.S. Hits 7 Bridges in 6th Night of Aggression, Iran says 7...
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