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Pakistan To Sign $4 Billion Chinese Submarine Deal
April 4, 2015 @ 10:14 AMPakistan has approved $4-$5 billion deal to buy eight submarines from China for modernizing submarine arms. A Pakistani government official was quoted by Financial Times on Thursday that it could be one of China's largest overseas weapons sales once it is signed
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Raytheon Integrates LRAS3's Sensor To Missile Capabilities
April 2, 2015 @ 03:21 PMRaytheon announced on Thursday that it has successfully integrated existing Long Range Acquisition Scout Surveillance Systems (LRAS3) sensor-to-missile during a recent exercise in USA. The companys Missile Systems engineers connected two dismounted, remotely operated sensors to a soldier's laptop and hand controller, sending commands directly to a nearby Griffin missile launcher
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Poland To Choose Missile Defence Supplier By April-End
April 2, 2015 @ 12:42 PMPoland plans to choose the supplier for medium-range missile defence system within the next few weeks. "The (defence) minister's decision on the choice of supplier
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Spy Agencies Stuck In ‘Technology Arms Race’: UK MI6 Chief
April 1, 2015 @ 12:17 PMMI6, Britains Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is facing threats from terrorists, malicious actors in cyberspace and criminals and is caught in ‘technology arms race, Alex Younger, said after he became the Chief of MI6 on Monday. Alex defended the use of data by the SIS after the release of documents by former CIA contractor Edward Snowden sparked criticism of mass surveillance by intelligence agencies
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India Okays Airbus 330 Based AWACS Project
March 28, 2015 @ 06:40 PMThe Indian MoD today cleared the purchase of two Airbus A330 aircraft for mounting an indigenously developed radar system. Costing INR 5,100 crore (US $ 840 million), the airborne warning and control system (AWACS) system will add to Indias early warning assets which consist of two IL-76 aircraft mounted with an Israeli Phacon radar
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StandardAero Acquires DutchAero For F100, F135 Aircraft Engine Maintenance
March 27, 2015 @ 01:30 PMStandardAero has acquired DutchAero Services (DAS) from GE/Avio and will take over the existing operations to establish a European Support Center providing military MRO services for Pratt & Whitney F100 and future F135 engines. DAS will be branded as StandardAero Defense Services Europe and will become StandardAeros second MRO operation in the country, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
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Airbus Delivers UH-72A Lakota Helicopter To US Army
March 27, 2015 @ 01:25 PMAirbus Group on Wednesday delivered the first UH-72A Lakota helicopter to the US Army, as the service's initial-entry training helicopter. The aircraft will join seven Lakotas already modified to Training Configuration in preparation for the Lakota's formal introduction into the training curriculum in early fiscal 2016, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
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CACI Wins $38.5 Million Contract To Provide Rapid Prototyping And Technology Insertion
March 27, 2015 @ 12:17 PMCACI International has won a $38.5 million contract for providing Rapid Prototyping and Technology Insertion (RPTI) support to the Command, Power & Integration Directorates Prototyping, Integration and Testing Division (PI&TD)
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Kaman To Manufacture Bell’s Military Rotor Blade Components
March 27, 2015 @ 10:53 AMKamans Aerosystems division has won a contract to continue manufacturing of skin and skin to core components for the Bell UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. This five-year follow on contract has an expected value in excess of $25 million
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CGI To Support UK’s Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application
March 27, 2015 @ 10:24 AMCGI has won a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide ongoing support services for the Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application (FC BISA) and the Fire Control Application (FCA) system. FC BISA is a distributed command and control application that helps the British Artillery and Infantry provide accurate and effective indirect fire support to the British Army during operations, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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