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UK Mod to spend $8.5 billion into helicopter capability
July 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AMIn response to today’s report by the House of Commons Defence Committee into helicopter capability, Secretary of State for Defence Bob Ainsworth said,"We are doing all that we can to get more helicopters to our forces in Afghanistan. We have almost doubled helicopter hours, together with increasing the number of helicopters for operations
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3DX-RAY delivers rapid deployment vehicle x-ray inspection system
July 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AM3DX-RAY has announced the SVXi small vehicle x-ray inspection system, a rapid deployment, mobile x-ray system that can be set up and operational in under ten minutes. In comparison, thorough physical searches can take anything up to 8 hours, and up to ten hours to rebuild
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EADS to modernize identification systems of Slovakian aircraft
July 10, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEADS Defence and Security (DS) will modernize the identification systems of the Slovakian armed forces in order to avoid friendly fire and to increase air traffic security. According to an announcement made by the company, Defence Electronics (DE), an integrated activity of DS, has been awarded a contract for the upgrade of existing MSSR 2000 I IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) systems to NATO Mode 4 standard
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Hagglunds, a subsidiary of BAE System pursues legal action over Patria armour...
July 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHägglunds, a Swedish subsidiary of British arms maker BAE Systems, has filed a complaint before the Stockholm county court over the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration's decision to buy 113 armoured personnel carriers and related equipment from Finland's Patria, according to media reports. The report quoted Hägglunds as saying that the materiel administration had breached public procurement law on two separate occasions
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$485 million RFP for US Army CBRNE development
July 1, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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Northrop Grumman submits proposal to US Air Force for GPS operations
June 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Northrop Grumman Corporation Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment (OCX) team on June 20 submitted its proposal to the U.S
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Russia to receive 12 Israeli Spy Drones
June 22, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRussia has finalized a deal worth $53 million for 12 unmanned aerial vehicles with Israel, a Russian government official said on Monday. "The contract envisions the purchase of 12 UAV, including two heavy vehicles and 10 small vehicles
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Alenia Aermacchi to deliver 6 M-346 Jet Trainers to Italy
June 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Italian Defence Ministry and Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, jointly announced at Paris Air Show 2009 that the agreement to supply six M346 Master aircraft and an integrated training service to the Italian Air Force is in the process of being finalised. The company official said that the agreement confirms the close partnership between the Italian Air Force and Alenia Aermacchi
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BAE Systems has awarded a contract to Terma for F-35 horizontal tail...
June 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AMBAE Systems awarded Terma a contract for F-35 low rate initial production lot 3 for the delivery of machined parts for the Horizontal Tail for the Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) version of the aircraft at Paris Air Show 2009. Terma will deliver 50+ different machined aluminium parts for the Horizontal Tail of the F-35 STOVL version
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U.S. Navy has awarded $432 million contract to Northrop for...
June 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMU.S
U.S. Issues Licence to Export GE F110 Engines for Turkey’s KAAN Fighter...
U.S., Iran Halt Strikes on One Another, But Tankers War Continues
U.K. Army to Induct Ukraine-tested Tekever Reconnaissance Drones
Want Civil Nuclear Deal? Sign Abraham Accords First, Trump Tells Saudi Arabia
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