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“Omnirole” Rafale Steals Lead Over Eurofighter Typhoon in Libyan Operations
November 1, 2011 @ 12:00 AMWhile NATO forces fielded the Dassault Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon in the UN-mandated war against Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, details emerging from briefings by the U.K
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Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion
October 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMHundreds of defense contractors that defrauded the U.S
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Rheinmetall Awarded Malaysian Surveillance and Recon Systems Contract
October 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMRheinmetall Nordic AS of Norway has been awarded a contract to supply the Malaysian armed forces with the Vingtaqs II long-range surveillance, observation and reconnaissance system which will be mounted on the AV8 all-terrain vehicles(ATVs) ordered from Turkey. Worth around €36 million, this is the largest single order ever booked by Rheinmetall Nordic AS or its predecessor Simrad Optronics AS
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Real Cost of Libya Ops Is £110M, MoD Says
September 28, 2011 @ 12:00 AMSeveral news articles claim that the cost of the UK's military mission in Libya could end up being £1.75bn, seven times what the Government predicted
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Industry Says, £22bn Annual Value of Defence Sector to UK Economy
September 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMADS today (Monday) unveiled its first ever survey of the UK defence sector ahead of this week’s DSEi (Defence and Security Equipment International) exhibition in London. The report complements the long-running ADS aerospace survey, the most recent of which was published in June and highlights the value that the sector delivers both to the UK’s Armed Forces but also, due to the proven quality of the equipment on offer to UK troops, to partner nations through controlled exports
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Goodrich Receives Sensor Order for Turkish Missile
September 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGoodrich Corporation has received its first production order for the SiIMU02 inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Turkey's Roketsan Missiles Industries Inc. The IMU is used to facilitate precision guidance of Roketsan's new CIRIT 70 mm (2
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Russian AESA Radar for Future MiG 29s and Attack Helicopters
August 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMUndaunted by missing the shortlist in India’s MMRCA competition, Phazotron-NIIR Corporation, the manufacturer of the ZHUK AE Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA) radar is working on installing the radar in future MiG-29s besides the MiG-35 aircraft. A version will be developed for attack and seaborne helicopters of the Mi and KA series
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Lockheed Martin Selects Courtland for Missile-3 Block IIB Production
August 25, 2011 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin announced today that it has selected its Courtland, Ala., facility for future production of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIB (SM-3 IIB)
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Rosoboronexport at Maks 2011: New Dynamic and Spectacular Format
August 16, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Rosoboronexport Joint Stock Company will demonstrate to its foreign partners in excess of a hundred pieces of Russian arms and materiel at the 10th MAKS 2011 International Aviation and Space Salon to be held in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, on 16-21 August, 2011. Being the general sponsor of the air show Rosoboronexport considers MAKS 2011 to be one of the milestones in its exhibition activities
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Germany Deploys Vehicles to Afghanistan
August 4, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGermany has airlifted five of its new Boxer multirole armored vehicles to Afghanistan for what will be the vehicles' first operational deployment. The five Boxers sent to the Afghan theater are of the armored personnel carrier variant and will be used by the Bundeswehr training and protection battalion operating in the area of Mazar-e-Sharif
Italian Navy’s First FREMM EVO Frigate Begins Construction
Northrop to Equip Australian C-130J Fleet with New Electronic Warfare System
Trump Tariffs Could Impact F-35 Global Supply Chain, Other Defense Projects
U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...