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Alenia Aermacchi Amends Contract With Turkey To Provide New ATR 72-600
May 8, 2013 @ 08:21 PMAlenia Aermacchi has signed an agreement with Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı (SSM), the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) and six ATR 72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft) to the Turkish Navy. The agreement is an amendment to a previous deal between Alenia and the Turkish government for the delivery of 10 ATR 72-500 ASW to the Turkish Navy
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Australia’s Air Combat Capabilities Under Spotlight: White Paper Report
May 6, 2013 @ 12:54 PMAustralias air combat capability will undergo a restructure after 2013 Defence White Paper highlighted the strategic importance of a potent and flexible air combat capability to control Australias air approaches and support operations in the land, sea and air environments. According to the report, emerging advanced air combat and air defence capabilities within the region, together with the proliferation of modern electronic warfare systems, will make the air combat tasks of controlling the air, conducting strike and supporting land and naval forces increasingly challenging
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Experimental X-51A WaveRider Achieves Mach Speed During Flight Test
May 6, 2013 @ 12:19 PMThe U.S Air Forces experimental, unmanned aircraft went hypersonic during a test off the Southern California coast, traveling at more than 3,000 mph, the Air Force said on Friday
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FilghtSafety Wins KC-46 Training Contract
May 2, 2013 @ 02:28 PMFlightSafety Services Corp. was awarded a $78 million contract for engineering, manufacturing and development of the KC-46 aircrew training system, including delivery of courseware and simulator-based training systems
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MEADS Sensor Successful In Test, Tracks And Relays Aircratf's Location
April 22, 2013 @ 02:38 PMA Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Low Frequency Sensor has proven its ability to cue the Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) in a test. During the demonstration, the UHF Low Frequency Sensor acquired and tracked a small test aircraft and relayed its location to the MEADS Battle Manager, which generated corresponding cue search commands to the X-band MFCR
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India, Russia Agree on Fifth Generation Fighter Workshare
April 11, 2013 @ 11:59 AMIndia and Russia have agreed upon a contract for division of the R&D stage to develop the 5th-generation fighter (PMI/FGFA), which is being prepared and is to be signed this year. The agreement on the joint development and production of the 5th-generation fighter aircraft was signed on October 18, 2007 in Moscow at the 7th Session of the joint Russian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Technical Cooperation, being the largest joint project
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General Dynamics To Supply U.S Navy With Advanced Mission Computers For Super...
March 14, 2013 @ 04:53 PMThe U.S
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SAIC Bags $667M Warfighter Platform Integration Contract From U.S. SSC Atlantic
February 4, 2013 @ 08:33 AMScience Applications International Corporation or SAIC was awarded a $667 million contract by the U.S
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MBDA To Construct Demilitarization Facility By 2013
December 12, 2012 @ 12:00 AMMBDA has recently announced its intention to build a demilitarization facility that will become operational by the end of 2013. The facility will be capable of dismantling annually 2,500 tonnes of various types of sensitive munitions, notably missiles
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India’s MiG-29 Upgrade Could Boost MiG Aircraft Sales
December 11, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe successful delivery of the first three upgraded MiG 29 aircraft to the Indian Air Force could open doors for JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation to upgrade similar aircraft in other countries. The company has been facing losses as several nations such as Algeria, Malaysia, and Lebanon are retiring their MiG 29 aircraft in favor of other manufacturers citing reliability and durability problems
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Introduces Nomad™ Family of Long-Endurance, Runway-Independent Drones
Russia Sold 48 Su-35 Jets to Iran, 16 to Ethiopia Besides 12...
New Zealand to Pay $3.5M Compensation to Samoa after 2024 Navy Ship
Did Chinese Satellites Guide Russian Missiles, Drones to Ukrainian Targets?
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...