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Indian, Israeli Companies Sign 12 Defense Agreements Worth $4.3 Billion
July 7, 2017 @ 11:17 AMIndian and Israeli companies have signed agreements that include manufacturing of air defense systems, radars, anti-ship missiles, medium altitude long endurance UAVs in India under technology transfer. About 12 agreements worth $4
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Rosoboronexport Set To Export S-400 Missile Defence System to India, China
June 21, 2017 @ 01:32 PMRosoboronexport is set to export its top anti-missile defence system, S-400 Triumf almost simultaneously to Asian rivals India and China. Russias arms exporting monopoly Rosoboronexport expects to sign a contract with India 'soon' on the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems, its chief executive Alexander Mikheyev said at the Paris Air Show 2017 on Wednesday
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Raytheon Receives US$652 Million Contract For Standard Missile-2 Used In AEGIS
June 17, 2017 @ 04:18 AMRaytheon has received a $652-million contract to equip the US Navy and allied navies with the Standard Missile-2 used in the AEGIS missile defense system, the US Department of Defense announced yesterday. "Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $617,633,351 fixed-price-incentive firm, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for procurement of fiscal 2017 Standard Missile-2 full-rate production requirements and spares for US and Allied Foreign Navies," the release said on Friday
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North Korea Launches Four Anti-Ship Missiles
June 8, 2017 @ 01:09 PMNorth Korea has fired four anti-ship missiles into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, probably to demonstrate its "precise targeting capability". The projectiles, launched near the eastern port city of Wonsan, were believed to be surface-to-ship cruise missiles, South Korea's joint chiefs was quoted as saying by
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After Boeing, Lockheed Martin Drops Out From US Navy Over-The-Horizon Missile Competition
May 25, 2017 @ 10:03 AMLockheed Martin has officially withdrawn its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from the competition to field an over-the-horizon (OTH) cruise missile for US Navys littoral combat ships (LCS) and frigates. Early this month, Boeing also announced its decision to withdraw from the competition citing continuous change in requirements
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Russian Navy To Raise Strategic Nuclear Submarines Armed With Missiles To 13
May 24, 2017 @ 12:35 PMRussian Navy is planning to raise the number of strategic nuclear submarines to 13, including seven 'Boreys' with 'Bulava' missiles. The current nine strategic submarines that the Navy has reinforce Russia's Strategic Missile Forces and allow for permanent patrol of the world's oceans, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a government hour session Wednesday
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General Dynamics Awarded Aegis Combat System Illuminators Contract For S.Korea, Japan
May 24, 2017 @ 10:15 AMThe Pentagon has awarded General Dynamics with a Foreign Military Sales contract for the production of the critical components of Aegis missile fire-control system for the governments of the Republic of Korea and Japan. The contract worth $40 million is for the production of Missile Fire Control System MK 82 director and MK 200 director controller equipment, and associated engineering services, the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
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BAE Systems Delivers Final Nulka Active Missile Decoy System
May 15, 2017 @ 04:16 PMThe final Nulka active missile decoy produced under a contract with BAE Systems Australia has been delivered, Australian ministry announced today. Australias minister for defense industry Christopher Pyne said the final assembly of the decoys was completed at Defences Mulwala munitions factory in regional New South Wales
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Iran Fails In Missile Launch Test From Submarine: US Officials
May 4, 2017 @ 11:33 AMIran made an unsuccessful missile launch attempt from a submarine early Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Defense officials said. The Yono-class submarine attempted to launch a cruise missile but failed, the military official was quoted as saying by VOA on Wednesday
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Russia Bets On Turkey As Next Big Arms Customer
May 4, 2017 @ 05:40 AMRussia will showcase 240 pieces of Russian military equipment, including the Arena-E active protection system, Kornet-E antitank missile system at the International Defense Industry Fair IDEF'17 that will be held in Istanbul on May 9-12. A joint Russian display will be organized at the International Defense Industry Fair, IDEF'17, state Arms exporter Rosoboronexport announced Wednesday
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Boeing Takes Out Harpoon Missile From US Navy Over-The-Horizon Missile Competition
May 3, 2017 @ 03:34 PMBoeing has withdrawn an upgraded variant of its RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile from the competition to field an over-the-horizon (OTH) cruise missile for US Navys littoral combat ships (LCS) and frigates. Boeings decision to withdraw from the competition was because of the US Navys continuing requirements changes in Request for Proposal (RFP) amendments
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Swedish Armed Forces Orders Additional Anti-ship Missiles From Saab
April 28, 2017 @ 08:47 AMSaab has been awarded SEK 500 million (US$ 56m) contract from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to provide additional anti-ship missiles. Deliveries will begin in the mid-2020s
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Russian Arctic to be Shielded by S-400s by Year-end
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US Navy's New Gerald R. Ford Class Carried Christened USS John F....
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Israeli Defense Force Inducts Elbit XACT Weapon Sights
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Australia Purchases MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones
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Germany To Finalise Order for 38 Eurofighter Jets, 110 E-Scan Radars
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Turkish Navy to get First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier in 2020
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Bechtel Bags US Navy's $1.4Bn Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract
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Indian Air Force to Buy 83 Tejas Jets by March 2020
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US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...