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Kuwait to Upgrade its Spada Air-Defense Systems
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/kuwait-to-upgrade-its-spada-airdefense-systems-03128/
Kuwait has awarded MBDA a 3-year, EUR 65 million (currently about $86 million) contract to upgrade the Aspide air defense missile batteries deployed by the Kuwaiti air defence brigade. The units and missiles will be upgraded to SPADA 2000 configuration,…
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Upgrading the Admiral: Russia’s Kuznetsov
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Upgrading-the-Admiral-Russias-Kuznetsov-06305/#more-6305
Russia's "heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers" have received a lot of unfavorable attention from India's snake-bit deal to refurbish the Admiral Gorshkov; in fairness, however, the Russians haven't had much more luck with their own ship. Launched in 1985,
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JHMCS: Fighter Pilots’ “Look & Shoot” Helmets Changing Aerial Warfare
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/fighter-pilot-look-shoot-helmets-upgrade-ups-downs-01271/
(click to view larger) In the 1970s, fighter aircraft began to appear with Head-Up Displays (HUD) that projected key information, targeting crosshairs etc. onto a seemingly clear piece of glass. HUDs allowed pilots to keep their eyes in the sky, instead…
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AGM-158 JASSM Family Cruise Missiles: FY 2012 Orders
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/agm-158-jassm-family-cruise-missiles-fy-2012-orders-07450/
The 2,000 pound AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) is intended to be a stealthy, inexpensive GPS/IIR (Global Positioning system/ Imaging InfraRed) guided cruise missile that lets American aircraft attack well-defended targets - without
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CVN 70 Carl Vinson’s Mid-Life RCOH Refueling & Maintenance
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/cvn-70-carl-vinsons-midlife-rcoh-refueling-maintenance-01554/
Osama Bin Shot, Osama Bin Buried. (May 3/11) In November 2005, Northrop Grumman Newport News in Newport News, VA was awarded a $1.94 billion cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for accomplishment of the FY 2006 mid-life refueling and complex
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Desert Leopards: Germany Selling Heavy Armor to the Saudis?
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Desert-Leopards-Germany-Selling-Heavy-Armor-to-the-Saudis-06993/
In mid-2011 reports surfaced that Saudi Arabia was preparing to buy around 200 German Leopard 2A7+ main battle tanks. Those reports stirred serious controversy in Germany, and indirectly confirmed the existence of a sales request. Saudi Arabia would…
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Sustaining the M1 Abrams: US Army Puts a TIGER in its Tanks
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sustaining-the-m1-abrams-us-army-puts-a-tiger-in-its-tanks-01790/
Honeywell International Inc. in Morris Township, NJ won a U.S. Army contract to change the way it supports its AGT-1500 turbine engine, used on the M1 Abrams tank and related platforms. Honeywell had forecast that the overall contract under the US
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Snow Leopards: Dutch Sell their Remaining Tanks to Finland
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/snow-leopards-dutch-sells-their-remaining-tanks-to-finland-020936/
What's left of the Dutch tank fleet has been sold to Finland. The Finnish Minister of Defence just approved the proposal to buy 100 Leopard 2A6NL main battle tanks, plus spare parts for 10 years, combat simulators, maintenance simulators, special tools
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Tavor-21 Rifle Headed Into Service With Indian Special Forces
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/tavor21-rifle-headed-into-service-with-indian-special-forces-03080/
In late 2002, India signed a Rs. 880 million (about $20 million) deal with Israel Military Industries for 3,070 TAR-21 Tavor assault rifles, a new bullpup design developed for use by the Israeli Defense Forces. The Israelis had just selected the compact…
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US MSC Charters Westpac Express Catamaran
https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/us-msc-charters-westpac-express-catamaran-for-15-more-years-02269/
The Westpac Express fast ferry ship has been instrumental in changing the way the US Navy approaches sealift in the Western Pacific. It's fast enough to substitute for airlift in many cases, and large enough to move a Marine battalion with its gear.