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Publication: Defense World

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

North Korea Believed To Be Operating Over 200 Missile Launchers

South Korean authorities believe that North Korea may have up to 200 mobile missile launchers, or twice the number previously estimated by Seoul, according to reports.South Korea’s state-run Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) said that in line ... [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]

Entities: missile, North Korea, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, South Korea, Scud (Missile)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

New Zealand Orders 200 Trucks From Rheinmetall

New Zealand’s Defence Minister, Dr Jonathan Coleman, announced that Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia (RMMVA) has been awarded a contract to supply the country’s armed forces with up to 200 vehicles.The contract was signed recently by Secretary ... [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]

Entities: Rheinmetall AG, New Zealand, Quilter Investment Holdings PLC, Jonathan Coleman, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

New Zealand Defense Budget Drops Slightly, Air Force Gets Modest Increase

New Zealand announced today that the defense budget for 2013-14 has been downgraded to NZ $2.87 billion from last year’s NZ $2.9 billion.The budget report includes a marked reduction in spending on the Royal New Zealand Navy, a decrease in the Army’s ... [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]

Entities: New Zealand, Inshore Patrol, Royal New Zealand Navy

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

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Bell Helicopter

Bell Helicopter Expands Its Base Across Russia

Bell Helicopter recently delivered eight aircrafts into Russia and continues to expand its presence in the region."Russia is a very important market for Bell Helicopter; their demand for new rotorcraft is increasing and we are ready to provide them with ... [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bell Helicopter, Russia, Bell 429, Helicopter

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Israel Unveils New SAAR-72 Mini Corvette

The Israel Navy is expanding the SAAR class of missile boats into ‘Mini Corvette’ class vessels with an ageing fleet of Saar 4, 4.5 missile boats and 5 corvettes.With a low defense budget, the Navy has been unable to procure larger vessels and therefore ... [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]

Entities: Israel, Israeli Navy, Vessel, missile

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

DCNS, PIRIOU Launch Joint Venture Company KERSHIP

PIRIOU and DCNS announced today the establishment of KERSHIP, a joint company for building ships to civil standards intended for implementation of State action at sea. This project forms part of the respective growth strategies of the two stakeholders, ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]

Entities: DCNS, Joint Venture Company, Patrick de Leffe, Vessel

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Australia Considers Buying MQ-4C Triton UAV

Australia to issue letter of request (LOR) to U.S for the purchase of MQ-4C Triton UAVAustralian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today announced that the Government would issue a Letter of Request (LOR) to the United States to gain access to detailed ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]

Entities: UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Maritime Surveillance, Australia, white Paper, US Navy

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

German Navy Gets New Fuel Cell Submarine

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG is now offering modern non-nuclear submarines after the very first one meant for the German Navy was named today.The U36 is the second boat of the second batch of HDW Class 212A submarines destined for operation in ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]

Entities: German Navy, Fuel Cell, Submarines, HDW - Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

B-2 Communication System Successfully Tested By Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a ground demonstration of a new B-2 communication system.This communication system would allow the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber to operate with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite network. ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]

Entities: Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach (United States), Communications System, Payload

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Russia Offers T-90S Tank To Peruvian Army

Russia has offered to supply Peru with a full-scale specimen of its T-90S, a main battle tank currently on show at a defense expo in Lima, a Uralvagonzavod spokesperson said on Thursday.The modified T-90S is currently on display at the SITDEF Peru 2013 ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]

Entities: T-90s, Uralvagonzavod, Peru, Russia, Lima (Peru)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Harris Corp To Delivery JTRS Falcon III To U.S Marine Corp

Harris Corp. today announced it has received a $26 million order to help the U.S. Marine Corps expand its wideband tactical networking capabilities and deliver the tactical Internet down to the individual warfighter.The Marines are acquiring the Melbourne-based ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]

Entities: Harris Corp, US Marine Corps, George Helm, PRC-117G

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

ITT Exelis To Deliver Anti-Jam GPS To Canadian Airborne Military

ITT Exelis won contract from Raytheon U.K. and the Canadian Department of National Defence to deliver anti-jam GPS antenna arrays for several Canadian airborne military platforms.The N79 Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA), to be used on fixed- ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]

Entities: Anti-Jamming, ITT Exelis, Military/Armed Forces, Raytheon Company, Department of National Defence (Canada)

Quotes

"Russia is a very important market for Bell Helicopter; their demand for new rotorcraft is increasing and we are ready to provide them with the products they need to successfully perform their missions. We continue to see excellent growth opportunities in both the corporate/VIP and HEMS segments in particular" said Patrick Moulay, Bell Helicopter's managing director, Europe

Bell Helicopter Expands Its Base Across Russia [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]

...Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2, the flagship of the nation's long-range strike arsenal, and one of the world's most survivable aircraft. "Our tests suggest that once a B-2 is equipped with our new antenna and an extremely high frequency [EHF] radio, communication will occur accurately and securely with the AEHF satellite network during all phases of the aircraft's mission" said Maria Tirabassi, Northrop Grumman's product manager for B-2 EHF antenna systems

B-2 Communication System Successfully Tested By Northrop Grumman [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]

...Jaime Engdahl, Navy UCAS program manager for the Naval Air Systems Command. "It proves that the Navy's goal of operating unmanned systems safely and effectively from aircraft carriers is well on its way to becoming a reality."

Northrop Grumman, U.S Navy Successfully Propel X-47 UCAS From Aircraft Carrier [Published Defense World - May 15 2013]

"Constant GPS reception is extremely important to our fighting forces and those of our allies."

Raytheon Selects IIT Exelis To Provide Anti-Jam GPS Antennas [Published Defense World - May 08 2013]

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New Zealand Orders 200 Trucks From Rheinmetall [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]
New Zealand Defense Budget Drops Slightly, Air ... [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]
North Korea Believed To Be Operating Over 200 M... [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]
Bell Helicopter Expands Its Base Across Russia [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]
Israel Unveils New SAAR-72 Mini Corvette [Published Defense World - May 17 2013]
B-2 Communication System Successfully Tested By... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]
Australia Considers Buying MQ-4C Triton UAV [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]
German Navy Gets New Fuel Cell Submarine [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]
DCNS, PIRIOU Launch Joint Venture Company KERSHIP [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]
Harris Corp To Delivery JTRS Falcon III To U.S ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]
ITT Exelis To Deliver Anti-Jam GPS To Canadian ... [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]
Russia Offers T-90S Tank To Peruvian Army [Published Defense World - May 16 2013]
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