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US Army To Field Weapon Sight that Pairs Wirelessly With Night Vision...

August 2, 2017 @ 07:59 PM

The US Army expects to field two new systems to dismounted Soldiers that will allow for more rapid acquisition of targets, even those hidden by darkness, smoke or fog in the next 18 months. First out of the gate will be the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) III, expected to be...

US, Other Nations Launch Mobility Guardian Exercise

August 2, 2017 @ 06:51 PM

The US along with 30 other nations have kicked off Exercise Mobility Guardian, Air Mobility Commands premier readiness exercise last week. The exercise launched at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on July 30 and will continue through Aug

Qatar To Buy 7 Warships From Italy In $6 Billion Deal

August 2, 2017 @ 04:00 PM

Qatar has signed a five-billion-euro ($5.9 billion) contract with Italy for seven warships

US To Test Unarmed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

August 2, 2017 @ 02:31 PM

The US military will test an unarmed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Air Force base in California Wednesday Morning. The test is scheduled between 12:01 a

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems' 10 Mega Joule Rail Gun Ready For Testing

August 2, 2017 @ 12:20 PM

US based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems' 10 mega joule medium-range multi-mission railgun is ready for testing. Meant for ship, land and mobile platforms the railgun will be tested at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, USA, the company said Wednesday without specifying the test date

South Korean Navy To Receive Cheonjabong Landing Ship This Week

August 1, 2017 @ 06:04 PM

South Korean next-generation landing ship Cheonjabong, capable of transporting more troops and military hardware than existing vessels, will be supplied to the Navy this week Monday. The Cheonjabong, which will be delivered Tuesday, is the Navy's second LST-II ship acquired under the next-generation landing ship project that calls for building a total of four such ships by 2018,

Air Tractor, L3 Enter OA-X Experiment With AT-802L Longsword

August 1, 2017 @ 06:02 PM

US firms Air Tractor and L3 will be offering their jointly developed AT-802L Longsword aircraft to participate in the fly-off at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico on Aug. 8 and 9

Airbus Wins UK Deal For Skynet 6A Military Satellite

August 1, 2017 @ 03:46 PM

Airbus has won UK ministry of defence contract to replace the current Skynet 5 network military satellite communications capability with new Skynet 6A satellite. The British Ministry of Defence said it opted for the noncompetitive route with Airbus, in part, to maintain domestic space capabilities,

Russia Installs Anti-Sabotage Defense System At Naval Base in Syria

August 1, 2017 @ 01:53 PM

Russia has created an anti-sabotage boundary along the coastline of the Naval maintenance and support facility in the Syrian city of Tartus. An anti-sabotage boundary has been created along the coastline of the Russian Navy maintenance and support facility in the Syrian city of Tartus, a military and diplomatic official was quoted as saying by

Israel's Elbit System Likely To Modernize 40 Philippine Army's M113A2 Armored Carriers

August 1, 2017 @ 11:52 AM

The Philippine Army will likely award a contract to Israeli Elbit Systems to modernize 40 of its M113A2 armored personnel carriers (APC) through direct negotiation. US-made 40 M113A2s will be modernized as part of 114 APCs donated by US through its Excess Defense Article (EDA) program

Thailand's F-16 Fighter jets Participate In Joint military training With Indonesian Air...

August 1, 2017 @ 10:43 AM

Thailand Air Force (RTAF)s Six F16 fighter jets and few fighter jets of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) are holding a joint military training exercise known as Elang Thainesia XVIII 2017. Further "the training will be held from today for the next two weeks," Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base Commander Marshall Age Wiraksono said Monday

Falling Orders Forcing Airbus To Reduce A400M Aircraft Production Rate

July 31, 2017 @ 06:33 PM

Airbus is considering slowing down the production rate of the A400M military transport aircraft to lengthen activity at the final assembly line in Seville and gain time to get new customers. The company has a backlog of 174 aircraft and has delivered 46 units, ABC De Sevilla reported Saturday

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