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Greek Navy Gets Modernised P-3B Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
May 18, 2019 @ 02:29 PMThe Greek Navy has received its first upgraded Lockheed Martin P-3B maritime surveillance aircraft, the Greek Defense Ministry said. The ceremony took place at the Greek aircraft industry plant in Tanagre, north of Athens on Friday in the presence of Greek Defence Minister Evangelos Apostolakis, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and representatives of Lockheed Martin
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MBDA Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
May 16, 2019 @ 01:06 PMMBDA has appointed Eric Béranger a new chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from 1 June 2019, replacing Antoine Bouvier. Over the past 20 years Éric has worked in a number of senior positions in Airbus Defence and Space, and most lately led Global Communications Company OneWeb, MBDA said in a press release
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Russian S-400 System Requires Friendly Aircraft Data to Identify Friend or Foe
May 16, 2019 @ 11:21 AMThe United States is opposed to Turkey and India acquiring the Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems as it requires sensitive data from the sensors of the aircraft to be fed into it in order to identify them as friend or a foe. The details of the friendly aircraft required include information on the radar, Link-16, a special transponder called Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) and more
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Russia Should Pioneer Hypersonic Weapon Defense Tech: Putin
May 14, 2019 @ 07:33 AMRussia must develop defense systems against hypersonic weapons before the “worlds leading countries” successfully develop the weapons, President of Russia, Vladimir Putin said Monday. "So far only Russia has hypersonic weapons
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Contracts Awarded to Build The $5B US-Mexico Border Wall
May 10, 2019 @ 09:20 AMA controversial wall project worth $5 billion to stem the flow of illegal migrants into the United States from along its southern border with Mexico has taken off with the US DoD awarding contracts on Thursday to commence the construction of the wall. The contract includes design-build and design-bid-build projects of horizontal construction task orders, the US DoD said in a statement Thursday
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Russia To Showcase Military Prowess On Victory Day
May 8, 2019 @ 02:54 PMRussia's state-run Rosoboronexport will showcase over 1600 pieces of latest defense hardware and equipment on May 9 at Red square, Moscow, when the country celebrates its Victory Day. Among displays will be the newly updated Beriev A-50 flying radar, Armata tank, Bumerang personnel carrier, Kurganets-25 fighting vehicle, Uralvagonzavods armored vehicles, High Precision Systems SAMs, Tecmashs MLRSs and Russian Helicopters aviation systems
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India, UK Likely To Build HMS Queen Elizabeth-Type Supercarrier
May 6, 2019 @ 04:09 AMIndia and United Kingdom are planning to replicate and build Britain's 65,000 tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth supercarrier in India. "An Indian delegation has already visited Rosyth dockyard in Scotland where HMS Queen Elizabeth was assembled and where a second supercarrier, HMS Prince of Wales, is now being built," the Sunday Mirror reported
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BAE Systems’ Demos ‘Flap-free’ technology to Make Aircraft Lighter, Stealthier
May 2, 2019 @ 09:30 AMIn what is claimed as the most significant development in aircraft design since the invention of wing warping by the Wright brothers, BAE Systems and the University of Manchester flew the MAGMA unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to demonstrate two innovative flow control technologies which could revolutionise future aircraft design. MAGMA, designed and developed by researchers at The University of Manchester in collaboration with engineers from BAE Systems, successfully trialled the two ‘flap-free technologies earlier this month at the Llanbedr Airfield, UK
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Israel Develops Sight to Shoot Down Gaza Balloons, Kites
April 30, 2019 @ 11:22 AMIsrael has developed a smart electro-optic sight with new capabilities to intercept moving targets such as explosive Gaza balloons and kites. "We have attained the ability to intercept kites, and we also have very good capabilities for the threat of incendiary balloons
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Boeing to Include ‘Disagree Alert’ on all 737 MAX airplanes
April 30, 2019 @ 09:48 AMAll Boeing 737 MAX production aircraft will have an activated and operable disagree alert and an optional angle of attack indicator. As the MAX returns to the air after recent software modifications are approved and certified, customers with previously delivered MAX airplanes will have the ability to activate the disagree alert per a service bulletin to airlines, a Boeing statement said Monday
France Awards €50M Contract for Military Space Surveillance Satellite
Poland Signs $3.8B Deal to Upgrade F-16 Fleet to V Block 72
Indonesia Hands Over New Coastal Surveillance Radar to Navy
Lockheed Martin Expands Industrial Package with SMU for Philippine F-16 Block 70
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...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...