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Boeing, Lockheed Win $383 Million Launch Services Contract For USAF
January 29, 2015 @ 01:37 PMThe US Air Force on Wednesday awarded a $383 million contract for more launch services to United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin bringing the total value of the contract to $4.08 billion
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US Stops Military Helicopter Resale To Nigeria Citing Human Rights Violations
January 27, 2015 @ 03:29 PMThe resale of US-made military helicopters by Israel to Nigeria has been stopped by the US for its fight against Boko Haram last summer, according to Abuja. “The transfer of such aircraft requires a review, in order to determine its "consistency with US policy interests," Jerusalem Post quoted Obama administration officials as saying
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US May Help India Develop Launch System for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
January 22, 2015 @ 01:42 PMIndia and the US are likely to expedite discussion on joint production of electromagnetic system to smoothen takeoff and landing of fighter jets on board. India is keen to jointly develop Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) with the US for the aircraft carrier that is under production in Kochi, officials were quoted as saying by The Economic Times
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Israel TV Shows Long Range Missile Developed by Iran
January 22, 2015 @ 12:34 PMIran has built a 27-meter-long missile, capable of delivering a warhead “far beyond Europe,” and placed it on a launch pad at a site close to Tehran. The missile could be used to launch spacecraft and carry warheads, an Israeli television report said Wednesday, Times Of Israel reported
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S Korea to Build 5 Military Satellites to Spy on North
January 19, 2015 @ 10:09 AMFive South Korean military satellites will be launched by 2022 to deter North Korea's evolving security threats, Yonhap News said quoting military officers. "The state arms procurement agency will sign a contract with a private company for the project in October, and its development is to be led by Agency for Defense Development (ADD)," the news agency said quoting an unnamed military officer
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Indian Army Soldiers Turn Innovators
January 18, 2015 @ 06:52 PMOfficers and men of the Indian army have developed several high tech gadgets including a delivery robot, a gun ring kit for the 155mm Bofors gun, an unattended ground sensor. The innovators were facilitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the Army day on January 15 which is a first in India
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US, UK To ‘Cyber Attack’ One Another to Test Defenses Against ISIS...
January 17, 2015 @ 10:23 AMThe US and the UK will be launching cyber attacks against one another to test mutual defenses following last weeks hacking of social media accounts of the US militarys central command (CENTCOM) allegedly by ISIS sympathizers. Both the nations are looking to increase sharing of information about threats and to work out how to best protect them and create a system that lets hostile states and organization know they shouldn't attack, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said in an interview published by the BBC on Friday
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Ricoh Unveils Digital Binoculars With Atmospheric Interference Reduction Technology
January 16, 2015 @ 08:36 AMRicoh Americas Corporation has launched RICOH NV-10A digital binoculars on Thursday to provide a crisp, clear image even at night, for marine, military, law enforcement, homeland security and other professionals in their work. RICOH NV-10A combine advanced PENTAX optics and Ricoh image processing, enabling enhanced binoculars to be water resistant, dustproof and include GPS location and digital compass
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Indian Army to Break up Future Soldier Program into Two Parts
January 14, 2015 @ 08:50 AMThe Indian Army has decided to junk the Future Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) program in favor of two separate projects. The new program will have two components: one arming the modern infantry soldier with the best available assault rifle, carbines and personal equipment such as the helmet and bulletproof vests and the second component is the Battlefield Management Systems (BMS)
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Heat Barrier To Prevent Weapon Detection By Thermal Imagers
January 14, 2015 @ 07:09 AMConcept Group is developing the new Insulon Thermal Cloak heat barrier for use on automatic weapons. The barrier, which is attached to the fore-end of the weapon, uses a hair-thin Shaped Vacuum layer to prevent thermal imagers from seeing the weapons hot barrel, gas tube and sound suppressor after firing
U.S. Sources Twin Otter 300-G Aircraft from Canada’s De Havilland
Russian Lancet Drones Claim Over Half of NATO-Supplied M109 Howitzers in Ukraine
Poland Halts Black Hawk Helicopter Deal
Israel, Germany Begin Preparations for Arrow 3 Missile Defense Delivery
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...
