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US Army Receives New Lightweight Mortar System
December 16, 2014 @ 07:52 AMPicatinny engineers have begun delivering the new lightweight M252A1 81mm system to the US Army, which is 12 pounds, or 14 percent, lighter than its predecessor, the legacy M252 mortar system. "The new lightweight system reduces the load for dismounted battalion mortar platoons, while retaining the same durability, rates of fire, and range of the legacy system," said Lt
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KMW Hands Over Leopard 2A7 MBT Tanks To Germany
December 15, 2014 @ 07:27 AMKrauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) handed over 20 LEOPARD 2 A7, the latest version of the Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT tanks), to the German Army last week. The LEOPARD 2 A7 is a product of collaboration between multiple NATO partners and KMW that began seven years ago
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DCNS Inaugurates Brazilian Scorpene Submarine Construction Facility
December 13, 2014 @ 01:59 AMDCNS announced Friday that it has inaugurated the main building for the Scorpene submarine construction shipyard for Brazil in Itaguai in the bay of Sepetiba. This industrial facility brings together specific resources and tools for the assembly and equipping of Scorpene submarine sections in the frame of the Brazilian Navy submarine programme
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Storm Shadow Missile Successfully Test Fired From Eurofighter
December 11, 2014 @ 12:10 PMAlenia Aermacchi has successfully conducted the first release of a Storm Shadow missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft as part of its missile integration programme. The trials took place in November and saw the missile being released from the aircraft and tracked by radar up to impact
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US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency To Host Lockheed Martin's Map Of The World...
December 9, 2014 @ 09:36 AMThe US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) became the first intelligence agency to host an operational capability within Amazon Web Services' Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment after Lockheed Martin deployed the interactive map for NGA's Map of the World to the C2S environment. The Map of the World initiative acts as an interface for NGA's most comprehensive and accurate geospatial intelligence data
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Leidos To Provide Installation and Training for Business Systems Modernization To US...
December 2, 2014 @ 08:06 AMLeidos was awarded a prime contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) – Energy. The single-award, firm-fixed-price contract has a seven-month base period of performance, four one-year options and a total contract value of approximately $37 million, if all options are exercised
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Rockwell Collins To Debut RealFires Transportable Trainer At I/ITSEC 2014
November 26, 2014 @ 12:23 PMRockwell Collins announced that it will debut RealFires transportable trainer along with its newest mobile training and electronic publications capabilities for the first time at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), which takes place Dec. 1-4 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando
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Lockheed Martin To Showcase Simulation And Training Capabilities At Inter-Service Conference
November 21, 2014 @ 12:07 PMLockheed Martin will demonstrate the latest advancements in simulation and training at the Inter-service/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) from December 1 to 5.at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida
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Australian Company Offers Cheaper Submarines Than That Offered By Foreign Shipyards
November 20, 2014 @ 12:51 PMAn Australian state owned shipbuilder has claimed that it could construct a new fleet of submarines for less than the AUS $24 billion which the MoD was planning to spend on foreign procured subs, The Age reported today. The interim head of Adelaide based ASC, Staurt Whiley was quoted as saying to the senate hearing on Thursday morning that the firm believed that it could offer the 12 submarines that will replace the ageing Collins Class Subs for an approximate $18 billion to $24 billion
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DCNS Sets Up New Subsidiary In Australia Targeting SEA 1000 Program
November 20, 2014 @ 12:06 PMDCNS announced the opening of the companys new subsidiary in Australia on Wednesday. The move is likely aimed at getting closer to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)s Submarine Australian Program (SEA 1000)
German Drone-maker Helsing Acquires Aircraft Manufacturer, Grob
Unmanned Aircraft Experimental Squadron Formed Within U.S. Air Force
Turkey Offers Submarine, Surface Ship Training Support to Philippine Navy
China Reverses Aggressive South China Sea Rhetoric, Suggests Joint Maritime Community
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...
