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Huntington Ingalls Wins $1.5B to Build Amphibious Warfare Ship for US Navy
April 4, 2020 @ 07:57 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII)'s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.50 billion modification contract for the procurement of the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 31
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Bell, Sikorsky Short-listed over Boeing in US Army’s Future Attack Helicopter Contest...
March 27, 2020 @ 12:45 PMThe US Army has down-selected Bells 360 Invictus and Sikorskys Raider X for the second phase of its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition programme. On March 25, the Army announced it had selected the Invictus and the Raider X out of five potential candidates
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Russia Loses L-39 Trainer, Su-27 Fighter in Crashes
March 26, 2020 @ 04:48 AMThe Russian military lost two aircraft in crashes on Wednesday- an L-39 light attack aircraft and a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter. The L-39 trainer crashed at the Dmitrievskaya settlement in the Krasnodar Region on Wednesday morning, killing the pilot
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Crash-resistant Fuel System Developed for Russian Ka-226T Helicopter
March 23, 2020 @ 09:32 AMA crash-resistant fuel system to prevent fuel spill and detonation during hard landing has been developed for the Russian KA-226T helicopter. The KA-226T chopper is the first Russian helicopter to be fitted with a crash-resistant fuel system, itsmanufacturer Technodinamika Holding said in comments reported today by tvzvezda
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Russia to Supply a Batch of KA-31 AEW Helicopters to India
March 19, 2020 @ 12:07 PMRussia has received a request from India to supply a batch of KA-31 airborne early warning (AEW) helicopters which would likely be based on the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC). “Recently received an appeal for an additional supply of Ka-31 marine helicopters,” Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia Dmitry Shugaev in an interview with Interfax Monday
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Bell, Sikorsky-Boeing Teams Advance in US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft...
March 17, 2020 @ 09:42 AMBells V-280 advanced tiltrotor and Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 coaxial compound helicopter will now compete to replace the US Armys UH-60 Black Hawks under its Future Long Range Air Assault (FLRAA) programme. On March 16, the Army awarded Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction contracts to Bell and Sikorsky-Boeing teams for the next stage of its Future Long Range Air Assault (FLRAA) programme
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Singaporean, Indonesian Navies Apprehend Pirates Aboard Liberian-flagged Merchant Ship
March 17, 2020 @ 07:42 AMThe Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) apprehended three pirates who had boarded a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, ‘Sam Jaguar in the Singapore Strait east of Pulau Karimun Kecil, Indonesia early today as per
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Ansat Helicopters Certified for ‘Safe’ Landing on Water
March 14, 2020 @ 07:28 AMRussias Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has given its approval to install floatation systems on Ansat helicopters for safe landing on water. Ansat has also received certification for the reduction in airworthiness limitations of its main parts, leading to reduction in maintenance and flying costs
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China May Have Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Planned for Amphibious Assault Ships
March 11, 2020 @ 09:28 AMChina may have plans to develop tilt-rotor aircraft for its Type 075 amphibious assault ships, the second of which is scheduled to be launched soon. Having vertical-landing and take-off ability a helicopter with the speed of a turboprop aircraft, a tilt-rotor plane may aid in the “reunification” of Taiwan with the mainland China, Global Times reported quoting China-based experts
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Sikorsky Wins Army’s $525M Black Hawks Deal
March 11, 2020 @ 07:29 AMLockheed Martins Sikorsky has won a contract valued $525.4 million for work on Lot 44 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the US Army
China, India Vow to Improve Peace on Border
Locally-Made Electronic Warfare Pod Integrated Into Turkish F-16 Aircraft
Besides GBU-57 Penetrator Bombs, Pentagon Launched 24 Tomahawk Missiles at Iranian Nuke
Iran Attacks Empty U.S. Base in Qatar
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...
