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Dassault Acquires Quintiq For $322 Million
September 9, 2014 @ 01:10 PMDassault Systems today announced the completion of the acquisition of Quintiq, an on-premise and on-cloud supply chain and operations planning and optimization software provider for approximately $322 million. Quintiq has 800 employees and offerings include production, logistics and workforce planning applications
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Brazil, South Africa Plan Defense Industry Merger
September 8, 2014 @ 02:42 PMBrazil and South Africa may merge their defence research bases to jointly conquer world markets. In Brazil to attend the III IDB-Brazil Show, Trevor Raman, the Director-General of the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor), a public company linked to the Department of Defense of South Africa, recalled the partnership between the two countries in the development of technology for creating the A-Darter air-to-air missile
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France Steps In As Turkey, China Missile Talks Hit Roadblock
September 8, 2014 @ 11:29 AMTurkey is in talks with France to procure new missile system after disagreements emerged with China on the issues of joint production and technology transfer over the defense system, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reported as sayingon Sunday. “Some disagreements have emerged with China on the issues of joint production and technology transfer during negotiations over missile defense system,” Erdogan said, as he returned from the Nato summit in Wales
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Algerian Navy Gets Kalaat Beni-Abbes Amphibious Class Ship
September 5, 2014 @ 02:20 PMAlgeria has taken delivery of "Kalaat Beni-Abbes" amphibious class vessel at a ceremony held at the Muggiano shipyard (in La Spezia) commissioned in 2011, Fincantieri said in a release. The ship was commissioned by the Ministry of Defence of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a company controlled by Fincantieri in which Selex ES also holds an interest, to serve as the national Navy's new flagship
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DARPA Wants To Robotic Servicing For Military And Commercial Satellites
September 4, 2014 @ 02:32 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is asking the space community to submit ideas to enable a flight demonstration in the next five years and an innovative public-private partnership to jumpstart a new industry. An increasing number of expensive, mission-critical satellites are launched every year into geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), approximately 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the Earth
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Is France Moving to Cancel Mistral Deal with Russia?
September 4, 2014 @ 11:29 AMFrance could cancel a deal to supply a $1.6 billion helicopter carrier, ‘Mistral to Russia
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Pratt & Whitney Accuses Titanium Supplier For F-35 Of Fraud
September 4, 2014 @ 11:10 AMPratt & Whitney has sued a titanium supplier for fraud, after questions over the material led Pratt to briefly suspend delivery of its engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Reuters reported Wednesday. Pratt said that A&P Alloys Inc, in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, "intentionally submitted certifications falsely represent the pedigree and quality of its material," according to court documents filed in U
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Airbus Zephyr 7 UAV Completes 11-Day Non-Stop Flight
August 28, 2014 @ 02:32 PMAirbus Defence and Space has announced that the Zephyr 7 High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) has just completed its most demanding mission to date and thus set a new benchmark in persistent, year-round operations for this class of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The test consisted of over 11 days of non-stop flight, in winter weather conditions with a new primary payload, including flight controlled through satellite communications – three more benchmarks reached by Zephyr 7, acccording to an official statement
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New F-35 Hangar To Cost $34.4 Million
August 27, 2014 @ 02:32 PMThe US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast announced the first task order from a $240 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award design-build construction contract Aug 26. Carothers Construction Inc
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Is High Cost of F-35 Pushing Japan To Build Indigenous Fighter?
August 25, 2014 @ 01:03 PMThe Japanese Ministry of Defense has announced plans to buy six F-35As next year, and theyre asking for a $1.21 billion budget to do it
Dutch F-35s Shoot Down Russian Drones over Poland
Indonesia Welcomes Former Italian Frigate KRI Brawijaya-320
Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Flotilla Vessel Reports Suspected Drone Strike off Tunisia
Polish Defense Systems Activated after Drones Violate Airspace during Russian Attack
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...