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Lockheed Martin Awarded $928M to Develop Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon
April 19, 2018 @ 04:54 AMLockheed Martin has won $928 million contract for the hypersonic conventional strike weapon for the US Air Force. This contract provides for the design, development, engineering, systems integration, test, logistics planning, and aircraft integration support of all the elements of a hypersonic, conventional, air-launched, stand-off weapon, US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Leonardo Demos AW159 Wildcat Helicopter To Malaysia’s Armed Forces
April 18, 2018 @ 10:23 AMLeonardo, with the support of the UKs 847 Naval Air Squadron, presented its AW159 Wildcat helicopter to Malaysias Armed Forces at Royal Malaysian Navy Base Lumut and Leonardo Helicopters facility at Subang Airport, near Kuala Lumpur last week. The two AW159 Wildcatsare part of the French Navys five month amphibious deployment, Exercise Jeanne dArc, to the Middle East, Asia and South Pacific and are embarked on the helicopter assault ship FS Dixmude to provide a battlefield reconnaissance capability to the deployed forces
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Dynetics Wins $32 Million for DARPA’s Phase III of Gremlin’s Program
April 18, 2018 @ 03:58 AMDynetics has been awarded $32 million contract for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Phase III of the Gremlins program. This contract provides for the research, development, and demonstration of safe and reliable aerial launch and recovery of multiple unmanned air vehicles, with traceability to an objective system capable of employing and recovering diverse distributed payloads in volley quantities
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Chinese J-10C Fighter Jet Enters Service
April 17, 2018 @ 02:14 PMChinese home-grown multi-role fighter jet J-10C has been put into active combat duty on Monday. The stealth fighter is equipped with advanced avionics system and other airborne weapons and has airstrike capabilities within medium and close range and is capable of precision striking land and maritime targets, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force was quoted as saying in a statement by Xinhua Monday
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Australia Tests New Cooperative Engagement Capability Technology
April 17, 2018 @ 10:45 AMThe Australian Defense Forces has tested the new Cooperative Engagement Capability, which combines radar and fire control data into a common picture, allowing one ship to engage an adversary based on the other ships data. The test was conducted off the coast of South Australia, Air Warfare Destroyers HMAS Hobart, and NUSHIP Brisbane
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Pakistan Orders More AW139 Twin Engine Helicopters
April 16, 2018 @ 04:58 PMLeonardo announced Monday that the Government of Pakistan will introduce into service an undisclosed number of additional AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform utility, passenger transport and emergency medical service operations across the nation
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India's Mahindra, Israeli Aeronautics Team Up for Naval UAVs
April 14, 2018 @ 01:36 PMIndias Mahindra Defence and Aeronautics of Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding early this week to partner for Naval Shipborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). As per the contract, both the firm offer a UAV system which can be launched and recovered from Indian warships
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Czech Air Force Completes MS20 Upgrade to its Gripen Fighter Fleet
April 14, 2018 @ 10:41 AMThe Czech Air Force has completed the MS20 capability upgrade to its fleet of Gripen fighter aircraft. The MS20 upgrades include incorporating unguided and laser-guided bombs, new radar modes into the aircraft payload
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US to Provide Conventional Submarine Technology to Taiwan
April 9, 2018 @ 04:09 PMUS defense contractors will help Taiwan to construct its own submarines by providing Taipei with conventional technology to counter threats from China. Taiwan last year launched a plan to manufacture its own submarines amid deteriorating relations with China after its hopes of buying them from the US came to nothing
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S-400 Missile Defence Systems Delivery to Turkey in July 2019
April 4, 2018 @ 11:24 AMRussia will deliver its S-400 missile defence system in July 2019, about a year ahead of the scheduled delivery period of 2020. “The time of delivery cited on the agreement for the procurement of S-400s has been brought forward to July 2019,” İsmail Demir, the head of the Undersecreteriat for Defense Industries (SSM) was quoted as saying by daily
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Chinese 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...