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Shareholders Approve United Technologies, Raytheon Merger
October 14, 2019 @ 06:23 AMShareholders of United Technologies and Raytheon have given their approval to form a merger of equals- “Raytheon Technologies.” “At their respective special meetings of shareowners held today, Raytheon and United Technologies shareowners voted overwhelmingly to approve all of the proposals necessary to complete the merger of equals transaction combining United Technologies' aerospace businesses, comprised of Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney, with Raytheon,” Raytheon said in a
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France Sets up Heavy Bombs Factory, to End US Imports
October 11, 2019 @ 10:33 AMFrance expects to end dependency upon the United States for fighter jet- launched heavy bombs following the setting up of a factory to manufacture various types of bombs. The plant of a local bomb-making firm, Paris Rafaut, near Valenciennes was inaugurated earlier this week by defence minister Florence Parly
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Bulgarian President Vetoes $1.26B F-16 Deal
July 24, 2019 @ 02:57 PMBulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the $1.26 billion (2
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Bulgaria Okays $1.26 Billion F-16 Purchase, Delivery By 2023
July 11, 2019 @ 06:37 AMBulgaria has signed a $1.26 billion contract with the United States for 8 Lockheed Martin F-16 combat aircraft, delivery of which will be completed by 2023, the country's defense ministry announced Wednesday
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High Price Of F-16 May Sway Bulgaria To Favour Eurofighter Typhoon Or...
May 17, 2019 @ 12:41 PMBulgaria is likely to halt negotiations with the US and remove Lockheed Martins F-16 Block 70 jet from the countrys fighter jet procurement plan, to sway the deal in the favour of Eurofighter Typhoon or Saabs Gripen, owing to the high price of the American jet. The Bulgarian Air Force wants to acquire 8 fighters to replace its ageing Russian Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters with a western jet
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Russia Should Pioneer Hypersonic Weapon Defense Tech: Putin
May 14, 2019 @ 07:33 AMRussia must develop defense systems against hypersonic weapons before the “worlds leading countries” successfully develop the weapons, President of Russia, Vladimir Putin said Monday. "So far only Russia has hypersonic weapons
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Boeing-Embraer Partnership Approved By Shareholders
February 26, 2019 @ 06:14 PMEmbraer's shareholders today approved the proposed strategic partnership between Boeing and Embraer during an Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held at the companys headquarters in Brazil. At the meeting, 96
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China Names Newest Warship After Tibetan Capital Lhasa
February 15, 2019 @ 01:00 PMIn a move certain to anger the Tibetan refugee community, China has named its newest warship, a 10,000-tonne guided-missile destroyer of the PLA Navy as ‘Lhasa, after the Tibetan capital which was usurped by China in 1950. The warship was recently unveiled in Qingdao, east Chinas Shandong Province
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Bell To Supply 12 AH-1Z Vipers To Bahrain
February 8, 2019 @ 10:48 AMBell helicopters has won a $240 million modification contract from the US Navy to supply 12 AH-1Z Vipers to Bahrain under a Foreign Military Sales program. Bahrain had signed an agreement with Bell Helicopter Textron Inc in November last year to procure 12 Bell AH-1Z twin-engine attack helicopters after the US senate voted down a draft resolution to block US Arms sales to Bahrain
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Switzerland To Begin Testing 5 Aircraft To Replace Aging Fighters By 2025
January 28, 2019 @ 10:37 AMSwitzerland will begin testing five aircraft from bidders in order to replace its aging fleet of Boeing McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C and D Hornets and Northrop F-5 Tigers by 2025. The new purchase is a part of Switzerland's Air2030 programme that includes aircraft and ground-based air defences worth up to 8 billion Swiss francs ($8
Indian GRSE Completes Sea Acceptance Trials of Indigenous Naval Gun
Poland Approved to Buy 1400 Boeing-Made Small Diameter Bombs
China Hard-sells J-10CE Aircraft At LIMA 2025 Following “Real Combat Experience”
Japan's Fujitsu to Supply Electronic Parts for Lockheed Martin's SPY-7 Radar
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...
