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Lockheed Martin Awarded $548 Million for US Army Hellfire Missile Contract
August 25, 2017 @ 04:09 AMLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control was awarded a $547,934,477 modification to a previous contract for a Hellfire II missile production requirement that consists of 7,358 Hellfire II tactical missiles in containers, in various air-to ground missiles models. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Sept
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India-Russia Fifth Gen Fighter Project To Cost About $6 Billion: Defense Ministry
August 24, 2017 @ 01:33 PMA plan of India and Russia to jointly develop four fifth generation jets has probably been stuck as a report of a committee formed by defense ministry says that the program is costing higher than expected. The committee recently submitted a report on the programme to the ministry to look into the details of the programme between India and Russia
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S Korean Army Suspends K-9 Howitzer Use Pending Blast Enquiry
August 24, 2017 @ 10:24 AMThe South Korean Army has decided to halt exercising with the Samsung Techwin K-9 artillery gun pending an enquiry to find out what caused the explosion of the self-propelled howitzer that killed two soldierand injured five others last week. The explosion inside the K-9 Thunder gun occurred during an artillery training exercise last Friday in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province
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K-9 Howitzer Malfunction Killed Two S Korean Soldiers
August 21, 2017 @ 10:38 AMThe explosion of a self-propelled howitzer ‘K-9 Thunder that killed South Korean soldiers last week is appeared to have caused by the combustion of gunpowder that is used to propel artillery shells toward the target, local media reports. “For reasons unknown, there was smoke inside the howitzers breach block assembly,” the South Korean Army official was quoted as saying by
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Pentagon To Get Unified Cyber Command
August 19, 2017 @ 12:26 PMThe US President Donald Trump has elevated the status of Cyber Command, the Pentagons offensive cyber force, to a “unified combatant command” on Friday to bolster countrys cyber defenses. “The elevation of United States Cyber Command demonstrates our increased resolve against cyberspace threats and will help reassure our allies and partners and deter our adversaries,” Trump said in a statement Friday
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Japan Launches Satellite For Improved GPS System
August 19, 2017 @ 12:16 PMJapan has launched third of its new quasi-zenith satellites on Saturday to improve the global positioning system (GPS) navigation services. The launched third of its new quasi-zenith satellites is one of a constellation being put into orbit to improve the accuracy of available global positioning data,
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Machine Guns Procurement For Indian Foot Soldiers Scrapped
August 19, 2017 @ 09:41 AMIndias defense ministry has scrapped the procurements plan for over 44,000 light machine guns (LMGs) for its foot soldiers in the infantry. This is the third such project, after the cases for new assault rifles and close-quarter battle carbines, to be junked over the last two years,
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Japan Likely To Develop Stealth Fighter Detecting Radar System
August 17, 2017 @ 01:40 PMJapanese Defense Ministry has requested 19.6 billion yen ($178 million) budget funding in 2018 for developing a next generation new radar system that has increased capacity to identify Russia and China designed advanced stealth fighter jets
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US Marine Corps Requests Additional 50,000 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles
August 16, 2017 @ 10:37 AMThe US Marine Corps has requested additional 50,000 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles to replace the M4 carbine that infantry and other units currently use. Earlier in March, the marine had requested to produce and deliver 11,000 IARs, Marine Corps Times reports
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Lockheed Martin Wins $8B Special Ops Global Logistics Support Services Contract
August 12, 2017 @ 07:57 AMLockheed Martin has won $8 billion Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services (SOF GLSS) contract. The SOF GLSS contract shall provide non-personal, global logistics support services and expertise to maintain program support and Enterprise management functions for Program Executive Office of the Special Operations Forces Support Activity, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
France Receives First Griffon MEPAC Armored Vehicle
Philippine Vessels on Scientific Mission Harassed by Chinese Ships, Choppers
Schiebel Wins European Maritime Safety Agency Contract for S-100 UAS
Indian Army, Bharat Electronics Launch Indigenously Developed Battlefield Surveillance System
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U