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US Navy Destroyer Jason Dunham To Enter Black Sea
April 4, 2015 @ 11:10 AMUS Navy guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham will enter the Black Sea on Friday in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. “The American destroyer has completed the passing of the closed sea [the Bosporus] and entered the zone of the Black Sea,” a diplomatic source was quoted as saying by various media on Thursday
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Pakistan To Sign $4 Billion Chinese Submarine Deal
April 4, 2015 @ 10:14 AMPakistan has approved $4-$5 billion deal to buy eight submarines from China for modernizing submarine arms. A Pakistani government official was quoted by Financial Times on Thursday that it could be one of China's largest overseas weapons sales once it is signed
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Avionics Services To Produce Heron-Based UAV
March 31, 2015 @ 01:08 PMAvionics Services, the Brazilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) arena, is heading to produce Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV, the “Caçador”. The manufacturing process will be taken by the local industry
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Kaman To Manufacture Bell’s Military Rotor Blade Components
March 27, 2015 @ 10:53 AMKamans Aerosystems division has won a contract to continue manufacturing of skin and skin to core components for the Bell UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. This five-year follow on contract has an expected value in excess of $25 million
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UK MOD Sells Government Pipeline And Storage System
March 24, 2015 @ 05:27 AMThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a $122 million contract to sell the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS) to Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH) of Spain. The contract also protects the future supply of aviation fuel to both the military and commercial airlines in the UK
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Pentagon To Unveil New Version Of Better Buying Power 3.0
March 21, 2015 @ 07:39 AMThe Pentagon officials are preparing to unveil the latest version of Better Buying Power, a multibillion-dollar equipment and service-buying program which is aimed at improving the acquisition process the departments chief acquisition officer said in the press release on Thursday. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, told a defense conference that Better Buying Power 3
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Six Percent Rise In Cost Of US Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Program
March 20, 2015 @ 11:20 AMProgram cost of the US designed Ballistic Missile Defense System has increased by 5.9 percent, making a total of nearly $140 billion
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Africa’s Arms Import Increases by 45% In Last Decade
March 18, 2015 @ 04:39 PMAfrican countries have increased the arms import by 45 percent between 2005 and 2014, according to a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday. Africa accounted for 9 percent of total global arms imports between 2010 and 2014 as compared to 7 percent between 2005 and 2009
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French Navy Certifies NH90 Caiman Marine Helcopter
March 16, 2015 @ 05:29 PMThe French navy has certified the NH90 Caiman Marine helicopter for attaining an initial combat capability . It was certified after qualifying to operate the MU90 lightweight torpedo, the company announced in its press release on Friday
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China Becomes World No 3 Arms Exporter; Ahead of France, Germany
March 16, 2015 @ 01:04 PMChina has emerged as the World's number three arms seller, behind US and Russia according a recent SIPRI study. China has overtaken Germany and France
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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...
