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Pentagon To Reduce F-35 Costs By 10 To 20 Percent
June 17, 2014 @ 08:20 AMThe Pentagon plans to reduce operating and sustainment costs by 10 to 20 percent. It seeks suggestions from the aircraft maintainer and industry partner investments in this regard
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Rosoboronexport To Seek Partners At Eurosatory
June 16, 2014 @ 05:29 PMRosoboronexport plans to partner with defense companies from France and other countries for joint projects in the manufacture and sale of various military hardware. Talks are planned, including with French partners, “with whom Russia is implementing a large number of mutually advantageous joint projects, both in the interests of the Russian armed forces and the armed forces of third countries,” the Rosoboronexport press office said
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Software Upgrade Solves IAF Su-30MKI’s Display Problem
June 16, 2014 @ 12:32 PMA software upgrade has solved the Indian Air Force Su-30MKIs cockpit displays and head up display (HUD) blanking off problem. Besides, a failure of the mission computer has been addressed to by replacing the faulty computer wherever necessary
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Exelis Acquires Next-Gen Data Sharing Solutions Company Celestech
June 13, 2014 @ 10:16 AMExelis has completed the acquisition of Celestech, a privately held technology development and engineering firm, with locations in Chantilly, Virginia and Phoenix, Arizona. Celestechs acquisition does not materially impact Exelis financial results for the second quarter of 2014
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Rheinmetall To Debut New Puma IFV At Eurosatory 2014
June 13, 2014 @ 10:13 AMNow being built in series for the German Army, the new Puma armoured infantry fighting vehicle is on show at this years Eurosatory for the first time. During recent heat (UAE 2013), cold (Norway 2012) and live-fire trials conducted in cooperation with experts from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment (BAAINBw) and the German Army, the Puma performed very well under all climatic conditions
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GLONASS Accuracy Could Be Improved By Two Feet By 2020
June 12, 2014 @ 02:28 PMGLONASS accuracy could be boosted from nine to two feet by 2020, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said at the "Tekhnoprom" forum in Novosibirsk. "In 2013, our main task was to ensure the stable operation of the GLONASS system, and this has been achieved
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Finmeccanica, BAIC Sign MoU For Industrial Cooperation
June 12, 2014 @ 02:28 PMFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland and Beijing Automotive Industrial Corporation (BAIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pave the way to industrial cooperation for the marketing, maintenance and training for helicopters to be used exclusively for public purposes. The contract was signed at the Italy-China Business Forum held in Beijing, in the presence of Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi and Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang
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DARPA, US Navy To Develop Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node
June 12, 2014 @ 02:21 PMDARPA and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on a joint DARPA/Navy research and development program called “Tern". This joint effort builds upon the existing work of DARPAs Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program, or “TERN,” which has been exploring concepts for a long-endurance and long-range aircraft that would operate from a variety of Navy ships
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US ONR Developing Laser Weapon For Marines
June 12, 2014 @ 02:19 PMAs the Navy prepares to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this summer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced June 11 that they have finished awarding contracts to develop a similar weapon to be used on ground vehicles. The Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy On-the-Move program, commonly referred to as GBAD, aims to provide an affordable alternative to traditional firepower to keep enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from tracking and targeting Marines on the ground
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Turkish Armed Forces Received First T129 ATAK Helicopter
June 12, 2014 @ 02:19 PMTAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) and AgustaWestland announce on June 11 that the Turkish Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first “T129 ATAK” Advanced Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter on 22nd of April 2014. This delivery, celebrated during an official ceremony on June 10th, is the first of 59 helicopters, 9 in T129A Early Delivery Helicopter (EDH) configuration, and 50 in T129B configuration
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