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Missile Defense Agency Outlines Next European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) Phases
March 11, 2014 @ 08:44 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency will continue to keep threats ashore by continuing “to support the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) to protect our European NATO allies and deployed forces from ballistic missile attacks”. The MDA has successfully implemented the EPAA Phase 1 by deploying Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a land-based radar in Turkey, and Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications system node at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany in 2011
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Northrop Grumman's G/ATOR Program To Enter Low-Rate Initial Production Phase
March 11, 2014 @ 08:04 AMNorthrop Grumman on January 24 was approved the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) at a Department of Defense acquisition event known as Milestone C. "G/ATOR has demonstrated operational capabilities that will fundamentally change how the Marine Corps detects, tracks and engages a broad range of target sets," said Jeffrey Q
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GDNexus Expands Into ISR Domain
March 11, 2014 @ 07:50 AMGDNexus, an online community of technology providers created by General Dynamics announced that it has expanded its focus into the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) domain. GDNexus is a customer-centric web portal that enables General Dynamics to take a customer's validated mission requirements to the marketplace, providing companies with the opportunity to respond with relevant products, services and solutions
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SEC Form 10 Registration Statement Filed For Exelis' Planned Mission Systems Business
March 11, 2014 @ 07:44 AMExelis announced today that a registration statement on Form 10 was filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the planned spinoff of its current Mission Systems business. The form filling has named "Exelis MSCO Inc
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Austal Wins $124.9 Million High Speed Support Vessels Contract
March 10, 2014 @ 04:04 PMAustal has won a contract estimated $124.9 million from a Middle East client for the design, construction and integrated logistics support of two 72-metre High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs)
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Northrop Grumman To Showcase Various Military Satellite Products At SATELLITE 2014
March 10, 2014 @ 01:32 PMNorthrop Grumman will highlight its specialized space capabilities for products ranging from secure military satellite communications to antenna technologies at SATELLITE 2014, March 10-13. At the exhibit, the company will showcase protected satellite communications developed for the US Air Force which includes hosted payloads for the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) – to provide continuous coverage for secure, jam-resistant, strategic and tactical military satellite communications in the North Polar Region; the EPS Control And Planning Segment (CAPS) - which leverages foundational capabilities for an affordable, scalable, pathfinder mission control capability for any variety of future protected satellite communications architecture options; and...
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Airbus Defense And Space Launches AuroraGloba At Satellite 2014
March 10, 2014 @ 01:26 PMAirbus Defense and Space has launched the AuroraGloba, its new high throughput satcom services for government, maritime and enterprise markets at Satellite 2014, March 10-13. This new portfolio of high throughput services - featuring Ku-, X-, and Ka-bands, which provides increased throughput, without the need to change antenna systems
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Finnish Army To Get New Saab Training Systems Worth £34 Million
March 10, 2014 @ 12:55 PMSaab has won a £34 million contract to supply combat training systems to the Finnish Defence Force, and includes a seven year support period starting in 2014. Under the contract, Saab will supply regiments of the Finnish Army with anti-tank simulators, vehicles simulators and systems for Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), including the new laser standard OSAG 2
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US, Israel Sign Agreement For Iron Dome Weapon Systems Support
March 10, 2014 @ 11:06 AMThe United States and the State of Israel have signed a $429 million agreement on March 5 to continue support of the production of the Iron Dome weapon system. The Iron Dome system is capable of intercepting and destroying short-range rockets, and mortar and artillery shells, and is an invaluable component of Israeli missile defense
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Boeing, India Partners Co-Develop Wireless And Network Technologies
March 10, 2014 @ 10:47 AMBoeing and its partners Wipro, HCL Technologies and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have successfully co-developed wireless and network technologies for future airplane development through their Aerospace Network Research Consortium (ANRC). ANRC researchers developed wireless system antennas that can be etched onto an airplane's interior panels and sensors that harvest energy from the airplane environment
NATO Special Forces Select Thales-Leonardo Consortium to Deliver Communication System
Ukraine Blames Lack of Patriot Interceptors as Russian Missiles Rain Down on...
Ammunition Factory of Indonesian PT Pindad Breaks Ground
China Tests Nuclear-capable Missile that Can Hit Targets 10,000 km Away
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced 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