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First Lockheed Martin LM-100J Freighter Completes Maiden Flight
May 26, 2017 @ 10:45 AMThe first Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter aircraft achieved a critical milestone with the completion of its first flight Thursday. "This new model will perform many commercial roles in the decades to come, like humanitarian service following natural disasters and others like nuclear accident response, oil spill containment, and firefighting
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After Boeing, Lockheed Martin Drops Out From US Navy Over-The-Horizon Missile Competition
May 25, 2017 @ 10:03 AMLockheed Martin has officially withdrawn its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from the competition to field an over-the-horizon (OTH) cruise missile for US Navys littoral combat ships (LCS) and frigates. Early this month, Boeing also announced its decision to withdraw from the competition citing continuous change in requirements
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Australian Navy Confirms Propulsion Problems On Board Its Spanish Built Warships
May 20, 2017 @ 11:41 AMAustralian naval engineers are investigating the problems in the propulsion systems of two Spanish-built warships. The Royal Australian Navys US$1
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Italy Hands Over Four Patrol Boats To Libyan Coast Guard To Fight...
May 18, 2017 @ 02:13 PMItaly has handed over four repaired patrol boats to the Libyan coast guard as part of cooperation to fight against illegal immigration. The crews were trained in Italy "to monitor Libyan territorial waters
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Days of Easy Defence Deals in Saudi Arabia May Be Over
May 18, 2017 @ 11:29 AMSaudi Arabia was every defence contractor's dream market- with no offsets clause and no local industry to provide servicing and spares, contractors raked in billions in after-sales service and life-cycle support. However, all that is about to change with the announcement of a new company, the state-sponsored Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) which will establish joint ventures with foreign companies to make equipment, systems and spares
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U.N Accuses Ukraine Of Weapons Supply To South Sudan
May 15, 2017 @ 12:30 PMUnited Nations committee has accused Ukraine of supplying weapons to South Sudan, pointing out to the case of Ilyunshinil-76 aircraft that was being transported to Uganda in January this year. The UN report has mentioned the case of an Ilyunshinil-76 aircraft that was transported from Ukraine to Uganda on January 27, 2017 and said the country is perpetuating the conflict in the East African country, now in its fourth year,
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Chemical, Biological Weapons Resistant Membrane Developed In Russia
May 12, 2017 @ 01:43 PMRussias Saratov State University chemists have developed an air and vapor permeable membrane solution that can defend military personnel from chemical and biological weapons. The project was ordered by the Fund for Perspective Research
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Raytheon Wins 3DELRR Radar Development USAF Contract
May 12, 2017 @ 09:22 AMRaytheons Integrated Defense Systems has won a $52.6 million engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract from US Air Force for Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) System
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Four Minesweepers Left With India After INS Karwar, INS Kakinada Decommissioned
May 10, 2017 @ 11:07 AMIndia is facing scarcity of minesweepers as the country is currently left with only four, following decommission of INS Karwar and INS Kakinada. The ships were decommissioned at the Mumbai naval dockyard Tuesday evening, out of the six minesweepers acquired from the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1986-87, The Navy in fact needs about 24 minesweepers to effectively protect the West and East coasts,
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Turkish Military Helicopter Simulator To Receive Quantum3D Visual Solution
May 9, 2017 @ 12:56 PMUS firm Quantum3D has been selected to provide Image Generation technology as part of the first flight simulator being delivered to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in support of its new T-625 helicopter design. The simulator will feature Quantum3D's Independence IDX 8000 Series Image Generator (IG), which is Quantum3D's IG solution featuring its MANTIS scene generation software on a PC-based hardware platform, the company announced today
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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
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...