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Thales Wins NATO Ballistic Missile Defense Testing Sub-Contract
November 20, 2015 @ 01:21 PMThales has won a sub-contract for the verification of the NATO's Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) architecture on the integrated test bed in The Hague. As per the contract, Leidos and its eight teammates from Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Turkey, the UK, and the US, will support NATOs BMD programme by working together as an integrated product team to deliver BMD capability, Thales said in a statement Friday
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Lockheed Martin, Harley-Davidson Collaborate On One-of-a-Kind Motorcycle
November 20, 2015 @ 12:28 PMLockheed Martin has collaborated with Harley-Davidson on a one-of-a-kind motorcycle to commemorate the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee, the USA's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The motorcycle will be on display during USS Milwaukee Commissioning week, followed by appearance at US Navy, industry and STEM events over the next year, culminating with a charity auction to support the National Military Family Association (NMFA), the company announced Thursday
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US Approves TOW Missile System Sale To Morocco
November 20, 2015 @ 11:32 AMThe US State Department has approved $157 million sale of TOW 2A, Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles and M220A2 TOW Launchers to Morocco. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 17, 2015, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Wednesday
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UK MOD Awards Technical Services Contract To QinetiQ For Fast Jets, A400M...
November 20, 2015 @ 10:01 AMQinetiQ has won a £153 million work contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to deliver technical services to fast jets and the A400M heavy-lift aircraft. The award introduces a framework for how the two organisations will work together, called the Strategic Enterprise, which will deliver considerable savings to the MOD through improved efficiency, the company announced Thursday
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Russia, Germany To Jointly Develop Mine-Detection Devices
November 20, 2015 @ 08:28 AMRussia and Germany are eyeing to jointly develop mine-detecting devices, ussian UTTA protection group is tying up with German Ebinger for the development of minie detection equipment, UTTA Protection Group CEO Vladimir Tkatch was quoted as saying by Sputnik during the Milipol-2015 exhibition Thursday. "There was a very interesting contact with the German firm Ebinger
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India To Deploy Remote Controlled Advanced Weaponry Along LoC Once Tested
November 20, 2015 @ 08:13 AMThe Indian Army will deploy new and advanced remote controlled weaponry along the Line of Control once they are tested. “At the moment, they (new and modern weapons) are in the nascent stage… There are various upgradation and whether you call them remotely controlled (guns) or you can say up gradation of various technologies, they are in the nascent stage,” a senior Army commander said Thursday
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Indian Army To Scrap Nishant UAV Induction
November 20, 2015 @ 07:15 AMThe India Army will abandon its indigenous drone program inducting the Nishant surveillance drone after a second UAV crashed on Thursday. The domestic drone development program of the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) might very well be closed
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Russian, German Companies Discuss Mine-Detecting Device Development
November 20, 2015 @ 04:45 AMUTTA Protection Group of Russia and German firm Ebinger are discussing the joint development of a mine-detecting device. CEO of UTTA Protection Group, Vladimir Tkatch said at the MilPol event in Paris that that the two copanies may jointly develop a cutting-edge mine-detecting device
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South Korea-Indonesia Discussing Financial Terms of KF-X Fighter Jet Partnership
November 20, 2015 @ 04:15 AMSouth Korea is discussing financial terms and other responsibilities with Indonesia for their partnership to produce the Korean Fighter Experimental (KF-X) project. South Korea is in the “final stage” of negotiations with Indonesia over their partnership on a local fighter jet development program and the results will possibly come early next week, the defense procurement agency said yesterday as quoted by Yonhap news
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BAE Systems-Rockwell Collins JV Awarded Contract To Enhance Communications Between 5th and...
November 20, 2015 @ 03:54 AMData Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins, has been awarded a contract from the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to demonstrate the Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) on the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS). DLS will work with SPAWAR and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory to support the sharing of mission-critical data to further bridge the interoperability communications gap between fifth-generation stealth aircraft and fourth-generation fighter jets
Ukraine Requests $100M Upgrade for its U.S.-Supplied Military Vehicles
U.S. Approves $6.2B F-15K Aircraft Modernization for South Korea
New Remote Start Device Enhances KC-46A Operations for U.S. Air Force...
Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 Drone Conducts First Flight from TCG Anadolu UCAV Carrier...
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
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...