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Israel’s Aeronautics’ Sells Long Range Drone To Mexico
September 29, 2015 @ 11:57 AMAeronautics Has sold its largest unmanned air system (UAS), the Dominator XP, to Mexico for Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations. The Dominator XP is based on a DA-42 twin star commercial aircraft
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Lockheed Martin’s Digital Radar 'Space Fence' System Clears Design Review
September 29, 2015 @ 11:31 AMThe US Air Force has cleared the design review of Lockheed Martins Space Fence System that includes large-scale digital radar and turn-key facility. The Space Fence S-band radar system design will detect, track, and catalog orbital objects in space more than 1
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South Korea To Dispatch Engineers To Conflict Zones
September 29, 2015 @ 10:59 AMSouth Korea will dispatch additional military engineers to conflict zones to beef up UN peacekeeping operations. "They will be assisting reconstruction and humanitarian activities in conflict zones," South Korean President Park Geun-hye said in the leader's summit on peacekeeping at the UN that was co-chaired by US President Barack Obama and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Russia Warns Bulgaria Against Servicing MiG-29 Fighter Jets in Poland
September 29, 2015 @ 10:23 AMBulgaria may lose access to spares and documetation of it MiG-29 fighters following a decsion to carry out servicing of its aircraft in Poland. In a move to limit dependency on Russia, Bulgaria chose not to renew its existing repair and maintenance contract with Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (abbreviated RSK MiG) which ends in September, instead it entered into a servicing agreement with Poland for the maintenance of its old MiG-29s in August
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Airbus Ventures With Atos For IT Security
September 28, 2015 @ 04:16 PMAirbus signed a strategic partnership with French IT service company Atos to develop security systems against computer attacks. The Airbus Defense and Space announced Monday that it is venturing with Atos for providing "products, services and solutions designed to counteract cyber-attacks" to clients, and increase their stake in "the growing cyber security market estimated to be worth $84 billion" or 75 billion euros by 2016
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Finland To Build New Corvettes For Its Navy
September 28, 2015 @ 04:06 PMThe Finland Ministry of Defence yesterday has given green signal to the nations Defence Forces to launch the procurement program of the next squadron of ships for the Finnish Navy. Known as Laivue 2020 (Squadron 2020), the programs aim is to procure four corvettes to replace the three minelayers of the Pohjanmaa- and Hämeenmaa-classes, as well as the four light fast attack craft of the Rauma-class
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Boeing's KC-46A Tanker Makes Its First Flight
September 28, 2015 @ 04:06 PMThe Boeing and US Air Force have tested a KC-46A tanker aircraft today. During the flight, Boeing test pilots performed operational checks on engines, flight controls and environmental systems and took the tanker to a maximum altitude of 35,000 feet prior to landing
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AgustaWestland, LOM Praha Sign MOU For Czech Military Helicopter Deal
September 28, 2015 @ 03:30 PMAgustaWestland announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LOM Praha s.p
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Cydecor, Mayvin, SkyBridge To Compete For USSOCOM's Naval Special Warfare
September 28, 2015 @ 03:16 PMCydecor, Mayvin Consulting Group and SkyBridge Tactical have won positions on a five-year, $49 million contract to provide cross-functional services to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)s naval special warfare organization. The three companies will compete to perform support work at SOCOM NSW facilities through September 2020, The Defense Department announced Friday
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Raytheon Wins $492 Million AIM-9X Block II Missile Upgrade Contract
September 28, 2015 @ 03:06 PMRaytheon has won two contracts worth $491.8 million contract to produce AIM-9X Block II short-range air-to-air missile systems for the US Navy and allied nations
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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...
