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Norway May Cut F-35 Order By 10 Aircraft
September 25, 2015 @ 03:45 PMNorway may reduce its F-35 order by ten aircraft due to budgetary constraints, Norweigian broadcaster NRK reported on Wednesday. The US dollars strong appreciation against the Euro and other European currencies is said to be the reason for Norways budgetary overshoot
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DARPA Demos Parasailing ISR Payload For Ships
September 25, 2015 @ 03:32 PMAn intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) payload suspended 500 ft-1500 ft from a parasail behind a ship has been demonstrated by the US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA). The low-cost, fully automated parafoil systems prototype is designed to extend maritime vessels long-distance communications and improve their domain awareness
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China, US Sign Annexes On Military Crisis Reporting, Encounters In Air
September 25, 2015 @ 03:28 PMThe US and China have reached an agreement on code of conduct on naval and air force encounters. China and the US have reached an agreement on a code of safe conduct on naval and air force encounters, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Thursday, calling the deal a move to mark new progress in building ‘mutual trust mechanisms
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Vietnam Navy Commissions Russian Design, Locally-made Missile Corvettes
September 25, 2015 @ 02:52 PMVietnam Navy commissioned two Russian designed and locally made missile corvettes, HQ-379 and HQ-380 into service on Thursday. The corvettes, built locally by Ba Son Shipyard, are armed with 16 Uran-E missiles of 130 km in range, an AK-176M automatic gun, and two AK-630 ship-borne artillery systems, Thanh Nien News reported today
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BAE Systems To Produce Light Weight Torso, Side Body Armor For US...
September 25, 2015 @ 02:22 PMBAE Systems has won a $45 million US army contract for the low-rate initial production of lightweight torso and side body armor. The company's side body armor apart from protecting soldiers, it also reduces their carrying load
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Russia Creates Cockroach Size Surveillance Robot
September 25, 2015 @ 01:42 PMRussian scientists at Immanuel Kant Baltic University has unveiled a cockroach sized robot which can spy and find people trapped under debris. The scientists developed the unique robot on behalf of a company, whose name has not yet been disclosed
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US Approves $9 Billion Sikorsky Takeover: Lockheed Martin
September 25, 2015 @ 09:26 AMThe US government has approved the $9 billion sale of Sikorsky Aircraft from United Technologies Corp to Lockheed Martin. “In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Authorities in Japan and South Korea had also approved the deal, but it was waiting for other regulatory approvals,” Reuters quoted Lockheed Martin as saying in a statement Thursday
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Elbit Systems Wins $70 Million TO Supply Drones And Intelligence Systems To...
September 25, 2015 @ 08:48 AMElbit Systems announced today that it was awarded an approximate $70 million contract for the supply of intelligence integrated systems for homeland security applications from a Latin American customer. Under the contract, to be supplied within less than a year, Elbit Systems will provide the customer with Hermes 900 UAS systems and an intelligence gathering system
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Turkey Spends $205 million On Armored Water Cannons
September 25, 2015 @ 06:57 AMThe Turkish Finance Ministry has spent 10 times than previous year on buying armored water cannons, armored carriers and helicopters for the police due to escalating violence in the nation. “The ministry spent an upward of 628 million liras (US $205 million) this year while it spent 60 million liras (US $19
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South Korea Orders Investigation In US Technology Denial For KF-X Fighter Jet...
September 25, 2015 @ 06:44 AMSouth Korea has ordered an investigation in the US denial of technology for the nations multi-billion dollar KF-X fighter jet project. The US did not allow exports of four major technologies promised for the South Korean project in a decision made in April
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
U.S. Delays Patriot Missiles, 155mm Shells Supply to Ukraine Citing Low Stockpiles...
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...
