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General Dynamics Showcases AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle At DSEI 2015
September 16, 2015 @ 01:25 PMGeneral Dynamics has presented new AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle at DSEI 2015. The new armoured fighting vehicle is the replacement for the currently deployed Alvis Scimitar recce vehicle developed some 40 years ago
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Thales Receives £54 Million Vehicle Sighting System For UK Scout SV Contract
September 16, 2015 @ 01:05 PMThales has won a £54 million contract for the supply of its DNGS-T3 Stabilized Day/Night Gunnery Sight for the Production Phase of the UK MoDs SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) program from Lockheed Martin. The Gunnery sight will be integrated onto the turret at LMUKs facility in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, UK
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MBDA To Upgrade UK Typhoons' Air-To-Air Missile
September 16, 2015 @ 12:44 PMMBDA has won a $462 million contract to sustain air to air missile that is being used by Typhoon jets of Royal Air Force. Under the eight-year contract, MBDA (UK) will design and build the new variant of their Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) missile, incorporating updated sub-systems into the current ASRAAM design
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China To Equip Its Tanks With Electric Reactive Armor
September 16, 2015 @ 12:42 PMThe Chinese peoples liberation army will equip its main battle tanks with electric reactive armor to prevent damage caused due to anti-tank weapons. Electric reactive armor is usually made of two electrical plates separated by an insulator to make a high-power capacitor, Global Times reported today
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RFI Issued For Electronic Warfare Systems Of Indian Mi-17 V5 Helicopters
September 16, 2015 @ 12:26 PMThe Indian MoD has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to procure electronic warfare (EW) suite for all Mi-17 V5 helicopters. According to the RFI floated today, the EW suite meant for Mi-17 V5 will comprise of Radar Warning Receiver (RWR), Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) and Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMDS) and a limited number of Laser Warning Receiver (LWR) and Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM) for some Mi-17 helicopters
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Thales Signs STARSTreak Air Defense Missile Contract With Thailand
September 16, 2015 @ 11:59 AMThales has signed a multi-million pound contract with DataGate in Thailand to supply the Royal Thai Army with the STARStreak air defence missile system. This contract follows on from Thailands initial purchase of STARStreak in 2012,the company announced today at DSEI
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Vietnam to Buy Patrol Boats With Japanese Aid
September 16, 2015 @ 11:17 AMJapan will provide Vietnam with 200 million yen (US$1.6 million) as aid to buy used Japanese patrol boats in the 2015 fiscal year
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US Army, Bahrain And UAE To Receive Lockheed Martin Guided Rocket System
September 16, 2015 @ 11:15 AMLockheed Martin has won a $227 million contract for lot 10 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary for US Army, Bahrain and UAE. "GMLRS is a combat proven precision-strike system," Ken Musculus, vice president of Tactical Missiles for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control said in a statement Wednesday
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US Navy To Limit Sonar and Underwater Explosives To Save Whales
September 16, 2015 @ 10:53 AMThe US Navy has agreed to limit the use of sonar and underwater explosives used in training off the Hawaii and California coasts to save whales, dolphins and other aquatic mammals. An estimated 155 whales and dolphins would be killed unintentionally off Hawaii and Southern California due to US Navys planned training programs
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AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor sets speed record
September 16, 2015 @ 09:42 AMThe Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has set a speed record on a 1000 km ‘point-to-point journey. The aircraft, with its combination of the turboprop airplanes speed and helicopters take-off and landing capabilities, flew from its Yeovil facility in southwest England to its Cascina Costa facility near Milan, Italy, a distance of 1161 km, in just 2 hours 18 minutes
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
EU Conducts First Multinational Operational Trials of UGV, UAV Systems
Boeing Secures $2.8B U.S. Space Force Contract for Evolved Strategic Satellite Program...
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...
