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Northrop Grumman Unveils Next-Gen Unmanned Ground Vehicle
June 5, 2015 @ 12:50 PMNorthrop Grumman announced Thursday that its subsidiary Remotec has unveiled the Andros FX(TM), a more capable and dexterous unmanned ground vehicle. The new unmanned ground vehicle is designed to defeat a wide range of threats, including vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED)
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General Dynamics To Support US Navy's Virginia Payload Module Development
June 5, 2015 @ 12:50 PMGeneral Dynamics announced Thursday that its subsidiary, Electric Boat has won a $6.5 million contract from the US Navy to support the development of the Virginia Payload Module (VPM)
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Northrop, NATO Unveils First Ground Surveillance Aircraft
June 5, 2015 @ 12:02 PMNorthrop Grumman Corporation and its industry partners with NATO leaders unveiled the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft, wide area surveillance Global Hawk. The unmanned aircraft is part of a broader system of systems solution that will advance the Alliance's evolving ISR needs during a full range of NATO's missions such as protection of ground troops and civilian populations, border control and maritime safety, the fight against terrorism, crisis management and humanitarian assistance in natural disasters
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Philippines Buys 10 Patrol Boats From Japan, More Deals in Pipeline
June 5, 2015 @ 11:16 AMJapan signed a deal with the Philippines for the sale of 10 patrol boats and is to launch talks to export the P-3C reconnaissance aircraft and other military hardware, various media reported The deal signed on Thursday for 10 patrol vessels is aimed to make more active patrols around South China Sea islands that are claimed by both the Philippines and China. The export of other Japanese hardware, under an agreement signed by Abe and visiting Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, includes anti-submarine reconnaissance aircraft and radar technology
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CAE To Train US Army, Air Force Fixed-Wing Pilots
June 5, 2015 @ 09:00 AMCAE announced Thursday that it has won a contract from the US army to provide initial and recurrent training for more than 600 US Army and US Air Force fixed-wing pilots annually. The total value of the contract over the next eight years is expected to be approximately US$200 million
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US Navy, Marines to Buy 94 F-35s From Lockheed Martin
June 5, 2015 @ 08:35 AMLockheed Martin has won a $920 million contract from the US Navy to manufacture 94 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets for production testing, the US Defense Department of Defense announced Thursday. The advance acquisition contract is being awarded for long lead time, materials, parts, components, and effort for the manufacture and delivery of 94 F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Wins $227M Rocket Contract from US Army
June 5, 2015 @ 07:52 AMLockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control ("MFC") has won a $226.9 million foreign military sales contract from the US Army for the procurement of several rockets
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France, Russia Mistral Talks Fail, Negotiations to Resume
June 4, 2015 @ 02:36 PMFrench-Russian talks on the amount of money that France has to return to Moscow for reneging on the Mistral helicopter carrier deal failed in May but are likely to resume later this month. A French delegation had arrived on May 28 and held talks with a Russian team
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South African Navy’s Simulation Centre Begins Service
June 4, 2015 @ 01:32 PMThe South African Navys state-of-the-art simulation centre was taken into service at SAS Simonsberg, the Navys maritime warfare training centre, defenceWeb reported Thursday. The centre is the result of a joint venture with industry to enhance naval training using the latest in technology
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India-US Seek To Co-Operate On India’s Aircraft Carrier Project
June 4, 2015 @ 11:46 AMIndia is hoping to utilize US expertise in catapult launch technology for its recently announced indigenous 65,000-ton aircraft carrier after the signing of the 10 year Indo-US Enhanced Defense Framework Agreement by US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday. India is looking at the latest American EMALS (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System) and AAWS (Advanced Arrester Wire System) for the nations next indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vishaal
Russian FSB Foils Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Bomb Car on Crimean Bridge
Bahrain Cleared for $500M HIMARS Deal With U.S.
Fresh Evidence Exposes Japan’s Unit 731 Bacteriological Warfare in China During WWII
Pakistan Navy Launches Third Hangor-class Submarine in China
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...