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Lockheed Martin GEO-2 SBIRS Satellite Certified For Operations
December 20, 2013 @ 09:23 AMThe US Air Force (USAF) has certified the second Lockheed Martin-built geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO-2) space-based infrared system (SBIRS) satellite for operation. The acceptance by the Air Force Space Command (AFSC) comes eight months after the satellite's launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US, on 19 March 2013
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First Australian C-27J Battlefield Airlifter Completes Maiden Flight
December 19, 2013 @ 03:39 PMThe Royal Australian Air Force today successfully completed the maiden flight of its first C-27J Spartan in Italy. Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) Mr Warren King said this was an exciting milestone for the DMO and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as it represents a major step towards further strengthening Air Forces airlift capability
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Lockheed Martin Launch New LCS Milwaukee
December 19, 2013 @ 05:15 AMLockheed Martin today launched fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard. "It is a true privilege to serve as the sponsor for this ship as she begins her journey of service and commitment to our powerful Fleet," said Mrs
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Russia To Upgrade Pantsir-S Missile Systems
December 19, 2013 @ 04:57 AMRussia is upgrading its short-range Pantsir-S air defense systems with an improved capability to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles, a Defense Ministry official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “The modernization of these unique systems aimed at increasing their effectiveness against UAVs has already started,” Col
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Lockheed Martin Wins $124 Million Sonar System Contract
December 16, 2013 @ 03:19 PMLockheed Martin has won a $124 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the acoustic rapid commercial-off-the-shelf insertion (A-RCI) and common acoustics processing for Technology Insertion 12 (TI12) through Technology Insertion 14 (TI14) for the U.S
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General Atomics, General Dynamics Wins Contracts Worth $225 Million
December 16, 2013 @ 03:16 PMGeneral Atomics has won a $110 million contract for continuing logistic services to the Warrior unmanned aircraft system. Estimated completion date is Dec
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Kongsberg Wins $31 Million Swiss Weapon Systems Contract
December 13, 2013 @ 01:55 PMKongsberg has received an order valued at $31 million for the delivery of Protector Weapon Control System including logistics for the Swiss vehicle program GMTF RP13. This contract is the fourth major Protector RWS contract between the Swiss Army and Kongsberg since 2006
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Iraq To Buy T-50 Attack Variant Under $1.1 Billion S. Korean Deal
December 12, 2013 @ 11:11 AMIraq signed a $1.1 billion deal with South Korea to buy 24 multi-role light fighters, officials were quoted as saying by AFP
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USAF Plans A-10 Thunderbolt II Retirement: Report
December 12, 2013 @ 10:14 AMThe US Air Force is considering retiring A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack jet, called "Warthog" – first designed as a tank buster to target Soviet armored vehicles in the early 1970s, due to budget constraints. The Defense Department faces $1 trillion in budget cuts over the next decade, half of them due to automatic reductions in spending known as sequestration
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Two MH-60R Helicopters To Australian Navy
December 11, 2013 @ 08:40 AMThe Royal Australian Navy has been handed over its first two of 24 MH-60R naval combat helicopters from Lockheed Martin. The helicopters will replace the aging S-70B-2 Seahawks and will add an anti-surface warfare capability to its Fleet Air Arm
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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