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Leonardo-Finmeccanica, PGZ To Exchange Technological Capabilities In Defense
September 7, 2016 @ 10:12 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanica and Italys Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a long term strategic partnership in the Defence and Security market. Under the agreement, Leonardo will support PGZ with its technology and products, and PGZ will cooperate with Leonardo on industrial and logistic support activities
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General Dynamics Completes Additional Live Firing Of UK’s Ajax Armored Vehicle
September 7, 2016 @ 09:40 AMGeneral Dynamics Land Systems-UK has conducted additional live firing test for AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV). The testing, which took place throughout July and August, involved both the turreted AJAX variant and the ARES variant
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General Dynamics To Provide Next-Gen Crytographic Module to US Air Force
September 7, 2016 @ 09:31 AMGeneral Dynamics will supply an updated Air Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Mode 4/5 KIV-78 Combined Interrogator or Transponder Applique to the US Air Force. The deliveries will start from February 2017, the company announced Tuesday
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S.Korea Raises 2017 Defense Budget By 4 % To Counter North's Nuclear
September 6, 2016 @ 04:21 PMSouth Korea has increased its defense budget for next year by 4 percent to strengthen missile defense capabilities against growing threats from North Korea. The South Korea is planning to build a "Korea Air and Missile Defence (KAMD) system" and a "kill chain" to detect, identify and intercept incoming missiles in the shortest duration, the Yonhap news agency quoted a defence ministry official as saying
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Supacat Wins New Zealand's Special Operations Vehicles Contract
September 6, 2016 @ 03:12 PMThe New Zealand Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Supacat, to deliver Special Operations Vehicles – Mobility Heavy (SOV-MH) for the New Zealand Defence Forces. Supacat is also in the process of agreeing a long term support contract with the New Zealand Defence Force to support the new fleet, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Ukroboronprom Transfers Modernized AA Missile System To Ukrainian Military
September 6, 2016 @ 03:01 PMUkrOboronProm has transferred modernized and overhauled AA missile system C-300PS to Ukrainian Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The specialists conducted military equipment repair with the life extension for 7 years, the company said in a statement Saturday
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Spain’s First Airbus A400 Airlifter Takes To Skies
September 6, 2016 @ 02:55 PMThe first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter ordered by the Spanish Air Force has made its maiden flight. The aircraft, known as MSN44, took off from Seville, Spain where the A400M Final Assembly Line is located at 15:25 local time (GMT+1) on 5 September and landed back on site 3 hours and 45 minutes later, Airbus said in a statement Tuesday
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Australian Companies To Gain More From $380 Million Electronic Warfare Project
September 6, 2016 @ 02:52 PMAustralian government has approved a new joint project worth A$500 million (US $380 million) to expand electronic warfare capabilities for maritime and land forces. The project cost will include approximately three quarters to be spent locally in a boost to Australias Defence Industry, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
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Nigeria Gets Helicopter Maintenance Center
September 6, 2016 @ 02:30 PMThe Nigerian Air Force has set up its first indigenous Periodic Depot Maintenance center to take care of its aircrafts and eliminating capital flights. It says the centre would now take care of its aircrafts indigenously, and thereby eliminating capital flight
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Uk Royal Navy Tests Unmanned 'Bladerunner' Speedboat
September 6, 2016 @ 01:03 PMThe UK Royal Navy has tested an unmanned surface vessel based on the innovative ‘Bladerunner hull, Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST). The unmanned speedboat known as MAST is being developed by Portchester-based ASV Ltd, under research funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), The development provides a testbed to host a range of new technologies which allows the Ministry of Defence to test and evolve tactics to employ maritime autonomous systems
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
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...