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Lockheed Martin Wins $184M US Navy Contact for Electronic Warfare Systems
February 11, 2019 @ 05:26 PMLockheed Martin has won a $184 million modification contract from the US Navy for full-rate production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 systems. SEWIP is a development program to upgrade the existing AN/SLQ-32(V) electronic warfare system
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United States To Purchase Israeli Iron Dome
February 7, 2019 @ 07:14 AMThe United States is eyeing to purchase Israeli Iron Dome missile defense systems. The decision was made as part of an agreement between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense to fill its short-term needs for an Indirect Fire Protection Capability
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Huntington Ingalls Awarded $14.9B For Two Aircraft Carriers
February 1, 2019 @ 06:00 AMThe Pentagon announced Thursday multiple contracts worth over $15.2 billion total awarded to Huntington Ingalls Industries for two aircraft carriers construction
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Egypt Likely to Order 12 Additional Rafale Fighters during Macron’s Visit
January 24, 2019 @ 12:20 PMThe French Dassault is expected to receive an additional order of 12 Rafale fighter jets from Egypt during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron later this week. Between Paris and Cairo, there is a real convergence on the Rafale issue to the point that it is increasingly possible that an announcement for the sale of twelve additional Rafale intervenes during the visit of Emmanuel Macron in Egypt (27 -29 January),
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India’s Tejas Aircraft To Debut At Langkawi Expo
January 23, 2019 @ 05:37 AMIndias indigenous Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas will debut at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), Malaysia, in March this year. Sources in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) told Deccan Chronicle that IAF pilots would fly the fighter and the two-seater trainer variant to Malaysia from the air force station at Sulur in Tamil Nadu where the No 45 Squadron (Flying Daggers) is based
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Thailand Eyes Buying 14 VT Battle Tanks from China for $72 Million
January 18, 2019 @ 01:20 PMThe Royal Thai Army is seeking approval from the cabinet for the purchase of 14 VT-4 battle tanks from China for an approximate 2.3 billion baht ($72 million)
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Boeing Experiences Decline in Defense Product Deliveries in 2018
January 9, 2019 @ 01:50 PMBoeing has experienced a decline in deliveries of its defense products in 2018 compared to the previous two years. The company delivered 17 F/A-18 fighter jets in 2018 in comparison to 25 and 23 units in 2016 and 2017 respectively
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US Navy Test-fires Missile-Killing Hyper Velocity Projectiles from Deck Gun
January 9, 2019 @ 11:01 AMA US Navy warship has fired 20 hyper velocity projectiles (HVP) from a standard Mk 45 5-inch deck gun for effective defence against cruise missiles and unmanned air vehicles (UAV). Though standard fixtures on most US Navy warships, the Mk 45 5-inch deck gun is based on World War II concept of defending warships against decades-old threats
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Turkish Defence Exports Cross $2 Billion in 2018
January 7, 2019 @ 12:42 PMDefence exports from Turkey exceeded $2 billion for the first time in 2018, an increase of 17% over the previous year. According to Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) data, the exports carried out by the defense and aerospace industry soared by 24
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India's Tejas Fighter Aircraft to Receive Final Operational Clearance This Week
January 2, 2019 @ 09:07 AMIndigenously developed and built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will get the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) on January 4, eighteen years after the aircrafts first prototype took shape, Indian media reported Wednesday. "LCA Tejas and Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS) are on final induction after going through all the tests," said Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy in an interview to the state-run All India Radio (AIR)
DARPA-backed Startup Speeds Up Production for Radar, Electronic Warfare Amplifiers
Poland to Deploy 96 'Tarantula' Robots in New Unmanned Troop Units
U.K. Orders 1,500 Sig Sauer MCX Rifles for Royal Marines
Indonesia Eyeing Italy's Retired "Garibaldi" Aircraft Carrier, Harrier Jets
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U