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Australia Orders Two AgustaWestland AW139 Rescue Choppers
October 26, 2017 @ 09:35 AMLeonardo announced Wednesday that the government of Queensland in Australia placed an order for two Agusta Westland AW139 helicopters. The rotorcraft are expected to aid in the country's ability to respond with additional medical services and to conduct search and rescue missions on land or sea
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US Army Takes Delivery Of 100,000th Hellfire Missile Rocket Motor
October 26, 2017 @ 09:30 AMOrbital ATK recently completed 100,000th delivery of AGM-114 tactical motor, a rocket motor that propels the HELLFIRE missile, to the US Army. Orbital ATK designs and manufactures the high performance, minimum-smoke HELLFIRE missile rocket motor at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in Rocket Center, West Virginia, and is the sole supplier of the rocket motor used across the entire family of missile variants
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Lockheed Martin Wins $131 Million Contract for Paveway II Plus Laser Guided
October 25, 2017 @ 03:37 PMLockheed Martin received a $131 million contract from the U.S
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UK Invests £90M In Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility
October 25, 2017 @ 03:32 PMThe UK Ministry of Defence has announced an over £90 million investment in a new helicopter simulation centre to help train the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots of the future. The MoDs procurement organisation, Defence, Equipment and Support, has extended a contract with CAE Aircrew Training Services for another 8 years to continue delivering training for Chinook, Puma and Merlin aircrews at the facility in South Oxfordshire
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Major Requirement Of Indian Army Is ISR Systems: Army Chief
October 25, 2017 @ 02:13 PMIn an address at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FICCI) seminar on 'Solutions to Problem Statements' on Wednesday, Indian Army's Chief General Bipin Rawat interacted with industry representatives seeking different approaches to meet sustainable capability development in defence sector with 'indigenisation' being the focus. Army Chief Rawat said that the major requirement of the army at present is intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), ANI reports
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USAF Orders Six More A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft For Afghanistan Ops
October 25, 2017 @ 01:34 PMSierra Nevada and its partner Embraer have received orders from the U.S
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Crashed Japanese Military Helicopter Located in Seabed
October 25, 2017 @ 01:09 PMAn SH-60J patrol helicopter belonging to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) that crashed off Aomori Prefecture in August has been located on the seabed at a depth 2,600 meters. The MSDF plans to salvage the SH-60J patrol helicopter as early as this week, Defense Ministry sources told reporters today,
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Leidos Wins $728M US Army Contract To Support Afghan Helicopter fleet
October 25, 2017 @ 11:59 AMLeidos has won a contract valued up to $728 million from the US Army to support the Afghanistan Air Force (AAF) and Special Mission Wing (SMW) helicopter and fixed-wing fleets. Work will be performed in Kabul, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2020
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Orbital ATK To Produce Additional F-35 Aircraft Components
October 25, 2017 @ 10:22 AMOrbital ATK has received an initial $24 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce additional composite components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Under the terms of the three-year contract, Orbital ATK will produce bullnose and blade seals at its facility in Clearfield, Utah
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Russia To Likely Test Deadly 'Satan 2' Nuclear Missile
October 25, 2017 @ 10:09 AMRussia will soon test launch its new nuclear missile, which according to Russian media is so powerful that it could wipe out nearly all of the United Kingdom or France. The RS-28 Sarmat thermonuclear-armed ballistic missile is capable of beating any defences and wiping out entire countries, Daily Mail quoted Russias military as saying
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
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...