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Saudi To Continue Sharing Military Intelligence With US
May 19, 2017 @ 10:23 AMSaudi Arabia will continue to share military intelligence with the US and will use the opportunity to strengthen ties with America during US president Donald Trumps visit to the kingdom. Saudi Arabia was not concerned about sharing intelligence with the United States, despite a storm over reports that Trump had discussed intelligence with Russia during a White House meeting last week, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir was quoted as saying by Saudi Gazette Friday
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Lockheed Martin Wins $112M Field Support Services Contract For THAAD Missile System
May 19, 2017 @ 09:37 AMLockheed Martin has received a potential $112 million contract modification from the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue to provide field support services for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD). The modification increases the contracts total value from $449 million to $561
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US Navy’s Third Ford-class Nuclear Powered Supercarrier To Get Advanced Arresting Gear...
May 19, 2017 @ 09:28 AMGeneral Atomics will manufacture and install an advanced arresting gear for the third next-generation Gerald Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 80) under a $195 million contract. The advanced arresting gear is the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
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Lockheed Martin To Continue Support For US Navy’s Surface Ship Undersea Warfare...
May 19, 2017 @ 09:16 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $33 million contract to continue support for the development of the US Navys Surface Ship Undersea Warfare Systems. “Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded a $33,687,911 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-only modification to a previously-awarded contract (N00024-13-C-5225) to exercise options for engineering services supporting the continued development, integration and production of the Navys AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface Ship Undersea Warfare Systems,” the US Department of Defense announced Thursday
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New Chinese Armed Helicopter ‘Z-19E’ Makes Maiden Flight
May 19, 2017 @ 09:08 AMChinas Z-19E armed helicopter made its maiden flight Thursday in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Developed by AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry, the latest narrow-body tandem-seat armed helicopter was developed to meet the requirements of the international military trade market, according to the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
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HAL To Equip Locally-Made Helicopter With Turbo-shaft Engine
May 18, 2017 @ 04:43 PMHindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has issued a request for information to supply turbo-shaft engine for 10-12.5 ton AUW class twin engine helicopter
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DARPA Works On Simplifying Design Process For Unconventional Defense Systems
May 18, 2017 @ 04:43 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing mathematical tools and methods to tackle the challenges associated with designing complex military systems. The US defense research agency's Enabling Quantification of Uncertainty in Physical Systems (EQUiPS) program has advanced the field of uncertainty quantification, or UQ, which focuses on methods to accommodate all of the different factors that may affect predictive accuracy in designing the military model
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DST Group Acquires Acoustic Projector System To Improve Underwater Research
May 18, 2017 @ 04:15 PMDefence Science and Technology (DST) Group has recently acquired a new Towed Acoustic Projector System (TAPS) that will significantly improve how the organisation conducts its underwater acoustic research. For many years, DST has been using its much larger 10 tonne sonar research projector system (SRP) to conduct experiments that require the transmission of sound waves underwater for sonar research, Australian Defense Ministry announced Thursday
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Italy Hands Over Four Patrol Boats To Libyan Coast Guard To Fight...
May 18, 2017 @ 02:13 PMItaly has handed over four repaired patrol boats to the Libyan coast guard as part of cooperation to fight against illegal immigration. The crews were trained in Italy "to monitor Libyan territorial waters
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Lockheed Martin Designs Exoskeleton Technology To Assist Soldiers Carry Heavy Equipment
May 18, 2017 @ 02:07 PMLockheed Martin has designed FORTIS Knee Stress Release Device (K-SRD) that uses Dermoskeleton bionic augmentation technology to increase mobility and carrying capability for soldiers. The firm has designed the exoskeleton to assist soldiers who work in extreme conditions and environments and face problems like exhaustion and injury in light of the heavy equipment and gear that many soldiers are required to carry
Pentagon Launches “Agent Network” AI Tool to Transform Battle Management and Targeting
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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