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Lockheed Martin Wins $77 Million US Navy Aegis Combat System Design, Development
November 19, 2016 @ 02:47 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $77 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise options for Aegis Combat System Engineering Agent efforts. The contract includes the design, development, integration, test, and delivery of computer program baselines and associated technology insertion hardware design support for the next/future advanced capability build, US department of defense said in a statement Saturday
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Flight Tests Of Unmanned Air System For Small-Deck Ships In 2018
November 18, 2016 @ 01:48 PMTern, a joint program between DARPA and the US Navys Office of Naval Research (ONR) is scheduled to start integrated propulsion system testing in the first part of 2017, move to ground-based testing in early 2018, and culminate in a series of at-sea flight tests in late 2018. Tern seeks to greatly increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates by enabling them to serve as mobile launch and recovery sites for specially designed unmanned air systems (UASs), DARPA said in a release Thursday
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Embraer’s KC-390 Basic Vehicle Receives Provisional Type Certificate
November 18, 2016 @ 01:27 PMEmbraers KC-390 Basic Vehicle has recently been certified by the IFI (Industrial Fostering and Coordination Institute), the Brazilian Air Force organization responsible for military certification. The Provisional Type Certificate attests that the KC-390 in this basic configuration complies with the certification basis requirements
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South Korea To Produce Long-Range Missile To Counter North
November 18, 2016 @ 09:08 AMSouth Korea on Wednesday has considered developing a long range rocket system to strengthen its capabilities to counter increasing North Korean military threats. Including a long-range rocket system, South Korea has approved three major defense projects,
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European Aviation Safety Agency Certifies H135 Helicopter Equipped With Helionix Cockpit
November 16, 2016 @ 07:12 PMAirbus Helicopters has secured European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its H135 light twin equipped with Helionix Cockpit. The avionics system, designed by Airbus Helicopters, offers operators increased mission flexibility and safety, the company announced today
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Russia To Modernize T-80 Main Battle Tanks With New Engines, Fire-Control Systems
November 15, 2016 @ 01:00 PMThe Russian Defense Ministry, Omsktransmash and tank repair factory at St. Petersburg have completed all the procedures for signing a contract to modernize the main battle tank (MBT) T-80BV
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Lockheed Martin Wins $125 Million For Acoustic Rapid COTS Systems Support
November 15, 2016 @ 08:09 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $125 million contract to exercise options for Acoustic - Rapid Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Insertion (A-RCI) systems engineering and technical support. Lockheed Martin will perform engineering services to continue the development and production of COTS Insertion A-RCI Systems
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Bulgaria To Buy 10 Russian Engines For Its Aging MiG-29 Jet Fighters
November 10, 2016 @ 06:51 PMSofia-based company Aviostart has won a 21.8 million euro ($23
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South Korean Navy Plans Anti-Submarine Exercise To Counter North
November 10, 2016 @ 09:20 AMSouth Korean Navy is planning to conduct an exercise, involving 10 warships, including 7,600-ton Aegis-equipped Sejong the Great destroyer, P-3 maritime patrol aircraft and fighter jets. The exercise that runs from Friday till Tuesday is aimed at countering possible missile attacks from North Korean submarines in East Sea,
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Hindustan Shipyard To Supply Six Vessels To Indian Navy By Year End
November 9, 2016 @ 11:26 AMIndias Hindusthan Shipyard (HSL) will be supplying about six vessels to Indian Navy by the end of current calendar year. The HSL flagged off the third of the 25-tonne bollard pull tugs, this week
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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