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Raytheon Wins $387 Million SM-3 Block IIA Missiles Contract
May 2, 2018 @ 10:53 AMRaytheon has won $387 million modification contract to procure a limited subset of items necessary to maintain schedule for eventual manufacture, assembly, test and delivery of 20 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missiles and related efforts, and up to four additional foreign military sales (FMS) missiles, for a potential total of 24 missiles. The contract action also increases the transition to production undefinitized contract action (Unue developing engineering manufacturing readiness level (EMRL) 3 compliance, achieving sustained rate capability of producing two all-up rounds per month, demonstrating EMRL 4 compliance, and achieving Tactical Configuration Readiness
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Raytheon Wins $143 Million Contract to Supply 100 Tomahawk Missiles
May 1, 2018 @ 02:16 PMRaytheon has won $143 million modification contract to procure 100 full-rate production Lot 15 Tomahawk Block IV all-up-round vertical launch system missiles. Work is expected to be completed in August 2020, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
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China Offers 4038 Military Patents for Civilian Use
April 30, 2018 @ 12:00 PMChinas National Defense Intellectual Property Office under the Equipment Development Department of Chinas CMC has declassified over 4038 military patents for civilian use. The move is another step to deepen the development of military-civilian integration in the area of national defense intellectual property after the launch of the national defense intellectual property information platform on the PLA Weaponry & Equipment Acquisition Information Network in 2017, a unnamed National Defense Intellectual Property Official was quoted as saying by
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Boeing KC-46 Tanker Completes FAA Certification Flight Testing
April 27, 2018 @ 03:09 PMBoeings KC-46 tanker program has completed all required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) flight tests following a successful refueling/communications flight with a C-17 Globemaster III. The STC encompasses the military systems installed on the 767-2C aircraft to make it a tanker, and is one of two required FAA airworthiness certifications
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First Full-scale Model of European MALE RPAS Unveiled
April 27, 2018 @ 02:49 AMThe first full scale model of the European Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft (MALE RPAS) was unveiled today during a ceremony held at the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show, at Schönefeld airport. First unmanned aerial system designed for flight in non-segregated airspace, its characteristics will include mission modularity for operational superiority in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, both wide area and in-theatre, Dassault said in a statement Wednesday
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Upgraded Tupolev-22M3M Strategic Bomber's First Flight in August
April 26, 2018 @ 02:29 PMThe upgraded supersonic long-range bomber Tupolev-22M3M will make its first flight in August, the CEO of the Tupolev design bureau, Alexander Konyukhov, told TASS on Wednesday. "Yes, this will happen at the airdrome of the aircraft-building plant in Kazan," he said
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Russian Navy’s First Improved Borei-A-class Nuclear Submarine to Undergo Trails in 2019
April 26, 2018 @ 10:25 AMRussias first improved Borei-A-class strategic nuclear submarine Prince Vladimir will undergo a series of trials in 2019. "Yes [in 2019]
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Fincantieri Delivers Seventh FREMM Vessel to Italian Navy
April 25, 2018 @ 11:14 AMFincantieri has delivered the seventh of a series of 10 FREMM vessels, “Federico Martinengo” to the Italian Navy. The FREMM program – Multi Mission European Frigates has been commissioned to Fincantieri as part of the international Italian-French program, coordinated by OCCAR (the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation)
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Canada to Supply 2 Chinook, 4 Griffon Helicopters to UN Mission in
April 24, 2018 @ 10:43 AMCanada will supply two CH-147 Chinook transport helicopters for logistical support and medical evacuations and four armed CH-146 Griffon helicopters to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission Mali (MINUSMA). The UN, meanwhile, is expecting that two Chinooks will be available at any given time — which means Canada would need to send more than two to Mali,
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China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Set For First Sea Trials This Week
April 23, 2018 @ 02:42 PMChinas second aircraft carrier ‘Type 001A will conduct its first sea trials in the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea areas, this week. "The first sea trials of China's second aircraft carrier, built at the Dalian shipyard, are likely to take place in the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea to test its power and design," Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times Sunday
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
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...
