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US Military Orders Infantry Ammo And Ordnance From Rheinmetall
February 15, 2018 @ 02:34 PMThe US Navy and Marine Corps have awarded munitions contracts worth $7 million to Rheinmetall Defense, the company said Wednesday in a press release. The U
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Britain Blames Russia For Cyber Attacks On Global Businesses and Ukraine Government
February 15, 2018 @ 01:36 PMBritain has held the Russian government responsible for the cyber attacks on the businesses across Europe last year. British Foreign Minister Tariq Ahmad said in a statement: "the U
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Iran’s Advanced Battle Tank ‘Karrar’ Ready For Armed Forces
February 15, 2018 @ 09:21 AMIrans domestically made advanced battle tank “Karrar” is slated to enter in service with the armed forces soon, Commander of Irans Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said Thursday. Heidari was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency that Karrar is one of the countrys unique products and the contract for employing has been signed by the Army Ground Force
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GE, Tata Establish Aero-engine Centre In India
February 13, 2018 @ 09:10 AMGE and Tata group, Indias leading global enterprise, today established a Structural Center of Excellence (COE) focused on development of aero-engine components, located in Hyderabad, South India. The COE will incorporate latest technologies from GE and best manufacturing practices to deliver complex high precision aero-engine components to the worlds fastest-selling jet engine, the CFM LEAP engine
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China Claims Solar-powered Attack Drone Success
February 12, 2018 @ 02:46 PMChinese aerospace engineers have claimed to successfully test the countrys first solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Caihong (CH) or Rainbow, in January in northwestern China, local media reports. The enhanced variant of a large-scale solar-powered UAV, the CH-4 conducted a six-day intensive bombing test for the first time under extreme weather conditions including blizzards and darkness last month, said the Beijing Aerospace Propulsion Institute under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) on January 31, Global Times reports
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Lockheed Martin Receives $524 Million Contract for PAC-3 Missiles
February 9, 2018 @ 01:37 PMThe United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a $524 million contract modification for production and delivery of Lockheed Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors. This modification is in addition to the $944 million contract awarded on Dec
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Second Irkut MC-21 Airliner Prototype Being Prepared for First Flight
February 9, 2018 @ 12:02 PMThe second prototype of Russias MC-21-300 airliner is being prepared for first flight even as the first aircraft has completed more than 30 flights. Flight tests of MC-21-300, the new medium-range aircraft confirm the correctness of key design and production solutions, Kirill Budayev, vice-president of Irkut Corporation said on the sidelines of the Singapore Air show
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Israel Aerospace Industries Patents Long Distance Mission Capability for Heron UAV
February 8, 2018 @ 11:18 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has patented a new capability for its Heron UAVs under which it can automatically land in runways located thousands of kilometers away, serviced and fueled before it takes off for an additional mission. Based on satellite communication, combined with precise automated taxiing, takeoff and landing, the innovative capability, constitutes a major breakthrough in the remote operation concept, an IAI statement said
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Northrop Grumman Wins $429 Million for Two Extremely High Frequency Data Payloads
February 8, 2018 @ 12:34 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded $428.8 million contract for two functionally equivalent Extremely High Frequency extended Data Rate (EHF XDR) payloads for the recapitalization of the Enhanced Polar System (EPS)
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Myanmar To Receive Six Additional Yak-130 Combat Trainers This Year
February 7, 2018 @ 03:57 PMRussia will deliver an additional batch of six Yak-130 combat training aircraft to Myanmar, Mikhail Petukhov, a deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told Sputnik. "In December 2016, a contract was signed with Myanmar on delivery of an additional batch of six Yak-130 combat training aircraft," Petukhov said on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow-2018
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...
