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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
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Russia Deploys Iskander Missiles Systems in Kaliningrad Permanently
February 6, 2018 @ 08:28 AMRussia is on continuous military high alert and has deployed several Iskander nuclear-capable missile systems on a permanent basis in the neighbourhood of Lithuania at Kaliningrad, Lithuanian President has said. According to the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, the military exercise “Zapad 2017” had clearly demonstrated that Russias hostility and aggressive policy in relation to the West was ongoing
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Lockheed Martin Wins $119 Million in Support of USAF F-35 Delivery Schedules
February 6, 2018 @ 08:11 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded $119.7 million modification agreement for the procurement of initial air vehicle deployment spares packages in support of Air Force F-35 air vehicle delivery schedules
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Sikorsky Qualifies Weapons System for Black Hawk Helicopter
February 5, 2018 @ 09:40 AMSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has completed qualification to military standards of a comprehensive weapons system for S-70M / S-70i Black Hawk helicopters. Fully integrated with the aircraft's existing avionics, the system allows either pilot to place munitions quickly from forward firing guns, rocket pods and laser-designated air-to-ground missile launchers onto static or moving targets with high accuracy
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China’s 'Solar-powered' UAV Test-fires 100 kg laser-guided bomb, Other Munitions
February 2, 2018 @ 05:21 PMChina's Caihong-4 (CH-4) solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) conducted a six-day multi-type ammunition live-fire test successfully in January in northwestern China. While the
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Boeing Wins $195 Million USAF JDAM Tail Kits Contract
February 2, 2018 @ 08:23 AMBoeing has been awarded a $195 million modification contract for Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) tail kits. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $927
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Chinese Army Bans Alcohol Consumption Among its Soldiers
February 2, 2018 @ 06:35 AMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Armed Police Force have banned alcohol consumption among its soldiers and officers. State controlled Global Times reported that the ban has been strictly implemented in many regions including the Eastern and Western Theater Commands with their headquarters in Nanjing and Chengdu
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HAL Tests Locally-made Automatic Flight Control System for Light Combat Helicopter
February 2, 2018 @ 05:51 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) carried out the first flight of Light Combat Helicopter (Technology Demonstrator-2) with an in-house developed Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) for the first time in the country. The maiden flight was flawless and flew for 20 minutes with the engagement of the system throughout, a HAL release said
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US Military Contractors To Increase Investment in Manufacturing Facilities
February 1, 2018 @ 11:45 AMThe largest military contractors of United States are planning to invest more in shipbuilding facilities and infrastructures in the next few years, despite Pentagon seeking limited defense spending plan for the Fiscal year 2019. According to
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