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South Korea Sets Up New Airborne Intelligence Unit to Spy on North
December 1, 2017 @ 07:07 AMThe South Korean Air Force (SKAF) has created a bigger airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) unit to monitor Pyongyangs nuclear and missile activities. The new unit plans to introduce two RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles next year under a 2014 contract with the US, with two more to arrive in 2019,
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Boeing’s Nuclear Deterrent ICBM Program Completes First Key Review
December 1, 2017 @ 06:08 AMBoeings Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program to replace the nuclear-armed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) completed its first key review with the U S Air Force. The review validated program technical requirements prior to the design and development phase of Americas next intercontinental ballistic missile system, a Boeing release said
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Lockheed Martin Wins $102 Million Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion Systems Contract
December 1, 2017 @ 01:56 AMLockheed Martin has won $102 million modification contract to exercise options for the procurement of technical insertion (TI)-16 Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off-the-Shelf Insertion (A-RCI) systems. The contract also includes pre-cable kits, and A-RCI sonar engineering services
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Pratt and Whitney Wins $353 Million F-135 Propulsion System Sustainment Contract
December 1, 2017 @ 01:44 AMPratt and Whitney has won $353 million modification contract for performance based logistics sustainment in support of F-135 propulsion system supporting the F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft of the US defense forces and F-35 program partners and other customers. This modification provides for maintenance of support equipment, common program activities, unique and common base recurring sustainment, repair of repairable, field service representatives, common replenishment spares, conventional take-off and landing/carrier variant F-135 unique maintenance services, and short take-off and landing F-135 unique services, US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
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World’s First 3D Printed Ship Propeller Ready for Commercial Application
November 30, 2017 @ 06:45 PMThe worlds first class-approved 3D printed ships propeller, the WAAMpeller, has been unveiled at Damen Shipyard Groups headquarters in the Netherlands and has been approved to be installed on a ship. Containing 298 layers of 3D printing, the propeller is the result of a collaboration between RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk, Bureau Veritas and Damen
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Russia in Talks with Egypt over Airbases Deal
November 30, 2017 @ 06:19 PMRussia's government published a draft agreement between Russia and Egypt on Thursday allowing both countries to use each other's air space and air bases for their military planes. The draft deal read, “On the signing of the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Procedure for the use of airspace and aerodrome infrastructure of the Russian Federation and the Arab Republic of Egypt”
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After Romania, Lockheed Martin Eyes Germany, Poland, Sweden for PAC-3 Missiles
November 30, 2017 @ 05:59 PMPoland, Germany and Sweden have shown interest in Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles, Lockheed Martin has said. The PAC-3 MSE missile continues to receive strong interest from Poland, Germany and Sweden
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US DSCA Announced Sales of $41.93 Bln in 2017
November 30, 2017 @ 03:59 PMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced sales of $41.93 billion for the fiscal year 2017
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US Approves $415 Million Worth 124 Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs to
November 30, 2017 @ 03:30 PMThe US State Department has approved sale of Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) units and FMU-152 fuzes for an estimated cost of $415 million to Singapore. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Thursday
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UAE Orders 40,000 Pieces of Bofors Component from India
November 30, 2017 @ 12:46 PMUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) has placed an order for 40,000 pieces of a component used in Bofors artillery guns from Indian state-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for an estimated $36 million (232 crores). The order placed in September this year, is the biggest export order by value, which came amid Indias push to scale up exports of military hardware, chairman S
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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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...