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MD Helicopters wins Lebanese Contract for 6 armed MD 530G Choppers
October 1, 2018 @ 08:03 PMMD Helicopters announced today a contract award for six armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopters to be delivered to the Lebanon Air Force. Awarded through United States Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, MDHIs new MD 530G will receive a US Army Airworthiness Release (AWR) by December 2019
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Boeing to Overhaul Chinook Rotor Blades in $160M Contract
October 1, 2018 @ 07:08 PMBoeing will continue its support for the US Army's inventory of H-47 Chinook rotor blades with a new $160 million contract award. The five-year performance-based logistics agreement extends work that began in 2012 and calls for the continued management of stock availability and the overhauling of all Chinook blades for the U
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Lockheed Martin, US Naval Research to Use Robots in 3-D Printing
October 1, 2018 @ 06:56 PMLockheed Martin and the Office of US Naval Research are exploring how to apply artificial intelligence to train robots to independently oversee and optimize 3-D printing of complex parts. Soon robots like this could make decisions on how to build more effective 3-D printed parts
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North, South Korea Begin De-mining Demilitarized Zone
October 1, 2018 @ 08:35 AMNorth and South Korea began de-mining activity today in parts of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating them as per a recent agreement to reduce tensions and prevent accidental clashes, Seoul's defense ministry said. The de-mining is part of an agreement to eliminate the danger of war signed during the latest summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang last month
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China Tests Three Types of Scaled-down Hypersonic Missiles Together
October 1, 2018 @ 03:49 AMChina has successfully tested three types of scaled-down hypersonic aircraft models together whose speed will be adjustable for a precision strike towards an unstoppable nuclear-capable weapon, the state media reported on Sunday. Tests of the three scaled-down models of the "wide-speed-range vehicles", which can fly at from hypersonic velocity to lower than the speed of sound, were carried out on September 21 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, the state broadcaster CCTV reported
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India’s Upgraded MiG-29 Fighter to Have Increased Flying Time
October 1, 2018 @ 02:02 AMThe Indian MiG-29 aircraft are being upgraded to match capabilities of a 4.5 generation of fighter jet and will be capable of increased duration of sorties
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India to Gift Three MiG-21 Fighters to Russia During Putin’s Visit This...
October 1, 2018 @ 01:44 AMIndia will be gifting three MiG-21 fighter jets to Russia during the upcoming India-Russia bilateral summit in New Delhi this week. “Three MiG-21s are scheduled to be handed over to Russians based on a request from their Defence Minister to our Defence Minister
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Germany to Procure Six C-130 Transport Aircraft for $1.14 Billion
September 29, 2018 @ 07:58 PMGermany will spend $1.14 billion to buy six C-130 Hercules Transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin
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US Approves Sale of ATACMS, GMLRS to Bahrain for $300 Million
September 29, 2018 @ 10:14 AMThe United States State Department has approved sale of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary Rocket Pods and Army Tactical Missiles System (ATACMS) Unitary missiles for an estimated cost of $300 million to Bahrain. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today, DSCA said in a statement Friday
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BAE Systems Wins $215M US Army Contract For Howitzers, Ammunition Carriers
September 29, 2018 @ 08:34 AMThe US Army has ordered production of 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer artillery vehicles as well as ammunition carrier tracked armored combat vehicles under a contract worth over $215 million. The Department of defense announced the contract on Friday, under which BAE Systems will produce M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer and the M992A3 Carrier Ammunition Tracked vehicles
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KNDS, Safran to Develop Land Robotics for France
U.S. Approves $7.41B Sale of Missiles, Smart Bombs to Israel
Argentina, Paraguay Sign Pact to Boost Border Security, Combat Transnational Crime
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U