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Boeing to Integrate Long Range Stand-Off Cruise Missile on USAF’s B-52 Bomber...
March 14, 2019 @ 10:28 AMBoeing has won a $250 million contract to integrate Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) Cruise Missile weapon system onto United States Air Forces B-52H subsonic long-range bomber. The contract provides for aircraft and missile carriage equipment development and modification, engineering, testing, software development, training, facilities, and support necessary to fully integrate the LRSO Cruise Missile on the B-52H bomber platform, according to US Department of Defense
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Lockheed Develops LTE-Over-Satellite System for Improved Connectivity
March 14, 2019 @ 05:24 AMLockheed Martin has developed a new LTE-over-Satellite system designed to provide connectivity to remote regions. Such a system has been developed for the first time
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China to Debut One or More Y-20 Variant Aircraft This Year
March 13, 2019 @ 11:27 AMChina is developing several types of variants of Y-20 large transport aircraft, including an aerial tanker and early warning aircraft. One or more Y-20 aircraft variant is expected to debut this year
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Zambian Air Force Receives New Presidential Jet
March 13, 2019 @ 10:05 AMThe Zambian Air Force has taken delivery of a new Gulfstream G650 VIP transport aircraft from Israel. The aircraft arrived in the Zambian capital Lusaka via Israel late last month
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Qatar Purchases Turkish Altay Battle Tanks
March 13, 2019 @ 08:57 AMQatar signed a deal for Turkeys first indigenously-made main battle tank, the Altay, on Tuesday. “According to the agreement, Qatar will buy up to 100 tanks from Turkey and 40 of them will be delivered to the Gulf country in the first phase,” Ali İhsan Yavuz, Vice Chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) told Daily Sabah
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Boeing Developing Software Update to Manage 737 MAX Woes
March 12, 2019 @ 01:24 PMBoeing has been developing a flight control software enhancement for the 737 MAX for the past several months and in the aftermath of Lion Air Flight 610 crash “designed to make an already safe aircraft even safer.” This includes updates to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) flight control law, pilot displays, operation manuals and crew training
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Future French Aircraft Carrier Could Be A European Project
March 12, 2019 @ 10:08 AMFrench Ministry of Defences aircraft carrier project launched in October last year could be a project that all countries belonging to the European Union (EU) could jointly work on. France launched an 18-month long study worth €40 million ($45 million) for the eventual future replacement of the countrys aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle after 2030
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Japan Selects Kongsberg for Joint Strike Missiles
March 11, 2019 @ 03:30 PMNorwegian company Kongsberg has won a contract from Japan to supply Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) for the countrys fleet of F-35 fighter aircraft. The JSM development started in 2008 and was completed in mid-2018 after a series of successful validation test firings, the company said in a statement
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India Leases Mothballed Russian Nuclear Submarine for $3 billion
March 8, 2019 @ 07:56 AMIndia inked a deal to lease a mothballed nuclear-powered Akula-1 class submarine from Russia for over $3 billion (INR 21,000 crore) on Thursday. The
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India’s Ordnance Factory Board Revives Production of Anti-aircraft Guns
March 7, 2019 @ 09:39 AMIndias Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has revived the production of anti-aircraft guns at its facility in West Bengal state. “The anti-aircraft guns were first manufactured in the 1960s but production was discontinued due to lack of demand
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...
