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India to Sign $500 Million Deal to Build Two Grigorovich-class Frigates
November 20, 2018 @ 11:19 AMRussian Rosoboronexport and Indias Goa Shipyard are likely to sign $500 million contract to build two Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356) frigates for the Indian Navy. The deal consists of building the two frigates at Goa Shipyard with technology transfer from Russian Yantar shipyard
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Russian Rosoboronexport Identified as Lowest Bidder for India's $1.5B VSHORAD Contest
November 20, 2018 @ 10:43 AMRussian state-run Rosoboronexport has been identified as the lowest bidder for the $1.5 billion deal for Very Short Range Air Defense Systems (VSHORAD) for the Indian Army
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Northrop Grumman to Supply Three Global Hawk UAVs to Japan for $489M
November 20, 2018 @ 10:26 AMNorthrop Grumman has won $489 million contract for the supply of three RQ-4 Global Hawk block 30i air vehicles to Japan. The contract includes enhanced integrated sensor suite payload for all the three air vehicles, two ground control elements, spares and support equipment, system engineering and program management tasks required to execute, manage, control, and report on all program activities, and a site survey, US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works Begins Production of its Experimental Supersonic Jet
November 20, 2018 @ 10:17 AMLockheed Martins Skunk Works has begun production of its experimental jet capable of flying at supersonic speeds without making much noise. The company announced Friday that it had begun manufacturing the first part of the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft
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DARPA Demos Drone Collaboration Without Human Direction
November 20, 2018 @ 10:15 AMIn recent tests, the United States Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) demonstrated the ability of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) to autonomously adapt and respond to unexpected threats in an anti-access area denial (A2AD) environment. The UASs were equipped with a DARPA system called Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program
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NATO Agency to Receive Precision Guided Munitions Kits Worth $320M
November 20, 2018 @ 04:23 AMNATO Support and Procurement Agency as Lead Nation has requested a possible sale of precision guided munitions kits. The components that comprise the kits are: five hundred (500) KMU-556 F/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Kits for GBU-31 2000-lbs; forty (40) KMU-557 F/B JDAM Kits for GBU-31 2000-lbs; one thousand five hundred (1,500) KMU-572 F/B JDAM Kits for GBU-38 500-lbs; one thousand (1,000) Munitions Adapter Unit (MAU)-210 F/B Enhanced Computer Control Groups (ECCGs) for GBU-48 1,000-lb EPII; three hundred (300) MAU-210 F/B ECCGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII; three hundred (300) MXU-650K/B AFGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII; one thousand twenty-five (1,025)...
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US Approves Sale of $561M worth Ship-launched SM-3 Missiles to Japan
November 20, 2018 @ 04:04 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible sale to Japan of eight Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B Missiles and 13 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 2A Missiles for an estimated cost of $561 million. The missiles will provide Japan with an increased ballistic missile defense capability to assist in defending the Japanese homeland
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Russia 'Tests' Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet's Onboard Systems, Weapons in Syria
November 19, 2018 @ 01:42 PMRussian Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft conducted 10 flights in Syria to test its onboard systems including weapon. The Russian MoD posted footage of Su-57 fighter jet carrying out sorties in the Syrian Arab republic on their website Monday
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Rheinmetall to Supply Bundeswehr With Tank Ammunition
November 19, 2018 @ 01:29 PMRheinmetall has won a $24 million contract to supply 13000 rounds of 120mm X 570 DM88 ammunition to the German armed forces, Bundeswehr.The DM88 is a practice round made specifically for the Leopard 2 main battle tank
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First French Air Force Reaper Drone Crashes
November 19, 2018 @ 12:35 PMA French Air Force Reaper drone crashed in a desert area a few kilometres away from the Barkhane track without causing any casualties. The drone crashed around 1:00 am, Paris time last Saturday
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...
