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China to Debut ‘Silk Road Eye’ Early Warning Radar at Zhuhai Airshow
November 2, 2018 @ 09:17 AMChina will unveil an active phased array airborne early warning (AEW) radar which it calls the “Silk Road Eye” at the 2018 China Airshow or Zhuhai Airshow next week. Developed by the 14th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), the radar will be mounted on the KJ-2000 early warning aircraft based on an IL-76 design
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Boeing to Build Four MH-47G Helicopters for US Special Forces
November 2, 2018 @ 09:08 AMBoeing will supply four new build MH-47G heavy-lift helicopters to meet the urgent needs of US Special Operations Forces in sustaining heavy assault. The United States DoD announced a $42,835,847 contract modification funded with fiscal 2018 procurement; and aircraft procurement, Army funds
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Israel Liberalizes 'Unclassified Weapons' Sales
November 1, 2018 @ 12:11 PMIsrael Defense companies will now be able to negotiate sale of unclassified weapons without prior approval from the Israeli Defense Export Control Agency(DECA). The change is designed to ease regulations applying to defense exports and shorten the process of approval for them,
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Lockheed Martin Wins $129M Contract to Maintain UAE's THAAD Missile Defense System
November 1, 2018 @ 09:05 AMLockheed Martin has won a $129million contract to provide maintenance and sustainment for two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Batteries for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract includes software and hardware development, contractor logistics support, engineering services, and missile field surveillance, US DoD said in a statement on Wednesday
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Sierra Nevada Corp to Equip Saudi Arabian King Air Aircraft with ISR...
November 1, 2018 @ 08:31 AMSierra Nevada Corp won a $23 million modification contract to upgrade two Saudi Arabian King Air 350 extended range aircraft. The upgrade includes equipping the aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/synthetic aperture radar capability; one transportable ground station; one fixed ground station; and one mission system trainer, the US DoD announced in a statement on Wednesday
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General Electric Wins $273M to Upgrade Egyptian F-16 Fighter Jet Engines
November 1, 2018 @ 08:26 AMGeneral Electric Aviation has been awarded a $273.5 million modification contract to upgrade engines of the Egyptian Air Forces F-16 fighter jets
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Boeing to Support US Navy’s T-45 Aircraft Service Life Extension Program
November 1, 2018 @ 08:12 AMBoeing has won a $20 million contract in support of the United States Navys T-45 aircraft Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). The modification exercises an option for the production and delivery of SLEP retrofit kits and support equipment/special tooling, as well as retrofit engineering and logistics to support the installation of associated technical directives, the US Department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Boeing Plans to Deliver First KC-46 Tanker by Year-end
November 1, 2018 @ 08:12 AMBoeing is planning to deliver the first KC-46 tanker aircraft by year end even as they are in preparation for the start of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation work next year. According to United States federal documents published last month, the first delivery could come as early as the middle of November to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita
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China to Feature New Tilt-rotor Drone at Airshow China 2018
November 1, 2018 @ 07:24 AMThe Chinese Academy of Aerospace and Aerodynamics (CAAA) on Wednesday revealed the CH-10 tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will be featured at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai next week. The CH-10 is a new unmanned aerial vehicle integrating helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft technology, Global Times reported quoting a CAAA statement
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BAE Systems Wins $72 Million to Deliver ATC and Landing Systems Services...
November 1, 2018 @ 06:22 AMBAE Systems has won a $72 million contract to deliver air traffic control and landing systems services to United States Navy ships and facilities. These systems help escort pilots to safe landings on aircraft carriers and other ships and at land facilities, through various weather conditions, US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
Ukraine, Poland Sign Defense Deal on Ammunition, Vehicles, Artillery, Air Defense
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
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