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Huntington Ingalls to Float USS John F. Kennedy Ford-Class Carrier
October 29, 2019 @ 07:19 AMUnited States based shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) will float USS John F. Kennedy, the navys new Gerald R
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Lockheed Wins $7Bn To Supply Over A Hundred F-35 Jets to US,...
October 29, 2019 @ 06:38 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin an agreement valued $7 billion to supply 114 F-35 stealth jets to the US, Australia, Norway and Italy. “Lockheed Martin is awarded a $7 billion modification to a previously awarded contract
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DARPA to Trial AI-based Dogfight Technology
October 28, 2019 @ 08:48 AMArtificial Intelligence (AI) based technology designed to take over low-level maneuvering tasks from fighter pilots. The first two trials will take place November 2019 and January 2020 near Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, which is developing and managing the simulation air environment for the AlphaDogfight Trials
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Pentagon Awards Microsoft $10Bn Cloud Computing Contract
October 26, 2019 @ 07:41 AMMicrosoft Corporation was awared Pentagons Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract valued $10 billion, making it the militarys largest information technology contract award in history. “Microsoft Corporation has been awarded a contract with a ceiling value of $10 billion over a period of 10 years, if all options are exercised,” the pentagon said in a
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Airbus Delivers first NH-90 Helicopters to German Navy
October 26, 2019 @ 06:07 AMAirbus Helicopters announced the delivery of first of the 18 ordered NH-90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to the Germany navy, on Thursday. The rotorcraft was delivered to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)
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General Atomics to Weaponize French MQ-9 Combat Drones
October 26, 2019 @ 05:19 AMGeneral Atomics has won a $18 million contract action to weaponize Frances MQ‐9 Block 5 drones. “General Atomics has been awarded a $18 million action for the France MQ‐9 Block 5 weaponization and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Pod Integration effort,” the US Department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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France’s Naval Group Cuts Steel for First FDI Frigate
October 25, 2019 @ 04:15 PMThe steel-cutting ceremony of the first defence and intervention frigate (FDI) took place at the Naval Group site of Lorient, located in north-western France, on Thursday. The first of the five warships ordered by the French navy in April 2017 will be delivered in 2023
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Russia to Export RD-180 Rocket Engines For USA's Atlas Rockets
October 25, 2019 @ 03:00 PMRussia's Roscosmos will export engines to power Lockheed Martin's Atlas III and Atlas V launch vehicles, with the latter currently the only US-made launch vehicle capable of sending heavy payloads into orbit. Roscosmos subsidiary Energomash is preparing to deliver three more RD-180 engines for use with Atlas-5 launch vehicles, the company said in a statement Friday
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Serbia Buys Russian Pantsir-S Air Defense System
October 25, 2019 @ 01:10 PMSerbia has placed an order for Pantsir-S anti-aircraft system, after Russia recently sent them to their country for a joint military drill along with S-400. "An S-400 [long-range air defense missile system] is in our country because of the drills
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Pakistan-Turkey Kick-start Joint Defence Exhibition in Islamabad
October 25, 2019 @ 10:33 AMPakistan is hosting the Turkish defence exhibition dubbed "5th Defence Port Turkey" for the first time on its soil, at the Pakistan-China Friendship Center in Islamabad. The three-day event, inaugurated on Thursday, will see military equipment including ammunition, artillery, tanks, heavy-duty trucks, tanks displayed by both countries
Italian Navy’s First FREMM EVO Frigate Begins Construction
Northrop to Equip Australian C-130J Fleet with New Electronic Warfare System
Trump Tariffs Could Impact F-35 Global Supply Chain, Other Defense Projects
U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East
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...