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US Tests Nuclear-Capable Minuteman III ICBM
October 3, 2019 @ 04:30 AMThe US Air Force tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) early on Wednesday with a launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Minuteman III is the only nuclear-capable ground-based ICBM that remains in service in the US
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US Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Cincinnati
October 3, 2019 @ 04:02 AMThe US Navy will commission its new Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) on October 5, Saturday. “The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), during a 10 a
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Airbus Helicopters, EASA to Jointly Develop eVTOL Platforms, Racer Demonstrator
October 2, 2019 @ 12:25 PMAirbus Helicopters and EASA will jointly work to develop electric vertical take-off and landing systems (eVTOLs) and high-speed Racer demonstrator under Memorandum of Cooperation signed between the two parties. Other than eVTOLs and Racer demonstrator, the areas of cooperation covered by this agreement includes certification of new piloting assistance systems such as Airbus Helicopters
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General Atomics to Develop US Military's Hypersonic Glide Body
October 2, 2019 @ 12:05 PMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the US Armys Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) to further the development of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) and Flight Test Vehicle in support of the Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) and the Navys Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) Program. The contract award follows work performed by GA-EMS under a previous contract with the U
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IAF Mi-17 Suffers Technical Snag, Makes Emergency Landing
October 2, 2019 @ 09:21 AMA Mi-17 helicopter belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing in Mandya, Karnataka state due to a technical snag on Wednesday afternoon. “The crew of a Mi-17 helicopter deputed for the Mysuru Dasara (Indian festival) noticed a technical snag
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N.Korean Ballistic Missile Fell in our EEZ: Japan
October 2, 2019 @ 07:20 AMJapan has stated that the North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile fired on Wednesday off its eastern coast fell into its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Shimane Prefecture. The escalation that came just hours after North Koreas state media reported it would restart working-level denuclearization talks on October 5, Saturday
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Safran's LUH Helicopter Engine Certification by Year-end
October 1, 2019 @ 11:00 AMSafran expects certification of the Ardiden 1U turboshaft engine, for Indias HAL Light Utility helicopter (LUH) by the year end. The French engine manufacturer is also bullish about the Russian-Indian KA-226T helicopter projects progress, in which Safrans Arrius 2G1 engine has been selected as the preferred power source
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Raytheon Wins USAF’s $200M Small Diameter Bomb’s Lifecycle Support Contract
October 1, 2019 @ 09:33 AMRaytheon has won the United States Air Forces Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) lifecycle support contract worth $200 million, Pentagon announced Monday. This contract provides lifecycle support includes, but is not limited to, all efforts related to the SDB II and variants in various support efforts for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development integration, production, sustainment, testing, obsolescence analysis and management, logistics support, testing, training, upgrades, and software updates
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South Korea Inducts F-35 Stealth Jets During Armed Forces Day Ceremony
October 1, 2019 @ 08:56 AMSouth Korea marked the official induction of the F-35A stealth fighters into its Air Force by displaying the jet during the Armed Forces Day ceremony despite strong protests from North Korea. Seoul has so far received eight F-35As, out of the 40 fifth-generation stealth jets it plans to acquire over the next 2 years
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US Navy to get Additional Trident II D5 Missiles
October 1, 2019 @ 08:36 AMLockheed Martin has won a $495 million contract for TRIDENT II (D5) missile production and deployed systems support. The Trident II D5 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) is a three-stage, solid-propellant, inertial-guided ballistic missile
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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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...