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Pentagon Awards $127M Worth Contracts for Torpedoes of US Navy, UK, Canada,...
September 4, 2019 @ 07:18 AMThe Pentagon has awarded three US firms separate contracts worth $127 million combined for torpedoes of the US Navy, United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Netherlands and Norway. Science Applications International Corp won $70 million modification contract for the production of US Navys MK48 MOD 7 heavyweight torpedo afterbody/ tailcone sections, production support material, spares, auto-electrical power source test sets, engineering support, other direct costs and hardware repair services
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Two Su-57s Flown to Hmeymim, Syria, as Russia Upgrades Infrastructure at Air...
September 3, 2019 @ 05:06 PMAs Russia upgrades infrastructure at its Hmeymim air base in Syria, prototypes of two Sukhoi Su-57 stealth-capable fighters have been sent, presumably to show off Russia's weaponry. This is the “first demonstration of the latest Russian combat aircraft under real war conditions," reports Krasnaya Zvezda
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Delaware Virginia-class Submarine Completes Initial Sea Trials
September 3, 2019 @ 03:19 PMHuntington Ingalls Industries completed the initial sea trials on the newest Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine, Delaware (SSN 791). The submarine, in the final stages of construction, spent three days at sea proving all of its systems, components and compartments
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Su-25UB Fighter-bomber Crashes in Russia, Both Pilots Killed
September 3, 2019 @ 01:25 PMOne of Russia's Sukhoi Su-25UB fighter-bombers crashed in the Stavropol Region while on a routine training sortie killing both pilots onboard, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. "On September 3, a Sukhoi-25UB fighter-bomber crashed during a routine training flight
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Singapore-based Clermont Acquires Israeli Electric Aircraft Developer, Eviation
September 3, 2019 @ 12:05 PMSingapore-based Clermont Group acquired 70% equity stake in Israeli electric aircraft development company Eviation. Eviation is striving to become the first-to-market manufacturer of an all-electric propulsion aircraft, named Alice
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If Denied US Patriot Missile System, Turkey to Buy Additional S-400s
September 3, 2019 @ 11:12 AMTurkey may buy another batch of S-400 air defense systems from Russia if the United States (US) denies to sell its Patriot systems, Turkish Foreign Minister said. "We need more systems until we can produce our own
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Russia Unveils its Biggest Ever Drone to Compete with US Global Hawk
September 3, 2019 @ 10:14 AMRussia has unveiled its biggest ever drone yet- the 30 meter (98.42 feet) wingspan -surveillance drone named Sirus that puts in the league of the US-made MQ-9A Global Hawk
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Russia Deploys Land-to-Ship Missile Systems In Kuril Islands Off Japan’s Hokkaido
September 3, 2019 @ 09:42 AMRussia has deployed Bastion land-to-ship missile systems on two islands in the northern portion of the Kuril islands chain, off Japans Hokkaido, completing Russias defensive line stretching from the Kamchatka Peninsula to Hokkaido. The installed missile systems were moved from Kamchatka Peninsula to Paramushir and Matua islands in the chain
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Israel to Modernise Ukrainian MiG-29 Jets for $440M
September 3, 2019 @ 07:51 AMEleven of Ukraines MiG-29 fighters could be armed with advanced weapons along with receiving new capabilities owing to Israels offer of modernising the Russian-origin aircraft at a total cost of $440 million, according to a
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Taiwan's $8B F-16Vs Said To Be Of 'Downgraded Standards,' Govt Rejects Claim...
August 31, 2019 @ 03:27 PMTaiwan's newly ordered $8 billion-worth 66 F-16V fighters are of downgraded standards and may not include ammunition and other accessories, Taiwanese media have claimed. The island nation has agreed to pay about $110-120 million per jet, way less than net price of "weaponised" Bulgarian F-16
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
Chad Receives Chinese-made FK-2000 Air Defense Systems from U.A.E.
Senior Russian General Killed In Moscow Suburb Car Blast
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...
