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MBDA Mistral Missile Tested Against Leonardo's New M-40 Target Drones
December 24, 2019 @ 12:02 PMLeonardo has demonstrated its new M-40 target drone against MBDA-made Mistral surface-to-air missile, in Italy. "Leonardo has concluded a series of flights with its M-40 target drone as part of a trials campaign in Italy
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Boeing Wins USAF's $400M Bomber Aircraft Contract
December 24, 2019 @ 11:20 AMThe US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract worth $400 million to provide engineering services for its fleet of B-1 and B;52 bomber aircraft. "The Boeing Co
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Germany Orders Meteor Missiles from MBDA
December 24, 2019 @ 09:51 AMGermany has ordered an unspecified number of Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs) from MBDA. The missiles will arm German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets
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Boeing Sacks CEO Mullenberg
December 24, 2019 @ 09:21 AMAmidst an un-ending scandal involving the 737 Max airplane, Boeing has replaced Dennis A. Muilenburg with David L
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China Drafts Arms Export Control Laws
December 24, 2019 @ 08:56 AMChina has drafted an arms export law that will regulate weapons technology outgo as well as countries to which it exports amidst growing international arms sales. Goods, technology or services "related to fulfillment of international obligations or national security," will come under Beijing's list of export-controlled items, now submitted to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, for deliberation
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Sweden Awards Gripen Support Contract To Saab
December 23, 2019 @ 04:51 PMSaab received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces to provide support and maintenance services for Gripen during the first half of 2020. The order's total value amounts to approximately SEK 450 million (around $48 million)
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Rheinmetall to Modernise 21 Dutch Army Recovery Vehicles
December 23, 2019 @ 04:39 PMNetherlands has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to upgrade the Army's fleet of 21 Bergepanzer-3 armoured recovery vehicles to the latest technological and tactical standard. "The Royal Netherlands Armed Forces have awarded Rheinmetall an order for the second phase of the modernization of their fleet of 21 Bergepanzer 3-Büffel/Buffalo armoured recovery vehicles," Rheinmetall said in a statement late last week
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Raytheon Wins $250M for Additional SPY-6 Radars for US Navy Destroyers
December 23, 2019 @ 03:53 PMRaytheon will build two additional shipsets of SPY-6 next generation, integrated air and missile defense radars for the US Navy's DDG-51 Flight III destroyers under a $250 million contract. "The company is now contracted to deliver a total of nine radar shipsets to DDG-51 Flight III destroyers," Raytheon said in a statement Friday
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Kuwaiti Eurofighter With E-Scan Radar Makes First Flight
December 23, 2019 @ 03:00 PMThe first Eurofighter jet equipped with Captor E-Scan Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar made its first flight at the Flight Test Centre of Leonardo Aircraft Division in Turin-Caselle, on Monday. "On the 23rd December 2019 at the Flight Test Centre of Leonardo Aircraft Division in Turin-Caselle, the first Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) equipped with the Kuwait Air Force configuration has successfully completed its first flight," Eurofighter announced
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India Tests Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile System
December 23, 2019 @ 01:55 PMIndias Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the fourth test of Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) System from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) on the Chandipur coast, Odisha state, on Monday. The weapon systems were tested in final configuration with a radar mounted on a vehicle and missiles on the launcher
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Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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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...
