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Domestically Produced Aircraft Carrier Commissioned into Chinese Navy
December 18, 2019 @ 07:12 AMChina's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong (hull 17), was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy (PLA-N) on Tuesday in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province. Overseen by President Xi Jinping, the aircraft carrier received a grand commissioning ceremony at a naval base in Sanya
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Bell Wins US Navy’s $815M H-1 Upgrade Program Contract
December 18, 2019 @ 07:04 AMThe US Navy has awarded Bell Textron a contract worth $815 million involving repair, upgrade and replacement of components under its H-1 Upgrade Program. “Bell Textron is awarded $815 million for an indefinite-delivery, performance-based logistics requirements contract for the repair, upgrade or replacement of 35 items used on the UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopter, along with inventory management, warehousing and establishing supply response time metrics,” the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Huntington Ingalls’ Launches Aircraft Carrier, John F Kennedy into Water
December 18, 2019 @ 06:02 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division launched John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier into the James River for the first time, on Monday
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Elbit to develop Next Gen Hand-Held Targeting System for US Marines
December 17, 2019 @ 01:09 PMThe United States Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has selected Elbit Systems of America to develop the prototype of the Next Generation Hand-Held Targeting System (NGHTS). The company's solution merges multiple capabilities into a single, lightweight device that delivers superior performance for the forward deployed, foot mobile Marine
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Montenegro Oshkosh Vehicles To Be Equipped with Israeli Remote Control Weapon Stations
December 17, 2019 @ 12:46 PMIsraeli defense firm Elbit Systems has won a contract to supply the Montenegrin Armed Forces with Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) to be equipped on their Oshkosh Defense 4X4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. "Following a contract signed between Israel's Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Montenegro, the company has been awarded a $35 million contract to supply the Montenegrin Armed Forces with Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) for the new Oshkosh Defense ("Oshkosh") 4X4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV)," Elbit Systems said in a statement Monday
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With 400 737-Max Planes in Storage, Boeing Halts Production of Troubled Jets
December 17, 2019 @ 11:51 AMBoeing announced a “temporary” halt to production of 737-Max passenger jets even as it is making efforts to deliver 400 aircraft kept “in storage” which had not been picked up by Airlines due to lack of safety clearance. In 2018, all 346 people on board the two flights- a Lion Air 737 Max 8, and the same model operated by Ethiopian Airlines in March- were killed in the crashes, causing worldwide grounding of Boeing MAX planes
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German Naval Troops Begin Training With NH90 Helicopter Simulator
December 17, 2019 @ 10:56 AMThe ground personnel of the German Navy have begun all-round training on the usage of NH90 Sea Lion helicopter with Rheinmetall having delivered the simulators in June 2019. "Thanks to advanced simulation technology from Rheinmetall, ground personnel of the German Navys new NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter are already able to start training
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Upgraded US Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 19 Completes Acceptance Trials
December 17, 2019 @ 10:23 AMLockheed Martins Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 19, the future USS St. Louis, completed Acceptance Trials in Lake Michigan recently
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Ireland DoD Orders Two Airbus C295 Airlifters
December 17, 2019 @ 09:32 AMIrelands Department of Defence (DoD) has announced the acquisition of two Airbus C295 medium airlifters in a maritime surveillance configuration. With this new order, the Irish Air Corps will become the 33rd C295 operator worldwide
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Rosoboronexport Secures $1.5M Contract to Supply High Accuracy ORSIS T-5000 Rifles
December 17, 2019 @ 09:14 AMRussias Rosoboronexport has secured a contract worth over 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) to supply a foreign customer with a batch of ORSIS T-5000 high accuracy rifles
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...
