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P&W Bags $522M F-35 Engines Logistics Support Contract
November 28, 2019 @ 02:03 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Pratt and Whitney a contract valued $522 million to provide logistics support to the F-135 engines of the F-35 fighters belonging to the United States military, non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants and foreign military sales (FMS) customers. "United Technologies Corp
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Pakistan Navy Receives Locally-built Fast Attack Missile Craft
November 27, 2019 @ 05:43 PMThe Pakistan Navy (PN) received its locally built Fast Attack Missile Craft built by the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW) on Wednesday. The fast attack missile craft is a state-of-the-art, multi-mission vessel with steel hull and aluminum super structure
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Large Scale Deployment of Russian Pantsir-S Air Defence Systems in Syria
November 27, 2019 @ 12:08 PMIn what appears to be preparation for a large scale attack by missiles and drones, Russia has deployed more than 30 Pantsir-S air defence systems which can detect and attack low-flying hostile projectiles. To date, [in service with the Syrian Arab Army] more than 30 anti-aircraft missile-cannon Pantsir-S systems have been deployed in Syria
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Israel Targets India, Finland, US, 3 Other Countries for Renewed Defence Export
November 27, 2019 @ 11:11 AMThe Israeli Ministry of Defense International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) has targeted India, the United States, Finland and 3 other Asian countries for renewed defence exports push. The six "core" countries are among a list of 41 countries for which defence exports could be pushed significantly by directly engaging the respective countries in government-to-government (G2G) deals
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Rolls-Royce Bags $1.2B US V-22 Aircraft Engines Contract
November 27, 2019 @ 10:44 AMRolls-Royce has secured a five-year MissionCare contract valued at $1.2 Billion to maintain AE 1107C engines on US Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force V-22 aircraft
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Hungary Takes Delivery of First 2 Airbus H145Ms
November 27, 2019 @ 10:23 AMAirbus has delivered the first two of twenty H145M military helicopters to the Hungarian Defence Forces. The order for the aircraft equipped with the HForce weapon management was placed in June 2018 by the Hungarian Ministry of Defence as part of its military modernisation programme
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General Dynamics Installs New GPS Systems into US Stryker Vehicles in Germany
November 27, 2019 @ 10:09 AMGeneral Dynamics announced Tuesday that it has installed a new and improved GPS system onto US Stryker armoured fighting vehicles in Germany that allows US forces to operate in an environment when GPS signals are degraded or denied. Known as Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing Data (PNT) System (MAPS) Gen 1, the system began fielding in September on select Stryker armored fighting vehicles and could eventually extend to thousands of vehicles across Europe, the company said in a statement
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MBDA Missile & Saab’s Radar System Integrated Into Northrop IAMD Battle Command...
November 27, 2019 @ 09:52 AMEuropean MBDAs Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM) and Saabs Giraffe radar systems have been integrated into Northrop Grummans Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). CAMM was the first non-US missile system to be demonstrated with IBCS earlier this year, and Giraffe represents the first non-US sensor system to be demonstrated, Northrop said in a
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New Chinese Think Tank to Evaluate Military Policies, Reforms Established
November 27, 2019 @ 08:50 AMChinas Central Military Committee (CMC) has set up a new think tank consisting of military and civilian experts to independently and objectively evaluate drafts on military policies and institutional reforms. “Top weapon and equipment developers could be part of the team
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China Shows Off Modernized Type 051B Destroyer Equipped With New Vertical Launch...
November 27, 2019 @ 07:36 AMChina presented its modernized Type 051B destroyer “Shenzhen,” equipped with a new 32-unit missile vertical launch system, on Monday. “The Peoples Liberation Army Navy's (PLANs) sole Type 051B destroyer has gained very powerful combat capability after the modernization,” said Weihutang, a column on military affairs affiliated with China Central Television (CCTV)
Baykar’s Akinci Drone Fires AI-enabled Mini Cruise Missile
Large Jet-Powered Ekranoplan Spotted in China, Reviving Cold War-Era Technology
China Reveals Weapons to Destroy Power Grids
Milkor and Hanwha Systems Partner to Enhance UAV Surveillance Capabilities
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...
