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Northrop Wins $404M to build two E-2D AEW&C Planes for US Navy...
April 2, 2020 @ 06:22 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a $404 million deal to build two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the US Navy. “Northrop Grumman is awarded $404 million modification contract for non-recurring engineering and software support activities as well as product support for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) full rate production (FRP)
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Tests of Russia’s S-500 Launcher in Final Stage
March 28, 2020 @ 09:31 AMTests of certain elements of Russias latest S-500 “Prometheus” air defense system are in the final stages. “We are completing trials of the S-500s launcher, components of a multi-functional locator and missile defense locator, equipped chassis for a command post, and transport units for an early-warning radar system,” CEO of the Design Bureau of Special Machine-Building which is part of Almaz Antey company, was quoted as saying by Russias National Defence magazine on Thursday
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Germany Proposes Buying 90 Eurofighters, 45 Boeing FA-18s to Replace Tornado Jets
March 26, 2020 @ 05:20 PMThe German military has proposed buying 90 Eurofighter jets from Airbus plus 45 FA-18s from Boeing to replace its ageing Tornados. In plans revealed to German publication
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George Mason University Wins $320M Mobile Unmanned/Manned Distributed Lethality Airborne Network Contract...
March 7, 2020 @ 07:49 AMGeorge Mason University was awarded $320.6 million by the US Air Force for Mobile Unmanned/Manned Distributed Lethality Airborne Network (MUDLAN) accelerated development and demonstrations software and hardware
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Embraer, Thysenkrupp Bag Brazilian Navy’s Tamandaré Class Warships Order
March 6, 2020 @ 03:45 AMA team comprising Embraer, Altech, thysenkrupp, Emgepron besides Águas Azuis, signed a contract with the Brazilian Navy on March 5 in Rio de Janeiro for building four Tamandaré Class Ships, with deliveries scheduled between 2025 and 2028. The construction will take place in Brazil, in Itajaí, Santa Catarina State, and is expected to have local content rates above 30% for the first vessel and 40% for the others
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Thai Air Force Lists Fighter Jet, Other Procurement Programs in White Paper
February 20, 2020 @ 03:11 PMReplacement for F-16 fighter jets, L-39s trainers; upgrade of Saab Early Warning System; purchase of transport, VIP, helicopters and unmanned aircraft besides spy satellites figure in the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)
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Damen to Build Supply Ship for Dutch Navy
February 20, 2020 @ 09:30 AMDamen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and the Netherlands Defence Material Organization (DMO) signed a contract Thursday to construct the new supply ship HNLMS Den Helder for the Netherlands Navy. The contract was signed in Den Helder by the Director of Defence Material Organization (DMO), Vice Admiral Arie Jan de Waard and Arnout Damen, the new CEO of the family business Damen Shipyards Group
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Leidos Wins US Navy’s $7.73 billion IT Contract
February 6, 2020 @ 07:46 AMThe United States Navy has awarded Leidos Inc a contract valued $7.73 billion Service Management, Integration and Transport (SMIT) contract that aims to overhaul the Navys dated information technology infrastructure
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Mitsubishi Build’s World’s Largest Superconducting Coil for Fusion Reactor
January 30, 2020 @ 11:15 AMMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has built the worlds largest superconducting coil, also called toroidal field (TF) coil for the ITER (experimental fusion reactor) project in France. The Japan National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd
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Longbow to Support Apache's Fire Control Radars of S.Korea, Taiwan, Saudi, UAE,...
January 25, 2020 @ 04:58 AMLongbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman has won a $235.8 million deal to support Fire Control Radar systems for Apache helicopters for 11 foreign governments including South Korea, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE)
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
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...
