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Northrop Grumman Nears Orbital ATK Buy at an Estimated $7.5B : WSJ
September 18, 2017 @ 01:22 AMNorthrop Grumman is said to be nearing to buy Orbital ATK in a deal reportedly valued at an approximate $7.5 billion
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Two USAF Squadrons To Receive F-35 Fighter Jets Next Month
August 30, 2017 @ 11:51 AMUS F-35 jets are set to be delivered to two US Air Force squadrons next month with the latest Block 3F software, which will enable pilots to use its full suite of war fighting capabilities. The 34th Fighter Squadron at Utahs Hill Air Force Base will receive the aircraft in early September and become the first fully operational F-35 squadron,
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Boeing's Apache helicopters' Fuselages To Be Made in India
August 29, 2017 @ 04:01 PMBoeing will start manufacturing fusalages of its Apache AH-64E attack helicopter meant for an Indian Air Force order, at a facility in India from next year. The US companys plan is to manufacture the Apache fuselage at the Tata Advanced Systems facility in Hyderabad and ship it to the US for assembly
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10 Per cent Production Achieved For F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jets
August 17, 2017 @ 08:34 AMThe rolling off of 318th rear section for an F-35 Lightning II combat jet from the Samlesbury, Lancashire production line completes 10 per cent of the global requirement production. The aft fuselage is the back part of the aircrafts main body
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Lockheed Martin To Manufacture 50 F-35 Aircraft Worth $3.6B For Partners, FMS
July 29, 2017 @ 08:52 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $3.6 billion low-rate initial production Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II advance acquisition contract to manufacture 50 aircraft for international partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers
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Northrop Grumman, ViaSat To Deliver Satellite Communications For Aussie Defence Force
July 27, 2017 @ 12:50 PMNorthrop Grumman has selected Australias ViaSat as a key partner to deliver a next-generation satellite communications (SATCOM) network to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Under a program known as Joint Project 2008 Phase 5B2, a large multiphase project to deploy an integrated wideband SATCOM system for the ADF, ViaSat will provide its ground stations and dual-band Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite earth terminals, ViaSat announced Wednesday
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F-35 Jet Fleet Completes 100,000 Flight Hours
July 24, 2017 @ 08:07 PMF-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours while the F-35 Integrated Test Force teams are completing the remaining requirements in the program's System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase. The remaining development flight testing includes validating the final release of 3F software, F-35B ski jump testing, F-35B austere site operations, high-Mach Loads testing for both the F-35B and F-35C and completion of the remaining weapons delivery accuracy tests, A Lockheed Martin release said
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UK Commences F-35B Ski Ramp Test At US Naval Base
July 19, 2017 @ 01:49 PMThe F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force has started second phase of land-based F-35B ski-ramp testing at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in Maryland. The US-constructed ski ramps would help the UK Royal Navy in Phase 2 Testing of the F-35B Lighting II
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Turkey-Russia Agree On $2.5Billion Price, Transfer of Tech For S-400 Missile Defence...
July 14, 2017 @ 12:03 PMTurkey has agreed to pay US$2.5 Billion for four Russian-made S-400 missile defence system marking the end of a quest by Ankara to procure a missile defence system first from its NATO ally, US and later from China
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Lockheed Martin Wins $5.5B For 74 F-35 Fighters, Anticipates $2.2B For 50
July 8, 2017 @ 09:08 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $5.5 billion modification F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 11 advance acquisition contract
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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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...