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SandCat Armored Vehicle Equipped With Advanced Mission Management System To Be Displayed...
May 28, 2018 @ 11:58 AMPlasan Sasa and BIRD Aerosystems have teamed up to offer a SandCat armored vehicle equipped with BIRD's advanced mission management system (MSIS). The two companies will display the special intervention vehicle for the first time at Eurosatory
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Unmanned Systems to Replace Personnel in South Korean Military
May 23, 2018 @ 10:30 AMThe South Korean military is looking to forming units to incorporate personnel and unmanned combat systems amid concerns of declining manned forces in the countrys defense services, local media reports. According to
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Royal Air Force To Manage "Command and Control" of UK Military Space...
May 21, 2018 @ 07:00 PMBritain has unveiled a major defense space strategy where the countrys air force would be responsible for “command and control” of the nations space missions, aiming to safeguard UK operations against “emerging space-based threats”. Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has vowed to bring the number of specialists working in the countrys defense space sector to 600 which is a 20- percent jump from what Britain currently has, the ministry said in a release Monday during first ever UK Defence Space Conference
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China Delivered 57 Turboprop Aircraft to Export Customers
May 21, 2018 @ 09:56 AMChina has produced more than 100 MA60 and MA600 turboprop aircraft of which 57 have been exported. The turboprop aircraft are designed to operate regional commercial flights, and some have been modified to undertake cloud seeding operations
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US Approves Sale of Penetrator Bombs for Bahrain’s F-16 Aircraft
May 19, 2018 @ 11:49 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of General Purpose (GP) and Penetrator Warhead bomb bodies for an estimated cost of $45 million. The Government of Bahrain has requested three thousand two hundred (3,200) General Purpose (GP) and Penetrator Warhead bomb bodies to include: one thousand five hundred (1,500) MK-82 (500lbs) GP bomb bodies, six hundred (600) MK-83 (1,000lbs) GP bomb bodies, six hundred (600) MK-84 (2,000lbs) GP bomb bodies, and five hundred (500) BLU-109 (2,000lbs) Penetrator Warhead bomb bodies, A US Defense Security Cooperation Agency release said
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European Union Defence Spending at Euro 200 Billion in 2016
May 18, 2018 @ 01:29 PMThe 28-member European Union spent €200 billion ($222 billion) on defence in 2016, the same figure as in 2015, Eurostat announced Friday. The EU, most of whose members share NATO membership with the United States are under pressure from Washington to increase military spending and buy more American arms
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India Issues RFP For Russian Kamov Ka-226T Helicopters
May 17, 2018 @ 10:45 AMIndias defense ministry has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure and co-produce 200 Russian Kamov Ka-226T helicopters for the countrys army and air force, estimated to cost INR 21,000 Crore (US$3 billion),
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BAE Systems to Provide 7000 APKWS Laser-guided Rockets to US Navy
May 10, 2018 @ 11:10 AMThe U.S
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Ukraine, Turkey Make Progress on AN-188 Military Transport Project
May 3, 2018 @ 10:35 AMUkraine and Turkey will begin joint production of An-188 military transport aircraft soon, Ukroboronprom Director General, Pavlo Bukin said during the recently concluded Eurasia Airshow-2018. "It was decided to move to the practical implementation of the Ukrainian-Turkish project in the near future," Bukin said in a statement Thursday
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Raytheon Wins $387 Million SM-3 Block IIA Missiles Contract
May 2, 2018 @ 10:53 AMRaytheon has won $387 million modification contract to procure a limited subset of items necessary to maintain schedule for eventual manufacture, assembly, test and delivery of 20 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missiles and related efforts, and up to four additional foreign military sales (FMS) missiles, for a potential total of 24 missiles. The contract action also increases the transition to production undefinitized contract action (Unue developing engineering manufacturing readiness level (EMRL) 3 compliance, achieving sustained rate capability of producing two all-up rounds per month, demonstrating EMRL 4 compliance, and achieving Tactical Configuration Readiness
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...