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Raytheon Successfully Tracks Simulated Anti-Air Warfare Targets Using AMDR

November 18, 2014 @ 07:55 AM

Raytheon announced Monday that its Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) software successfully tracked a simulated Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) target. The AAW target tracking was demonstrated using the working software for the US Navy during a recent Software Build Review
Pentagon To Spend $1 Trillion To Upgrade Its Nuclear Arsenal

November 17, 2014 @ 08:55 AM

The Pentagon announced Friday that it would spend $1 trillion to upgrade an array of missiles, submarines and bombers, local media reported. The emergency spending program will be carried out in order to update its ageing nuclear arsenal
China, Pakistan To Sell JF-17 Thunder Jet Fighter To Unidentified Middle East...

November 14, 2014 @ 11:29 AM

China and Pakistan may soon sell fighter jets developed jointly to an unidentified Middle Eastern country, Bloomberg reported today. The report says that they are in advanced talks with the country to make its first foreign purchase
General Dynamics Wins Canadian Contracts For Enhanced UAV Surveillance, Global Mercury Anchor...

November 14, 2014 @ 09:35 AM

General Dynamics has won three contracts worth $311 million for the Canadian defense forces that include providing Mercury Global anchor stations and surveillance system for light armored upgrade vehicles, the company announced Thursday. Two of these contracts are worth CDN $59
Dassault Launches “Engineered To Fly” Solution For Small And Medium Defense Suppliers

November 14, 2014 @ 09:33 AM

Dassault Systems announced the launch of “Engineered to Fly” digital continuity from design engineering to manufacturing solution for small and medium sized aerospace and defense suppliers during its annual 3D Experience Forum, North America Wednesday. Aerospace and defense suppliers today face significant pressure to improve gross margins, revenues and market share
AMMROC Selects AAR To Support New Military MRO Facility In UAE

November 11, 2014 @ 08:03 AM

AAR announced Monday that it has been selected by Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC) to support in the design, outfitting and integration of key areas of its facility in Al Ain, UAE. The new facility will be an anchor tenant at Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park (Nibras), the free-zone project being jointly developed by Mubadala and Abu Dhabi Airports Company to support the establishment of a sustainable aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi
Elbit Systems Launches New Radar For Detecting Threats Beyond Foliage

November 10, 2014 @ 11:44 AM

Elbit Systems has launched a new type of radar - FPR-10 that offers extremely long-range foliage penetration for border protection and wide-area persistent surveillance at 3rd Israeli HLS Conference. The system can detect suspicious movements of vehicles and humans in and beyond foliage
Lockheed Martin Delivers MUOS For Atlas V Rocket Launch

November 7, 2014 @ 08:16 AM

The US Navy and Lockheed Martin have delivered the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) spacecraft to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, where it will be prepared for a January 2015 liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. MUOS operates like a smart phone cell tower in the sky, vastly improving current secure mobile satellite communications for warfighters on the move
India-Rafale Deal Could Be Concluded By March 2015, Says Dassault CEO

November 6, 2014 @ 11:10 AM

The Indian MMRCA deal with Dassault is expected to be concluded by the end of this fiscal year, according to Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier. The final phase of exclusive negotiations on the contract, estimated at $15 billion, should conclude within India's current budget year ending in March 2015, Trappier told reporters in Paris, according to local media
Russia Test Fires Intercontinental Missile From Submarine

November 5, 2014 @ 12:21 PM

Russia has test-fired a Sineva intercontinental missile from a submerged submarine in the Barents Sea on Wednesday as part of a check on the reliability of the navy's strategic forces, the ministry of defense announced. "Within the frameworks of testing the reliability of marine strategic nuclear forces, the Tula [nuclear submarine] launched a Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile from the Barents Sea to the Kura Range [in Kamchatka]," the statement says

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