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Lockheed Martin To Provide Hit-to-Kill PAC-3 MSE Missile To Poland

March 28, 2018 @ 03:10 PM

Poland today formalized an agreement to purchase Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support equipment. "We're honored to partner with Poland in support of the WISŁA Air and Missile Defense system to protect and defend their armed forces, citizens and infrastructure
Royal Navy Warship ‘HMS Ocean’ Decommissioned Ahead of Sale To Brazil

March 28, 2018 @ 11:55 AM

The largest British warship, the former Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean (L12), has been decommissioned during a ceremony Tuesday aboard the amphibious ship at the RNs Devonport Naval Base, with plans for the Brazilian Navy to take possession of the ship in June 2018. Last month, the British government announced it had inked a deal with Brazil, which agreed to pay about $118 million to buy the Royal Navy amphibious warship
Rosoboronexport Reveals details of Russia's Buk M3 Air Defence Missile System

March 28, 2018 @ 10:25 AM

Rosoboronexport has revealed details of its Buk-M3 ‘Viking, the newest air defence missile system (ADMS) from Russia ahead of its international launch. “The ‘Viking complex preserves the best characteristics of the famous line of the ‘Buk air defence missile such as force and infrastructure protection from present-day and future air assault weapons in conditions of radio-electronic countermeasures and firing,” said Rosoboronexports Deputy Director General Sergey Ladygin
France’s Future Medium Frigates To Be Fitted with Safran’s PASEO XLR Sighting...

March 21, 2018 @ 03:03 PM

The PASEO XLR (eXtra Long Range) sighting system built by Safran Electronics & Defense has been chosen by Naval Group for France's new medium frigates (FTI). Five of these 4,000 ton ships will be delivered starting in 2023
KBR Wins Australia’s Future Submarine Construction Yard Concept Design Contract

March 20, 2018 @ 11:46 AM

Naval Group Australia has partnered with US engineering services group KBR to assist with the concept design of the proposed Future Submarine (SEA1000) construction yard at the Osborne Naval Shipbuilding precinct in South Australia. The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 19 March that this contract, worth around $7 million, will employ 100 of South Australian staff on the concept design of the Future Submarine Construction Yard
Indian Army Places Order For Upgrading Field Guns

March 20, 2018 @ 09:30 AM

Ordnance Factories Board (OFB), an industrial organisation functioning under Indias Department of Defence, has received an order for upgrading over 300 field guns for the Indian Army, after it successfully completed the user evaluation of 130/155 mm "upgunning". “We successfully ‘upgunned the old 130mm Russian field guns to 155mm and bagged the Armys order
USAF B-1B Bomber Test Launches Long Range Anti-Ship Missile

March 20, 2018 @ 08:51 AM

Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S
Indonesian Air Force Receives Final F-16 Fighter Aircraft Delivery

March 16, 2018 @ 03:32 PM

The Indonesian Air Force marked the complete delivery of new fleet of 24 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitneys F100 engines, during a ceremony at Iswahyudi Air Force Base on February 28, as part of a grant from the United States. Significant upgrades to Indonesias military infrastructure were carried out, additional bases were stood up with enhanced support capability, and years of training were conducted in support of this milestone
Boeing Invests in US Tech Company Developing Mini Radars for UAVs

March 16, 2018 @ 11:48 AM

Boeing announced its investment in Fortem Technologies, a Utah-based company developing advanced radar systems for unmanned and manned aircraft. Fortem Technologies offers airspace awareness solutions using low size, weight and power radar to ensure safe operations of unmanned aerial vehicles
Two US Navy Aviators Killed in F/A-18F Super Hornet Crash

March 15, 2018 @ 01:32 PM

The US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed off the coast of Key West, Florida, killing two personnel onboard, during a routine training flight on Wednesday, USNI News reports. The fighter suffered a mishap on approach to Naval Air Station Key West and search and rescue team recovered both the pilot and weapons systems officer from the water approximately one mile east of the runway

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