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Lockheed Martin’s New $350M Worth Satellite Production Facility Under Construction
August 2, 2017 @ 04:52 PMLockheed Martin is investing $350 million for its new facility to be located on the company's Waterton Canyon campus near Denver that will produce next-generation satellites. The new Gateway Center, slated for completion in 2020, includes a state-of-the-art high bay clean room capable of simultaneously building a spectrum of satellites from micro to macro
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Airbus Wins UK Deal For Skynet 6A Military Satellite
August 1, 2017 @ 03:46 PMAirbus has won UK ministry of defence contract to replace the current Skynet 5 network military satellite communications capability with new Skynet 6A satellite. The British Ministry of Defence said it opted for the noncompetitive route with Airbus, in part, to maintain domestic space capabilities,
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Submarine Deal Kickbacks Haunt Malaysian PM Najib As Associate Is Charged In...
August 1, 2017 @ 03:15 PMAn associate of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been charged in France with receiving bribes worth 30 million euros in a 2002 deal to buy two Scorpene submarines from the French company DCNS (now Naval Group). PM Razaks former adviser Abdul Razak Baginda was charged in France on July 18 with "active and passive complicity in corruption" and "misappropriation of corporate assets", the French judicial source told AFP
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India's Akash Missiles Found To Be Faulty: CAG Report
July 29, 2017 @ 01:40 PMThirty per cent of India's locally built Akash surface-to-air missiles (SAM) supplied to the Indian Air Force are found to be faulty, the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) has observed. About 30 per cent of "strategic missiles" made by BEL - a defence public sector unit - failed when they were test-fired, the CAG repord said
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US Marine Corp Grounds KC-130T Aircraft Following Crash
July 29, 2017 @ 08:55 AMUS Marine Corps has grounded its KC-130T aircraft, which was used for airborne refueling and to supply cargo, troops, equipments, following a crash that killed 15 Marines and one sailor. The Marine Corps took the action not to fly the KC-130T aircraft in the wake of the mishap on July 10 until further notice," the Corps said in a statement Thursday
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Indian Military Get Financial Powers To Enhance Security Of Sensitive Installations
July 28, 2017 @ 11:58 AMIndias Ministry of Defence (MoD) has decided to delegate substantial financial powers to the Armed Forces for undertaking works for perimeter security of sensitive military installations. The decision will give powers to the three vice chiefs to spend at least Rs 800 crore (US$124
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Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Anti-Ship Missile's Surface Ship Launch Capability
July 27, 2017 @ 06:11 PMLockheed Martin has test launched the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant Wednesday from a topside canister. The flight test took place at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
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Lockheed Martin To Manufacture Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles For US Navy, Air...
July 26, 2017 @ 04:07 PMLockheed Martin has won an $86.5 million contract from the US Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production
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Lockheed Martin To Provide 23 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles For USAF
July 26, 2017 @ 09:28 AMLockheed Martin has won over $86 million to manufacture and provide 23 long range anti-ship missiles for the US Air Force. It can be launched from a US Air Force B-1B bomber
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Rheinmetall To Deliver 'Skyguard' Air Defense Hardware To Two Foreign Customers
July 25, 2017 @ 11:04 AMRheinmetall has recently won contracts worth total €220 million (US$256 million) from two foreign governments to provide air defence hardware and related services for their air forces. Rheinmetall had to overcome stiff international competition for both the orders that were booked in June this year
Russian MS-21-300 Airliner Demonstrates 3800 km Range, Single Engine Take-off
KNDS Announces Initial Pubic Offering to Sell 20% of Existing Share Capital
Ukrainian UAVs Attacked Over 800,000 Russian Targets Since January 2026
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One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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