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Boeing EMARSS Aircraft Completes First Test Flight
June 6, 2013 @ 09:06 AMBoeing team recently completed the first flight of the first of four Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) Engineering, Manufacturing and Development aircraft. The aircraft was in the air for more than four hours and completed all first-flight test objectives, including evaluation of aerodynamic handling qualities, aircraft systems performance, and autopilot functions
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Italy Receives First FREMM Vessel
June 5, 2013 @ 02:31 PMThe Italian Navy has taken delivery of the first Frégate Européen multi-mission (FREMM) vessel, Carlo Bergamini, at the Fincantieri shipyard. The delivery is part of a contract awarded to Orizzonte Sistemi Navali to build ten vessels for the Italian Navy to replace the ageing Fincantieri-built Lupo and Maestrale-class ships by 2021
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Japan, France To Start Talks On Developing Military Equipment
June 5, 2013 @ 11:44 AMJapan has agreed to hold official talks on joint weapons development with France, despite the objections regarding the France military sales to China and Russia. At the Asia Security Summit, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian showed a strong interest in Japanese weapons-related technology, and proposed to the Japan Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera that the two nations jointly develop military weapons and equipment
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Thales I-Master Radar System Demonstrated Successful Flight Trails
June 4, 2013 @ 04:18 PMThales has successfully completed flight testing of its I-Master radar system onboard a Diamond DA42MPP Guardian aircraft. It was conducted in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, the week-long trial covered different radar modes at a range of altitudes and speeds
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Raytheon Books $106 Million Paveway II Contract
May 31, 2013 @ 02:15 PMRaytheon has landed a $106 million contract for its combat-proven Paveway II family of precision-guided munitions. The company was awarded the direct commercial sale from an international customer
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Russia Plans To Fulfil Iraqi Arms Deal
May 31, 2013 @ 08:59 AMRussia plans to start fulfilling its arms exports contract with Iraq upon receiving an advance payment, Russian Technologies CEO Sergei Chemezov announced. “The contract is being implemented, the production [of ordered equipment] has started,” Chemezov told RIA Novosti at the opening ceremony of a Russian grenade-launcher assembly facility in Jordan on Thursday
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Rheinmettal To Upgrade 25 Armored Trucks For Germany
May 24, 2013 @ 01:48 PMRheinmetall has won a $46.4 million contract to modernize 25 Fuchs/Fox armored transport vehicles in additional to the 177 trucks for the Bundeswehr
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Rheinmetall Wins Fox Upgrade Contract Worth €36 Million
May 23, 2013 @ 01:47 PMRheinmetall has been awarded a €36 million contract by German Army to upgrade an additional 25 Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles. This contract will bring the old vehicles up to the new 1A8 version, enhancing the protection levels in the previous version
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Iraq Reopens Russian Weapons Deal Probe
May 22, 2013 @ 02:19 PMIraq's Central Criminal Court has recommenced a probe into officials suspected of corruption in a $4.2 billion deal to purchase Russian weapons, according to a senior Iraqi official
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Airbus Military, MBDA Successfully Demo Marte Mk2/S Anti-Ship Missile Under C295 Maritime...
May 1, 2013 @ 10:00 AMAirbus Military and MBDA have successfully demonstrated the Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the wing of a C295 maritime patrol aircraft, which has already been tested on the Airborne Early Warning & Command (AEW) version. The flight was the last of a series of trials performed in a joint Airbus Military – MBDA collaboration to validate the aerodynamic integration of the Marte on C295, its handling qualities and performance tests
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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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U