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DARPA Selects Commercial Partner For Satellite Repair Program Despite Orbital ATK Lawsuit
February 10, 2017 @ 09:55 AMDespite Orbital ATKs lawsuit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has gone ahead with its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program by selecting Space Systems Loral (SSL) as its commercial partner for the program. DARPA and SSL seek to develop technologies that would enable cooperative inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO), more than 20,000 miles above the Earth, and demonstrate those technologies on orbit, DARPA said in a press statement Thursday
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Cyber Attack Threat To Five Taiwanese Stock Brokerages
February 6, 2017 @ 02:25 PMTaiwan is investigating a case of five brokerage companies having received email threats by an unknown cyber-group, asking to make payments to avert an attack that, otherwise, could crash their websites. “Each brokerage had got an email, setting a deadline for the transfer of funds to avoid a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack,” Rick Wang, an official with Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), was quoted as saying by
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BAE Systems To Upgrade USS Roosevelt Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer
February 1, 2017 @ 11:36 AMBAE Systems has won a $51.3 million US Navy contract for the maintenance and modernization of the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
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White House Twitter Accounts Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks
January 25, 2017 @ 02:22 PMTwitter accounts of the US President (@POTUS), First Lady (@FLOTUS) and Vice President (@VP) are highly vulnerable to cyber attacks, since they lack required security settings, according to a hacking expert who hacked over 500 accounts disseminating extremist propaganda. The current security settings of the White House accounts allowed anyone to click on the "forgot password" button and see a partially hidden email address associated with the account, a hacker who calls himself WauchulaGhost explained to
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Sig Sauer Wins $580 Million To Replace US Army’s Berette M9 Service...
January 20, 2017 @ 08:04 AMSig Sauer has won a $580 million contract for the Modular Handgun System including handgun, accessories and ammunition to replace the current Beretta M9 handgun. Bids were solicited via the Internet with nine received
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Russian Helicopters Delivers 2 Ка-32А11ВСs Choppers To China
January 19, 2017 @ 07:51 AMRussian Helicopters has completed deliveries of the first batch of multirole Ка-32A11BC helicopters, which are built at Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise. After the delivery of the first batch, two more helicopters will be handed over to the Chinese operators in 2017, the company said in a statement Thursday
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US Army’s Next-Gen Personnel Protective Equipment System Enters Production Phase
January 17, 2017 @ 01:55 PMUS Armys new light-weight ballistic helmet system has entered production phase this month. The Armys next generation Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) system is intended to improve the warfighters lethality, mobility and modularity by optimizing Soldier protection while effectively reducing weight with the latest technologies and managing all lifecycle aspects of personal protective equipment,
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Philippines Shelves Planned Upgrades To Facilities On Spartly Islands To Avoid China’s...
January 17, 2017 @ 09:51 AMThe Philippines has decided to shelve planned upgrades to facilities on Spartly islands it controls, such as repairing an eroded runway, to avoid incurring Chinas wrath. The Philippine foreign ministry sent a note verbale to the Chinese embassy last month after confirming a report from the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies about Chinas arms buildup in the Spratlys, Reuters reported Tuesday
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Gujarat To Become Defence Manufacturing Hub Soon: Defense Minister Of India
January 13, 2017 @ 02:44 PMGujarat is likely to become a major defense manufacturing hub with a number of private sector companies planning to set up factories in the state. The centre has approved close to 20 licences for defence production in Gujarat, defence minister Manohar Parrikar was quoted as saying
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BAE Systems Receives $542 Million Contract To Provide 145 M777 Howitzers To
January 13, 2017 @ 12:39 PMBAE Systems has won a $542 million contract to provide 145 M777 ultra-lightweight howitzers to the Indian Army. Work on the contract will begin immediately and be performed by BAE Systems and its suppliers across the United Kingdom, United States, and India
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
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...
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...