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Lockheed Martin to Procure Weapons Certification, Modification Kits for Israeli F-35s
February 3, 2018 @ 04:27 AMLockheed Martin Corp is being awarded $147,963,919 contract modification for the procurement of Israel-unique weapons certification, modification kits, and electronic warfare analysis in support of the F-35 Lightning II with the Israeli Air Force. The contract includes Israel system design and development to provide 3F+ fleet capability for the government of Israel under the Foreign Military Sales program, a US DoD contract announcement said
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US Army Plans to Expand Wingman Program to M113 Armored Personnel Carriers
February 2, 2018 @ 04:42 PMArmy engineers aim to qualify an autonomous combat vehicle on a gunnery range in the coming months, as part of a new program they say is the first step toward weaponized robotics. Under the "Wingman" Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, or JCTD, program, engineers have already been able to autonomously pilot a specially-configured Humvee and hit targets with its on-board 7
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Ukraimash Opens Mi-8 Helicopter Service Center in Bangladesh
February 1, 2018 @ 10:53 AMUnrainian firm Ukrinmash has opened a service center for Soviet-era Mi-8/Mi-1/Mi-24 helicopters at the request of the Bangladesh Air Force Command. Official Ukrainian delegation consisting of representatives of the State Concern “Ukroboronprom”, State Firm “Ukrinmash” and management of the aircraft repair factory “Aviakon” attended the opening on January 27, 2017
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Airbus H145M Helicopter Test Fires Thales’ Laser Guided Rockets
January 31, 2018 @ 03:29 PMAirbus Helicopters announced Wednesday that its new H145M helicopter demonstrated the ability to fire laser guided rockets, the FZ275 LGR from Thales, in the first weeks of December 2017 at the Älvdalen test range, Sweden. The electro-optical system (MX-15D) from L3 Wescam with embedded laser designation enabled a deviation of less than a meter for all rockets fired at a distance of up to 4
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Orbital ATK To Upgrade US Navy’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
January 25, 2018 @ 01:53 PMOrbital ATK has won a developmental contract by the U.S
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IAF Women Fighter Pilots Getting Ready To Fly Solo In MiG-21 ‘Bison’...
January 23, 2018 @ 09:05 AMIndian Air Forces two women fighter pilots are getting ready to go on solo-sortie in a MiG-21 Bison supersonic fighter and are expected to fly all alone in a month or so. Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh made history by becoming the first-ever women to undergo fighter pilot training in IAF
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BAE Systems, General Dynamics Awarded $237M US Navy Contract To Maintain Surface...
January 20, 2018 @ 09:46 AMThe US Navy has awarded a $237 million contract to two US firms – BAE Systems and General Dynamics, to exercise option of continuous maintenance and Chief of Naval Operations availabilities on surface combatants (DDG and CG) homeported in San Diego, California. “BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California (N00024-16-D-4416); Continental Maritime of San Diego, San Diego, California (N00024-16-D-4417); and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co
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Indian Army To Get Assault Rifles, Carbines Worth $555 Million
January 17, 2018 @ 04:28 PMIndias Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared procurement of 72,400 assault rifles and 93,895 carbines on fast track basis for US$ 555 million (INR 3,547 crore) on Tuesday, to enable the Defence Forces to meet their immediate requirement for the troops deployed on the borders. Both the deals had been repeatedly cancelled in the past
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Raytheon To Assist DARPA In Demonstrating Collaborative Autonomy for Unmanned Aerial Systems
January 11, 2018 @ 10:18 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 3 contract in support of Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program to Raytheon Company based Tucson, Arizona, to demonstrate progress toward upgrading legacy unmanned aircraft, enabling easy navigations in constricted environment. According to DARPA press release, CODE program aims to extend the capability of the U
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BAE Wins $19 Million for Depot-level Maintenance of Guided Missile Cruiser USS
January 9, 2018 @ 05:07 AMBAE Systems was awarded an $18.9 million order for a selected restricted availability (SRA) on USS Princeton (CG 59) homeported in San Diego, California
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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