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Woman Charged For Smuggling US Space Tech, Military Communications Equipment To China
May 24, 2017 @ 02:47 PMA Chinese woman residing in California is facing federal law charges for smuggling sensitive space communications technology, including the components in military communications jammers, from the United States to China. The US Justice Department said Si Chen, also known as Cathy Chen, faces 14 charges that accuse her of purchasing and smuggling more than $100,000 (89,000 euros) worth of equipment to China between March 2013 and December 2015, Reuters report
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New US Missile Defence Agency Bases To Be Constructed Around World
May 24, 2017 @ 10:01 AMThe US Missile Defence Agency has awarded a $69 million contract to Parsons Government Services Inc. for construction of new facilities in America and a number of countries around the world
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India's Light Utility Helicopter's Second Prototype Takes Maiden Flight
May 23, 2017 @ 04:14 PMIndias Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) conducted the first flight of its Light Utility Helicopter's (LUH) second prototype Monday. The twin-seater chopper LUH PT-2 was flown for 22 minutes on Monday by Chief Test Pilot Wing Commander (retired) Unni K
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Boeing Wins $1B MDA Contract For Four Space Object Kill Vehicles
May 23, 2017 @ 08:35 AMThe U.S
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Lockheed Martin Wins $112M Field Support Services Contract For THAAD Missile System
May 19, 2017 @ 09:37 AMLockheed Martin has received a potential $112 million contract modification from the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue to provide field support services for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD). The modification increases the contracts total value from $449 million to $561
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US Navy’s Third Ford-class Nuclear Powered Supercarrier To Get Advanced Arresting Gear...
May 19, 2017 @ 09:28 AMGeneral Atomics will manufacture and install an advanced arresting gear for the third next-generation Gerald Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 80) under a $195 million contract. The advanced arresting gear is the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
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DARPA Works On Simplifying Design Process For Unconventional Defense Systems
May 18, 2017 @ 04:43 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing mathematical tools and methods to tackle the challenges associated with designing complex military systems. The US defense research agency's Enabling Quantification of Uncertainty in Physical Systems (EQUiPS) program has advanced the field of uncertainty quantification, or UQ, which focuses on methods to accommodate all of the different factors that may affect predictive accuracy in designing the military model
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Northrop Grumman Wins $304 Million US Contract For Three Maritime Surveillance Drones
May 17, 2017 @ 12:21 PMNorthrop Grumman won has won a $300 million contract from US department of defense to supply more Triton maritime surveillance drones. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
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India Readies Policy To Select Private Firms For Defense Production Orders
May 11, 2017 @ 11:11 AMIndias defence ministry has prepared its roadmap for the selection of private sector companies for military production orders, with a procedure spelt out in a new policy. The ministry will unveil the elaborate procedure in a new policy soon, the
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USAF Awards $48M Contract To BAE Systems To Operate 5 Phased Array...
May 11, 2017 @ 08:55 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a $48 million contract by the US Air Force to operate Solid State Phased Array Radar Systems (SSPARS) at five major strategic radar stations. BAE Systems will manage, operate, maintain and logistically support five SSPARS sites: Beale Air Force Base, California; Cape Cod Air Force Station, Massachusetts; Clear Air Force Station, Alaska; Thule Air Base, Greenland; and Royal Air Force Fylingdales, United Kingdom
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
