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BAE Systems, General Dynamics Awarded $1.3 Billion Contract For US Navy Ships
March 17, 2016 @ 07:58 AMThe US Navy has awarded one contract for surface combatants class ships and another contract for amphibious class ships to three San Diego-based firms individually. “BAE Systems, Continental Maritime and General Dynamics are each being awarded contracts to provide maintenance for surface combatants (DDG and CG) class ships and amphibious (LSD, LPD, LHA, and LHD) class ships,” the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday
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Boeing Rolls Out Autonomous UUV Echo Voyager
March 11, 2016 @ 10:14 AMBoeing has rolled out an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), Echo Voyager capable of operating autonomously for months at a time. The 51-foot long Echo Voyager runs on a hybrid rechargeable system to run for months autonomously, and can also be launched and recovered without the kind of support ships usually necessary for unmanned, undersea vehicles, or UUVs, Boeing said in a news release Thursday
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Three IAF Women Pilots To Take Up Combat Roles In June
March 10, 2016 @ 10:40 AMIndias first batch of women fighter pilots will be commissioned on June 18, the forces chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said Tuesday. “The floodgates have opened for women to prove their mettle in all streams,” Air Chief Marshal Raha said at an event on International Womens Day
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Announces Voluntary Layoff Program
March 9, 2016 @ 07:40 AMLockheed Martin Aeronautics has announced a voluntary layoff program that is targeted to reduce employment by approximately 1,000 positions at locations in the United States The voluntary program is available to mid-level employee groups in Fort Worth, Texas; Marietta, Georgia; Palmdale, California; Meridian, Mississippi; Clarksburg, West Virginia; Patuxent River, Maryland; and Edwards Air Force Base, California. The action is necessary to position Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to be competitive in the future marketplace, secure future business opportunities, and keep an infrastructure appropriately aligned with customer demands
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Overweight Sailors To Get Second Chance To Undergo US Navy’s Fitness Test...
March 8, 2016 @ 08:56 AMThe US Navy is reviving its rules on the body fat restrictions by allowing sailors to be retested who had failed the test earlier. This week, the force said that the 2,400 people will be allowed one more chance to be tested this spring, under the new limits, The Telegraph reported
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US DoD Invites To Hack The Pentagon
March 3, 2016 @ 11:29 AMThe US Department of Defense will invite vetted outside hackers to test cybersecurity of some public DoD websites as part of a pilot project in April. ‘Hack the Pentagon is modelled after similar competitions known as ‘bug bounties conducted by US firms to discover gaps in the security of their networks, Reuters reported citing the DoD statement released Wednesday
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General Dynamics Wins $156 Million Maintenance Contract For US Navy Wasp-class Ship
March 2, 2016 @ 07:30 AMGeneral Dynamics shipbuilding division in San Diego, California has won a $156 million contract to provide maintenance services to US Navys Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. “General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co
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USAF Awards $161M Rocket Propulsion Contracts To Replace Russian Launch Vehicle
March 1, 2016 @ 08:24 AMThe US Department of Defense announced Monday two US Air Force contracts estimated $161 million for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The announced contracts is for building rocket propulsion system prototypes that will transition away from the use of the Russian supplied RD-180 engine to a domestic alternative for National Security Space launches, the statement said
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Boeing Wins $276 Million US Navy Contract For Two P-8A Aircraft
March 1, 2016 @ 08:04 AMBoeing has been awarded a $276 million US Navy contract for production of two P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft. “The Boeing Co
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US Tests Ballistic Missile For Second Time In A Week
February 26, 2016 @ 12:34 PMThe United States on Thursday tested its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a week, as part of its effort to demonstrate the military prowess against its rivals. An unarmed Minuteman III was blasted off overnight from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and shot skyward before travelling 4,200 miles in about 30 minutes, landing on target in the ocean near the Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific
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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...
