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CAE Submits Bid For Canadian Armed Forces' Airborne Training Services Program
February 17, 2016 @ 01:40 AMCAE has teamed with Draken International, operator of the world's largest fleet of privately-owned fighter aircraft, to bid for the Contracted Airborne Training Services (CATS) program to the Government of Canada. The CATS progam seeks poposals for a comprehensive service for adversary and threat training, electronic warfare and target towing operations for Canada's Department of National Defence (DND)
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Philadelphia Gear Wins $1 Billion US Navy Contract For Arleigh Guided Missile
February 13, 2016 @ 06:59 AMPhiladelphia Gear Corp has won a contract from the US Navy for production of main reduction gears for DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers. “Philadelphia Gear Corp
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BAE Systems Wins $52 Million Maintenance Contract For US Navy’s Whidbey-class Landing...
February 10, 2016 @ 11:24 AMBAE Systems has won a $52 million contract to provide maintenance services for the US Navys USS Rushmore (LSD-47), a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship. “BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $52,125,928 undefinitized contract action modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract N00024-12-C-4403 for USS Rushmore (LSD-47) fiscal 2016 phased maintenance availability (PMA),” the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
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Russia To Resume Tu-60 Bomber Production By 2023
February 10, 2016 @ 11:16 AMRussia is planning to resume production of Tu-60 strategic bombers by 2023. Preparation for the reproduction of strategic bombers Tu-160 goes according to plan as outlined earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov during a visit to Samara Company "Kuznetsov" (part of United Engine Corporation - JDC) said in an interview with reporters Tuesday
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U S Navy To Test Boeing-developed Fuel Cell
February 9, 2016 @ 03:14 AMBoeing has developed a fuel cell using a technology called a “reversible solid oxide fuel cell” to store energy from renewable resources such as wind and solar, producing zero-emissions electricity. The fuel cell energy storage system has been delivered to the U
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Airbus Helicopters’ H145 Completes Flight Trials
February 5, 2016 @ 01:00 PMAirbus Helicopters twin-engine multipurpose helicopter H145 has proved its operational capabilities for challenging offshore missions in a flight trial last month. During a two-day flight trial in late January, the established offshore operators Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH and HTM Offshore were able to test the H145 in all the relevant fields of offshore operations
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F-35 Lightning II Airframe To Begin "Lifetime" Durability Testing
February 5, 2016 @ 10:14 AMA third phase of durability testing on an F-35 Lightning II airframe is due to begin at our Military Air & Information site in Brough, East Yorkshire. Each phase of testing, lasting a total of 8,000 hours, is equivalent to an entire lifetime of the airframe once it enters service
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X Corp Wins $50 Million Contract For Security and Counterintelligence Operations
February 4, 2016 @ 08:05 AMThe US Department of Defense on Wednesday awarded a contract worth $50 million to Virginia-based X Corp Solutions Inc to provide security and counterintelligence operations support services. “X Corp Solutions Inc
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US Army Developing Universal Control Interface For Drones
February 2, 2016 @ 09:15 AMUS Army is developing a universal control interface for drones to let operators fly more than one type using the same controls. The US Armys 15W soldiers are trained for a singular platform which includes AAI RQ-17 Shadow or General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle,
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Raytheon Wins Patriot Missiles Engineering Support Contract For 12 Countries
January 30, 2016 @ 07:50 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $212 million foreign military sales contract to provide engineering services for its Patriot anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile systems deployed with the armed forces of 12 US allied nations. Raytheon will perform work for the armed forces of Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates, the US Department of Defense announced Friday
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...