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UAE To Receive Patriot PAC-3, GEM-T Missiles in $2 Billion FMS Contract
May 12, 2017 @ 09:58 AMThe US has approved a United Arab Emirates (UAE) request for the sale of 60 Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) missiles with canisters and 100 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) missiles worth an estimated US$2 billion. Also included are canisters, tools and test equipment, support equipment, publications and technical documentation, spare and repair parts, U
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Unisys To Provide Raytheon With Upgraded ClearPath Forward Software
May 9, 2017 @ 12:56 PMRaytheon has purchased new-generation Unisys ClearPath Forward technology, which will used to develop software for helping to improve the performance of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Unisys ClearPath Forward is a secure, scalable, hardware-independent software environment for high-volume enterprise computing
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S-400 Missile System Likely To Feature In Putin, Erdogan’s Sochi Meeting In...
April 28, 2017 @ 10:08 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin may discuss deliveries of S-400 surface-to-air missile system with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during the upcoming meeting in Sochi in May. It is possible that the issue of S-400 deliveries [to Turkey] may feature during the meeting of both leaders [Putin and Erdogan], Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by local media Thursday
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Russian Next-Gen S-500 Missile System To Engage Targets Near Space
April 25, 2017 @ 11:38 AMRussian next-generation S-500 surface-to-air missile system would be able to engage targets above the earths surface. The new S-500 missile system would be able to engage targets in the upper layer of the atmosphere, 100 kilometers [62 miles] above the Earths surface, Pavel Sozinov, chief engineer of the Russian defense corporation Almaz-Antey, was quoted as saying by
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Romania Interested In Raytheon-built Patriot Missiles
April 21, 2017 @ 10:29 AMNATO member Romania has expressed its interest in the US Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system to modernize its military, benefiting from a gradual increase in annual spending. European Union countrys defense budget was 1
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Poland To Sign $7.5 Billion Patriot Missile System Contract By Year-End
March 31, 2017 @ 01:37 PMPoland will sign a $7.5-billion agreement on the purchase of eight Patriot anti-ballistic missile batteries by the end of 2017
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Leonardo, Hensoldt Sign MoU For Identification Friend or Foe Solutions
March 21, 2017 @ 01:10 PMLeonardo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hensoldt to jointly develop Mode-5 IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) solutions. The two companies, working together as “Team Skytale”, have already been selected as preferred bidder by the UK Ministry of Defence to upgrade IFF systems on more than 400 land, sea and air vehicles
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US Drone Worth $200 Shot Down By $3 Million Patriot Missile, Says
March 16, 2017 @ 01:35 PMA US ally reportedly has used a $3 million worth Patriot missile to shoot down a $200 worth drone aircraft. "A very close ally used the surface-to-air missile to bring down the drone, US General David Perkins told a military symposium
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Turkey Seeks Russian Credit To Buy S-400 Missile System
March 15, 2017 @ 09:03 AMTurkey has sought a loan to buy S-400 missile system from Russia, Rostec Corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov said in an interview. "Turkeys officials express a wish to get a loan, but the issue is pending so far
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Pakistan Army Inducts LOMADS For Defence Against Combat Aircraft, Cruise Missiles
March 12, 2017 @ 01:54 PMPakistan Army has inducted a Chinese-made Low to Medium Altitude Air Defence System (LOMADS) system, designated LY-80 which can intercept fighter jets and cruise missile up to an altitude of 12 KM. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Sunday, “LY-80 is a Chinese mobile air defence system, capable of tracking and destroying variety of aerial targets at longer ranges flying at low and medium altitude
Chinese Satellite Imagery Firm Helping Yemeni Houtis Target U.S. Ships
U.K. Tests Radio-Wave Weapon to Defeat Drone Swarms
Su-35 Fighter Takes on Airborne Radar Role in Ukraine Operations
Franco-German MGCS Battle Tank Program Moves Ahead with New Project Company
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...
