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Lockheed Martin Lays Keel On US Navy’s 17th Littoral Combat Ship
July 19, 2016 @ 08:02 AMLockheed Martin laid the keel for the U.S
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Robots, Unmanned Systems To Support ‘Last Mile’ Supplies To Troops
July 15, 2016 @ 11:01 AMThe UK and the US in a joint program will conduct a series of trials of robotics and autonomous systems beginning October next year for the final stage of transportation of supplies to troops in challenging environments. The final transportation stage often dubbed ‘the last mile, can be particularly lengthy and dangerous for those involved – and it is in situations like this that both countries feel robotics can make the process more efficient in terms of cost, time and risk, UK Defence Minister Philip Dunne and US Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall said Thursday
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Falco EVO UAS Picked By Two Customers In Gulf, Middle East...
July 13, 2016 @ 11:56 AMLeonardo-Finmeccanicas Falco EVO unmanned air system (UAS) has been selected by two customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. A surveillance and intelligence-gathering platform, the Falco EVO can fly for up to 20 hours, carrying a payload of up to 100 kg
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British Aviation Association Develops Legislation Alongside EU Post-Brexit
July 12, 2016 @ 10:58 AMNegotiations for aviation must be considered as a priority in the first wave of discussions with the EU, now that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) CEO Marc Bailey said today. “We have developed legislation alongside EASA that supports our sector
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Boeing, Lockheed Martin In Race For Japanese $40 Billion F-3 Fighter Jet
July 1, 2016 @ 02:06 PMUS Boeing and Lockheed Martin will compete in Japans next generation fighter aircraft program worth $40 billion. Japanese defense ministry last week issued a request for information on three alternatives: creating a new fighter type, modifying an existing one or importing a new one to replace its aging Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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Polish-German Submarine Alliance Dubbed ‘Provocation’ By Russia
July 1, 2016 @ 12:47 PMMoscow has condemned the recent move by Polish and German navies to create a common "Submarine Operating Authority. Poland and Germany on Tuesday signed an agreement to join hands to exercise binational operational control over both German and Polish submarines
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Russia Develops World's Smallest Grenade Launcher
June 29, 2016 @ 09:06 AMRussias KBP Instruments Design Bureau has developed worlds smallest reusable BUR grenade launcher. Grenade launcher is believed to solve a wide class of military problems
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US Rejects $455 Million Increase In Israel Defense Missile Aid
June 15, 2016 @ 10:35 AMThe White House has rejected Congress proposal to add nearly half a billion dollars to US aid for Israels missile defense program in the 2017 financial year. The Obama administration rejected the Senate bill to raise 2017 aid from $150 million to $605 million
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Pakistan To Hire Lobbying Firm For Easing Defence Procurement from the US
June 14, 2016 @ 01:45 PMPakistan has set out to hire a lobbying firm in the US to smoothen defence procurement in Washington and to prevent fiascos such as the recent collapsed F-16 sale. The US had been conveyed that Pakistan would respond to the increasing imbalance in the region because of the Indo-US defence cooperation through maintaining its strategic deterrence, adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz was quoted as saying by
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First Autonomous Passenger Drone Gets Testing Clearance
June 9, 2016 @ 05:59 AMThe worlds first autonomous passenger drone has been given clearance for testing in Nevada. The electric passenger drone Ehang 184 manufactured by Chinese Ehang can carry a person in the air for 23 minutes
U.S. Approves 12 F-16 Jets Sale to Peru worth $3.42B
Gulf States to Activate Joint Defense Mechanisms Following Israeli Bombing of Qatar
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
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
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...