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US Army Wants Sophisticated Handgun To Replace M9 pistol
September 2, 2015 @ 01:28 PMThe US Army has invited proposals from gun makers to replace the current service weapon, Beretta M9 pistol for an estimated $580 million, the army times reported Tuesday. Further, for the first time, the US Armys official sidearm may be capable of firing expanding or fragmenting bullets
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Aussie Firm To Provide Components For US Navy's MQ-4C Triton UAS
August 27, 2015 @ 12:35 PMMincham Aviation has won an Australian supplier contract from Northrop Grumman for the US Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) initial production lot. South Australia-based Mincham Aviation will manufacture aircraft structure components for the first low-rate production lot of four Triton air vehicles
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Russian Tu-160M Modernized Strategic Bomber To Have 60 Per cent New Components
August 25, 2015 @ 01:49 PMRussian first Tupolev Tu-160M modernized strategic bomber with about 60 per cent new components included will appear in 2021. The first deeply modernized Tu-160M will appear in 2021
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China To Display "Carrier Killer", Multiple Warhead Missiles At Military Parade
August 25, 2015 @ 01:29 PMChina will be displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and an "aircraft carrier killer" at the military parade scheduled on September 8. The military parade that commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will feature China's array of missiles, various media reported today
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Saudi Apache Helicopter Shot Down Over Yemen, Pilots Killed
August 22, 2015 @ 10:26 AMA Saudi Arabias Apache military helicopter crashed in the Jizan region on the border with Yemen while conducting airstrike against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Whille a Saudi Arabian report said the chopper crashed, a Yemini report said it had been shot down
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Meggitt Wins F/A 18 Fuel Cell Replacement Contract
August 21, 2015 @ 03:41 PMMeggitt PLC has won a $39.8 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), USA to replace fuel cells in the legacy Hornet (F/A-18 C/D models)
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Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop Win JSTARS pre-EMD contracts From USAF
August 10, 2015 @ 04:28 PMBoeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman have won pre-engineering and manufacturing development (pre-EMD) contracts from the US Air Force (USAF) to replace its Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft. The companies received the one-year deals to mature and test competing designs before a production contract is awarded in late 2017
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Australia To Build New Frigates And Patrol Boats For $65 Billion
August 4, 2015 @ 01:37 PMAustralia on Tuesday announced a US $65 billion shipbuilding package to construct new frigates and patrol boats indigenously. The decision on an international supplier for replacement submarines will be made in coming months
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Russian Tu-160M2 bombers Range to Increase by 1000 Km, Get New Missiles
July 17, 2015 @ 05:43 PMRussia's modernized of Tu-160 strategic bomber, dubbed Tu-160M2, will be equipped with new Missiles and Kuznetsov NK-32 engine which will increase its range by 1000 kms. The country's Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told RIA Novosti today "There will be a spate of such missiles in terms of range and characteristics,"
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IS Militants Claim Missile Attack On Egyptian Navy Vessel
July 17, 2015 @ 01:19 PMIS militants in Sinai claim that they have carried out a missile attack on an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. The militants said that they destroyed the naval ship with a guided missile
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EU Conducts First Multinational Operational Trials of UGV, UAV Systems
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...
