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Cut Price Turkish Missile Deal Could Make China Major Weapons Exporter
September 30, 2013 @ 02:44 PMTurkey has chosen China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp (CPMIEC), a company under U.S sanctions to supply long-range air and missile defense system in a $4 billion deal
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DARPA Tests Anti-Ship Missile Prototype
September 9, 2013 @ 04:01 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that they are collaborating on the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program, which successfully launched its first prototype on August 27. Designed for both surface and air launch, LRASM seeks to develop an autonomous, precision-guided anti-ship standoff missile based on the successful Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) system
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Despite Facing $4 Bn Lawsuit, Russia Scraps Iran-Bound S-300 Missiles
August 30, 2013 @ 08:55 AMThe S-300 advanced air defense missile systems that Russia refused to deliver to Iran have now been completely dismantled and scrapped. “The equipment that was to have been delivered to Iran is no more,” Almaz-Antey Corporations CEO Vladislav Menshchikov said
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Boeing's Advanced Super Hornet Demonstrates Stealth Capabilities
August 30, 2013 @ 08:31 AMBoeing has successfully demonstrated its Advanced Super Hornets stealth significance with radar improvements during the three weeks of testing with partner Northrop Grumman. The testing proved that the fighter can outperform threats for decades to come with improvements that make the jet much harder for radar to detect and give it significantly more combat range
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Mexican Navy To Procure Fourth Damen Stan Patrol Vessel
August 23, 2013 @ 02:44 PMDamen Shipyards has won a contract from the Mexican Navy to supply fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207. The contract asked for the supply of the design and material package to the Meican Navy with which ASTIMAR 1 (the Mexican Navy yard in Tampico) will build the patrol vessel
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Will The Boeing F-15 Walk Away With The S. Korean FX Contract?
August 22, 2013 @ 02:42 PMSaid to be the last big international order for the Boeing F-15, the South Korean FX deal is tantalizingly within reach of this venerable fighter. After the presumed disqualification of the Eurofighter Typhoon on technical grounds, the F-15 SE is the last aircraft standing and Seoul is expected to commence final negotiations with Boeing next month, despite protests from EADS
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General Dynamics Wins P-3C Aircraft Upgrade Contract
August 21, 2013 @ 02:35 PMGeneral Dynamics has won a multi-year contract to provide next-generation acoustic processing systems as part of the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft upgrade program. Under the contract, prime contractor Korean Air Lines Co
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Turkey Launches Assault Boat Competition
August 7, 2013 @ 01:07 PMTurkish officials today launched a new competition to acquire 10 new assault boats, a program dubbed the “Turkish-type assault boat” after an official RFI was issued in July. “This will be a major contest for mostly local shipyards but there will be a foreign contest, too,” one official said on Monday
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Russian Airborne Forces To Get Flying Combat Vehicles By 2030
August 2, 2013 @ 09:25 AMThe Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) will receive a new hybrid combat vehicle by 2030, the Russian military branchs commander announced yesterday. This hybrid combat vehicle combines features of an airborne infantry fighting vehicle and a helicopter to meet warfare demands
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EADS Restructure Forms Airbus Defense & Space, Airbus Helicopters
July 31, 2013 @ 02:07 PMEADS on Wednesday will change its name to Airbus, after its civil aviation division that accounts for over 70% of its sales, amid a global corporate restructuring, the company said in an official statement. The name change which will come into effect next year, will reshuffle its space and military units into one division, the company said Wednesday
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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...