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US Military Drops Leaflet Bombs to Test B-52 Bombers’ Ability
July 28, 2017 @ 07:37 AMThe US military has successfully dropped eight PDU-5/B leaflet bombs from B-52 Stratofortress bombers to test its ability to drop the bomb from its external hardpoints. The 419th Flight Test Squadron recently completed two successful sorties where a B-52 released eight PDU-5/B leaflet bombs over the Point Mugu Sea Test Range and eight more over the Precision Impact Range Area on Edwards Air Force Base, USAF said in a statement Wednesday
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Refurbished US Military Black Hawks to Help Firefighting and Disaster Relief In...
July 28, 2017 @ 03:32 AMAustralian StarFlight and Kaan Air Australia have signed $50 million (AUD $63 million) with Lockheed Martin to purchase 10 refurbished Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk US military helicopters with options for an additional 10 aircraft. The refurbishment program to be undertaken in Brisbane, the agreement will see the purchase of 10 ex-US military Black Hawks, to be imported into Australia early next year
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Lockheed Martin Wins Simulation Software Contract For US F-35 Jets
July 6, 2017 @ 08:13 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $50 million to produce simulation software for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. "Lockheed Martin Corp
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Rheinmetall To Modernize Bundeswehr’s Boxer Command Vehicles
July 4, 2017 @ 12:22 PMRheinmetall has won $23.8 million contract to upgrade 38 Boxer multipurpose armoured transport vehicles for the Bundeswehr, all of them configured for a command role
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Sikorsky To Supply Spare Parts For Israeli Air Force's CH-53D Heavy Lift...
June 22, 2017 @ 03:29 PMIsrael has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martins Sikorsky to supply spare parts and associated engineering services in support of the CH-53D heavy lift helicopters. The helicopters are being operated by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) since 1969
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Airbus Helicopters Unveils RACER High-Speed Rotorcraft Concept At Paris Air Show 2017
June 20, 2017 @ 10:28 AMAirbus Helicopters unveiled Tuesday the aerodynamic configuration of Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft (RACER) at the Paris air show 2017. The Racer is being developed as part of the Clean Sky 2 European research programme, the company announced the same day
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Russia’s MC-21 Passenger Airliner Makes First Flight
May 29, 2017 @ 12:38 PMRussias new generation of passenger airliner MC-21-300 made its first flight with duration of 30 minutes, altitude of 1000 m at a speed 300 km per hour. Rostec Corp acts as the integrator of the aircraft multiple systems
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Su-30MKI Crash: IAF Orders Court of Inquiry, Search For Pilots, Black Box...
May 26, 2017 @ 02:19 PMIndian Air Force today ordered an inquiry to investigate the crashed Sukhoi jet, whose wreckage was found today near Assam. “A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident,” IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Anupam Banerjee was quoted as saying by Dailyexcelsior
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Lockheed Martin Designs Exoskeleton Technology To Assist Soldiers Carry Heavy Equipment
May 18, 2017 @ 02:07 PMLockheed Martin has designed FORTIS Knee Stress Release Device (K-SRD) that uses Dermoskeleton bionic augmentation technology to increase mobility and carrying capability for soldiers. The firm has designed the exoskeleton to assist soldiers who work in extreme conditions and environments and face problems like exhaustion and injury in light of the heavy equipment and gear that many soldiers are required to carry
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Rheinmetall Delivers Trucks, Haulmark Trailers To Australian Army
May 17, 2017 @ 04:15 PMRheinmetall has delivered the first trucks and Haulmark trailers to the Australian Army today, Australian Department of Defence. “These trucks, trailers and modules will revolutionise Defences logistics capability for decades to come and hundreds of jobs have been created as part of the $3
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to French...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
Saab Unveils All-New Giraffe AMB-D Air Defense Radar at Eurosatory 2026
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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