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GD Electric Boat Wins Funds For US Navy’s Future Submarines R&D...
February 23, 2018 @ 10:43 AMThe US Navy has awarded the future submarine science and technology research effort contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat, the Department of defense announced Thursday. According to the contract, Electric Boat will perform investigations to develop and demonstrate technology for Navy submarines
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India Puts off Single Engine Fighter Procurement, Twin-engine Jets to Be Included...
February 23, 2018 @ 09:04 AMThe Indian MoD has scrapped a potential US#18 billion plan to procure 114 engine fighter jet on a ‘make-in-India basis and instead asked the air force to initiate a new plan that includes twin-engine aircraft as well. The Times of India reported today quoting unnamed sources, “The original plan placed an unnecessary restriction on only single-engine fighters, which limited the competition to just two jets (American F-16 and Swedish Gripen-E)
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South African Paramount Offers Bronco II Light Attack Plane to the US...
February 23, 2018 @ 06:00 AMSouth-Africa based Paramount Group has pitched in its Bronco II plane for the US light attack aircraft procurement plan which is estimated at U$ 2.4 Billion
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Lockheed Martin Launches Unmanned Vehicle Control Software To Control Multiple UAV Types
February 21, 2018 @ 11:38 AMLockheed Martin will unveil VCSi – commercial software that enables operators to simultaneously control dozens of unmanned vehicles and conduct information, surveillance and reconaissance missions – during the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi this month. "VCSi is a safe and reliable software platform that can be adapted to any vehicle – from one you can hold in your hand, to a 50,000-pound machine; from a vehicle that flies for a few minutes, to a vehicle that flies for months at a time," said John Molberg, business development manager, Lockheed Martin CDL Systems
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Russian, Chinese Firms to Design, Manufacture Engine Ignition Systems
February 17, 2018 @ 01:04 PMRussias Technodinamika Holding and Chinese AVIC Shaanxi Aero Electric Company have signed a cooperation protocol to design and manufacture engine ignition systems and their accessories. Under the protocol, Technodinamika is viewed as a partner in developing an ignition system for the engine to be installed in narrow-bodied short & medium range civil aircrafts
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US Navy Awards Freedom-variant Conceptual Design Contract To Lockheed Martin
February 17, 2018 @ 12:22 PMThe US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $15 million contract to mature its Freedom-variant Frigate design as a part of the Navy's FFG(X) competition. Lockheed Martin submitted its Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) parent design in response to the U
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US Navy Picks Five Ship Designs to Compete for Guided-missile Frigate Project
February 17, 2018 @ 10:20 AMAustal USA, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Fincantieri Marine and Huntington Ingalls were each awarded approximately $15 million for conceptual design of the Guided-missile Frigate (FFG(X)) project. The US Navy will evaluate the work of the five companies over the next 16 months before a final request for proposal in 2019 and a contract award in 2020, a US DoD contract announcement said
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Israeli Firms Can Participate in NATO Tenders
February 13, 2018 @ 10:05 AMIsraels Ambassador to the European Union (EU) and NATO Aharon Leshno-Yaar this week signed a logistics agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The agreement enables Israeli companies to compete in NATO tenders and be part of NATO's database of authorized exporters – in cyber, optics, defense, and software sectors
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GE, Tata Establish Aero-engine Centre In India
February 13, 2018 @ 09:10 AMGE and Tata group, Indias leading global enterprise, today established a Structural Center of Excellence (COE) focused on development of aero-engine components, located in Hyderabad, South India. The COE will incorporate latest technologies from GE and best manufacturing practices to deliver complex high precision aero-engine components to the worlds fastest-selling jet engine, the CFM LEAP engine
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General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls to Compete for US Navy’s Flight III Arleigh...
February 9, 2018 @ 09:14 AMThe US Navy released the final request for proposal Thursday for a multi-year contract to build the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.
France Delivers First Mirage 2000 Jets to Ukraine
U.K. Makes 3D Printable Parts for Tempest Fighter from Old Tornado Aircraft...
Russia Offers Su-57 Fighter Jets to India with Joint Production Option
Indian Mirage 2000 Crashes; Pilots Safe
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U