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General Dynamics Wins $644 Million US Navy DDG 51 Ship Building Contract
April 1, 2016 @ 11:06 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a $644.3 million contract for the planning and construction of DDG 124 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for the US Navy
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Kelvin Hughes To Supply 60 SharpEye Radars To UK’s Navy
March 21, 2016 @ 11:32 AMThe UK Royal Navys and Royal Fleet Auxiliarys (RFA) more than 60 ships, submarines and shore facilities will be fitted with SharpEye radars provided by Kelvin Hughes. Working in association with Lockheed Martin who have signed a £44 million contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Kelvin Hughes will be supplying SharpEye systems for the RNs Type 23 frigates, Hunt and Sandown class Mine Counter Measure Vessels, RFA support vessels and fast patrol boats as well as the Astute, Trafalgar and Vanguard class submarines, the company said in a statement Monday
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US Navy's Trident II Ballistic Missile Has 3-D Printed Component
March 19, 2016 @ 06:53 AMThe US Navy's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile has used a 3-D-printed missile component called the connector backshell during the recent test flights. The Navy recently conducted successful test flights (March 14 to 16) of three Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles built by Lockheed Martin
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Germany Offers To Build 12 Subs At Half Of Australia's Budgeted Value
March 18, 2016 @ 12:19 PMGermany is ready to build all 12 subs for half the price Australia is budgeting. Hans Atzpodien, chairman of ThysennKrupp Marine Systems told Australias National Press Club Thursday that “the Germans could build all 12 subs in Australia for AU$20 billion (US $15
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North Korea Fires 2 Mid-Range Ballistic Missiles In Eastern Waters
March 18, 2016 @ 07:57 AMNorth Korea has fired two medium-range ballistic missile into east waters of which one appears to have blown up mid-flight. The missile was launched around 5
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North Korea Continues To Export Missile Equipment, Weapons Despite UN Sanctions
March 17, 2016 @ 12:06 PMNorth Korean Companies continue to export equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons to Middle East, Asia and Africa despite sanctions from the UN. According to a recent report by United Nations Security Council (UNSC), North Korea has maintained a network that involves key DPRK companies currently under UN Sanctions that have been operating globally for years, Kyodo News reported Tuesday
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Russia To Retain S-400 Air Defense System In Syria
March 15, 2016 @ 12:17 PMRussia will not move S-400 air defense system despite plans to withdraw bulk of Russian armed forces out of Syria. "In order to efficiently ensure security, including from the air, the most advanced air defence systems are needed," Kremlins Chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying to Ria Novosti when asked if Russia would keep the air defense system in Syria
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Ukraine Supplies Another Batch Of Wheeled Armored Vehicles To Thai Army
March 14, 2016 @ 11:43 AMUkrainian Ukroboronprom has delivered another batch of BTR-3E1 wheeled armoured personnel carriers to the Royal Thai Army. The Kyiv armored plant carried out the transfer of armored personnel carriers BTR-3E1according to the intergovernmental contract between Ukraine and Thailand on Feb 22 this year, Ukrainian
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China's Missile Manufacturer To Set Up Company For Commercial Launches
March 12, 2016 @ 10:53 AMFourth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC), a manufacturer of missiles, plans to use its solid-fuel rockets to tap into the international commercial launch market. Hu Shengyun, who heads solid-fuel rocket development at the Fourth Academy of CASIC, was quoted as saying by Chinamil Saturday that the company is considering founding a company dedicated to providing commercial launches for domestic and international clients
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Ficosa Converts Patrol Cars Into Mobile Police Stations
March 10, 2016 @ 10:36 AMFicosa has developed the Connected Police Car, a vehicle equipped with a technology that converts patrol cars into real mobile police stations. This project, carried out in collaboration with Telefónica, has been presented at SICUR 2016 (International Security, Safety and Fire Exhibition)
India’s Russian Origin Mi-17 V5 Helicopters to Receive Locally-made Electronic Warfare Suites...
Lockheed Martin Delivers First TPY-4 Radar to U.S. Air Force
Submarine Tracking Devices Washed Ashore on U.K. Coast: Planted by Russian Tankers?...
Azerbaijani Su-25 Tests Turkish SOM SAHIN Missile, Procurement Likely
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...
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...