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Raytheon Wins $96 Million Miniature Air Launched Decoy Modification Contract
June 30, 2018 @ 04:41 AMRaytheon awarded a $96 million contract modification for Lot 11 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer vehicles and support equipment. Work is expected to be completed by June 30, 2020, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
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Bell Boeing Wins $4.1 Billion to Manufacture 78 V-22 Tiltrotor Aircraft
June 30, 2018 @ 03:29 AMBell Boeing has won $4.1 billion modification to convert the previously awarded V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract to a fixed-price-incentive-fee multiyear contract
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Stealth Coating for Russian Warplanes' Cockpit Glass
June 29, 2018 @ 11:52 AMRussias Technologiya R&D Enterprise, part of state hi-tech corporation Rostec, has developed a special composite material for aircraft cockpit glass that increases radar wave absorption twofold, TASS reports. "The pilots cockpit glazing is a major unmasking factor for the aircraft due to the low level of radar wave absorption
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Boeing’s CH-47F Block II Helicopter Program Enters Final Assembly
June 28, 2018 @ 11:37 AMBoeing and the US Army celebrated a major CH-47F Block II program milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) helicopter into final assembly on June 27. “The CH-47F Block II represents tomorrows heavy lift readiness for the United States Army and her allied partners,” said Col
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Taiwan Seeks Weapons Against Possible Chinese Invasion
June 26, 2018 @ 11:37 AMTaiwan Seeks Asymmetric Weapons Against Possible Chinese Invasion The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense is to obtain three asymmetric warfare weapons for the army and air force besides the navys program to develop small fast-attack missile boats as defence against a possible Chinese invasion. The army is to be given medium-range anti-tank missiles and a ground mobile minelayer system, and the air force is to be given a new gun-based close-in weapons system, an anonymous sources was quoted as saying by the
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Swedish UAV Manufacturer `CybAero’ Files for Bankruptcy
June 25, 2018 @ 10:10 AMSwedish UAV manufacturer `CybAero has filed for bankruptcy following its failure to sell 20 civilian drones to China which was expected boost the funding of the financially beleaguered firm. The filings were made with the Nasdaqs First North Sweden stock exchange on June 19 and show that the company had experienced significant declines in revenues, halting all trading in the companys shares on June 15 due to CybAeros uncertain financial position
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Russia To Test New Iodine Rocket Engine In June
June 22, 2018 @ 12:19 PMRussias Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will test the new electric propulsion rocket engine operating on iodine this month end, TASS reports quoting the companys press office as saying. "The developers will hold the ground tests of the propulsion unit already in late June," project co-head and design engineer Pavel Shcherbina said
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Lockheed Martin to Supply Tactical Missile Systems to Romania for $364 Million
June 22, 2018 @ 12:09 PMLockheed Martin was awarded a $364.6 million sales contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and Launching Assembly Service Life Extension program to US Army and Romania
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Chinese Shipbuilder Shows Second Locally-made Aircraft Carrier
June 21, 2018 @ 08:51 AMThe China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has released a photograph of Chinas second aircraft carrier equipped with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system. The photograph put up on companys WeChat-Chinese social media platform-account shows the aircraft carrier in the center and the Liaoning and Chinas first domestically developed Type 001A aircraft carrier on either side
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Italy Interested in Franco-German Euro Main Battle Tank
June 14, 2018 @ 12:33 PMItaly has shown interest in the future Franco-German battle tank by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter Defence Systems (KNDS). The Italian military is interested in the future Franco-German battle tank KNDS, according to our information,
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French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Israeli Airstrike Targets UNRWA Clinic in Jabalia, 19 Killed
Ukraine Tests Long-Range FPV Drones with Fiber Optic Control
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...