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F-35A Lightning II Airframe Completes Durability Testing in BAE Systems facility
November 9, 2017 @ 11:37 AMA full scale durability test airframe of the F-35A aircraft has successfully completed its third life testing, equivalent to 24,000 hours of 'flying', in BAE Systems site in Brough, United Kingdom. The F-35A durability test airframe will now leave the rig and travel to the United States where it will undergo further detailed inspections
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Bechtel Receives $229.7M Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract
November 9, 2017 @ 09:49 AMBechtels plant machinery company has received almost $230 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, sole-source contract to provide nuclear propulsion components to the U.S
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Chinese Second Home-made Aircraft Carrier to Get New Propulsion System
November 6, 2017 @ 09:22 AMChinas second home-made Type 002 aircraft carrier will get a new propulsion system. Chinese research team led by Ma Weiming, a naval engineer, , have developed a medium-voltage, direct-current transmission network to replace the older alternating current system for the country's second domestically-built Type 002 carrier, which could provide more power for its electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), Hong Kong-based
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Turkey to Move Forward on Eurosam Anti-missile System Buy at NATO Meeting
November 4, 2017 @ 09:39 AMTurkey will discuss the procurement of an anti-missile system with France and Italy during a NATO ministerial meeting scheduled for November 8 and 9 in Brussels. Ankara had reached an initial understanding with a French-Italian consortium, Eurosam on July 14, 2017 to develop Turkeys national defense systems
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Kongsberg, Thyssenkrupp Joint Venture, ‘Kta’ to Produce Combat Systems for Submarines
November 3, 2017 @ 10:14 AMThe company named kta Naval Systems will develop, produce and maintain combat systems as an exclusive supplier for submarines from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. This was announced during an official founding ceremony in Kongsberg, Norway, in the presence of high-ranking German and Norwegian Government officials as well as company representatives of all three partners, Kongsberg said in a statement Monday “This is the starting point for a broader cooperation between European states in the procurement of submarines
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IAI Gets First Order For Fighter Aircraft SATCOM Terminal
October 31, 2017 @ 01:38 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received its first order for SATCOM (Satellite Communication) terminal with a conformal electronic-steered antenna developed for fighter jets. ELTA's ELK-1882T SATCOM network system will be installed for the first time, on tens of very advanced Western fighters, with first deliveries planned for 2021
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Royal Navy's 5 Frigates, 2 Amphibious Assault Ships Up For Sale: Report
October 26, 2017 @ 03:06 PMUp to five Royal Navy frigates and the only two amphibious assault ships could be put up for sale amidst a funding crisis for the UK Military. Two out of a 13-strong fleet of frigates could become available for sale as early as next year, with a further three by 2023, according to Janes Navy International, a specialist publication
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China Develops Low Noise Motor for Use in Nuclear Submarine Propulsion
October 25, 2017 @ 07:32 AMThe China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has conducted a trial run of the country's first permanent magnet propulsion motor which is characterized by very low noise, for potential use in nuclear submarines. The State-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), made a statement on its official WeChat account on Monday that the permanent magnet motor with a Chinese patent has been used on naval vessels docked at Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, the base of China's conventional and nuclear submarine fleet, an opinion piece in Chinese state-owned media outlet,
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Rockwell Collins’ Integrated Avionics in Hellenic Navy’s P-3 Aircraft Upgrade
October 24, 2017 @ 10:37 AMThe Rockwell Collins Flight2 integrated avionics system has been selected by Lockheed Martin to bring Hellenic Navy P-3 aircraft into compliance with upcoming mandates for unrestricted global airspace operation. The Flight2 integrated avionics upgrade will convert the flight deck into a large, all-glass cockpit, making for easier viewing of critical information on the primary and multi-function flight displays, and the engine instrument display system
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Russia's Tilt-Rotor Heavy-Lift Drone Prototype by 2019
October 19, 2017 @ 10:49 AMThe Russian design bureau VR-Technologies, part of Russian Helicopters, will build Russias first ever electric-powered heavy-lift convertiplane prototype by 2019, TASS reports
U.S. Sanctions Houthi-Linked Financial Network Over Russian Arms, Stolen Ukrainian Grain
Colombia Confirms Gripen Jet Purchase
Russian TU-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near the Russian Far East, One Pilot Killed...
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
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...