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General Dynamics Gets $72.5M For USS Higgins Guided-Missile Destroyer Upgrade
July 19, 2018 @ 10:24 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a $72.5 million worth contract to upgrade US Navys USS Higgins guided-missile destroyer, the Department of defense announced Wednesday
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French Aerospace manufacturer LAUAK selects IFS Applications 10 To Drive Digital Transformation
July 18, 2018 @ 05:19 PMFrench LAUAK, a leading manufacturer of detail parts, subassemblies, aircraft fuselages and cockpit structures in the A&D sector, has chosen to deploy IFS Applications 10 to accelerate the companys digitalization strategy and harmonize its global business processes. LAUAK needed to replace its legacy business system with a modern solution that could keep up with the large amount of data generated by the organization
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Leonardo’s Geospatial Maritime Security Platform Launched At Farnborough
July 18, 2018 @ 09:14 AMSEonSE (Smart Eyes on the SEas), Leonardos geospatial maritime security platform, has gone live, the firm announced during the on-going Farnborough International Airshow on July 17. With the use of cloud computing and of advanced big data analysis models, SEonSE makes it possible to access in real-time, even from tablets or smartphones, customised information on what happens at sea, the companys press statement says
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US Navy’s New Arleigh Burke-Class Guided Missile Destroyer Launched
July 17, 2018 @ 08:19 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched the US Navys newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr
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Senior Indian Air Force Official May Head Tejas LCA Project
July 11, 2018 @ 10:28 AMThe Indian Air Force is likely to depute an officer of air marshal rank to head Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas programme. The head of LCA division is currently an officer at the executive director level and programme director of ADA, an H-level scientist, may then report to the IAF official who will be given command, if the plans take off smoothly,
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Russia’s National Guard Orders Kalashnikov’s SV-98 Sniper Rifles
July 11, 2018 @ 08:15 AMRussias Kalashnikov Group will deliver 26 SV-98 7.62 mm bolt-action sniper rifles to the countrys National Guard (Rosgvardiya), TASS reports quoting the source from Russian industry as saying
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Taiwan Plans to Buy 108 M1A2 Abrams Tanks
July 10, 2018 @ 12:03 PMTaiwan's Ministry of National Defence has requested the government to approve purchase of 108 US-made M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. According to Taipei Times, the ministry decided to purchase the tanks for two armored battalions under the Sixth Army Corps stationed in northern Taiwan, after it turned down the armys request to buy 500 tanks
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Australian Companies to Develop Armed Tactical Micro-drones
July 10, 2018 @ 11:08 AMTwo Australian companies have signed an agreement to develop armed tactical micro-drone, the Cerberus UAV, with DefendTex, (an Australian based weapons research and development company) to provide the armament technology. The two Australian companies are Cyborg Dynamics and Skyborne Technologies who lately signed a partnership
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Budgetary Constraints Thwart Botswana’s Plan to Acquire Gripen Fighters
July 10, 2018 @ 08:20 AMBotswana is looking beyond the deal to acquire eight to 12 Gripen fighters for better and more affordable aircraft options, the defense and security minister said. The government of Botswana is facing shortage of funds and is yet signed the $1
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China Advances in Air Defence Missile System Development
July 9, 2018 @ 09:37 AMResearchers from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp's Second Academy have developed a control systems or the "brain" of a new air defence missile system. “Compared with previous generations of air-defense missiles, the new-generation missile system will have a wider range of targets……, taking China into the ranks of a handful of nations capable of designing and producing such a system, an article in Chinamil, the official news website of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) said
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
Ukroboronprom, Rheinmetall to Establish JV for Joint Artillery Ammo Production in Ukraine
Thales Unveils New Long-range Radar for Civil, Military Air Traffic Control
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
