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Lockheed Martin Loses $31.5 Million In Pentagon Award Fees
February 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin Corp lost $31.5 million in award fees for its new F-35 fighter jet in 2011, the second consecutive year it did not meet Pentagon development goals for the aircraft, which is now facing a third restructuring
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America's $1 Trillion "Defense" Budget
February 22, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLast Monday, after the Pentagon released its 2013 budget materials, just about every news article I read inaccurately reported the totals. These articles did not just miss some significant bits not in DOD's press release; they ignored another $380 billion in spending for US national security spending if you take the time to parse through OMB's far more complete and accurate budget materials
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Record Deals Worth $31 Billion At Singapore Airshow
February 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDeals worth $31 billion have been signed at this year’s Singapore Airshow setting a new record, according to organizers. The number was "threefold of what we did two years ago" at the biennial event, Jimmy Lau, managing director of the organizer Experia Events, told a press briefing
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Raytheon Delivers Unique Radar for Indian P8I
February 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon has delivered a unique surveillance radar to Boeing to be installed on the Indian Navy's P8I maritime surveillance aircraft. The radar offers air-to-sea, air-to-air and weather monitoring capabilities, it was announced during a press conference at the Singapore Air Show 2012
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Russia Grounds Su-24 Bombers After Third Crash
February 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAfter a Su-24 Fencer tactical bomber crashed in the Russian Urals on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry has indefinitely grounded the entire fleet, Ria Novosti reported on Tuesday. The Su-24 combat aircraft, similar to NATO’s Tornado and Mirage 2000 planes, crashed in the woods of the Kurgan region during a routine flight on Monday
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F-35 Likely To Fail Korean Air Force Requirements, Advantage Eurofighter
February 7, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin’s F-35 will likely fail to meet two of the Korean Air Force’s key requirements — the ability to carry weapons externally and fly at Mach 1.6 (1,930 kilometers per hour) or faster, according to the Korean Times
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Price Frozen, Dassault Expects to Freeze Indian MMRCA Rafale Architecture Next
February 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDassault Aviation is preparing to hold discussions with the Indian MOD's contract negotiations committee (CNC) in the coming weeks to freeze the Rafale aircraft architecture as the next step in its quest to sign the estimated $12 billion contract. A source from Dassault told Defenseworld
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Sikorsky Chooses Meggitt for S-97 Raider Helicopter
January 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMSikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. has selected Meggitt Polymer & Composites and Meggitt Safety Systems for the newly-formed team building a next-generation helicopter—known as the S-97 Raider—for evaluation by the US military
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IAI Signs $1.1Bn Arms Deal with India
January 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) has signed one of its largest arms deals, for the sale of $1
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Philippines Seeks U.S. F-16s Amid China Concerns
December 21, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Philippines wants to acquire F-16 fighter jets from the United States as part of stepped up efforts to defend the archipelago, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Dec. 21
Philippines, Japan Strengthen Strategic Communication to Counter China’s Regional Narrative
India Clears $810M Deal for Indigenous ATAGS Howitzers
Singapore’s Defence Ministry Partners with France’s Mistral AI to Develop Generative AI...
U.S.A.F Uses Laser-Guided Rockets against Houthi Drones; Houthis Claim 16th MQ-9 Reaper...
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...