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Northrop Grumman Pulls Out from MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Aerial Tanker Competition
October 27, 2017 @ 02:07 PMNorthrop Grumman has dropped out from the competition to produce the US Navys unmanned aerial tanker, the MQ-25A Stingray, the company's CEO announced Wednesday. Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman, was quoted as saying by Defense News during an October 25 earnings call that “the particular nature of that final RFP,” or request for proposals, triggered Northrop to withdraw from the competition, but did not further clarify what parts of the solicitation raised eyebrows
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Taiwan Fines Dassault, Thales, Safran $268 million Over 1992 Mirage 2000-5 Deal
October 26, 2017 @ 02:25 PMThree French aviation companies have been fined a total of 227 million euros ($268 million) in Taiwan over a commercial dispute dating back to 1992, the companies announced. Dassault Aviation said it was fined 134 million euros; avionics and systems manufacturer Thales was hit with a fine of 64 million euros; and engine maker Safran was ordered to pay 29 million euros, the groups said in statements released separately late Wednesday
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Boeing, Saab in Race for S Korea’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Order
October 22, 2017 @ 09:04 AMBoeing and Saab are in the race for South Korea's upcoming maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) contract that could see Seoul buy up to 60 MPA potentially worth several billion dollars. While Boeing has proposed its P-8A Poseidon aircraft, Saab has offered its Swordfish aircraft as candidates for the contract
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Japan’s Board of Audit Discover 1B Yen Worth Of Inoperable Seasparrow Missiles...
October 18, 2017 @ 11:26 AMJapans Board of Audit has discovered that the countrys Maritime Self-Defense Force has 1 billion yen (US$ 8.8m) worth of inoperable shipborne missiles that remained in storage beyond the warranty period, according to a local news site
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Rosoboronexport Pulls Out from Indian Assault Rifle Tender Citing ‘Outdated’ Specifications
October 17, 2017 @ 07:41 AMRussias Rosoboronexport has pulled out from a tender of Indias Interior Ministry to purchase over 20,000 automatic rifles, as the specifications are of ‘outdated Kalashnikov weapons produced in Bulgaria. A source in the Russian Military and Technical Cooperation was quoted as saying by
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Pakistan Buying From China, Russia, Europe as US Restricts Weapons Sales
October 9, 2017 @ 02:20 PMPakistans Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the country is expediting efforts to acquire military equipment to combat militancy from other resources as the US limits weapons sales to Islamabad. In an exclusive interview with
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South Korea Develops Garphite Bomb To Blackout North
October 9, 2017 @ 07:05 AMSouth Korea has developed technologies to build a graphite bomb which can paralyze the North's power systems in case of war, military sources told Yonhap News Sunday. The graphite bomb, also called "blackout bomb" works by spreading chemically treated carbon graphite filaments over electric facilities to short-circuit and disrupt the power grid
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Turkey To Not Get Access To 'Internals' Of Russian S-400 Air Defense...
October 5, 2017 @ 02:49 PMRussia has turned down Turkeys request to have an access to the internal systems of the S-400 Triumph air-defense system, a Russian news agency reported. According to Gazeta
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Egypt Destroyed North Korean Arms Shipment Claims Cairo
October 3, 2017 @ 03:21 PMEgypt claimed that it destroyed a North Korean arms shipment that entered the Suez Canal in 2016 while rejecting a Washington Post report that the weapons had been destined for its military. Citing US officials and Western diplomats, the Post reported Sunday that the Egyptian army was secretly buying $23 million worth of rocket-propelled grenades in 2016 from North Korea, which has been the subject to a UN Security Council ban over its missile and nuclear tests
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Russia Starts First Delivery of MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Serbia
October 2, 2017 @ 02:19 PMRussian has begun first delivery of six Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets to Serbia on Monday, Sputnik reports. All six fighter jets, which Russia is handing over to Serbia as military-technical assistance, should be delivered by October 6, a source in the sphere of military-technical cooperation was quoted as saying
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...