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Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop Win JSTARS pre-EMD contracts From USAF
August 10, 2015 @ 04:28 PMBoeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman have won pre-engineering and manufacturing development (pre-EMD) contracts from the US Air Force (USAF) to replace its Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft. The companies received the one-year deals to mature and test competing designs before a production contract is awarded in late 2017
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Australia To Build New Frigates And Patrol Boats For $65 Billion
August 4, 2015 @ 01:37 PMAustralia on Tuesday announced a US $65 billion shipbuilding package to construct new frigates and patrol boats indigenously. The decision on an international supplier for replacement submarines will be made in coming months
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North Korea Covers Rocket Launch Platform To Evade Satellite Surveillance
August 3, 2015 @ 04:40 PMNorth Korea has built a cover around its rocket-launching platform possibly to evade from surveillance by spy satellites. On Sunday, the US satellite images indicated the steel platform at Sohae Satellite Launching Station was completely covered
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Rafale Negotiating Team to Prepare Draft Agreement
July 31, 2015 @ 08:33 AMA draft agreement to purchase 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft will be prepared by the Indian team after concluding negotiation with their French counterparts. Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament that team has commenced negotiations but did not specify how long the negotiations would go on
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South Korea Tests Indigenous Cheolmae II Long Range Missile, To Mass Produce...
July 30, 2015 @ 09:58 AMSouth Korea has successfully tested its indigenous “Cheolmae II” long-range ground to air missile and is likely to go for mass production this year. “The KM-SAM also known as Cheolmae II has been successfully tested with live ammunition at Hing Proving Ground
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US Navy Develops Transparent Bulletproof Armor For Vehicles And Face Shield
July 28, 2015 @ 03:31 PMThe US Navy is building a transparent bulletproof armor for vehicles and face shield using a moldable material. The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is also working on lighter weight bulletproof windows, with the development of a new, moldable material
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New Masking Tape For F-35 Fighter To Save $70 Million Production Cost
July 28, 2015 @ 03:14 PMBAE Systems graduate has developed an advanced new low cost time saving masking tape which can save costs up to US $70 million (£45 million) over the next two decades. The solution addresses a common problem of adhesive residue being left on engine parts when traditional heavy aluminum tape is peeled away, which can be time-consuming, damaging and costly to remove
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Nuclear Agreement To Prevent S-300 Anti-Missile System Sale To Iran
July 14, 2015 @ 02:53 PMRussias plans to sell S-300 missile Defense Systems to Iran have to wait for another five years following the final agreement on Tehrans nuclear program. As per the agreement, the UN arms embargo against Iran will remain for five years and US missile sanctions will be applicable for another eight years
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Poland To Repair Bulgarian MiG-29 Fighter Jets
July 10, 2015 @ 11:59 AMBulgaria plans to sign a contract with Poland to repair its MiG-29 fighter jets. Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Thursday that nine of the country's nineteen MiG-29 fighter jets need repair
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Ukraine Boosts Tanks, Armored Vehicles Production
July 9, 2015 @ 11:48 AMUkrainian armorers have built 105 tanks and armored vehicles, almost 3,000 rockets, 605 missile and artillery systems, 459 radio communication, electronic jamming and navigation units since January this year. It is 36 times more than what they did during last year, the countrys top arms maker announced on Wednesday
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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...