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US, India Finalize Mini-UAVs, Other Defense Projects
April 12, 2016 @ 01:29 PMIndia and US have finalized four government-to-government projects that include small UAVs, high powered lasers and target detection technology. “US Secretary for Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parriakr have welcomed finalization of four government-to-government project agreements in the area of science and technology cooperation
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BAE Systems Wins £118 Million Contract For F-35 Aircraft Engineering Facilities
April 8, 2016 @ 12:49 PMLockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a £118 million contract to build engineering and training facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk, in readiness for the arrival of the UK's first F-35 Lightning II aircraft in 2018. The contract award coincides with the early completion of the tenth aft fuselage for the UK aircraft at BAE Systems' manufacturing site in Samlesbury, Lancashire
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Senior Philippine Defense Officials Accused In UH-1H Huey Helicopter Scam
March 17, 2016 @ 10:40 AMSenior defense officials of the Philippine Air Force have been accused of plunder over a P1.2 billion (US $25 million) chopper deal in 2013
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China Sets Up Hotline To Curb Corruptions In Military
February 15, 2016 @ 02:07 PMChinas Defense Ministry said on Monday that it has launched a hotline for reporting accusations of graft and discipline problems in its military. The move is part of anti-corruption campaign by President Xi Jinping targeting a swath of high-ranking officials in industry, government, and the military
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Rolls-Royce Completes Factory Acceptance Test Of MT30 Gas Turbine For Royal Navy’s...
February 2, 2016 @ 01:06 PMRolls-Royce on Monday marked the completion of a successful factory acceptance test for the first MT30 Gas Turbine for Royal Navys new Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme. Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to supply MT30 gas turbines for the first three Royal Navy Type 26 Global Combat Ships
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Chinese Navy Commissions Tank Landing Ship
January 15, 2016 @ 10:55 AMChinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy commissioned a new tank landing ship Tianmushan during a ceremony at a naval port of the East China Sea Fleet on January 12. Domestically built ship, with 119
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Lockheed Martin Wins Target Acquisition System Contract for India’s Boeing Apache Helicopters...
December 17, 2015 @ 07:30 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $215 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract to provide Modernized Target Acquisition Designation/Pilot Night Vision Systems (M-TADS/PNVS) for Boeing Apache helicopters meant for India. A US Department of Defence statement said that one bid was solicited with one received
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Nexter, KMW Complete Initial Merger Phase
December 15, 2015 @ 03:48 PMNexter Systems and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have closed the initial merger phase under a Dutch incorporated holding company. Two of the European manufacturers of military land systems based in France and Germany will operate jointly under the umbrella of a holding company under Dutch law with headquarters in Amsterdam, the companies said in a statement Tuesday
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US To Deploy P8 Poseidon Spy Plane In Singapore To Counter China
December 9, 2015 @ 07:47 AMUS will be deploying its P8 Poseidon spy plane for the first time in Singapore this month in response to Chinas territorial claims in the South China Sea. The US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen welcomed the move in a joint statement after a meeting in Washington on Monday, Reuters reported
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Airbus Welcomes Spanish Decision To Restructure A400M Delivery Schedule
December 4, 2015 @ 12:51 PMSpains decision to restructure the delivery of 27 Airbus A400M military transport aircraft has been welcomed by Airbus Defense and Space. Spain intends to postpone delivery of 13 A400M military transport aircraft beyond 2024 out of the 27 it ordered
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
U.S. Delays Patriot Missiles, 155mm Shells Supply to Ukraine Citing Low Stockpiles...
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...
