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USAF Gets First JASSM-ER Missiles
April 9, 2014 @ 07:43 PMThe Armament Directorate celebrated a milestone with the delivery of the first production lot of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, missiles to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently. The JASSM and JASSM-ER variants are autonomous, long-range, highly-survivable, conventional air-to ground, precision-guided missiles
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Northrop Grumman Wins Contracts Worth $141 Million From Pentagon
April 4, 2014 @ 09:36 AMNorthrop Grumman received back-to-back contracts from the Pentagon this week valued at $141.8 million in total
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Three Firms To Team Up For UK's Cougar Patrol Vehicle Program
April 3, 2014 @ 02:48 PMUK-based firms Morgan, Ricardo and Ultra Electronics have signed a joint contract to support and develop the Ministry of Defences (MoDs) Cougar family of protected patrol vehicles. The Cougar Post-Design Service (PDS) programme which covers the Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound vehicles fleets is set to be worth up to £20 million over the first two years and could be extended for as long as seven years in total, providing a significant boost to the local economy
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US Army Awards $120 Million In Infantry Contracts To Oshkosh, GDLS
April 2, 2014 @ 10:41 AMGeneral Dynamics Land Systems today won a $74.7 million contract from the U
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Exelis Announces Military Services Company To Be Named Vectrus
April 1, 2014 @ 07:36 PMExelis announced today that the new publicly traded military and government services company that will result from the planned spin-off will be named Vectrus. The company previously announced the planned spinoff of its Mission Systems division, currently part of the company's Information and Technical Services segment, in December 2013
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Brazil Takes Delivery Of First 13 Guarani Armored Vehicles
March 27, 2014 @ 02:43 PMThe first batch of 13 vehicles was officially handed over to the 33rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion in Cascavel, in Western Paraná state, in a ceremony attended by the defense minister, Celso Amorim. Developed from research undertaken by different units of the Department of Science and Technology of the Army, the Guarani family of armored vehicles is being produced in partnership with the Italian multinational Iveco, which built an industrial facility for this purpose in the city of Sete Lagoas (Mato Grosso state)
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BAE Systems Develops App To Help Navigate In And Around Royal Navy...
March 26, 2014 @ 01:13 PMBritish engineers constructing the Royal Navys largest ever warships have invented a novel mobile application to help them find their way around one of the most complex workplaces in the world, BAE Systems announced today. Platform Navigation sees employees using an encrypted application to scan one of 3,600 QR codes located at compartment entrances, before typing in their destination on the carrier and having the application display the best route
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Italy May Cut F-35 Orders Over “Intellectual Property” And Budget Restraints
March 21, 2014 @ 02:13 PMThe Italian defense ministry is considering cutting its F-35 orders with calls to further reduce the number of aircraft on order. Italy has become the first US ally to call out the flaws on the Lockheed F-35 fighter aircraft in particular the General Confederation of Italian Workers (CGIL) thinks “it essential to rethink the purchase of the F-35
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Lockheed Martin To Acquire Industrial Defender
March 13, 2014 @ 07:49 AMLockheed Martin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Industrial Defender, a provider of cyber security solutions for control systems in the oil and gas, utility and chemical industries. Subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to close within 30 days
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Electric Boat Wins USS Minnesota Maintenance And Modernization Contract
March 12, 2014 @ 07:31 AMThe US Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $57.2 million contract to prepare and perform maintenance work on the USS Minnesota, a Virginia-class attack submarine
Reliance Defense to Manufacture Diehl’s Vulcano 155 mm Munition in India
Israel's Rafael to Present Laser Weapons "Family" at Paris Air Show 2025
Thailand Considers Closing Border with Cambodia Following Troops Skirmish
NATO Raises Force Level Requirement for Denmark
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...
