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Boeing to Resume 787 Manufacturing Operations
April 28, 2020 @ 08:37 AMBoeing has said it will resume 787 operations in South Carolina on May 3 or 4, when some of its employees will return to work. The return includes all operations that were temporarily suspended on April 8 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Lockheed Martin to Commence Satellite Integration for DARPA’s Military Space Program
April 26, 2020 @ 06:24 AMLockheed Martin will commence the first phase of satellite integration on DARPAs Blackjack program, a constellation of low-earth-orbiting (LEO) spacecraft to keep the US Military perpetually connected and informed. The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)s Blackjack program aims to demonstrate a global high-speed communications network in LEO to replace expensive geo-synchronous orbiting satellites that will provide the US DoD connected, autonomous, and persistent coverage employing multiple payload types and missions
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Turkish Firm to Set Up CBRN Detection Kits Plant with Govt Aid
April 24, 2020 @ 01:06 PMTurkey's Nero Industries will set up a new 12,000-square-meter facility in Ankara to produce chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection kits under a $230 million project partially funded by the government. Financial assistance will be provided during the first six years after the start date of the project
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Boeing to Restart Airplane Production at Puget Sound
April 17, 2020 @ 12:47 PMBoeing has announced a restart of aircraft production following a two-week suspension even as one of its suppliers, Kawasaki Heavy said it would suspend parts manufacture for the 787 Dreamliner jet. The company on Thursday said it will resume all commercial airplanes production at Puget Sound-region, tasked with building 747, 767, 777 and 787 aircraft, in a “phase manner
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Naval Group Reveals Cost-cutting Measures due to COVID-19
April 17, 2020 @ 06:11 AMNaval Group has
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MBDA Resumes Some of its Activities in France
April 10, 2020 @ 08:38 AMMBDA France has resumed partial operations that includes production and testing under “classified projects,” after over two weeks of closure owing to novel coronavirus outbreak. “Employees who could not work from home have returned to our office in France
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Saab Cuts Working Hours for 500 Employees by 40%
April 8, 2020 @ 02:11 PMSaab today announced a reduction in working hours for 500 employees by 40% in view of reduced demand for aerostructures due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. "Saab has today made the decision to introduce reduced working hours for 500 employees at the business unit Aerostructures within the business area Industrial Product and Services (IPS)
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S.Korea's Bigung Rocket Passes Pentagon Test for Export to US
April 8, 2020 @ 04:37 AMThe Pentagon has cleared the export of South Korea's Bigung ("Flying arrow") guided rocket system in the US after it performed well in tests conducted last October. Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said on April 7 that the 70-millimeter rocket system hit all 10 targets and met US requirements during the Pentagon's Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) session held in South Korea last year
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Boeing Indefinitely Shuts KC-46, P-8 production Facility
April 6, 2020 @ 12:21 PMBoeing has indefinitely suspended production at its facility in Puget Sound and Moses Lake sites which manufactures KC-46 tankers and P-8 maritime surveillance among other planes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The production facility has been shut since March 23 after some employees were found infected with the Coronavirus
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Ukraine tests Vilkha-M Short-Range Missile
April 3, 2020 @ 05:52 AMUkraines Luch Design Bureau conducted another test of Vilkha-M missile which has a range of 120km at Odesa on March 30-31. "Even in the conditions of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing implementation of the Ukrainian missile program with the active participation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces continues in the sphere of security and defense," National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine said in a
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
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...
