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Work on Australia’s First of 12 OPVs to Commence in Last Quarter...
November 24, 2017 @ 04:07 PMThe first of Australias 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels that will be built in Australia will commence production in the fourth quarter of 2018. The Malcolm Turnbull Government announced that the Australias AUD4 billion OPV project will be designed and built under prime contractor Germany's Lurssen Werft shipyard
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UK to Buy ‘Sky Sabre’ Missile Shield for $92 Million to Protect...
November 23, 2017 @ 11:15 AMThe United Kingdom will purchase Israeli missile defense shield based on Iron Dome to protect Falklands for £78 million ($92.3 million)
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Lockheed Martin Wins $44 Million to Produce JASSM Telemetry Kits for USAF
November 16, 2017 @ 08:53 AMLockheed Martin has received a $44.1 million contract from the US Air Force to produce Intelligent Test Instrumentation Kits to be used on Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) flight tests for telemetry and flight termination purposes
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US-based Company Invests $150 Million for Mass Production of Ukrainian An-74 Aircraft
November 14, 2017 @ 09:08 AMUkrainian state aircraft manufacturing company, UkrOboronProm and US-based Oriole Capital Group have reached an agreement for an investment of $150 million for mass production of An-74 aircraft at Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company. The agreement was reached during the international exhibition Dubai Airshow 2017, currently held in the United Arab Emirates, the company said in a statement Monday
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Northrop Grumman Delivers First Operational MQ-4C Triton Aircraft to US Navy
November 11, 2017 @ 10:25 AMNorthrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system to the US Navy facility at Point Mugu, for maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission. “Triton is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned system that delivers a critical autonomous capability to the Navy, expanding the services maritime patrol mission,” Doug Shaffer, vice president, Triton programs, Northrop Grumman said Friday
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Indian Army Issues RFI For Future Ready Combat Vehicle Project To Replace...
November 10, 2017 @ 12:54 PMIntending to replace the ageing Soviet-origin T-72 tanks, India's Defense Ministry has issued a global request for information (RFI) on Wednesday for development and manufacturing of new generation, state-of-the-art tanks. As reported by
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Boeing Completes Acquisition Of Aurora Flight Sciences
November 9, 2017 @ 09:34 AMBoeing has completed the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems. Aurora will operate under Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology as a subsidiary called Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company
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Sweden Seeks To Purchase US Patriot Missile Systems In US$1.3B Deal
November 8, 2017 @ 10:01 AMSweden announced on Tuesday that it has chosen the Patriot missile defence system manufactured by US defence contractor Raytheon, over Franco-Italian rival Eurosam's SAMP/T missile system, in an estimated one billion-euro deal. The choice is in line with a 2015 strategy to avoid "the degradation" of regional security, and boost the country's armed forces operational capacity after years of austerity, the Swedish defence ministry said in a statement
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India’s $10 Billion Single Engine Fighter Jet Deal Hits Roadblock
November 7, 2017 @ 08:27 AMIndias $10 billion is believed to have hit a roadblock over contentious issues of transfer of technology (ToT) and equity participation even as negotiations for buying additional Rafale jets from French Dassault are underway. The two main contenders for the deal — Lockheed Martin and SAAB — have made it clear to the Defence Ministry that they will not go in for a complete transfer of technology (ToT) with 49 per cent equity participation in the joint ventures that they have inked with their respective Indian partners Tata Advanced Defense Systems and Adani Group,
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Indian Navy Chief to Visit French Air and Naval Bases
November 6, 2017 @ 10:20 AMAdmiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Indian Navy Chief is touring France this week where he will be visiting the French Airbase at Landivisiau and the French Submarine Facility at Cherbourg. He will be briefed on the operational employability of the Rafale aircraft by the French Air Force
U.S. Sources Twin Otter 300-G Aircraft from Canada’s De Havilland
Russian Lancet Drones Claim Over Half of NATO-Supplied M109 Howitzers in Ukraine
Poland Halts Black Hawk Helicopter Deal
Israel, Germany Begin Preparations for Arrow 3 Missile Defense Delivery
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...
