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Lockheed Martin To Hold Job Fair Seeking 1000 Workers For F-35 Fighter...
August 17, 2017 @ 10:26 AMLockheed Martin has announced a job fair to be conducted on August 29 seeking about 1000 skilled people for F-35 Lightning II fighter production at its Fort Worth plant, Texas. The US Firm said it hopes to issue 800 to 1,000 letters of intent that same day out of an expected 2,000 applicants
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Eurofighter Typhoon Flew 1000 Anti-Daesh Missions, Dropped 850 Paveway Bombs
August 11, 2017 @ 05:53 PMEurofighter Typhoons Belonging to the US-led Anti-Daesh coalition flew 1000 sorties, dropping 850 Paveway 4 bombs in Iraq and Syria since 2015 as part of operation SHADER. SHADER is the operational code name given to the contribution of the United Kingdom in the ongoing military intervention against IS militants
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UK-based Sub-contractor Accused of Fund-misuse In Afghanistan Training Contract
August 10, 2017 @ 09:45 AMA US Senator has accused a UK-based sub-contractor of misusing funds meant for training intelligence officers in Afghanistan by spending on luxury vehicles and six-figure salaries to employees' 'significant others.' Senator Claire McCaskill on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee blew the whistle on a federal contract following an audit that left taxpayers on the hook for over $50 million in questionable costs, including seven luxury vehicles and $400,000 average salaries for 'significant others' of corporate officers to serve as “executive assistants
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Armtec Awarded $18M to Provide Infrared Countermeasures To Egypt and Iraq
August 9, 2017 @ 08:56 AMArmtec Countermeasures Co., has been awarded an $18 million modification to Foreign Military Sales (Egypt and Iraq) contract for the procurement of infrared countermeasure flares (409,400, M206; 42,840, MJU-7A/B; and 11,472, MJU-10/B) to protect military aircraft
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North Korea to Face Severe Economic Turmoil Following Fresh UN Sanctions
August 7, 2017 @ 09:38 AMThe UN Security Council resolution to block a third of North Koreas exports in the form of coal, mineral and manpower will dry up its main source of its foreign exchange and starve most of its labor-intensive industries. "Through the resolution, the Council (UN Security Council) had taken a strong and united step, increasing the penalty of that countrys ballistic missile activity to a whole new level
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Unfilled Cyber-security Jobs in US To Touch 1.5 Million By 2019
August 5, 2017 @ 09:08 AMUnfilled Cyber-security jobs in the US, which currently stand at 20,000 professionals, could touch 1.5 million by 2019, according to US Department of Labor Statistics
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China Strikes THAAD, F-22 Mock-up Using Surface-to-air Missiles
August 3, 2017 @ 09:01 AMChinas Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) struck down a mock-up of US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) site and ground based models of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters during a ballistic and cruise missile exercise. The PLARF employed four DF-26C intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), 10 DF-16A medium range ballistic missiles and six CJ-10 land attack cruise missiles in a live-fire drill it conducted a day before a major parade to celebrate PLAs 90th anniversary,
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US, Other Nations Launch Mobility Guardian Exercise
August 2, 2017 @ 06:51 PMThe US along with 30 other nations have kicked off Exercise Mobility Guardian, Air Mobility Commands premier readiness exercise last week. The exercise launched at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on July 30 and will continue through Aug
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Lockheed Martin’s New $350M Worth Satellite Production Facility Under Construction
August 2, 2017 @ 04:52 PMLockheed Martin is investing $350 million for its new facility to be located on the company's Waterton Canyon campus near Denver that will produce next-generation satellites. The new Gateway Center, slated for completion in 2020, includes a state-of-the-art high bay clean room capable of simultaneously building a spectrum of satellites from micro to macro
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Russia Blocks Use of Moscow Warehouses By US Embassy
July 28, 2017 @ 12:42 PMRussia is blocking the use of all its warehouses by the US Embassy following the US Senates approval of a new set of sanctions targeting Moscow's energy, defense, and intelligence sectors on Thursday. "The Russian side is suspending as of August 1 the use by the US embassy in Russia of all warehouses on the Dorozhnaya Street in Moscow and the dacha compound in Serebryanyy Bor," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday
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...
