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New President and CEO Appointed To Boeing Defense, Space and Security Business
February 25, 2016 @ 08:01 AMThe Boeing board of directors has elected Leanne Caret as a president and chief executive officer of the company's Defense, Space & Security business effective March 1. She will succeed Chris Chadwick, who has announced his retirement from the company
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US Navy Tests Raytheon-Built JSOW C-1 Weapon System
February 16, 2016 @ 08:30 AMRaytheon Company and the US Navy have conducted a successful operational test of the new Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 gliding, precision-guided weapon. Conducted in a challenging flight environment, the test further demonstrated the capabilities of JSOW C-1 against a broad set of land targets
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USAF Evaluates Boeing B-52 Bombers In Combat Training Exercise
February 16, 2016 @ 07:51 AMThe US Air Force announced that the Minot B-52 aircrew and munition members successfully performed during a combat exercise last week. Dubbed ‘Combat Hammer, the ground combat training exercise which took place from February 8-10, was to evaluate the reliability and efficiency of existing combat weapons systems while also assessing the Air Force's air-to-ground munitions program
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Oshkosh To Continue Work On JLTV As Federal Judge Rejects Lockheed Martin’s...
February 13, 2016 @ 06:52 AMOshkosh Defense, LLC will continue working on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production contract as the U.S
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BAE Systems To Design UK Navy's ‘Nuclear Deterrance’ Submarine
February 11, 2016 @ 09:15 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a £201 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design successor of the Royal Navy's Vanguard class submarines. The contract is to design the new class of submarines, which will carry the UK's independent nuclear deterrent, including the layout of equipment and systems, and to develop manufacturing processes
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Iranian Air Force Receives Home-Grown ‘Nasr’ Cruise Missile
February 9, 2016 @ 11:33 AMIranian Air Force has received air-launched version of the home grown cruise missile, ‘Nasr. “One of the main priorities are plans to design, optimize and upgrade the systems and equipment that the Air Force requiews for aerial battles,” Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi, General Dehqan was quoted as saying by
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Rosoboronexport To Supply Mi-8/17 Mobile Service Center To Peru
February 8, 2016 @ 12:59 PMRosoboronexport is ready to supply Peru with a mobile service center to provide high-quality and timely maintenance of Mi-8/17 series helicopters, including the Mi-171SHs whose delivery was completed in December 2015. “These helicopters were purchased in full compliance with the law
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Thai Air Force To Recruit Female Pilots To Fly Military Transport Aircraft
February 2, 2016 @ 01:46 PMThe Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is looking to recruit female pilots for the first time to fly military transport aircraft in order to address the shortage of male pilots. Air force chief ACM Tritos Sonchaeng was quoted as saying Bangkok Post on Friday that the RTAF will, for the time being, recruit female pilots to fly military transport aircraft
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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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Raytheon Wins US Navy Contract For Weapons Systems Integration Support
January 22, 2016 @ 08:06 AMRaytheon Missile Systems has won a $12 million US Navy contract to provide up to 52,473 hours of advanced technology insertion and integration support of weapons systems. The systems supported include AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), R/UGM-109 Tomahawk, XM982 Excalibur, BGM-71 tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) missile, Standard missile, Evolved Sea Sparrow missile, Talon, Pyros and Griffin
Teledyne FLIR's Black Hornet 4 UAV Gets Range, Weather & Control Upgrades
Second Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Aircraft Arrives at Graf Ignatievo Air Base
South Korea’s Drone Carrier Concept Can Host UAVs, Unmanned Boats Submarine
Russia Begins Constructing Shelters for Military Aircraft
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...
