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Saab Signs SEK 1.4 Billion Contract For Carl-Gustaf Ammunitions
January 13, 2016 @ 09:40 AMSaab has signed a contract worth SEK 1.4 billion ($164 million) for the production and delivery of ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system
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Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Achieves One Million Operational Hours...
January 13, 2016 @ 08:51 AMLockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) has reached one million operational hours with the US military forces, the company announced Tuesday. The system is currently being employed strategically by the U
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Indian Army Issues RFI For 30mm New Gen Ammo For BMP Armored...
January 9, 2016 @ 10:34 AMIndian Army is planning to undertake procurement of new generation ammunition to replace the existing ammunition being fired by 30 mm Cannon gun fitted on BMP-2/2K armored vehicles. The ammunition is required for all the Indian Armys 2900 BMP-2/2K armored vehicles
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New Tool Cuts Tank Cleaning Time In Half
January 8, 2016 @ 03:48 PMNorfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) and Penn State University have co-developed a tool modification that cuts tank cleaning process to half. This new submarine oil storage tank cleaning tool replaces the traditional manual process using pressure washers and solvents and cuts cleaning time in half
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Production Facility For India’s Light Combat Vehicle Production Underway
January 7, 2016 @ 11:16 AMIndias Tata Motors has proposed to set up a production facility for light combat vehicles, military jackets, rifles and other items on one of its units in Dharwad, Karnataka. Tata had applied for the production of defense equipment after the Indian government decided to produce the equipment indigenously under the ‘Make in India program, The New Indian Express news daily reported Thursday
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Irkut Corp Delivered 60 Su-30 and Yak-130 Planes in 2015
December 31, 2015 @ 11:32 AMIrkut Corp of Russia delivered more than 60 Su-30 and Yak-130 aircraft to the Russian Air Force and international customers in 2015. Irkut has fully implemented the commitments in 2015 under its state defense order as well as export contracts
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Intellectual Property, Experience Made Rostec Select HAL For India’s Ka-226T Helicopter Project...
December 30, 2015 @ 12:53 PMFear of intellectual property loss combined with inexperience in helicopter manufacture led Russia's Rostec Corp to select Hindustan Aeronautics Limited over a private firm in the 'Make in India' program to manufacture KA-226T helicopters. The helicopter manufactured by Russian Helicopters boasts of certain unique technologies never before employed in any helicopter in its class anywhere in the world- It is the only chopper with a co-axial twin rotor and no tail rotor
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Saab, UMS Aero Form Tactical UAVs Joint Venture
December 22, 2015 @ 06:08 AMDefence and security company Saab and UMS Aero Group AG, a Swiss supplier of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are forming a joint venture under the name UMS Skeldar AG. UMS Skeldar will strengthen Saab's offerings in the tactical UAV market
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Rosoboronexport To Tighten Export Rules To Combat Counterfeiting
December 21, 2015 @ 09:59 AMRussia is working on a stricter legal and regulatory framework for companies offering repair services abroad for previously supplied military equipment without appropriate license issued by the Russian authority. A meeting of the Economic and Information Security Section of Rosoboronexport discussed issues of combating unfair competition in military-technical co-operation (MTC) including supply of counterfeit spare parts and material maintenance by unlicensed organizations, the company said in a statement December 9, 2015
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India Plans Ten C17 Aircraft Buy Despite Boeing Plant Closure
December 19, 2015 @ 12:21 PMIndia plans to acquire 10 additional C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlift aircraft to add to its fleet of six planes acquired from Boeing over the past few years. "The request for acquiring 10 additional Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is being processed
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...
