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Viruses Infect U.S. Military Communications After Russian Programmers Write Code
November 6, 2015 @ 03:15 PMTwo US firms have been fined with a multi-million dollar suit for employing Russian computer programmers to write computer software for US military communications systems who are believed to have infected the Pentagons communication systems with viruses. US Army contractor John C
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Lockheed Martin Wins $305 Million US Air Force’ JASSM Missile Contract
October 16, 2015 @ 10:57 AMLockheed Martin has won a $305.4 million follow-on contract for the production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and its Extended Range (ER) version from the US Air Force
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There’s Nothing Like Free Lunch; Boeing Learns
October 15, 2015 @ 01:46 PMBoeing has paid $18 million to settle allegations of overcharging the government for lunch breaks while maintaining USAFs C-17 Globemaster aircraft. Workers at the Long Beach Depot center had wrongly submitted claims of 8-hour work days despite knowing that they spent less time working due to lunch breaks and other extended breaks, USA Today reported Wednesday
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US Military Plans Biometric Identification Technologies Upgrade
October 13, 2015 @ 11:13 AMThe US military plans to upgrade existing biometric technologies for larger storage capacity and reducing the size and weight of the current systems in place. Biometric technologies are used to identify individuals at a distance as well as at up close
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Dutch Air Force To Equip Its F-16 Fleet With Lockheed Martin’s Sniper...
October 7, 2015 @ 03:45 AMThe Royal Dutch Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) to equip its F-16 fleet. The contract was awarded through the Dutch Defense Materiel Organization Monday and includes 29 Sniper ATPs as well as support equipment, training and sustainment
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US To Establish Cyber Mission Force By 2018
October 1, 2015 @ 01:02 PMThe US Department of Defense is planning to establish a massive Cyber Mission Force by 2018 to prevent cyber crimes against the country. The Department officials said in hearing at the US House Armed Services Committee that Cyber Mission Force would comprise of some 68 Cyber Protection Teams that would help to defend the Defense Departments networks from cyberattacks, Sputnik reported
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China Introduces Next-Gen Wing Loong II Drone At Beijing Air Show
September 19, 2015 @ 06:20 PMChinas Chengdu Aircraft Corporation has introduced its second-generation Wing Loong II unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) at the Beijing Air Show earlier this month. The system is similar to the MQ-9 Reaper high-altitude long-endurance UCAV, which is manufactured by General Atomics primarily for the US Air Force, Sputnik International reported Friday
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Rockwell Collins Wins DARPA Contract To Develop GPS Backup Technologies For Contested...
September 18, 2015 @ 11:37 AMRockwell Collins has won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop technologies that could serve as a backup to GPS. The research is being conducted as part of DARPAs Spatial, Temporal and Orientation Information in Contested Environments (STOIC) program
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Lockheed Martin Wins Desert Hawk 3 Contract from UK MoD
September 17, 2015 @ 01:46 PMLockheed Martin has won a contract frojm the UK ministry of defense to support Desert Hawk 3 programme and establish the small unmanned aerial system (UAS) as a Core Defence Capability. "Desert Hawk has served the UK military well in providing intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance to tactical warfighters,"said Jay McConville, Lockheed Martin director of business development for Unmanned Solutions
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BAE Systems Displays Armored Vehicle 360 Degree Viewing System at DSEI
September 17, 2015 @ 10:42 AMBAE Systems will display a 360 degree viewing system for armored vehicles, BattleView 360, at the DSEI exhibition in London this week. The company announced today that it has used fighter jet technology to create a situational awareness system that allows armored vehicle crews to ‘see through their vehicles in real time
Turkish Firm, Kale Signs Contract with Brazilian SIATT to Export Missile Engine
Italian Navy’s First FREMM EVO Frigate Begins Construction
Northrop to Equip Australian C-130J Fleet with New Electronic Warfare System
Trump Tariffs Could Impact F-35 Global Supply Chain, Other Defense Projects
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...