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Stealthy F-35 Is Visible To Thermal Imagers
August 12, 2016 @ 03:26 PMThe much-touted ‘stealth features of the Lockheed Martin F-35 making it nearly invisible to radar, could be negated by a pronounced ability to be detected by infra red devices. The heat signature released by the aircraft engines and other power consumption devices such as the radar could negate gains main by its stealthy characteristics aimed at remaining invisible to radar
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Pratt & Whitney Wins $151 Million To Provide Engine Trainers For F-35
August 11, 2016 @ 10:13 AMUnited Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney is being awarded $151 million contract to provide engine system trainers, spare modules in support of F-35 fighters
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Lockheed Martin Wins F-35 Software Testing Contract Worth $101 Million
August 5, 2016 @ 09:25 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $101 million for F-35 software data loads for laboratory testing. “Lockheed Martin Corp
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Overseas Deployment of USAF F-35 Likely In 2017
August 3, 2016 @ 09:45 AMOverseas deployment of the US Air Forces F-35 aircraft built by Lockheed Martin is likely in 2017 following the stealth fighter attaining its initial operational capability earlier this week. "This is just the beginning, this is an interim step that will get us to what the full combat capability of the F-35 eventually will be," said General Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, who heads the US Air Combat Command
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South Korea Seeks Technologies For Medium Altitude Drone Development From US
August 1, 2016 @ 01:39 PMSouth Korean delegation has asked the United States to provide technologies related to the development of medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle during a meeting in Washington. Both the sides discussed several key foreign and security policy issues, including the transfer of US technologies essential for development of South Korea's own fighter jet KF-X program, according to
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Raytheon Lists Firepower Meant For F-35 Fighter Jet
July 25, 2016 @ 03:10 PMRaytheon is providing precision munitions for firepower, a smart bomb rack that can be maintained on the fly and an advanced landing system to ensure successful missions for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. “Raytheon has been involved since Day One,” said Tom Copeman, vice president of business development for the company's Air Warfare Systems product line
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Canada Expects Open Competition For New Fighter Buy
July 25, 2016 @ 11:40 AMAmidst reports that Lockheed Martins F-35 stands at an advantage in Canadas fighter aircraft competition, the Canadian MoD has issued a document stating “all procurement options are being considered,” Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was quoted as saying by the Globe and Mail earlier this month. Canada has issued a request for information to Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Saab, Dassault and Eurofighter earlier this month seeking information by the end of July in order to design an acquisition process to replace the Canadian Air Forces CF-18 fighters
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Lockheed Martin Wins $241 Million To Procure Electronic Components For F-35 Aircraft
July 20, 2016 @ 06:06 AMLockheed Martin has won $241million contract for procurement of diminishing manufacturing sources electronic components to support F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The modification will support aircraft production through Lot 15 for U
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Russian Sixth-Gen Fighter EW systems Being Tested On PAK-FA
July 13, 2016 @ 10:57 AMRussia is testing stand-alone elements of its sixth-generation fighter on fifth generation PAK-FA fighter jets. Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) is currently working on electronic warfare systems for the sixth-generation warplane
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SPEAR Missile Meant For UK F-35 Fighter Test-Fired From Eurofighter Typhoon
July 12, 2016 @ 02:53 PMA UK Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft has successfully fired a SPEAR air-to-surface precision strike weapon for the first time in a flight trial conducted from BAE Systems site in Warton, Lancashire. The SPEAR missile is being developed to meet the UKs Selective Precision Effects At Range Capability 3 (SPEAR Cap 3) requirement for the UKs F-35 Lightning II aircraft, with the potential to equip Typhoon
Anduril Tests New High-Speed Autonomous Missile ‘Barracuda-100M’ for U.S. Army
Italian Air Force Awards CAE Contract for MQ-9A Predator Mission Trainer Plus...
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Russia Planning All-New Helicopter, Mi-80 to Replace Legendary Mi-8
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...