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UK’s Tornados To Retire In 2019
August 6, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBy the end of this decade, the UK’s Royal Air Force will have phased out the Panavia Tornado GR4 to make room for the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. The British Forces Broadcasting Service reported on August 3 that the “R4 bomber will leave service in March 2019 after featuring in every conflict since the first Gulf War”
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Lockheed Completes JASSM Integration On F-15E With Flight Test
July 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin today announced that the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed F-15E platform integration with a successful all-up round (AUR) flight test. The successful AUR test marked the first time JASSM, or any missile, has been integrated onto a platform using the Universal Armament Interface (UAI)
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Pentagon, Lockheed Reach F-35 Aircraft Deal
July 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin has won a $450 million deal from the Pentagon to enhance electronic warfare equipment on the F-35 fighter jet, and integrate Israeli-unique systems beginning in 2016. The deal is expected to be finalized in next few weeks, a huge leap in Israel's $2
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Turkey’s Defense Purchases to Reach $8 billion by 2016
July 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTurkey will spend up to $8 billion in defense purchases as its exports will reach $2 billion in 2016, four years from now, according to a major estimation by the procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM). The present figures are around half of that
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Finally some good news for F-35, UK Accepts First International Lightning Fighter
July 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe United States has handed over its first Joint Strike Fighter jet F-35 Lightning II to Britain, marking its first international delivery after years of trouble with the program. The U
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Pentagon, Lockheed To End F-35 Talks Soon
July 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLong running talks between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin on the$4 billion F-35 project is expected to end soon, according to military’s top weapon’s buyer. “We’ve gotten a lot closer, and I’m hopeful we’ll have a settlement before too much time goes by,” Undersecretary for Acquisition Frank Kendall said
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Farnborough Air Show Points To Asia, Middle East For Defense Sales
July 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIn the midst of a global military budget gloom, defense companies attending this year’s Farnborough Air Show are looking to the Middle East and Asia to boost weapons sales while Europe and U.S make budget cuts
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Bidders Resubmit Offers For South Korea’s FX Competition
July 5, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDefense companies Lockheed Martin, Boeing and EADS on Thursday submitted their renewed bids for South Korea’s multi-billion dollar combat aircraft F-X competition. The aircraft makers submitted their offers once again after The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the state procurement agency, cited errors in relevant documents by Lockheed Martin and EADS before reopening the bidding
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Japan To Buy 1st F-35s Despite Cost Rise
July 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMJapan on Friday signed a formal agreement with the United States to buy an initial four F-35 fighters built by Lockheed Martin Corp and other equipment for 60 billion yen ($756.53 million), a company spokesman said
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F-35 Evades Japanese Budget Radar,Tokyo Orders 4 Aircraft For $480 Million
June 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMJapan has announced today its decision to buy 42 F-35 fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin despite the elevated cost. Each jet costs approximately $120 million, up from the original $110 million
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
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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...
