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Lockheed Martin Sniper Targeting Pods For Kuwaiti Eurofighter Typhoons

September 28, 2016 @ 06:49 PM

Kuwaiti Air Forces Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighters are to be equipped with Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). A contract to this effect signed between Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter partner company Leonardo Aircraft, includes 18 pods, integration and logistics support for the Kuwait Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon
Russian Nuclear Submarine Test Fires Two Bulava Missiles

September 28, 2016 @ 03:59 PM

Russian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has test launched two Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the White Sea today. "Both missiles were fired from the submarines silos in a routine regime
Orlan-10 Drone Detects ‘Terrorist’ Targets During Indo-Russian Indra-2016 Exercises

September 27, 2016 @ 10:18 AM

Russian and Indian infantry troops participating in the Indra-2016 military exercises currently in Russia deployed the Orlan-10 reconnaissance and surveillance drone to detet simulated terrorist groups. "During the exercises, the Eastern Military District and Indian troops used Russian Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles to jointly learn to detect simulated illegal armed groups," Vladimir Matveev, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry's Eastern Military District said Tuesday
French MoD Selects Heckler & Koch HF 416F Assault Rifle to Replace...

September 26, 2016 @ 03:59 PM

France has selected Heckler & Koch HF 416F assault rifle to replace its domestically-produced bullpup-styled FAMAS. The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) announced last week that it awarded the contract to a consortium formed by Heckler & Koch France SAS and Heckler & Koch GmbH on September 22, 2016 for the Future Individual Weapon (AIF) program
Lithuania To Buy $112 Million Worth Norwegian Air Defense Systems

September 26, 2016 @ 03:42 PM

Lithuania plans to buy $US112 million worth Norwegian and American mid-range air defense systems NASAMS. "We plan to spend a bit more than 100 million euros," Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas told BNS news agency
US Elbit Systems To Display Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capacity At Modern...

September 26, 2016 @ 01:16 PM

Elbit Systems of America has planned to display Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capacity (CLRF-IC) during Modern Day Marine, held from September 27 to 29, 2016. CLRF-IC gives dismounted Marines a handheld targeting system that integrates a rangefinder, day and night cameras, GPS, and celestial positioning precision to Forward Observers, the company announced in a statement today
South Korean Guided Missiles Shooting Off The Mark

September 26, 2016 @ 04:40 AM

Amidst heightened tension with North Korea, it has been revealed that only five of the nine South Korean guided missiles test-fired this year struck the intended target. A South Korean lawmaker raised concerns over the militarys guided missile systems that showed poor accuracy in test launches as well as the countrys aged computerized command and control system,
US Air Force F-35 Catches Fire As Engine Starts Up

September 24, 2016 @ 11:37 AM

US Air Force's F-35A fighter caught fire when the pilot started the engine during a training exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base in state of Idaho Friday. “The pilot had to egress the aircraft during engine start due to a fire from the aft section of the aircraft,”
Air-To-Air Missile MICA Tested From Indian Mirage-2000 Jet Fighter

September 24, 2016 @ 10:20 AM

Indian Air Force has fired a long range air-to-air MICA missile from Mirage-2000 fighter jet on a manoeuvring target. The missile achieved a direct hit on a target which was much smaller than an actual aircraft and flying at a low altitude, several Indian media reported
Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod Completes First Flight Test On F-15C Aircraft

September 20, 2016 @ 07:03 PM

Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod, a modular infrared search-and-track (IRST) sensor package, has completed its first flight test on Boeing's F-15C Eagle aircraft for the US Air Force. The test demonstrated its ability to provide long-range detection and tracking of airborne threats

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