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Lockheed Martin Mulls Adaptable Weapons Integration On Black Hawk Helicopters

July 13, 2016 @ 07:26 AM

Lockheed Martin is exploring options to bring its weapons integration expertise to bear on the European-built S-70 BLACK HAWK helicopters made by Sikorsky. The goal is to produce an armed kit scalable to the requirements of customers that procure International BLACK HAWK aircraft direct from Lockheed Martin, the company said in a statement Wednesday
SPEAR Missile Meant For UK F-35 Fighter Test-Fired From Eurofighter Typhoon

July 12, 2016 @ 02:53 PM

A 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
Leonardo-Finmeccanica- Airbus DS Team Selected By UK MoD To Upgrade Identification Friend...

July 12, 2016 @ 02:21 PM

Leonardo-Finmeccanica, partnered with Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS) as “Team Skytale”, has been chosen as preferred bidder by the UK Ministry of Defence to upgrade the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems on more than 400 operational platforms. In 2020, the UK will be switching over to the new Mode 5 IFF standard, the latest version of the system which is being introduced by NATO
Embraer, Boeing To Jointly Market KC-390 Aerial Refuelling Aircraft

July 11, 2016 @ 12:19 PM

Embraer and Boeing have signed an agreement to jointly market and support the KC-390, a multi-mission mobility and aerial refuelling aircraft. The aircraft is currently on an eight nation tour, and expects to receive certification by the end of 2017
N. Korea Test-Fires Submarine-launched Ballistic Missile

July 11, 2016 @ 09:14 AM

North Korea on Saturday test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Seoul's defence ministry said, a day after the US and South Korea decided to deploy an advanced missile defence system in the South. The launch was apparently successful but the missile failed in the early stage of flight, the South Korean defence ministry said in a statement
Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Interceptor Destroys Air Breathing Target

July 9, 2016 @ 06:04 AM

A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile intercepted a full-scale air breathing target at White Sands Missile Range as part of the Post Deployment Build eight (PDB-8) test program. The launch demonstrated the interceptor's ability to detect, track, engage and intercept an aircraft
South Korean Home-Grown Surion Helicopter Flight Cancelled

July 7, 2016 @ 05:53 PM

South Korean military has suspended the flight of its indigenous KUH-1 Surion helicopter after defects in imported gearbox after a deadly crash of a Norwegian chopper using the same European component was reported. The EC-225 Super Puma chopper of Norwegian Oil Company Statoil crashed off the Scandinavian country's southwest coast on April 29, killing all 13 people aboard,
Latvia and Lithuana Test Saab’s RBS 70 NG Air-Defense System

July 6, 2016 @ 10:59 AM

The Latvian Air Force and Lithuanian Air Force test-fired Saabs RBS 70 and the latest generation RBS 70 NG air-defense systems during the air defence exercise in Latvia. The exercise “Baltic Zenith 2016”, with the purpose of providing training to operators of RBS 70 air defence missile system by performing practical combat firing exercises at air targets, took place at Šķēde training range located in Vērgale parish of Pāvilosta municipality in Latvia on 13-18 June
Chinese Su-30 Aircraft Confront Japanese F-15s In East China Sea

July 5, 2016 @ 03:01 PM

Two Chinese Su-30 fighter aircraft had a confrontation with two Japanese F-16 fighters over the disputed waters in the East China Sea last month. The Japanese jets beamed their fire-control radar to the Chinese ones, but the F-15Ss flew off after the Chinese side “took action” during the incident on June 17, the ministry said in a statement, without giving further details,
War Mode Setting Caused Taiwan Missile To Fire On China

July 4, 2016 @ 02:18 PM

Inappropriate use of “war mode” on the vessels control panel instead of a training setting led to the Taiwan navys fatal launch on Friday of an anti-ship missile that hit a Chinese fishing boat killing one person, a preliminary inquiry has found. The patrol boats weapons operator was also left unsupervised before firing the missile, which struck a Taiwanese fishing boat and killed one person, according to a report by Legislative Yuan committee cited by Bloomberg News

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