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Raytheon, USAF To Develop $7.3 Billion Qatar Air Defense Center
November 27, 2014 @ 03:01 PMAs part of a $7.3 billion contract between Qatar and the United States, the Air Force along with Raytheon will develop an Air and Missile Defense Operations Center (ADOC) for both US and foreign ground-based air and missile defense systems, USAF said in a statement Wednesday
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Rockwell Collins To Debut RealFires Transportable Trainer At I/ITSEC 2014
November 26, 2014 @ 12:23 PMRockwell Collins announced that it will debut RealFires transportable trainer along with its newest mobile training and electronic publications capabilities for the first time at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), which takes place Dec. 1-4 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando
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UTC CEO Louis Chenevert Steps Down, Gregory Hayes To Succeed
November 26, 2014 @ 07:47 AMUnited Technologies has announced Tuesday that Chief Executive Officer Louis Chenevert has stepped down and will be succeeded by Gregory Hayes, who has been serving as the company's chief financial officer. The decision comes as a surprise as the company struggles to boost growth in several key units, Bloomberg reported
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Indian Army Gets First Upgraded Schilka Air Defense Weapon System
November 25, 2014 @ 01:14 PMIndias Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) announced today that it has handed over the first Upgraded Schilka Weapon System to the Indian Army. Lt Gen V K Saxena, AVSM, VSM, Director General, Army Air Defense, received the system from S K Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, at a function organized at BEL's Bengaluru, India factory
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US Delivers Three Counter Mortar Radar Systems To Ukraine
November 24, 2014 @ 04:22 PMThe US military delivered three lightweight, counter-mortar radar systems yesterday to Ukrainian armed forces, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters today
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India To Float New RFP For Artillery Systems
November 24, 2014 @ 09:03 AMIndias Defense Acquisition Council met for the first time under the new Defense Minister, Manohar Parrikar, on Saturday and cleared a proposal to procure 814 artillery guns worth $2.5 billion
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Lockheed Martin To Showcase Simulation And Training Capabilities At Inter-Service Conference
November 21, 2014 @ 12:07 PMLockheed Martin will demonstrate the latest advancements in simulation and training at the Inter-service/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) from December 1 to 5.at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida
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Lucid Introduces New Hostile Fire Detection Sensor
November 21, 2014 @ 07:59 AMLucid Dimensions announced today the release of the ThunderboltT Hostile Fire Detection (HFD) with the ability to instantly detect and locate the origin of hostile weapons fire by using both Infrared (IR) and acoustic sensors. ThunderboltT system builds upon the company's prior Spherical IR-only weapons flash detection, with the established ShotSense3DT product line
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Thales To Upgrade French Military IFF Transponders
November 20, 2014 @ 02:44 PMThales announced Wednesday that it has just won a contract to upgrade the IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) transponders in service with the French armed forces. IFF prevents friendly fire incidents in the theatre of operations by identifying friendly units and ensures the monitoring of military and civil air traffic
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Rheinmetall Introduces Discreet Armored Cabins For Dutch Armed Forces
November 20, 2014 @ 02:37 PMRheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) is presenting a forward-looking protection concept for logistic vehicles at the NIDV defense fair in the Netherlands, the company said in a statement. Developed by Austrian manufacturer Ressenig Fahrzeugbau GmbH and approved by RMMV, the Discreet Armoured Cabin (DAC) can be mounted on the proven TGS chassis
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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