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Boeing Delivers World’s Most Powerful Rocket’s Core Stage to NASA
January 9, 2020 @ 06:48 AMBoeing on Tuesday delivered the core stage of NASAs first Space Launch System (SLS) deep space exploration rocket, moving it out of the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agencys Pegasus barge. NASA will transport the SLS core stage to its Stennis Space Center in Bay St
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France Orders 75,000 Glock 17 Semi-Automatic Pistols
January 7, 2020 @ 08:07 AMFlorence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces, announced on Monday that the country placed an order for nearly 75,000 Glock 17 9 mm short recoil-operated, locked-breech-automatic pistols from Austrian company Glock for an estimated €44 million
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Raytheon Receives $768M AMRAAM Missile Contract for USAF, Allies
December 31, 2019 @ 07:14 AMRaytheon has received a $768 million US Air Force contract to manufacture Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) for various allies including Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The missiles are to be mounted on aircraft such as the F-16, F-15 and F-35
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USAF Awards Lockheed $7B F-22 Air Vehicle Sustainment Contract
December 21, 2019 @ 12:27 PMLockheed Martin has been awarded a $7 billion modification contract for F-22 air vehicle sustainment. This modification provides for the exercise of an option for additional five year ordering period for comprehensive F-22 air vehicle sustainment, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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Raytheon Unveils Portable V-22 Virtual Reality Trainer
December 4, 2019 @ 03:39 AMRaytheon debuted a virtual reality version of its portable V-22 trainer on Monday at I/ITSEC, modeling, simulation and training event in Orlando, Florida, USA. Aircraft Functional V-22 Trainer-Virtual Reality system provides hyper-realistic training across all experience levels, including early-career aviation maintenance students and those engaged in continuing education, the company said in a statement
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Raytheon Develops Dismounted Soldier Training Simulator
December 4, 2019 @ 03:29 AMRaytheon unveiled its new Synthetic Training Environment Soldier Virtual Trainer (STE SVT) at I/ITSEC modeling, simulation and training event in Orlando, Florida, USA. The STE SVT simulator uses virtual reality to train squads of soldiers in multiple scenarios while using real and virtual weapons, the company said in a
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French Helicopter Accident Leaves 13 Dead
November 26, 2019 @ 09:47 AMA mid-air collision between two helicopters
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Airman falls from USAF C-130 While Training Over Gulf of Mexico: Reports
November 6, 2019 @ 11:44 AMAn airman reportedly fell from a USAF C-130 military transport aircraft into the Gulf of Mexico off Florida coast, on Tuesday evening. The fall happened during a parachute-jump training exercise out of Hurlburt Field, media outets reported, citing a statement released by 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida
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UK Royal Air Force gets first Poseidon MRA1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
October 31, 2019 @ 11:07 AMThe Royal Air Force (RAF) has accepted delivery of its first
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French Navy Receives First 2 Upgraded ATL2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
October 29, 2019 @ 10:39 AMThe French navy has received two ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft upgraded to Standard 6, Dassault Aviation announced Tuesday. “This summer, Lann-Bihoué French naval air station received the first two ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft upgraded by Dassault Aviation,” Dassault said in a
Indian MoD to Procure Locally-made Rockets for Pinaka MLRS Worth $1.1 Billion
France Delivers First Mirage 2000 Jets to Ukraine
U.K. Makes 3D Printable Parts for Tempest Fighter from Old Tornado Aircraft...
Russia Offers Su-57 Fighter Jets to India with Joint Production Option
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U