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Lockheed Martin Wins $1.6B US Army Contract For Additional Q-53 Counterfire Radars
April 24, 2017 @ 02:25 PMThe US Army has ordered additional AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar systems under a $1.6 billion order-dependent contract awarded to Lockheed Martin
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Lockheed Martin Wins $100M USAF Contract For JASSM Missile Production Support
April 19, 2017 @ 08:51 AMLockheed Martin won a $100 million contract from the US Air Force to provide additional production support for the inventory of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM). "Lockheed Martin Corporation [of] Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $100 million… contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production support," the Department of Defense said in a press release on Tuesday
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China Deploys J-11 fighter jet On Artificial Island In South China Sea
April 7, 2017 @ 03:30 PMA Chinese fighter jet, J-11, has been detected on a Beijing-controlled island in the South China Sea for the first time in a year, according to a US think tank. "More fighters were believed to be in hangers nearby, US think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) which is part of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies," was quoted as saying by various media Thursday
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Oxygen System Problems Ground US Navy T-45 Trainer Fleet
April 6, 2017 @ 01:47 PMThe US Navy has grounded its fleet of T-45 trainer jets on Wednesday following instructor pilots refusal to fly, raising concerns about the oxygen systems' efficiency as the aviators are experiencing light-headedness and blackouts. “We take the concerns of our air crew seriously and have directed a two-day safety pause for the T-45 community to allow time for naval aviation leadership to engage with the pilots, hear their concerns and discuss the risk mitigations, as well as the efforts that are ongoing to correct this issue,” Cmdr
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Northrop Grumman To Upgrade Navigation Systems Of French E-2C Hawkeye AEW Aircraft...
March 30, 2017 @ 09:10 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to upgrade navigation systems and displays of French Navy's three E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
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BAE Systems To Modernize US Navy's Guided Missile Cruiser
March 17, 2017 @ 11:22 AMBAE Systems has won a $42.9 million contract from US Navy for the modernization of the USS Vicksburg (CG 69), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser
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Retired Admiral Charged In US Navy Bribery Scandal
March 15, 2017 @ 09:54 AMThe latest development in a 3-year old corruption scandal involving the US Navy officers for selling military secrets to an Asian defense contractor, has come to attention again with the arrest of an official on Tuesday. Bruce Loveless, who recently retired, became the second admiral charged in the investigation, increasing the number of current and former officials charged to 20 in one of the Navy's worst corruption scandals, AP reported Tuesday
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BAE Systems To Upgrade USS Roosevelt Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer
February 1, 2017 @ 11:36 AMBAE Systems has won a $51.3 million US Navy contract for the maintenance and modernization of the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
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UK Government Hides Trident II D5 Nuclear Missile Test Failure: Local Media
January 23, 2017 @ 01:53 PMA failed test of the Trident nuclear deterrent was kept in secret by UK government, weeks prior to a crucial House of Commons vote on the future of the submarine-launched missile system. There was serious malfunction in the Trident II D5 missile that caused failure after being launched from a British submarine off the coast of Florida in June,
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USAF Tests Nuclear-Capable Air-Launched Cruise Missile From B-52 Bomber
January 20, 2017 @ 03:17 PMUS Air Force has tested three unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles (ACLM) from a B-52H bomber. The B-52H aircrews departed Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, for the Utah Test and Training Range, about 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, and launched the unarmed ALCMs during three separate sorties, US Air Force Material Command announced in a statement Thursday
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Chinese H-6 Bomber Carrying KD-21 Hypersonic Missile Spotted During Exercise
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...
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...