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Lockheed Martin Delivers MUOS For Atlas V Rocket Launch
November 7, 2014 @ 08:16 AMThe US Navy and Lockheed Martin have delivered the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) spacecraft to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, where it will be prepared for a January 2015 liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. MUOS operates like a smart phone cell tower in the sky, vastly improving current secure mobile satellite communications for warfighters on the move
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US DSCA Approves M1A1 Abrams Arms Worth $600 million To Iraq
October 21, 2014 @ 11:43 AMThe US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved sale worth $600 million worth M1A1 Abrams tank ammunition, equipment, parts and logical support to Iraq, the agency reported Monday. “This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a strategic partner,” the DSCA Monday report read
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Australia Receives First Seahawk Combat Helicopter
October 17, 2014 @ 09:33 AMThe Australian Navys first of 24 MH-60R seahawk ‘Romeo combat helicopter arrived at Her Majesty Australian Ship (HMAS) Albatross, Nowra, earlier this week, local media reported. The first Romeo and a non-flying MH-60R ‘Bromeo maintenance training aid airframe, which will be used to train aircrew and maintainers, were transported aboard a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster from NAS Jacksonville, Florida, where they had been operated by NUSQN 725
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Apache Targeting And Pilotage Systems For Qatar
October 14, 2014 @ 09:47 AMLockheed Martin received a $90.6 million foreign military sale contract from the U
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Estonia To Buy Javelin Missiles Worth $55 Million From US
October 10, 2014 @ 12:26 PMThe US State Department has cleared a $55 million contract to supply 350 Javelin guided missile to Estonia, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced today. The contract includes 350 Javelin Guided Missiles, 120 Command Launch Units (CLU) with Integrated Day/Thermal Sight, 102 Battery Coolant Units, 16 Enhanced Performance Basic Skills Trainers (EPBST), 102 Missile Simulation Rounds (MSR), spare and repair parts, support equipment, personnel training and training equipment, engineering, technical and logistics support services
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Hill AFB To Undergo $100 Million Makeover For F-35
September 26, 2014 @ 01:51 PMAggressive renovation and modification is in full swing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in preparation for the military's newest multi-role fighter aircraft, the US Air Force said in a press release.Hill AFBs preparations for the F-35A Lightning II, totaling more than $100 million, with 23 projects to be completed between September 2014 and July 2015, and 36 total projects will be finished once construction concludes in 2019
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MQ-4C Triton UAS Makes First Cross-Country Flight
September 19, 2014 @ 02:25 PMThe MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Sept. 18 after completing its inaugural cross-country ferry flight, bringing the Navy closer to delivering this new capability to the fleet
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US Laser Weapons Inch Closer To Deployment
September 17, 2014 @ 02:39 PMThe US Navy will outfit the USS Ponce, an amphibious vessel with a Laser Weapon System (LaWS) and will begin sea testing in the Persian Gulf later this year heralding an era of practical laser weapons which may ultimately replace short range cannons and missiles. After it completes testing it should be capable of shooting down drones or disabling small attack boats at an energy cost of just $1 per shot
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QF-16 Viper Passes Final Operations Test: USAF
September 15, 2014 @ 02:22 PMThe US Air Force's newest aerial target took a major step toward preparing warfighters downrange with a realistic fourth-generation replication of what they may face on the battlefield. The first unmanned QF-16 Viper struck down over the Gulf of Mexico Sept
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Embraer Inaugurates Engineering & Technology Center In Florida
September 9, 2014 @ 01:17 PMEmbraer inaugurated its Engineering & Technology Center in Melbourne, Florida on Monday. The new center will conduct engineering and development activities for both product and technology development across Embraers business lines with the first assignments primarily focused on executive jet interiors
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