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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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Boeing's Laser Demonstrator Successfully Destroys Targets
September 5, 2014 @ 02:14 PMBoeing and the U.S
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New F-35 Hangar To Cost $34.4 Million
August 27, 2014 @ 02:32 PMThe US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast announced the first task order from a $240 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award design-build construction contract Aug 26. Carothers Construction Inc
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US Lifts F-35 Grounding, Hopeful Of Debut Appearance At Farnborough
July 15, 2014 @ 01:37 PMThe US DoD lifted the grounding order of the F-35 fighter after a three week old decision. The fighter jet may make a debut appearance at the Farnborough airshow
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F-35 To Miss Farnborough Opening
July 14, 2014 @ 10:00 AMF-35B will not be displaying at the Farnborough Air Show on Monday 14 July. F-35 may still make it to Farnborough later this week
Saudi Arabia Orders 39 Russian Pantsir S1 Air Defense Systems Worth $2.2B:
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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