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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
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LockHeed Awarded $2 Million Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Contract
July 3, 2014 @ 03:30 PMLockheed Martin won a $ 2 million contract for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Accelerated Acquisition program for U.S
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US, UK Prepare Mandatory Inspection Of Grounded F-35
July 3, 2014 @ 03:05 PMUS, and UK military officials are jointly preparing for mandatory inspections of the grounded F-35 engines after one of the fighters caught fire at Florida last week sources quoted to Reuters.According to the report, one of the sources said, "The engine ripped through the top of the plane"
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F-35B Might Miss Farnborough Air Show
July 2, 2014 @ 03:37 PMThe F-35B might not make to the Fornborough Air Show as one of the four fighters remains on the ground at Elgin, Florida. The other three F-35Bs have arrived at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, the departure point for their historic Atlantic crossing to the United Kingdom
Chinese Diplomats Spreading Doubts About Rafale Fighter After Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
