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Lockheed Martin GEO-2 SBIRS Satellite Certified For Operations
December 20, 2013 @ 09:23 AMThe US Air Force (USAF) has certified the second Lockheed Martin-built geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO-2) space-based infrared system (SBIRS) satellite for operation. The acceptance by the Air Force Space Command (AFSC) comes eight months after the satellite's launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US, on 19 March 2013
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Northrop Grumman Demos Virtual Air Refueling For USAF
December 3, 2013 @ 07:24 AMNorthrop Grumman has successfully conducted a high-fidelity virtual aerial refueling demonstration, networking geographically dispersed flight simulators and providing a realistic simulation of an air-to-air refueling process. The US Air Force Air Mobility Command has pursued integrating the separate systems used today for training pilots, air crews and boom operators to simulate an actual in-flight refueling mission as a way to maintain readiness and reduce costly live flights
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Quantum3D To Showcase Simulation and Training Solutions At I/ITSEC 2013
November 25, 2013 @ 07:47 AMQuantum3D today announced that it will be at I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida from Dec. 2-5 showcasing Mantis real-time image generation software, the Independence IDX 7000 image generator for visual simulation, and the ExpeditionDI self-contained, wearable and fully-immersive close combat infantry simulator training platform
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Largest Delta IV Heavy U.S. Rocket Successfully Launched
August 29, 2013 @ 10:21 AMA giant 21 stories tall Delta IV Heavy rocket has been launched for the second time from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on a covert mission for the US governments National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch used three main engines with one powered by RS-68 liquid hydrogen and oxygen and the rest two powered by RL10 liquid hydrogen and oxygen (developed by Aerojet Rocketdyne), according to United Launch Alliances (ULA) press release, which built the rocket
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ATK, Alenia Aermacchi Successfully Flight Tested MC-27J
June 17, 2013 @ 02:35 PMATK and Alenia Aermacchi successfully completed the first phase of ground and flight tests of their MC-27J multi-mission aircraft. A Roll-On/Roll-Off (RORO) Gun System pallet was installed and tested on the Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter
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From Being Nearly Cancelled In the 90’s, Ospreys Now Looking Forward To...
June 12, 2013 @ 12:52 PMThe V-22 Osprey has overcome its turbulent past and has emerged as a multi-mission capable tiltrotor system. With its latest win, a U
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New JV Bids For USAF Launch Range Contract
June 6, 2013 @ 11:11 AMA joint venture between defense giants InDyne, Lockheed Martin and URS Corp. is bidding for a contract to support consolidation of U
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Sikorsky Wins $435 Million Deal To Produce CH-53K Heli
June 4, 2013 @ 04:05 PMSikorsky Corporation has won a $435 million cost-plus-incentive contract from U.S Marine Corps on May 30 to build four CH-53K heavy lift helicopters
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Risky ALIS To Provide F-35 Long-Term Maintenance And Support
May 3, 2013 @ 01:24 PMLockheed Martin intends to provide long-term maintenance support for the F-35 Lightning II with a new Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), cited as a risk in a recent study, in line with the evolving aircraft. Known as the F-35s information technology backbone for data collection, data analysis and decision support, the ALIS receives aircraft health and maintenance information from F-35s in flight via radio-frequency downlink
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UK To Buy HellFire Missiles Worth $95 Million
April 18, 2013 @ 03:24 PMThe U.S Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for 500 AGM-114-N4/P4 HELLFIRE missiles
Saudi Arabia Orders 39 Russian Pantsir S1 Air Defense Systems Worth $2.2B:
Elbit Systems to Equip Israel’s F-16I Aircraft with New Self-Protection Suite...
Leonardo Signs MoU with Saudi Arabia for Collaboration in Combat Air and...
Hungary Prepares First Lynx-equipped Battalion for Operational Readiness
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