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Steel Cut for US Navy’s Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
May 24, 2019 @ 06:03 AMA plasma-burning machine cut the first steel plate that will be used to build Columbia (SSBN 826), the United States Navys lead ballistic missile submarine on Thursday. The event marked the first class of submarines that will be built using fully digital blueprints
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Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Completes First Flight.
May 18, 2019 @ 09:13 AMSikorsky's HH-60W Combat Rescue helicopter completed its first test flight in the company's Florida site. The aircraft is based off the UH-60M Black hawk and is customized for the US Air force's Rescue missions
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Lockheed, Rafael To Market Israeli SPICE Air-to-Surface Guidance Kits
May 16, 2019 @ 12:52 PMLockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., of Israel have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Rafael's Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) air-to-surface guidance kits for US sale
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Aerovironment, Kratos to Develop Ability to Launch Loitering UAVs from High Speed...
May 8, 2019 @ 10:39 AMAeroVironment and Kratos Defense & Security Systems have announced a strategic relationship to develop the integration of tube-launched UAS and tactical missile systems into long-range, high speed unmanned systems for their delivery into denied environments. Kratos and AeroVironments first collaborative project will demonstrate the ability to launch and control a small, tube-launched loitering aircraft from a larger runway-independent unmanned aircraft
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Curtiss-Wright To Support Boeing’s MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker For the US Navy
April 23, 2019 @ 05:28 PMCurtiss-Wrights Defense Solutions division announced today it has been awarded a contract by Boeing to supply data technology systems for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling program. “Our data system solution was selected by Boeing for use on the aircraft carrier-deployed MQ-25 unmanned tanker aircraft,” said Lynn Bamford, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Defense Solutions division
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General Atomics, Tesat-Spacecom To Jointly Develop Space-based Laser Communication Terminals
April 10, 2019 @ 06:38 PMGeneral Atomics and Tesat-Spacecom GmbH& Co. KG, Germany signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to jointly develop a certified Space-based Laser Communication Terminals (SB-LCT) to support US defense and intelligence applications
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General Atomics Advanced Arresting Gear System Completes Barricade Arrestment Test
March 30, 2019 @ 10:34 AMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems' (GA-EMS) Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system has completed Barricade Arrestment test at the Jet Car Track Site in Lakehurst, New Jersey, qualifying the AAG system for barricade use on board Ford-class aircraft carriers. This is the first such test event performed by NAVAIR in more than 20 years, the company said in a statement Friday
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General Atomics to Provide Engineering, Diagnostics Support for EMALS
March 12, 2019 @ 07:58 AMGeneral Atomics has won a $19 million from the United States (US) Navy to provide engineering and diagnostics support for Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). The contract includes integrated test and evaluation effort for EMALS test site operations, Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Actions System, prototype and testing, environmental qualification testing and remediation, electromagnetic interference testing, and training efforts, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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US AFRL X-60A Hypersonic Research Vehicle Program Completes Critical Design Review
March 7, 2019 @ 11:04 AMX-60A hypersonic research vehicle, developed by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division, in partnership with Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc., completed its Critical Design Review, a major milestone in the program
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Sikorsky HH-60W Rescue Helicopters to Enter Flight Test with New Tactical Mission...
February 28, 2019 @ 10:02 AMTwo fully assembled HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) built by Sikorsky, will enter flight test with the new Tactical Mission Kit. The integration of sensors, radar, and multiple defense systems will bring added intelligence into the cockpit, enhancing pilots' situational awareness to complete missions
Ukraine, Poland Sign Defense Deal on Ammunition, Vehicles, Artillery, Air Defense
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
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