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36 Fighters to be Based on China's Second Aircraft Carrier
August 14, 2019 @ 09:08 AMChina's second aircraft carrier "Type 001A" could carry at least 36 domestically developed J-15 fighter jets along with helicopters, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. The Type 001A can thus carry over 12 additional aircraft in comparison to the first carrier “Liaoning
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New Russian Armoured Vehicle To Enter Preliminary Trials On August 5
August 2, 2019 @ 06:48 AMRussias new “Atlet” armoured vehicles will enter preliminary trials on August 5 when the vehicles will be tested for their anti-shelling and anti-blast capabilities. The tests will involve the armored vehicles special-designation (ASN) and five-door multi-purpose (AMN-2) prototypes
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Eurofighter Signs Study Contracts to Infuse New Technology into Typhoon Fighter Aircraft
June 20, 2019 @ 08:16 AMEurofighter GmbH, EUROJET and NETMA (NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency), have signed €53.7 million contracts at the Paris Airshow 2019 to study improvement to communications, on-board systems and engine of the Typhoon combat aircraft
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Raytheon To Supply US Army With Enhanced Stinger Missiles For Counter-Drone Missions
June 18, 2019 @ 11:57 AMRaytheon has won a contract to supply the US Army with enhanced Stinger missiles retrofitted with proximity fuzes to help counter the growing threat of enemy unmanned aircraft systems, the company announced Tuesday. The enhancement enables the lightweight, self-contained Stinger air defense system to destroy a wider array of battlefield threats by detonating its warhead near the target, while maintaining the missile's proven hit-to-kill capability
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Pentagon Emitted More Greenhouse Gases Than Sweden Or Denmark in 2017: Study
June 14, 2019 @ 08:27 AMThe Pentagon emitted more greenhouse gases than “entirely industrialised” countries like Sweden or Denmark in 2017, making it the “single largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world,” according to a new
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Rheinmetall-BAE Systems Land Systems JV Approved By UK Competition and Markets Authority
June 13, 2019 @ 11:10 AMThe proposed joint venture (JV) between Rheinmetall and BAE Systems to manufacture military vehicles has been approved by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The JV will be known as Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)
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Huntington Wins $687M Early Service Life Period Work On USS Gerald R...
June 13, 2019 @ 07:58 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries has won a $687 contract for early service life period work on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
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Northrop To Propose GaN-based LTAMDS solution to US Army
June 7, 2019 @ 08:19 AMNorthrop Grumman has demonstrated a Gallium Nitride (GaN)- based Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) to the US Army and will deliver its final LTAMDS proposal to the Army in the coming weeks for evaluation. The companys gallium nitride (GaN)-based design leverages advanced, in-production and fielded technologies from its active electronically scanned array (AESA) portfolio
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Pratt & Whitney gets $2.3 Billion Contract to supply 233 Engines for
June 1, 2019 @ 06:30 AMIn one of the biggest engine orders to date, Pratt and Whitney has been awarded $3,239,028,961 for the production and delivery of 233 propulsion systems that will go into F-35 stealth fighter jets meant for US forces and international customers. The contract which is a modification to a previous contract, provides for the production and delivery of 56 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the United States Air Force; 10 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the Navy; 24 F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for the Marine Corps; 125 F135-PW-100 and 18 F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers,,...
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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
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...