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Syrian Air Defences Downed 71 Missiles of US led Air Strike: Russian
April 14, 2018 @ 11:16 AMSyrian air defense units have downed 71 out of 103 cruise missiles launched by the US and its allies since early Saturday, Russian and Syrian media reported. Referring to the shooting down of missiles launched during the US-led airstrike, Head of the Russian General Staffs Main Operations Department Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi said, “this testifies to the high efficiency of the weapon systems operational in Syria and the excellent skills of Syrian servicemen trained by our specialists," Rudskoi said, adding that Russia had fully restored Syrias air defense capabilities over the past eighteen months and continued improving it
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Raytheon Wins $22.7 Million MAD-FIRES Program Modification Contract
April 2, 2018 @ 10:03 AMRaytheon has been awarded a $22.7 million modification to a previously awarded contract to add the Phase IIB/IIC tasks for the Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System (MAD-FIRES) program
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Modular Active Protection Systems For US Military Vehicles
March 28, 2018 @ 11:31 AMThe US Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has awarded Lockheed Martin a next-phase contract to continue maturing the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit hardware and software and to support government integration efforts ahead of platform demonstrations scheduled to take place through 2019. MAPS is designed to enable protection of vehicles and their occupants by integrating sensors and countermeasures in a common framework to detect and defeat existing and emerging threats
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Kratos, Orbital ATK Reaffirm Kratos’ Oriole Rocket Motor Exclusive Rights Agreement
March 21, 2018 @ 01:02 PMKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has reaffirmed its longstanding agreement with Orbital ATK related to Kratos exclusive rights to sell Oriole Solid Propellant Rocket Motors (SPRMs) for specific market areas, including Missile Defense related Threat Representative Targets, Suborbital Research and Sounding Rockets
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US Navy Seeks Savings Details On CVN 80/81 Two-Ship Buy
March 20, 2018 @ 03:46 PMThe US Navy released a CVN 80/81 two-ship buy Request for Proposal (RFP) to Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) on March 19 to further define the cost savings associated with procuring next two Ford-class carriers together, under a single contract. "In keeping with the National Defense Strategy, the Navy developed an acquisition strategy to combine the CVN 80 and CVN 81 procurements to better achieve the Department's objectives of building a more lethal force with greater performance and affordability," said James F
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Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Fighter Jet’s Block III Design Finalized
March 20, 2018 @ 12:40 PMThe Pakistan-Chinese JF-17 ‘Thunder fighter aircraft has completed its Block-III design; an upgrade intended to match latest fourth-generation military jets such as the F-16V and Saab Gripen NG. The outgoing Chief of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman announced on Monday that the design of the JF-17 Block-III had been finalized after a period of “two-and-a-half years,” Associated Press of Pakistan reported
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US Allows Export of Kratos High Speed Attack UAVs
March 15, 2018 @ 04:53 PMKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has received U
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Lockheed Martin Launches Unmanned Vehicle Control Software To Control Multiple UAV Types
February 21, 2018 @ 11:38 AMLockheed Martin will unveil VCSi – commercial software that enables operators to simultaneously control dozens of unmanned vehicles and conduct information, surveillance and reconaissance missions – during the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi this month. "VCSi is a safe and reliable software platform that can be adapted to any vehicle – from one you can hold in your hand, to a 50,000-pound machine; from a vehicle that flies for a few minutes, to a vehicle that flies for months at a time," said John Molberg, business development manager, Lockheed Martin CDL Systems
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First Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter For US Air Force Enters Final Assembly
February 21, 2018 @ 08:30 AMSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is beginning final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter, supporting the program's accelerated schedule and positions the aircraft's first flight for the end of this year, two months ahead of schedule. "Final assembly of this first HH-60W helicopter marks a significant milestone for Sikorsky, our workforce and the U
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US Navy Awards Freedom-variant Conceptual Design Contract To Lockheed Martin
February 17, 2018 @ 12:22 PMThe US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $15 million contract to mature its Freedom-variant Frigate design as a part of the Navy's FFG(X) competition. Lockheed Martin submitted its Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) parent design in response to the U
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