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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
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US Marine Corps Orders 800 InstantEye Unmanned Systems
February 7, 2018 @ 04:07 PMInstantEye Robotics announced Tuesday that it has received an order from PMA-263, the US Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office, for an additional 800 InstantEye Mk-2 GEN3-A0 sUAS systems. The systems delivered under this contract will support deployed Marine infantry squads, providing organic surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities
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USAF to Experiment Maintenance, Data Networking, Sensors of Two Light Attack Aircraft
February 5, 2018 @ 05:18 PMThe US Air Force will continue experimenting with two non-developmental aircraft, Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano this year. The USAF plans to work closely with the industry to experiment with maintenance, data networking and sensors with the two light attack aircraft rather than do a combat demonstration, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson said in a statement last Friday
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Lockheed Martin to Procure Weapons Certification, Modification Kits for Israeli F-35s
February 3, 2018 @ 04:27 AMLockheed Martin Corp is being awarded $147,963,919 contract modification for the procurement of Israel-unique weapons certification, modification kits, and electronic warfare analysis in support of the F-35 Lightning II with the Israeli Air Force. The contract includes Israel system design and development to provide 3F+ fleet capability for the government of Israel under the Foreign Military Sales program, a US DoD contract announcement said
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Bell-Boeing Begins Modification of US Marine Corps’ Ospreys
February 1, 2018 @ 12:00 PMThe US Marine Corps V-22 Osprey helicopter is undergoing modifications at Boeings Philadelphia facility that will improve readiness and reliability of the fleet of tiltrotor aircraft. Last week, the first MV-22 to be modified arrived at Boeings Philadelphia facility where majority of the work will be completed
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Lockheed Martin Tests Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile
January 31, 2018 @ 12:39 PMLockheed Martin's Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) missile successfully conducted a controlled flight test to demonstrate the interceptor's increased agility, and to validate the performance of its airframe and electronics -- now common between MHTK's two configurations to drive affordability. The firm conducted the first ever tests for MHTK's updated electronics, and the second for the interceptor's next-generation airframe, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, last Friday
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AVIC China To Launch Upgraded ‘Wing Loong’ MALE Armed Drone In 2018
January 25, 2018 @ 06:56 PMChinas AVIC announced Thursday that it will launch an upgraded version of the domestically-developed Wing Loong UAS family in 2018, local media reports. The new modernized Wing Loong ID UAV will conduct its maiden flight and enter the market in 2018, Xinhua reports quoting AVIC delegates at the Wing Loong UAS Development Conference on Thursday
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BAE Systems to Modernize US Navy MK 45 Guns, Provide Four Additional
January 23, 2018 @ 09:13 AMThe U.S
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US Pitches 34 F-35 Jets Worth $6.53 Billion for Belgian Fighter Replacement
January 20, 2018 @ 04:11 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Belgium of 34 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing aircraft for an estimated cost of $6.53 billion
Boeing to Build America’s Sixth-Gen Fighter, Designated F-47
U.S. DoD Ends 8 Years Overdue Software Project Among $580M Project Cuts
Trump to Announce Sixth-Gen Fighter Winner—Boeing or Lockheed Martin?
Armored Vehicle Maker Patria Unveils ARVE Self Propelled Howitzer
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...
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...