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Rheinmetall Showcases New Lynx KF 41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Eurosatory
June 13, 2018 @ 03:43 PMRheinmetall has showcased its next generation Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at the on-going Eurosatory 2018 exhibition in Paris for the first time. The Lynx KF41 family of vehicles utilise a common drive module and a mission kit arrangement to allow any base vehicle to be configured as an IFV, an armoured personnel carrier, a command vehicle, a recovery vehicle or an ambulance, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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US Navy’s Sixth Freedom-variant Warship Completes Acceptance Trials
June 1, 2018 @ 10:57 AMLockheed Martin has successfully completed acceptance trials of the US Navys new Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the USS SIOUX CITY (LCS 11), in the waters of Lake Michigan, which is slated for delivery later this summer. "LCS 11's completion of Acceptance Trials means this ship is one step closer to joining the fleet and conducting critical maritime operations for the Navy," said Joe DePietro, vice president, Small Combatants and Ship Systems at Lockheed Martin
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US Marine Corps Receives First CH-53 King Stallion Helicopter
May 17, 2018 @ 10:18 AMSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, delivered the first of an expected 200 CH-53 King Stallion helicopter to the U.S
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KAI Paid $150,000 to Trump Lawyer’s Firm for US Legal Consulting
May 10, 2018 @ 08:53 AMKorea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is said to have made $150,000 payment to Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trumps personal lawyer in November 2017. The payments were made to Essential Consultants LLC, a company established by Cohen in Delaware, according to a memo released by Michael Avenatti on Twitter Thursday
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EmbraerX Unveils Electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft Concept
May 9, 2018 @ 04:55 PMEmbraerX, an Embraer organization, unveiled Tuesday its first electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept during Uber Elevate 2018, in Los Angeles, California. EmbraerX is engaged in several projects, including the development of eVTOL concepts through a cooperation with Uber and other companies to explore business opportunities within the Uber Elevate ecosystem
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US Army Awards $828 Million Contract For Guided MLRS Rocket Production
May 8, 2018 @ 02:24 PMLockheed Martin received an $828 million not-to-exceed contract from the U.S
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Hughes to Prototype Multi-Modem Adaptor for DoD Wideband SATCOM Architectural Analysis
May 8, 2018 @ 12:38 PMHughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has been awarded a follow-on contract to continue the second phase of a pilot study program to assess the feasibility of interoperability across multiple satellite communication (SATCOM) systems for the Department of Defense (DoD). Under this award, Hughes will be responsible for prototyping a Flexible Modem Interface (FMI) for military terminals that will enable various military and commercial systems and services to interoperate in the field
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UK Troops Using Deadly ‘Thermobaric’ Weapons In Syrian Civil War: Report
May 3, 2018 @ 04:00 PMA British publication revealed in a report on Wednesday that the UK troops have been using the most-controversial thermobaric weapons or also known as ‘vacuum weapons, in its Syrian operations. The UK defense ministry accidentally revealed the details in a Freedom of Information (FoI) response to
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Finland Receives Responses for Hornet Fighter Replacement Programme
April 28, 2018 @ 05:53 AMThe Finnish Defense Forces Logistics Command has received responses from five companies to the Request for Quotation (RFQ) concerning the HX Fighter Programme sent to the governments of Great Britain, France, Sweden and the United States. They were requested to give a quotation on the following aircraft: Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet (United States), Dassault Rafale (France), Eurofighter Typhoon (Great Britain), Lockheed Martin F-35 (United States) and Saab Gripen (Sweden), the Finnish MoD said in a statement Friday
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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
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...