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Lockheed Martin Tests Army Tactical Missile System
October 12, 2017 @ 11:06 AMLockheed Martin conducted another successful Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) modernization flight test recently at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Launched from a Soldier-manned High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher, the ATACMS missile flew approximately 140 kilometers and demonstrated a proximity sensor height-of-burst detonation over the target area
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Lockheed Martin, Fincantieri to Build Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship
October 9, 2017 @ 04:15 PMhe US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team a contract to build an additional LCS under the 2017 congressional cost cap of $584 million per ship. LCS 27 will be built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, the Midwest's only naval shipyard, and is the 14th Freedom-variant LCS ordered by the US Navy to date
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Boeing Acquires Robotic Aircraft Tech Company, Aurora Flight Sciences
October 6, 2017 @ 01:01 PMBoeing has acquired an autonomous systems technologies provider, Aurora Flight Sciences under an agreement signed by the companies. "The combined strength and innovation of our teams will advance the development of autonomy for our commercial and military systems," said Greg Hyslop, chief technology officer and senior vice president of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology
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Self-piloted, Multi-passenger VTOL Aircraft Propulsion Tested by Airbus
October 4, 2017 @ 05:08 AMAirbus Helicopters recently tested the propulsion system of the CityAirbus demonstrator – a multi-passenger, self-piloted electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle designed for urban air mobility. The first flight is scheduled for the end of 2018
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Thales Wins Airbus A400M Military Training Simulators Contract
October 3, 2017 @ 01:29 PMAirbus has awarded Thales a contract for two new A400M military training simulators for French and German air forces. The delivery of simulators will be in 2019 for French air force and 2020 for German air force
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DARPA Issues RFI To Produce Modular, Affordable Anti-Drone Technologies
September 25, 2017 @ 02:59 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) under its Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program to provide inputs on sensing and neutralization technologies to defend U.S
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General Dynamics Wins $341 Million to Support Spanish In-service Nuclear Submarines
September 23, 2017 @ 12:58 AMGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat has won $341 million modification contract for design agent, planning yard, engineering and technical support for Spanish in-service nuclear submarines. The contract provides for drawings and related technical data; design change documentation; logistics technical data; configuration management; hull, mechanical and electrical engineering; submarine safety design review; non-propulsion plant electrical system engineering; propulsion plant engineering; maintenance engineering and refit/availability technical support, the US department of Defense said in a statement Friday
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NASA Tests First 3-D Printed Rocket Engine Prototype
September 19, 2017 @ 02:35 AMNASAs Marshall Space Flight Center has tested its first 3-D printed rocket engine prototype part made of two different metal alloys. NASA has been making and evaluating durable 3-D printed rocket parts made of one metal, but the technique of 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, with more than one metal is more difficult, NASA said in a statement on Monday
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Leonardo To Build Protection Systems For British Army Vehicles To Counter Hostile...
September 13, 2017 @ 01:09 PMLeonardo has been selected by the UK Governments Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to lead a team of local companies to build affordable protection technologies for British Army vehicles to counter the evolving threat posed by hostile weapon systems. posed by hostile weapon systems Under a Technology Demonstrator Programme (TDP) called ‘Icarus, the team will develop and demonstrate a way to affordably integrate ‘best of breed technologies in a category known as ‘Active Protection Systems (APS), preparing them for deployment across the Armys fleet of land vehicles
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Northrop Grumman to Supply Radio Frequency Generation Tech to US Navy
September 13, 2017 @ 08:22 AMNorthrop Grumman is providing advanced radio frequency signal generation technology to the US Navy as part of the Next-Generation Electronic Warfare Environment Generator (NEWEG) program. Under the terms of the contract awarded by the US Navy, Northrop Grummans Amherst Systems business unit will supply its advanced Radio Frequency (RF) Generation Technology for the NEWEG program, which will provide the Navys generator with advanced threat laboratory and free space simulation capabilities, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Netherlands Completes T-72 Tank Deliveries to Ukraine
French Firm under Contract to Supply 12,000 Rifles to Ukraine Goes Bankrupt
Rosoboronexport Secures $4.5 Billion in Contracts with 15 Countries in 2025
Israel Tests 20 New Anti-Drone Weapons
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