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Russia To Open Aircraft Assembly Plant In Azerbaijan: Minister
August 9, 2016 @ 02:11 PMRussia plans to open helicopter center, plane assembly plant in Baku, Azerbijan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. "A helicopter center will be established in Baku
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Lockheed Martin’s Dual Mode Plus Laser Guided Bomb Completes Flight Tests
August 9, 2016 @ 10:14 AMLockheed Martin's new Dual Mode Plus laser guided bomb (LGB) has completed two recent flight tests at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, California. The tests demonstrated operation of the new linear optics, GPS/Inertial Navigation System (INS) guidance subsystem and the control actuation system, meeting all mission objectives
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Northrop Grumman Wins US Navy Contract For Second Japanese E-2D Early Warning...
August 4, 2016 @ 09:36 AMNorthrop Grumman has received a US Navy contract to begin production of a second Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) and surveillance aircraft. The first Japanese E-2D is in production and will be delivered in 2018
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Boeing, Northrop in Race for USAF Strategic Deterrent ICBM Project
August 4, 2016 @ 09:28 AMBoeing and Northrop Grumman are going to compete for the US Air Force next-generation nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). As reported by Sputnik, both the US firms are planning to submit a proposal for the GBSD sooner
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Sikorsky To Provide Black Hawk Helicopter Spares Kits To Taiwan and Jordan
July 27, 2016 @ 08:51 AMSikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract to provide modified UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter standard spares kits to the governments of Taiwan and Jordan. “Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
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Lockheed Martin’s VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Clears Design Review
July 26, 2016 @ 10:04 AMLockheed Martin has cleared VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program Critical Design Review (CDR), signaling the program is ready to proceed to assembly, test and evaluation. The joint Sikorsky/Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) VH-92A helicopter program team met in July with key collaborators from government and industry for an in-depth design review, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin Lays Keel On US Navy’s 17th Littoral Combat Ship
July 19, 2016 @ 08:02 AMLockheed Martin laid the keel for the U.S
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Heavy Rains Hinder F-35B Aircraft Demo At Farnborough Airshow
July 12, 2016 @ 11:16 AMThe Lockheed Martin-made F-35B Lightning II aircrafts much awaited public appearance at the Farnborough airshow 2016 had to be cancelled due to heavy downpour at the venue on Monday. The entire show day was abruptly cancelled just before 3 p
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F-35 Phase II Cost Reduction Initiatives Launched
July 12, 2016 @ 08:54 AMThe US Department of Defense on Monday announced two initiatives with industry to reduce F-35 Lightning II production and sustainment costs. The first is a two-year extension of the "Blueprint for Affordability for Production" program announced in 2014, and the second is the creation of a similar concept to reduce the operation and sustainment costs of the F-35 weapon system, according to Lockheed Martin press release
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United Technologies Wins $1.5 Billion F135 Propulsion Systems Contract
July 8, 2016 @ 09:17 AMUnited Technologies Corp has won the US Navy contract worth $1.5 billion for the production of F135-PW-100 propulsion systems that powers the fifth generation aircraft F-35
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
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...