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USAF Releases T-X Requirements Under ‘Bending The Cost Curve’ Initiative
March 21, 2015 @ 10:00 AMUS Air Force officials have released requirements for the T-X trainer aircraft family of systems that will replace the T-38 Talon under the ‘Bending the Cost Curve initiative. The release follows Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James emphasis on increased dialogue with industry to build affordability into the acquisition process, according to USAF Website
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Slovakia to Discuss Gripen Jets Renting Deal With Sweden
March 19, 2015 @ 12:09 PMSlovakia is to begin official talks with Sweden for the rental of flying hours on Gripen jet fighters. The Slovak Defense Minister Martin Glvac on Wednesday told Xinhua that the Slovak government maintains that Sweden is the only country to offer a deal whereby it could rent flying hours
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Raytheon Wins Rapidly-Developed Phased Array Systems Support Contract
March 17, 2015 @ 02:21 PMRaytheon has won two modification contracts of total $5 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support the Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT) program, the company announced in its press release on Tuesday. ACT is focused on developing technology that enables rapidly upgradable and widely deployable radar array architectures
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Cubic Corp To Showcase Combat Training Tech At LIMA 2015
March 17, 2015 @ 08:59 AMCubic Corp announced today that it will demonstrate its Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) innovations and capabilities as part of the military training technologies showcase at the 2015 LIMA Exhibition. “Our MILES portfolio delivers affordable systems with improved performance, high reliability and enhanced flexibility,” said William Toti, president of Cubic Global Defense
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Raytheon Wins Additional Contract For US Navy’s Tomahawk Missiles
March 11, 2015 @ 05:08 PMRaytheon has won an additional contract to a previously awarded $122 Million order for procuring 114 Tomahawk Block IV missiles for the US Navy. This completes the Navy's planned purchase of 214 Tomahawk Block IV missiles for fiscal year 2015 and continues to build the inventory to support warfighting requirements, the company announced in its press release on Tuesday Dave Adams, Raytheon Tomahawk senior program director said, "Raytheon continues an acute focus on maintaining affordability and enhancing the impressive capabilities of this sophisticated weapon system"
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Northrop Wins US Navy Surface Electronic Warfare Contract
March 6, 2015 @ 02:41 PMNorthrop Grumman has won a $267 million contract by the U.S
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Lockheed Martin To Supply C-130J Virtual Maintenance Trainer To Australian Air Force...
February 27, 2015 @ 03:38 PMThe Lockheed Martin Australia has won a contract for supplying a C-130J-30 Virtual Maintenance Trainer and a Multi-Function Training Aid (MFTA) to support aircrew training of Royal Australian Air Force. Through this major upgrade, the RAAF will have a standardized curriculum tailored for its operations and based on decades of C-130 training innovation by Lockheed Martin
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Raytheon Developing Extended Range AMRAAM Air TO Air Missile
February 24, 2015 @ 01:19 PMRaytheon is developing an extended range variant of the combat-proven Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) for ground-air defense and will enable intercepts at longer range and higher altitudes. "The new missile will be even faster and more maneuverable than the current AMRAAM," said Mike Jarrett Raytheon vice president of Air Warfare Systems in companys press statement on Sunday
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Northrop Grumman To Highlight Upgraded Helicopter Cockpit, Other Capabilities At IDEX 2015
February 22, 2015 @ 06:45 AMNorthrop Grumman will showcase a range of systems including airborne early warning and control, C4ISR, radars, defence electronics, cyber security and an upgraded helicopter cockpit at IDEX 2015. The company will also feature leading maritime capabilities, including mine-countermeasure solutions ALMDS and AQS-24, at NAVDEX, the naval defence and maritime security section of IDEX
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VSE Corp To Showcase Defense Sustainment Capabilities At IDEX 2015
February 22, 2015 @ 06:40 AMVSE Corporation together with partner Saudi Prerogative Company (SPC) will showcase their wide range of defense sustainment capabilities, including the maintenance, repair, overhaul and modernization of land, sea and air systems a IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. VSE and SPC have recently formed a Saudi-registered Joint Venture Company, VSE Arabia, dedicated to providing world-class platform, system and equipment sustainment to the Saudi market
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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...
