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Business to Boom For Rosoboronexport Despite US Sanctions Threat
July 24, 2014 @ 02:53 PMRosoboronexport could benefit from a growing demand for low priced arms despite the looming threat of US sanctions. The Obama administration has passed international sanctions against Kalashnikov, the Russian automatic weapons manufacturer but is yet to take a decision against Rosoboronexport which exports most of Russias ships, tanks, aircraft and other heavy weapons
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AgustaWestland To Display Military Helicopters At Farnborough
July 14, 2014 @ 09:48 AMFinmeccanica – AgustaWestland will exhibit eight helicopters from its commercial and military helicopters at Farnborough International Air Show. Military helicopters displayed will include a mock-up of the AW169M light intermediate class helicopter, the naval variant of the AW159, the brand new multi-role AW149 and an AW101 that will soon be delivered to the Italian Air Force
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DARPA Assigns Rockwell To Develop Antenna Technology
July 11, 2014 @ 10:22 AMRockwell Collins bagged a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop new electronically scanned array (ESA) antenna technology as part of the Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT) program. This program aims to make ESAs, a common building block component that is digitally interconnected, reconfigurable, and readily upgradeable
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F-35 Industry Partners Sign Cost Reduction Deal, Make Upfront Investments
July 11, 2014 @ 10:07 AMDepartment of Defense, US signs agreement with F-35 industry partners, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems to reduce production costs of F-35 aircraft. The agreement aims at reducing the price of 5th generation F-35 fighter to equivalent of 4th generation fighters by the end of the decade
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Raytheon To Study Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar For US ONR
July 3, 2014 @ 02:44 PMRaytheon has been awarded a $6 million study and demonstration contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to further develop an Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR). Raytheon's EASR concept leverages proven Radar Modular Assembly (RMA) architecture matured on Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR)
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F-35B Might Miss Farnborough Air Show
July 2, 2014 @ 03:37 PMThe F-35B might not make to the Fornborough Air Show as one of the four fighters remains on the ground at Elgin, Florida. The other three F-35Bs have arrived at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, the departure point for their historic Atlantic crossing to the United Kingdom
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Textron To Showcase Scorpion Fighter in Farnborough
July 1, 2014 @ 04:33 PMTextron AirLand, has announced that its Scorpion aircraft is scheduled for a July departure from McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas. Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc
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Sikorsky Bags $1.28 Billion U.S. Helicopter Deal
June 27, 2014 @ 09:00 AMSikorsky won a $1.28 billion contract to develop a combat rescue helicopter for the U
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Developing Countries Fighter Aircraft Challenge Western Military Planes
June 25, 2014 @ 02:40 PMThe sky high cost of fighter aircraft acquisition is forcing developing countries to embark on their own programs in the process challenging the price and performance of American and European fighters. Turkey, South Korea, India, China and Pakistan claim to beat out western aircraft on cost
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US ONR Developing Laser Weapon For Marines
June 12, 2014 @ 02:19 PMAs the Navy prepares to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this summer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced June 11 that they have finished awarding contracts to develop a similar weapon to be used on ground vehicles. The Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy On-the-Move program, commonly referred to as GBAD, aims to provide an affordable alternative to traditional firepower to keep enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from tracking and targeting Marines on the ground
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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...