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Hughes to Prototype Multi-Modem Adaptor for DoD Wideband SATCOM Architectural Analysis

May 8, 2018 @ 12:38 PM

Hughes 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
Germany to Buy Six C-130J Transporters, Refuelers for $1.4 B

May 5, 2018 @ 05:02 AM

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany of three Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 aircraft and three (3) KC-130J aircraft for an estimated cost of $1.40 billion
Russia Offers To Develop Engine For Turkey’s Indigenous Fighter Aircraft

May 3, 2018 @ 04:44 PM

Russia has expressed interest in developing an aircraft engine for the TF-X, Turkeys first locally-developed fighter jet. “There is a Russian interest in this regard, but it is too premature to say if the idea would gain further ground,” the
Mines with NATO Countries' Markings Found in Syria's Douma

May 3, 2018 @ 12:49 PM

Russian experts have found about 1,200 landmines along with 1.5 tonnes of explosives and 4,000 improvised explosive devices in the Syrian city of Douma, which may have been manufactured in some NATO member-countries
Indian Sales Push Israeli Defense Export to All-time High of $9.2 Billion

May 3, 2018 @ 12:30 PM

Sales of the Barak missile system and other weapons deals with India have pushed Israeli defence exports to an all-time high of $9.2 billion in 2017
Russian Su-30SM Fighter Jet Crashes in Syria Killing Pilots

May 3, 2018 @ 11:16 AM

A Russian Su-30SM fighter aircraft has reportedly crashed into the Mediterranean sea soon after taking off from Khmeimim air based in Syria. Both the pilots have been killed
South Korea Dismantles Propaganda Loudspeakers from Border with North

April 30, 2018 @ 02:13 PM

Seoul has begun dismantling loudspeakers used in propoganda warfare with Pyongyang while the latter has promised to do the same following an inter-Korea summit between the leaders of both states. South Korea on Monday announced a plan to remove propaganda loudspeakers along the border with North Korea
Pakistan Sets Defence Budget at $9.5 Bn

April 28, 2018 @ 10:57 AM

The Pakistan government has set the fiscal 2018-19 defence budget at Rs1.1 trillion (US$9
Finland Receives Responses for Hornet Fighter Replacement Programme

April 28, 2018 @ 05:53 AM

The 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
US Approves Sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z Attack Helicopters to Bahrain for...

April 28, 2018 @ 04:28 AM

The US State Department has approved sale of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters to Bahrain for an estimated cost of $911.4 million

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