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South Korea To Buy Sidewinder Missiles From US
April 10, 2014 @ 09:18 AMSouth Korea has requested the US sale of AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder missiles and associated support States through a Foreign Military Sales deal worth $98 million. The U
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Japan To Get Two More Aegis Ships By 2017
April 7, 2014 @ 02:40 PMThe United States will send Japan additional two Aegis-equipped ballistic-missile defense ships by 2017, making a total of seven ships owned by the region. The US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made the announcement on Monday during a joint press conference with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera after the two leaders met earlier to discuss a range of alliance issues, including the threat posed by North Korea
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Huntington Ingalls To Build Legend-Class National Security Cutter To USCG
April 1, 2014 @ 02:29 PMHuntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $497 million fixed-price, incentive-fee contract from the U.S
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Airbus Announces $54 Million In Helicopter Contracts From FIDAE 2014
April 1, 2014 @ 11:24 AMAirbus Helicopters announced it took home $54 million in helicopter sales at the FIDAE 2014 air show last week in Chile. Among the contracts it won include an order for two EC145 aircraft from the Bolivian Air Force for government transport duties and emergency missions from Airbus Helicopters Cono Sur, with contracts inclusive of pilot training, technical assistance and a logistic package of tools and spare parts to be provided by Airbus Helicopters
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Pentagon Plans F-35 JSF Debut At Farnborough Air Show
March 28, 2014 @ 08:23 AMThe Pentagon is planning the international debut of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at the Farnborough Air Show and the Royal International Air Tattoo, according to a Reuters report. The F-35B is the likely model that would be displayed
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Missile Defense Agency Outlines Next European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) Phases
March 11, 2014 @ 08:44 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency will continue to keep threats ashore by continuing “to support the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) to protect our European NATO allies and deployed forces from ballistic missile attacks”. The MDA has successfully implemented the EPAA Phase 1 by deploying Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a land-based radar in Turkey, and Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications system node at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany in 2011
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German Army Receives Last Batch Of Upgraded Tiger UHT Helicopters
March 10, 2014 @ 07:48 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the last batch of 12 upgraded Tiger UHT support helicopters to the German Army for Afghanistan missions. Under a program launched in late 2011 by the German Federal Ministry of Defense, Airbus Helicopters completed the three batches of four Tiger UHT support helicopters modified to the ASGARD (Afghanistan Stabilization German Army Rapid Deployment) configuration
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IAI Unveil New Unmanned Surface Vessel
February 6, 2014 @ 04:09 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveils its new Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) combat marine system - "Katana" for Homeland Security (HLS) applications. The Katana USV supports a wide range of applications for HLS and the protection of exclusive economic zones, including - harbor security, patrol of shallow coastal and territorial waters, surface and electronic warfare and offshore platform protection (plus oil rigs, pipelines, and more)
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Camero To Supply Xaver100 Systems To South Asian Customer
February 5, 2014 @ 08:00 AMCamero announced a contract for the supply of its Xaver100 systems to an unidentified South Asian customer at DEFEXPO 2014. The contract is presumed to have been awarded by India, following its previous purchase and successful integration of the Xaver400, although Camero refuses to identify its customer
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IAI To Exhibit Various Defense Solutions At Defexpo 2014
February 3, 2014 @ 02:29 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) will be exhibiting various defense products at Defexpo 2014, 6-9 February, in New Delhi. It will showcase a wide range of strategic systems, including a range of mission aircraft, various UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), advanced radar systems, L/MRSAM air defense systems, command and control systems for different levels of warfare including cyber and communication systems
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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...
