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Israel, US Start Joint Exercise On Ballistic Missile Defense
February 22, 2016 @ 07:35 AMIsrael and US have started a joint exercise focusing on defense against ballistic missile threat. "The US European Command and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) commenced the exercise known as Juniper Cobra 16 on Sunday in an eighth of a series of biennial exercises between the two countries since 2001," an IDF spokesperson was quoted as saying by Sina, Chinese news daily Sunday
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Progeny Wins $54M US Navy Contract For Submarine Payload Control System Development
February 18, 2016 @ 12:45 PMProgeny Systems Corp has been awarded a $54 million US Navy contract to develop the Payload Control System portion of the AN/BYG-1 Submarine Combat Control System. The work will be performed on the system installed on new and existing Navy submarines and joint program office submarine platforms, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday
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China Denies Placing Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems On Artificial Islands In South China...
February 17, 2016 @ 08:34 AMChina has denied media reports of a possible deployment of its anti-aircraft missile systems on one of the artificial islands in the South China Sea. “These posts have been created "by some Western media," and encouraged them to pay more attention to the construction of China on the peaceful island of objects, in particular beacons,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying during a press conference by
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Pratt & Whitney Opens New Aircraft Engines Manufacturing Facility In Singapore
February 15, 2016 @ 07:53 AMPratt & Whitney officially opened first manufacturing facility for new PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine family in Singapore, earlier today. The facility located at Seletar Aerospace Park, will produce fan blades and other key components for PurePower GTF engines
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Kuwait, Italy To Finalize Eurofighter Deal Next Week
February 12, 2016 @ 12:08 PMKuwait will finalize a deal to purchase Eurofighter jets from Italy next week. "Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti will visit Kuwait next week to sign the Eurofighter warplanes deal," Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah al-Sabah was quoted as saying Thursday by
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Iran To Start Receiving Russian S-300 Defense Systems In 2016
February 12, 2016 @ 08:00 AMIran will receive the first batch of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system in the first quarter of this year, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan told state news
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Northrop Grumman To Showcase Drones, Radars At Singapore Air Show
February 10, 2016 @ 10:23 PMNorthrop Grumman will be showcasing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopters and advanced radars at the Singapore air show in a move to boost sales to Southeast Asia. “The company's airborne surveillance and advanced situational awareness capabilities will be showcased through visual displays of unmanned helicopters and high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems,” Northrop Grumman said in a news release on Tuesday
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BAE Systems Wins $52 Million Maintenance Contract For US Navy’s Whidbey-class Landing...
February 10, 2016 @ 11:24 AMBAE Systems has won a $52 million contract to provide maintenance services for the US Navys USS Rushmore (LSD-47), a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship. “BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $52,125,928 undefinitized contract action modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract N00024-12-C-4403 for USS Rushmore (LSD-47) fiscal 2016 phased maintenance availability (PMA),” the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
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Iranian Air Force Receives Home-Grown ‘Nasr’ Cruise Missile
February 9, 2016 @ 11:33 AMIranian Air Force has received air-launched version of the home grown cruise missile, ‘Nasr. “One of the main priorities are plans to design, optimize and upgrade the systems and equipment that the Air Force requiews for aerial battles,” Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi, General Dehqan was quoted as saying by
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Russian Defense Ministry Advisor Killed By Mortar Fire In Syria
February 4, 2016 @ 01:23 PMA Russian Defense Ministry Advisor is among several others who were killed by mortar fire in Syria. The Turkish media reported four Russian generals and four Syrian generals to have been killed by opposition forces
India Inks $7.4B Deal With France for 26 Rafale Marine Jets
Turkish Land Forces Induct Havelsan Baha VTOL UAS
North Korea Declares Completion Of Military Operation In Russia’s Kursk Region
U.S. Declines Taiwan’s Request for MH-60R Helicopters, E-2D Radar Aircraft...
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...
