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Northrop Grumman Wins $83 Million US Army’s Hunter UAV Logistics Support Contract

April 27, 2016 @ 10:22 AM

Northrup Grumman has won $83 million contract to provide logistics support for the Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System. Work will be performed in Arizona and in Afghanistan with an estimated completion date of Oct
Russia Calls US Arms Control Report Judgemental, Biased And Prejudiced

April 25, 2016 @ 02:14 PM

Russia has criticized the US report on adherence to and compliance with arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament agreements and commitments as false, corroborated and exaggerated to show Moscow in bad light. In a comment to the recently published by US Department of States report on adherence to and compliance with arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments,
Finmeccanica Demos Reverse-IFF System With Typhoon Jet

April 23, 2016 @ 08:47 AM

Finmeccanica with the Italian Defense General Staff has demonstrated the successful integration of a Mode 5 Reverse-IFF (Identification Friend-Foe) system, providing air-to-ground IFF capabilities for a Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoon. An IFF system provides pilots with the ability to distinguish between ‘friendly vehicles and potential threats by sending out an interrogation signal and verifying the responses from other aircraft
TrackingPoint Introduces Long Distance Precision-Guided Firearm

April 20, 2016 @ 12:14 PM

TrackingPoint has unveiled its latest Precision-Guided Firearm - the squad-level M1400 338LM bolt-action rifle which engages stationary and moving targets out to 1400 yards. The squad-level M1400 is designed to provide unprecedented battle stand-off capabilities at the squad level
BAE Systems To Provide 36 Hercules Vehicles To US Army For $109

April 19, 2016 @ 09:11 AM

BAE Systems has won a $109 million contract to provide 36 M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System (Hercules) Vehicles and other stockage list spares to the US Army. Work will be performed with an estimated completion date of Aug
North Korea Prepares Launch Of Mobile Ballistic Missiles: Report

April 14, 2016 @ 09:13 AM

North Korea may be preparing to launch this week its first mobile ballistic missile, designed to put the mainland United States within range. A mobile launcher was spotted carrying up to two Musudan missiles,
Lockheed Martin Demos Miniature Hit-to-Kill Interceptor

April 6, 2016 @ 11:12 AM

Lockheed Martin successfully launched its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor from a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) in an engineering demonstration today at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The launch demonstrated the agility and aerodynamic capability of the MHTK missile, which is designed to defeat rocket, artillery and mortar (RAM) targets at ranges greatly exceeding those of current and interim systems
DARPA Demos Aircraft, UAV Collision Avoidance System

April 6, 2016 @ 08:11 AM

The US Defence Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed the first flight tests of the integrated sense-and-avoid (SAA) system that is designed to enable manned and unmanned aircraft to automatically detect nearby aircraft and avoid potential mid-air collisions. An unmanned air vehicle (UAV) repeatedly used the technology demonstration system to detect and track in real time a Cessna 172G aircraft approaching from various vertical and horizontal distances
Iraqi Mi-35 Helicopter Crashes

April 5, 2016 @ 04:00 PM

An Iraqi Mi-35 helicopter crashed south of Baghdad due to a technical glitch Monday. A colonel in Iraq's Joint Operations Command was quoted as saying by AFP that an "Mi-35 training helicopter crashed as a result of a technical problem," but that the crew survived
OIS-SAMP JV To Produce Penetrator Bombs In India

March 29, 2016 @ 12:28 PM

OIS Advanced Technology (OIS-AT) and SAMP of France have signed a Joint Venture agreement to co-develop advanced Penetrator Bombs in India. This will utilize advanced technology from SAMP, which is a proven supplier in this field

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