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Northrop to Build 38 Data Transport Satellites in Space Development Agency's Next...
October 31, 2023 @ 11:58 AMThe Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $732 million contract to design and build 38 data transport satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer – Alpha (T2TL-Alpha) project, part of the SDA's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) in low-Earth orbit. This award follows a previous one in August 2023 for 36 satellites for Tranche 2 Transport Layer – Beta (T2TL-Beta), with both Alpha and Beta satellites designed to interoperate in orbit
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Russian Su-57 Fighter Gets New 300 km-Range Compact Air-to-Air Missile
October 31, 2023 @ 07:43 AMThe Russian Su-57 fighter has been equipped with a new long-range, intra-fuselage cruise missile, the RVV-BD – R-37M, designed to snugly fit within the stealth aircraft's underbelly. An informed source disclosed to
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Lockheed Martin Tests Providing In-flight Target Updates to Guided Multiple Launch Rocket...
October 12, 2023 @ 11:29 AMLockheed Martin's missile communication prototype has successfully provided in-flight target updates to a surrogate Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) for the very first time. During a recent test in which a GMLRS-like trajectory was simulated, Lockheed Martin's Remote Interceptor Guidance – 360 (RIG-360) uplinker prototype delivered target updates to a data link under experimental evaluation for potential use with the MLRS Family of Munitions (MFOM)
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Rolls-Royce Hybrid Flight Engine's First Fuel Burn
September 29, 2023 @ 05:31 AMRolls-Royce's new gas turbine for hybrid-electric flight has completed its first fuel test. The engine has been designed using novel combustion technology to produce ultra-low emissions and this test confirms the effectiveness of the compact, power-dense turbine that will be integrated into a light-weight turbogenerator system, the company said in a release
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BAE Systems to Sustain F-22 Raptor's Electronic Warfare System
September 27, 2023 @ 07:20 AMBAE Systems has received a five-year contract from Lockheed Martin to sustain the AN/ALR-94 advanced digital electronic warfare (EW) system for the F-22 Raptor. The contract includes managing EW system repairs and upgrades, supplier logistics, test equipment maintenance, and providing depot-level spares and engineering support to maintain F-22 EW readiness and relevancy for todays air dominance mission
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EDGE Group Unveils UGV Equipped with Hunter 2-S Swarming Drones
September 14, 2023 @ 02:57 PMEDGE entity Milrem Robotics today unveiled the THeMIS Combat unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), equipped with the HALCON HUNTER 2-S swarming loitering munition at the DSEI-2023 arms fair in London. Jüri Pajuste, Defence R&D Director of Milrem Robotics, said: “Units can manoeuvre the THeMIS Combat with Hunter 2-S drones closer to the enemy line
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BAE Systems to Develop New Helmet Mounted Display for RAF's Typhoon Fleet
September 13, 2023 @ 08:15 AMThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has granted BAE Systems a contract to advance the Striker II Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fleet. Striker II incorporates an all-digital night vision system and a daylight-readable color display, projecting essential information directly onto the pilot's helmet visor, creating an augmented reality overlay of real-world surroundings and mission-critical data
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MBDA, Poland’s PGZ to Develop CAMM-MR Missile Development
September 7, 2023 @ 07:05 AMMBDA and PGZ have joined forces at MSPO 2023 to develop the CAMM-MR missile for advanced medium-range air defense. The letter of intent between PGZ and MBDA follows on from the UK and Polish governments agreeing to progress development of a future common missile based on the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) family as part of the UK–Poland 2030 strategic partnership
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Elbit Systems Lands $200M Contracts for Artillery C4I, Hostile Fire Counter Attack...
September 6, 2023 @ 07:17 AMElbit Systems has secured two contracts from a European nation, totaling approximately $200 million, to provide artillery battalions with a C4I (Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence) solution and deliver a Hostile Fire Counter Attack (HFCA) solution. The contracts will be executed until 2026, with options for further extensions
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First Test Flight of U.S.A.F.’s AMRAAM Variant ‘AIM-120C-8’ ...
September 2, 2023 @ 11:55 AMThe U.S
France to Base Rafale F5 Fighters with Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles near German...
Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Claims 70 Ukrainian Troops Neutralized Following Attempted Belgorod Invasion
EDGE, CMN Naval Establish Abu Dhabi-Based Shipbuilding Joint Venture
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...