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Australian Defense Forces Selects General Atomics MQ-9 Predator Drones
November 18, 2018 @ 02:42 PMThe Australian Government has selected General Atomics (GA-ASI) Reaper UAVs to provide the Armed Remotely Piloted Aircraft System under Project Air 7003 for the Australian Defense Forces (ADF). “We look forward to providing our world-leading RPAS to meet the Air 7003 requirements,” said Linden Blue, CEO of GA-ASI
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Technodinamika Designing Landing Gear of Chinese-Russian CR929 Wide-body Airliner
November 10, 2018 @ 01:27 PMRussian firm, Technodinamika has completed R&D to design the landing gear concept for the Chinese-Russian CR929 wide-body liner. Technodinamika has prepared the conceptual design of the landing gear for the CR929 wide-body aircraft within the agreement with UAC
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Fibrotex Beats Saab Barracuda to Win US Army’s $480 million Camouflage Netting...
November 8, 2018 @ 06:30 PMFibrotex Inc Edged out Saab Barracuda to win US Armys Ultra-Light Camouflage Netting System (ULCANS), under a 10-year contract worth $480 million. The contract award follows a two-year period competitive testing, trials and data collection conducted by the US Armys Natick Soldier Systems Center (PM-FSS), which assessed camouflage technologies from major global manufacturers against the Armys most advanced battlefield surveillance sensors
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Aegis Combat System Intercepts Medium Range Ballistic Missile in Test
October 26, 2018 @ 07:53 PMThe latest evolution of the Aegis Combat System, Baseline 9.C2 (BMD5
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Boeing Subsidiary Contracted to Track US Army Logistics in Middle East
October 24, 2018 @ 07:52 AMBoeing subsidiary Tapestry Solutions has received a United States Army contract to track and manage civilian contractors who move Army equipment and supplies throughout Kuwait, the Trans-Arabian Network and Iraq. Tapestry Solutions will provide In-Transit Visibility (ITV) for ground transportation logistics in the US Central Commands (CENTCOM) area of operations
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US Navy to Christen Two Virginia-class Nuclear Attack Submarines
October 19, 2018 @ 01:39 PMThe United States Navy will christen two nuclear-propelled attack submarines of the Virginia class, 2 in separate ceremonies on Saturday. The submarines, USS Delaware (SSN 791) and USS Vermont (SSN 792) are Virginia-class attack submarines whose construction began in 2013 and 2014 respectively and are scheduled to be delivered to the Navy next year
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Polish Military University Orders Saab Land Forces Training System
October 12, 2018 @ 11:50 AMSaab has received an order from the General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces (AWL) in Poland to expand its GAMER laser-based training capability (LSS). With the new system – the Laser Tactical Simulator (LTS), AWL is going to grow the number of participants in exercises and functionalities of their current GAMER live training system
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Study Awarded to Upgrade Airbus’ Tiger Helicopter
October 11, 2018 @ 01:34 PMThe Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR), acting on behalf of the French, German and Spanish Armament agencies DGA, BAAINBw and DGAM, has awarded a de-risking study to a European consortium comprising Airbus Helicopters, Thales and MDBA for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Tiger attack helicopter to the Mk 3 standard. France, Germany and Spain will prepare together the development of new features and identify the innovations needed to improve the Tigers survivability and keep it fully operational beyond 2040
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Sierra Nevada Corp in DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge
October 10, 2018 @ 09:35 AMSierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been selected to participate in the first phase of the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Subterranean (SubT) Challenge program as part of an international team led by the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The DARPA SubT Challenge is focused on advancing technologies that will enhance the ability to rapidly map, navigate and search subterranean environments through both systems and virtual competitions
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Raytheon to Develop New Propulsion System for US Army's TOW Missiles
October 9, 2018 @ 09:02 AMThe United States Army has awarded Raytheon $21 million contract to develop a new propulsion system for the TOW missile. The contract funds a three-year effort to make performance improvements to the tube-launched, optically tracked TOW missile, the company said in a statement Sunday
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
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South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...