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Rheinmetall Wins Multimillion Euro Contract to Protect New Naval Port
June 13, 2018 @ 03:42 PMRheinmetall has won a multi-million euro contract for installation of sensor and advanced command and control technology to protect equipment on a naval port from unauthorized access, damage and sabotage. The multi-phase contract work is for an international customer and will begin in this year and is expected to be complete by 2021, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Lockheed Martin to Provide Sniper Targeting Pods for Qatari Rafale Fighters
June 11, 2018 @ 11:42 AMLockheed Martin has won a contract from the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for its Rafale aircraft for the precision targeting capability. Under this contract announced during the Eurosatory exhibition, Lockheed Martin will provide the QEAF with pods, spares and deployment support for the Rafale – the 10th platform to fly with Sniper ATP
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Leonardo DRS Wins $841 Million US Army Combat Computing Contract
June 8, 2018 @ 11:32 AMLeonardo DRS, has won a $841.3 million contract to produce the next-generation of US Army mission command computing systems called the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II
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Chinese Fighter Jets May Escort Kim Jong Un to Singapore Summit
June 8, 2018 @ 10:32 AMChinas Peoples Liberation Army-Air Force is preparing to send fighter jets to escort North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the upcoming US-DPRK summit to be held in Singapore. "Escorting [a head of state] with jets is one of the highest security protocols that the air force can provide," the South Korean source told South China Morning Post Thursday, adding that if China sends air assets to conduct the escort then "it may be a message directed to the US-ROK [Republic of Korea, or South Korea] alliance that China is strongly backing up the Kim regime
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Russia To Unveil Kurganets-25 Infantry Fighting Vehicle At Expo Army-2018
June 6, 2018 @ 12:22 PMRussia will unveil the new Kurganets infantry fighting vehicle at the ARMY 2018 International Military and Technical Forum this summer, the Russian defense ministry said Tuesday. The new Kurganets-25 tracked IFV is designed for transporting personnel, increasing manoeuvrability of the troops, providing them with armament and protection on the battlefield
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Turkey's S-400 Purchase Could Hurt F-35, Other Joint Production Projects: US Official
June 6, 2018 @ 10:10 AMA senior State Department official has warned that Turkeys purchase of Russian S-400 missiles could reflect negatively on several U.S
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Raytheon, 5 Others Awarded $970 Million Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Contracts
June 6, 2018 @ 09:49 AMThe Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts to six firms – Raytheon, Black and Veatch, URS Federal Services, Parsons Government Services International Inc., CH2M Hill Inc
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Qatar Seeking NATO Membership: Defense Minister
June 5, 2018 @ 02:04 PMQatari Defense Minister on Tuesday said that the country is eyeing NATO membership. "Regarding the membership, we are a main ally from outside the NATO… the ambition is full membership if our partnership with NATO develops and our vision is clear,” Defense Minister Khalid al-Attiyah said in an interview with Altalaya, the official magazine of the Qatari Defense Ministry,
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MBDA Completes Second Trials Of Sea Venom/ANL Anti-ship Missile
June 1, 2018 @ 11:26 AMEuropean firm MBDA successfully completed the second development firing of its Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile from a French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA – Direction Générale de lArmement) Panther test helicopter at Ile Du Levant in southeast France. The firing, which took place on 18 April 2018, highlighted Sea Venom/ANLs lock on after launch (LOAL) capabilities, the company press release said Thursday
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Russia to Replace Ukrainian Components in Ansat, Ka-226 Helicopters
June 1, 2018 @ 10:49 AMThe Technodinamika holding company, a member of the Rostec State Corporation, is developing the first pilot units for Ansat and Ka-226 light civilian helicopters to replace Ukrainian components. NP1
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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...