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Cubic To Show Littoral Combat Ship Virtual Training System
July 7, 2015 @ 04:02 PMCubic Global Defense will showcase the US Navys Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) virtual training program at the 10th Annual Capitol Hill Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Expo in USA on July 9th. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Immersive Virtual Courseware is set within the Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment (IVSE) and trainees perform tasks in a realistic multi-user environment
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NSA Tapped Brazilian Air Force One
July 5, 2015 @ 02:26 PMThe Inmarsat phone of the Brazilian Air Force One, the official aircraft of the President of Brazil was tapped by the US National Security Agency. Wikileaks published yesterday a NSA target list of 29 key Brazilian government phone numbers that were selected for intensive interception including President Dilma Rousseff, her assistant, her secretary, her chief of staff, her Palace office and even the satellite phone in her Presidential jet
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Australian Air Force To Receive Two Additional A330 MRTTs
July 1, 2015 @ 11:52 AMThe Royal Australian Air Force will receive two additional Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) aircraft. Australian Minister of Defense Kevin Andrews announced the signing of an approximate US $315 million contract with Airbus Defense and Space today
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Airbus Wins $1.3 Billion South Korean Multi Role Tanker Aircraft Contract
June 30, 2015 @ 11:39 AMAirbus has won an approximate $1.3 billion deal to supply four A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Aircraft to South Korea by 2019
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Saudi Arabia Orders Four Airbus C295W Transport Aircraft
June 19, 2015 @ 08:17 AMSaudi Arabia has purchased four C295W medium transport and surveillance aircraft after carrying our complete evaluation, Airbus Defense and Space said at the Paris air show on Tuesday. “The C295W is joining the Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) and CN235 transports previously ordered by Saudi Arabia
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India May Take RFP Route for Proposed Light Fighter Purchase
June 11, 2015 @ 02:42 PMIndia may take the request for proposals (RFP) route to buy a light fighter aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of MiG-21s instead of doing a direct government-to-government or commercial deal with a single vendor. Informed sources told defenseworld
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Lebanon Demonstrates US' TOW-II Missiles
June 11, 2015 @ 12:16 PMThe Lebanese army on Wednesday conducted a live-fire demonstration of TOW-II missiles, supplied by the United States. The US Ambassador David Hale was quoted as saying by AP that the demonstration at a Lebanese army base in the eastern Baalbek region follows the delivery of more than 200 TOW-II missiles and dozens of launchers in late May at worth over $10 million
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Non-Delivery Of Ukrainian Gas Turbine Engines Stall Russian Naval Ship Construction
June 3, 2015 @ 10:42 AMRussia would not be able to build new surface ships because of the non-delivery of Ukrainian gas turbine engines, Ria Novosti quoted Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin as saying on Wednesday. Rogozin later tweeted saying that Russia cannot build ‘certain types of surface ships
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Lebanon Army Receives BGM-71 TOW Anti-Tank Missiles
June 2, 2015 @ 09:42 AMThe Lebanese Army announced today that it has received a shipment of BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles from the US. The shipment, included an untold number of BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles and their launch pads, was received at Beirut airport late Sunday
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US Navy Awards Red River $36.9 Billion IT Services Contract
May 22, 2015 @ 12:17 PMLeading federal information technology (IT) services provider, Red River announced Thursday that it has won a $36.9 billion SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) contract from the U
Israel Aerospace, DCX Form ELTX Joint Venture to Localize Radar Systems in...
Philippines Awaits Formal U.S. Offer on Proposed F-16 Fighter Jet Deal
Ukraine Tests First Swedish Saab-340 AEW Aircraft
Ammunition Depot Near Moscow On Fire, Ukrainian Sabotage Suspected
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...
