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Sikorsky Wins Army’s $525M Black Hawks Deal

March 11, 2020 @ 07:29 AM

Lockheed Martins Sikorsky has won a contract valued $525.4 million for work on Lot 44 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the US Army
COVID-19: AUSA Global Force 2020 Event Cancelled

March 11, 2020 @ 05:46 AM

The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) has canceled the Global Force Symposium and Exposition that was to be held next week in Huntsville, Alabama, as a measure to contain the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Registered attendees and exhibitors will be contacted by AUSA staff about cancellation and refund policies, AUSA said in a statement Tuesday
Pentagon Seeks Mobile Nuclear Micro-reactor to Power Military Bases

March 11, 2020 @ 03:21 AM

In a first effort of its kind, the US Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts to develop a prototype mobile nuclear reactor, small enough to be airlifted and towed by trucks to generate power for remote operating bases. The Pentagon uses approximately 30 terrawatt hours of electricity per year and more than 10 million gallons of fuel per day for diesel generators—levels that are expected to increase
US Army's 'Super Howitzer' Shoots Artillery Round to 65kms

March 10, 2020 @ 10:58 AM

The US Armys Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) fired rocket-assisted 155mm round and an Excalibur precision-guided round out to 65km, which is twice as far as traditional 155mm artillery. The test firing, carried out last Friday is intended to enable fielding the ERCA's systems to the US Armys combat battalion in 2023,
Ekba Holding Acquires Turkey's 1st EM Anti-drone Gun Maker To Prevent Tech...

March 9, 2020 @ 05:48 AM

Istanbul-based Ekba Holding has acquired Turkey's first electromagnetic anti-drone weapons manufacturer Harp Arge Corp after an unnamed Dutch firm tried to buy the firm to collaborate on undisclosed defense projects. "The acquisition came after a Netherlands-based technology firm showed interest in buying Harp Arge for yet undisclosed defense projects," Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday
Israeli University Develops Laser-based Drone Defense System

March 7, 2020 @ 12:31 PM

Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed a laser-based defense system dubbed "Light Blade" capable of destroying next-generation combat drones. The technology is being developed and commercialized in the university's new company, OptiDefense
MBDA’s Sea Venom Anti-Ship Missile Clears France’s Qualification Test

March 6, 2020 @ 11:40 AM

The MBDA-made Sea Venom light anti-ship missile has cleared its first qualification test conducted by Frances Directorate General of Armaments (DGA). “The French Directorate General of Armaments has announced the success of the 1st qualifying round of the new light anti-ship helicopter missile,” DGA
Russian Scientists Advance in Low Noise Aircraft Research

March 6, 2020 @ 11:01 AM

Scientists at Russias Zhukovsky Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute TsAGI have advanced to the second stage of their study that aims at developing a low-noise short-range aircraft. “TsAGI has completed the second stage of research of a semi-model of the low-noise plane
Elbit Awarded $472M to fit USAF F-16s with Pylon-based IR Missile Warning...

March 6, 2020 @ 04:50 AM

Elbit Systems of America has won a $471.63 million deal to provide pylon-based infrared missile warning system for US Air Force F-16 fighters
US Army Medics Begin Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Testing

March 6, 2020 @ 04:04 AM

The United States Armys medical personnel have commenced testing a newly developed vaccine against novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Army held a Pentagon press briefing today to discuss their effort in developing a vaccine against the deadly COVID-19 virus that has infected 98,400 people in over 85 countries and has claimed 3,350 lives so far

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