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Rolls Royce Tests Hybrid Helicopter Engines
March 21, 2019 @ 07:00 AMRolls Royce has begun testing the hybrid-electric version of the M250 gas turbine helicopter engine. The British firm is testing the engine in a ground demonstration setting using three operating modes: series hybrid, parallel hybrid and turbo-electric
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Lockheed Develops Satellite software That Can Change Missions While In Orbit
March 20, 2019 @ 06:05 PMLockheed Martin has developed “SmartSat,” a satellite architecture that enables one to change the mission of a satellite while orbiting. Satellites that launched one, ten or even fifteen years ago have the same capability they had when they lifted off
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Anglo-French Future Cruise Missile Programme Passes Its Key Review
March 20, 2019 @ 01:39 PMAnglo-French future cruise missile programme has passed a key review jointly conducted with Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA), the British and French armament procurement agencies. The conclusion part of the review helps the two nations to select the most promising missile concepts, MBDA said in a statement Wednesday
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US DoD Awards $976 Million for COTS Software ESI Purchase Agreement
March 19, 2019 @ 05:55 AMAdvantaged Solutions, Alamo City Engineering, Carahsoft Technology Corp., and Oakland Consulting Group are awarded $976 million for Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) blanket purchase agreement (BPA) in accordance with the firms General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule contracts
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US Likely Supply Spain With Assault Amphibious Vehicles
March 19, 2019 @ 05:48 AMThe United States is likely to approve a $107 million contract to supply Spain with Assault Amphibious Vehicles and related equipment under the Foreign Military Sales program. The
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South Korean Cheolmae-2 Missile Accidentally Fired, No Casualties
March 19, 2019 @ 05:28 AMA South Korean surface-to-air guided missile self-exploded in mid-air after being launched while it was under maintenance at a base east of Seoul. No casualties or property damage was reported
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Ukrainian President Signs Decree to Reform Defence Procurement After Scandal
March 18, 2019 @ 01:37 PMUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree in order to reform defence procurement after two corruption scandals involving the state-run Ukroboronprom defence conglomerate came to light. The
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Russia Accuses Slovakia of Illegally Repairing Afghanistan’s Mi-17 Helicopters
March 18, 2019 @ 10:07 AMRussian Helicopters has accused Slovakian firm LOTN of illegally repairing Russian-origin Mi-17 helicopters belonging to the Afghan Air Force. “In connection with the publication of information about the overhaul of the second Afghan Air Force Mi-17V-5 helicopter by the Slovak company LOTN, the Russian Helicopters, represented by the developer (the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant) and the manufacturer (the Kazan Helicopter Plant), notifies about the illegitimacy of the work done," the company told
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Turkey Acquired Bombardier Global 6000 Type Aircraft to Have Local Electronic Warfare
March 18, 2019 @ 08:10 AMTurkey has taken the delivery of two Bombardier Global 6000 type business aircraft which will be integrated with locally developed Remote Electronic Support/Electronic Attack Ability in Air Platform (HAVA SOJ). The project has been initiated by the SSB to develop electronic warfare special mission aircraft, according to a statement by the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) Friday
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Third Iteration of Irkut's MC-21 Completes Maiden Flight
March 16, 2019 @ 10:03 AMThe third iteration of the Irkut MC-21-300 aircraft has completed its maiden flight, at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the affiliate of Irkut Corporation (a UAC member). The duration of flight was 1 hour 30 minutes at an altitude of 3500 meters at a speed of up to 450 kmph, the company said in a statement Saturday
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