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US Military Contractors To Increase Investment in Manufacturing Facilities

February 1, 2018 @ 11:45 AM

The largest military contractors of United States are planning to invest more in shipbuilding facilities and infrastructures in the next few years, despite Pentagon seeking limited defense spending plan for the Fiscal year 2019. According to
Ukraimash Opens Mi-8 Helicopter Service Center in Bangladesh

February 1, 2018 @ 10:53 AM

Unrainian firm Ukrinmash has opened a service center for Soviet-era Mi-8/Mi-1/Mi-24 helicopters at the request of the Bangladesh Air Force Command. Official Ukrainian delegation consisting of representatives of the State Concern “Ukroboronprom”, State Firm “Ukrinmash” and management of the aircraft repair factory “Aviakon” attended the opening on January 27, 2017
Indonesian Agency, Australian Counterpart to Create Cyber Defence Standards

February 1, 2018 @ 04:25 AM

Indonesias cyber defence organization, the State Code and Cyber Agency (BSSN) said it will team up with Australian counterpart in creating standard of handling cyber attacks. "Yesterday we organized a workshop with friends from Australia and we will cooperate technically at least in incident handling, in creating the standard," BSSN spokesman Anton Setiawan told ANTARA News Agency on the sidelines of Indonesia-Australia Digital Forum 2018 here on Wednesday
Lockheed Martin Tests Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile

January 31, 2018 @ 12:39 PM

Lockheed Martin's Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) missile successfully conducted a controlled flight test to demonstrate the interceptor's increased agility, and to validate the performance of its airframe and electronics -- now common between MHTK's two configurations to drive affordability. The firm conducted the first ever tests for MHTK's updated electronics, and the second for the interceptor's next-generation airframe, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, last Friday
Afghan Super-Tucano Turboprops Drop Laser-guided Bombs

January 31, 2018 @ 09:38 AM

Super-Tucano turboprop aircraft in service with the Afghanistan Air Force dropped laser-guided bombs in the flight against Taliban. “This was the first time that [Afghan] pilots employed guided live bombs utilizing the on-board Forward Looking Infrared system,” Maj
Ukraine Tests Advanced Subsonic Cruise Missile ‘Neptune’

January 31, 2018 @ 09:10 AM

Ukraine successfully conducted the first test of the countrys latest missile technology, identified as the Neptune, a Ukrainian advanced subsonic cruise missile, on January 30, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov announced. According to Turchynov, the missile, a solely Ukrainian project designed by the Kyiv-based Luch defense development bureau, can deliver precise strikes on ground and seaborne targets
Raytheon Awarded $2.3 Billion for PATRIOT Missile System Engineering Support

January 31, 2018 @ 03:12 AM

Raytheon has been awarded a $2,300,304,490 hybrid contract for engineering services to support Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) system of systems. The contractor will perform ongoing support of software, refresh for obsolescence to include support of systems outside the continental U
AAI Corp To Provide Unmanned Aircraft Intelligence Services In Afghnistan

January 30, 2018 @ 01:23 PM

The US Air Force has awarded a $15 million contract to AAI Corp. for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services through unmanned aircraft systems, the Department of defense announced last Friday
Britain's Royal Air Force To Scrap 16 Eurofighter Typhoons

January 30, 2018 @ 09:57 AM

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) intends to scrap 16 Eurofighter Typhoons as part of a project to save GBP 800 million (USD1.13 billion) on the running cost of the service's combat aircraft fleet
Two former Chinese Police Officers Charged with Spying for Taiwan

January 30, 2018 @ 07:29 AM

The Chinese government has charged two former members of the Peoples Armed Police Force (PAPF) with conducting espionage for Taiwan. A Hong Kong-based news website Takungpao reported on Monday that prosecutors in Jiangsu province have accused two former PAPF officers of spying for a Taiwan intelligence agency

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