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Orbital ATK Wins $120 Million US Army’s Precision Guidance Artillery Kit Contract

March 10, 2015 @ 02:44 PM

Orbital ATK announced today that the company has signed a $120 million contract with the US Army for additional production of the Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) for 155mm artillery. Once fielded to the warfighter, PGK will transform conventional 155mm artillery projectiles into a near precision weapon reliably reducing normal artillery dispersion of more than 200 meters to less than 30 meters
US Deploys Military Equipment To Baltic Nations To ‘Deter’ Russia

March 10, 2015 @ 02:03 PM

The US on Monday has delivered more than 100 military equipment to NATO-allied Baltic nations to deter perceived Russian threat. The deliveries included Abrams Tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, Scout Humvees, Stryker armored vehicles along with combat support units
Russia, India To Perform Design Work For Fifth Gen Su-35S Fighter Jet...

March 10, 2015 @ 09:54 AM

Russia and India have signed an agreement to perform design work on the fifth generation ‘S version of the SU-35 that maybe the Indian variant of the fighter jet, Russian Military Complex chief was quoted as saying by DefenseNews "We have been negotiating and have signed the intention protocol for the Su-35," Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov was quoted as saying during the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi last month. "Now we are working on designing ideas for this contract and on creating a manufacturing platform for the aircraft of the fifth generation
New Zealand Defense Force Receives Three Seasprite Helos

March 9, 2015 @ 03:05 PM

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced today that it has accepted delivery of three Seasprite SH-2G(I) helicopters from Kaman Aerospace at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland. The remaining five will be delivered by September
Swedish Industry Heads Urge Government To Keep Saudi Deal

March 7, 2015 @ 10:03 AM

Swedish industry figures have urged the government to uphold the cooperation with Saudi Arabia. In an opinion piece published Friday by newspaper Dagens Nyheter, 31 prominent representatives of Swedish industry argued that terminating the deal would jeopardise Swedens reputation as a serious trading partner
CACI To Provide Modeling, Simulation and Sensor Development Support to US Army

March 6, 2015 @ 01:44 PM

CACI International has won a $43 million contract to continue providing engineering support, including modeling and simulation of sensor and imaging systems, for the US Armys Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). Under this 12-month contract, CACI will provide modeling and simulation services to assist NVESD in evaluating sensor system technology and concepts to determine effectiveness of military training in relevant scenarios
Lockheed Martin Restarts P-3 Orion Wing Production Line

March 6, 2015 @ 09:13 AM

Lockheed Martins wing production line for the P-3 Orion Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) program has been restarted in Canada and Chile on March 4. The MLU replaces the outer wings, center wing, horizontal stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer leading edges, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
French-Italian Military Communication Satellite ‘Sicral-2’ Will Be Launched In April

March 5, 2015 @ 02:36 PM

Italian Ministry of Defense and French Defense procurement agency DGA will Ariane 5 launch Sicral 2 military telecommunications satellite on April 15, Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Finmeccanica said in a statement Wednesday. After being developed at the Thales Alenia Space plants in Rome, lAquila, Cannes and Toulouse, the satellite has been integrated in Rome and Turin facilities and then underwent environmental tests at the company's plant in Cannes
Indian Army Air Defence to Get Akash Missiles, Modernize Older SAMs

March 5, 2015 @ 01:49 PM

The armys air defence (AAD) wing is undergoing a long awaited modernisation by acquiring six batterys of Aakash surface to air missiles (SAM) and modernizing older Russian origin SAMs. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely handed over the Akash missiles at a ceremony later this month
China Not To Export J-20 Stealth Fighter: Media Reports

March 5, 2015 @ 01:28 PM

China will not export J-20, its first fifth generation stealth fighter, Chinese Media quoted US website Strategy Page as reporting. As Chinese Chengdu Aircraft Company has produced J-10 and JF-17 fighters for exports, the decision to keep J-20 for China alone may come as a disappointment to the manufacturer

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