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Second Mobile Landing Platform Class Vessel Completes Sea Trails

January 20, 2014 @ 05:03 PM

The second Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class vessel, USNS John Glenn, successfully completed Builder's Sea Trials last week. During the week of sea trials the shipbuilder, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co
Royal Navy To Deploy Boeing ScanEagle UAS

January 17, 2014 @ 08:42 AM

The new Boeing ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability is set to go operational this week with the UK Royal Navy. At a UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) media event on 15 January, Commander Bow Wheaton, the service's maritime aviation capability desk officer was quoted as saying by IHS Janes, two task lines of the navy's new UAS will be active on maritime security patrols in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf
General Dynamics Win $226.7 Million Worth Contracts For Submarine Modernization Program

January 17, 2014 @ 07:32 AM

General Dynamics has won two contracts valued at approximately $226.7 million by the US Navy for continuing efforts to modernize and repair the training and support equipment for the US and UK ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and SSGN fleets
Selex ES Promote Kronos Multipurpose AESA Radars At Bahrain Airshow

January 16, 2014 @ 11:18 AM

Selex ES is showcasing a range of ISTAR, air defence, naval and homeland security systems, with a particular focus on its complete family of Kronos multipurpose AESA radars at Bahrain International Air Show 2014. “The whole Gulf region is strategic for Selex ES and Bahrain in particular has a number of requirements for sophisticated defence-electronic equipment that we are perfectly positioned to meet” said Selex ESs regional marketing manager for Bahrain, Luca Gennaretti
Poland To Upgrade PZL-130 Orlik Training Aircraft

January 15, 2014 @ 03:13 PM

Poland has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade its 12 PZL-130 Orlik training aircraft to a version with Glass Cockpit. The Armament Inspectorate has launched a market analysis for the modernization of 12 school-training PZL-130 Orlik TC-I version TC-II Glass Cockpit, adding that participating companies can send their offers by January end
Honeywell Under Investigation For Using Chinese Sensors, Magnets on F-35

January 14, 2014 @ 09:11 AM

The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Honeywells export and import procedures after it was found that the firm used Chinese parts on the F-35 aircraft. Besides using $2 magnets on the aircrafts radar system, landing gears and other hardware, Honeywell also used simple thermal sensors that were made in China in 2009 and 2010
Lockheed Martin Wins Automated Test Systems Contract

January 14, 2014 @ 07:26 AM

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Pentagon To Increase Cyber Warfare, S&T Efforts

January 13, 2014 @ 12:03 PM

The Pentagon will undergo a massive realignment to its intelligence arm and is stream lining its cyber warfare and science and technology efforts. Part of the re-organization will include merging the Pentagons ISR Task Force into an ISR Operations Directorate, counterintelligence and security directorates have been merged together and HUMINT, sensitive activities and National Programs Directorates have been combined
Over 10000 UAVs With World's Militaries Spell Trouble For US: Report

January 10, 2014 @ 11:26 AM

The use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by world militaries has dramatically increased, leading the US to develop defences against possible enemy UAS attacks, according to a US Army report. The world's UAS inventory has grown from approximately 20 system types and 800 aircraft in 1999, to more than 200 system types and approximately 10,000 unmanned aircraft in 2010, said Nancy Elliott, a spokeswoman with the U
US Navy Awards $103 Million Next-Generation Test Equipment Contract

January 9, 2014 @ 02:55 PM

Lockheed Martin has won a $103 million contract for production of eCASS, with the first stations being used to migrate existing Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) test program sets to eCASS. The contract was awarded following the Milestone C decision achieved by US Navy, approved Dec

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