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Spanish F-18 Fighters Violate Finnish Airspace
August 2, 2017 @ 05:34 AMFinlands Ministry of Defense has reported that there was a breach of Finnish airspace by two Spanish F-18 military aircraft during a NATO surveillance operation. The two aircraft apparently crossed into west of Helsink airspace on Tuesday morning
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Air Tractor, L3 Enter OA-X Experiment With AT-802L Longsword
August 1, 2017 @ 06:02 PMUS firms Air Tractor and L3 will be offering their jointly developed AT-802L Longsword aircraft to participate in the fly-off at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico on Aug. 8 and 9
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MDA To Research Into Airborne, Ground-based Hyperspectral Imaging For Canadian Armed Forces
July 28, 2017 @ 03:25 PMMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) Ltd has signed a five-year contract with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to apply research expertise in hyperspectral imaging and data analysis. This initiative will help develop and validate airborne and ground-based hyperspectral imaging capabilities in ultraviolet, visible near-infrared and low-wave infrared spectral ranges
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India Issues RFI For Submarines To Japanese, European And Russian Companies
July 24, 2017 @ 04:33 AMThe Indian Ministry of Defense has issued Request for Information to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan, Naval Group (formerly DCNS) of France, Navantia of Spain, Rosoboronexport Rubin Design Bureau of Russia, Saab of Sweden and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany to build its new line of six conventional submarines at an estimated cost of $7.7 billion
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BAE Systems, Tods Defense Receive UK Navy’s Type 26 Class Frigate Bow...
July 21, 2017 @ 02:04 AMBAE Systems and Tods Defence announced today the awarding of the Design and Manufacture contract of the Bow Sonar Dome for the Type 26 class Frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy. The contract award has been made following a rigorous design and assessment phase which was carried out in partnership between BAE Systems, Tods Defence and the Ministry of Defence (MOD), the companies said in a statement Thursday
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India Issues RFI For Navy’s $9.5 billion Advanced Submarine Project
July 20, 2017 @ 03:52 PMIndian Navy issues a Request for Information (RFI) to six foreign manufacturers for the €8.3-billion (US $9
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Sberbank Credit to Irkut MC-21 Airliner Project Touches $1 Billion
July 20, 2017 @ 02:33 PMSberbank, a state-owned Russian banking and financial services company, has provided financial credit resources worth about USD 1 billion for development of newest medium-range MC-21 airliner project since 2012. Irkut Corporation announced during MAKS airshow 2017 that Sberbank has signed a cooperation agreement for its MC-21 airliner development, to provide further support to the project
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ThalesRaytheonSystems, Lockheed Martin To Develop Territorial Ballistic Missile Capabilities For NATO
July 19, 2017 @ 03:13 PMThalesRaytheonSystems and Lockheed Martin have signed a MoU to develop territorial ballistic missile defence capabilities for NATOs Air Command and Control System (ACCS). This partnership will offer reinforced protection capabilities to help NATO manage ballistic missile attacks for all the European nations of the Alliance, Thales announced Wednesday
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Johns Hopkins University Wins $92M USAF Nuclear Weapons Center Partnership Contract
July 18, 2017 @ 04:29 AMJohns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) has been awarded a $92 million contract for continuing strategic partnership with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), by procuring engineering for complex systems, as well as research and development of specialized functions. Contractor will provide support in the AFNWCs mission in development planning (concept development and capability planning and analysis), strategic system capability assessments (Air Force nuclear vulnerability assessments), strategic and tactical air delivered and ground-based nuclear weapon system capability, and nuclear command, control and communications, US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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Croatia Seeks Foreign Fighter Jets
July 17, 2017 @ 02:44 PMCroatia is looking to purchase fighter aircraft for the countrys air force and is soon expected to send the Request for Proposal to five countries – Sweden, the U.S, South Korea, Israel and Greece
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Ukraine Tests First Swedish Saab-340 AEW Aircraft
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
