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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade US Navy's Aegis Missile Defense Systems
November 17, 2015 @ 08:36 AMLockheed Martin has won a $36.7 million contract from the US Navy to upgrade Aegis anti-aircraft and anti-missile tracking systems with a new computer program
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Lockheed Martin Upgrades Security On US Air Force GPS Control Segment
November 10, 2015 @ 12:08 PMThe security upgrades developed by Lockheed Martin for the current ground control system of the US Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) have been fully operationalized to safeguard data and to ensure satellite availability. The GPS Intrusion Protection Reinforcement (GIPR) technology refresh is part of the Air Force's strategy to modernize the current GPS system and to ensure the availability of its services for more than one billion global military, civilian and commercial users daily, the company announced Monday
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Russian Helicopters Commences Flight Testing of Second Mi-171A2 Prototype
November 10, 2015 @ 10:53 AMRussian Helicopters has started flight testing of a second prototype of the medium multirole Mi-171A2 at Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. The new Mi-171A2 prototype pre-flight and certification testing are also currently underway, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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US Army Awards BAE Systems $245 Howitzer, Ammo Carrier Production Contract
November 1, 2015 @ 01:05 PMThe US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $245 million contract to complete the low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier. “The success of this program is directly attributable to the partnership between the Army and BAE Systems,” said Adam Zarfoss, director of Artillery and Bradley programs at BAE Systems
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Raytheon Introduces Next-Gen TOW EagleFire Launcher
October 29, 2015 @ 02:27 PMRaytheon has introduced Tow EagleFire launcher, which is designed to bridge the capabilities of existing launchers and eliminate obsolescence issues. Designed to fire both the wire-guided and wireless radio frequency missiles, TOW EagleFire provides increased capabilities over the TOW 2 launcher at a lower cost, the company announced today
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Cubic Demonstrates Flight of Encrypted P5 Combat Training System
October 29, 2015 @ 02:09 PMCubic Global Defense has demonstrated Live Flight of Encrypted P5 Combat Training System on tactical fighter aircraft. Cubic Miniature Encryptor (CME) is an encryption solution readily available to the P5CTS which will accomplish increased security for advanced air combat training as well as P5CTS pod and ground station encryption compatibility with the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)s P5 Internal Sub-system, the company announced today
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F-16V Fighter Completes Maiden Flight
October 21, 2015 @ 10:53 AMLockheed Martin has completed the maiden flight of the F-16V combat aircraft with Northrop Grumman's advanced APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR). The SABR will deliver a quantum leap in capability for the venerable F-16
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Royal Navy Receives First Upgraded AW101 Merlin Helicopter
October 19, 2015 @ 01:54 PMFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland has delivered the first of seven upgraded AW101 Merlin HC Mk3 helicopters to the Royal Navy as part of Phase 1 of the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP). Twenty five AW101 Merlin HC Mk3/3A aircraft will be converted to Merlin HC Mk4/4A configuration for the Royal Navy in two phases as a replacement for the Sea King HC Mk4 in the amphibious support role, according to design and manufacture contract awarded in January 2014
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Australia Orders Saab Countermeasure Dispensers For F A-18A B Hornet Aircraft
October 19, 2015 @ 10:14 AMSaab has won an Australian contract to supply countermeasure dispensers to be used on F/A-18A/B Hornet aircraft. Deliveries will take place during 2016, the company announced today
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Raytheon Upgrades Patriot Missile Defense System With AESA Radar
October 14, 2015 @ 03:18 PMRaytheon has upgraded its Patriot Air and Missile defense systems radar with Gallium Nitride- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology. The engineering milestones involve upgrading the Patriot radar main array with Gallium Nitride- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Denmark Joins Multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System Programme
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $4.94B Contract for Precision Strike Missiles
Denmark Invests $290M in Soldier Equipment Through Acceleration Fund
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...