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Ilyushin Il-112V Military Transport Aircraft Targets An-32 Replacement Market
April 1, 2019 @ 01:31 PMThe Russian Ilyushin Il-112V military transport aircraft which performed its first flight on Saturday is targeting the replacement market for the An-32 class of aircraft, one of the most popular transport planes of the Soviet Era. "An Il-112V light military transport aircraft performed its maiden flight successfully," the press service said as quoted by TASS
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BAE Systems to Provide Combat System Support to UK Navy’s Elizabeth Class...
January 8, 2019 @ 01:25 PMBAE Systems will provide mission system support to the UK Royal Navys largest ever warships, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince Of Wales, as part of an updated integration services agreement. Through an addition to the Naval Combat Systems Integration Support Services (NCSISS) contract, BAE Systems will ensure both aircraft carriers are kept ready for operations by providing system engineering, the company said in a statement Monday
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Russia Becomes First Country to Introduce Combat Lasers into Service
December 5, 2018 @ 03:25 PMRussian-made combat lasers, Peresvet, have started to enter duty with the Russian armed forces, making it perhaps the first country in the world do so. "Peresvet laser systems, based on new physical principles, entered combat service in testing regime with the Russian armed forces," the paper said
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Thales to Repair 58 Dome Sonars in Support of the H-60 Airborne...
November 22, 2018 @ 07:45 AMThales has won a $13 million US Navy contract to repair 58 dome sonars in support of the H-60 airborne low frequency sonar system. Work will be performed in Clarksburg, Maryland; and Brest, France
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Concerns Over South Korean KF-X Jet project As Indonesia Skips Milestone Payments
October 22, 2018 @ 10:08 AMIndonesia has ran up an arrears of 230 billion won (US$200 million) by skipping milestone payments as part of its participation in the South Korean-led KF-X project to develop a new fighter jet for use of the air forces of both countries. Further Indonesia has ‘stayed away from the aircraft development program since the latter half of 2017, calling for the renegotiation on the terms of contract, Seoul's arms agency confirmed Monday
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Indonesia Wants to Renegotiate Fighter Jet Cost with South Korea
October 19, 2018 @ 02:42 PMIndonesia has indicated it wants to re-negotiate terms of payment for its participation in the joint KFX/IFX fighter jet project with South Korea. South Korea is developing the KF-X project as a successor to its F-16 aircraft and has roped in Indonesia to share the development cost in return for a fixed number of aircraft and technology
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US Approves Sale of 56000 Rounds for Egypt’s M1A1 Tanks
September 18, 2018 @ 08:23 AMThe US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of 46,000 M831A1 and M865 rounds and 10,000 APFSDS-T rounds for an estimated cost of $99 million. The Government of Egypt has requested to buy forty-six thousand (46,000) 120MM Target Practice – Tracer (M831A1) and 120MM Target Practice, Cone Stabilized, Discarding Sabot – (M865) rounds and ten thousand (10,000) 120MM 4th-Generation Kinetic Energy-Tungsten (KE-W) A4 Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) rounds
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Russian Helicopters To Supply 150 Medical Helicopters To National Air Ambulance Operator
September 11, 2018 @ 08:50 AMRussian Helicopters signed a contract to supply 104 Ansat and 46 Mi-8AMT medically equipped helicopters to National Service of Medical Aviation and Avia Capital Services LLC during the Hydroaviasalon-2018 exhibition, Monday. Rostec subsidiary also signed agreements on after-sales service
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BAE Systems Wins $146 Million To Repair, Modernize US Navy Cruiser Gettysburg
August 21, 2018 @ 06:41 AMThe US Navy has awarded a $146 million worth contract to BAE Systems ship repair subsidiary to repair and modernize the US Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Gettysburg, the Department of Defense announced Monday. "BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Virginia is awarded a $146,342,267 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Gettysburg fiscal 2018 modernization period availability," the release said
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Russian Nuclear-powered Sub Takes Part in Naval Parade for the First Time
July 21, 2018 @ 03:05 PMRussias Project 949A Antey-class nuclear-powered submarine Oryol took part in the nations main Naval Parade for the first time. "The missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov and the nuclear-powered underwater cruiser Oryol took part for the first time in the rehearsal of the parade in Kronshtadt," the press office of the Western Military District told
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
Chad Receives Chinese-made FK-2000 Air Defense Systems from U.A.E.
Senior Russian General Killed In Moscow Suburb Car Blast
Netherlands Selects Oshkosh DXPV Patrol Vehicles for Marine Corps Use
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...
