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US Navy Commissions USS Tulsa Littoral Combat Ship
February 18, 2019 @ 02:18 PMThe United States Navy has commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) as the Navy's newest surface combatant in a ceremony in San Francisco Feb. 16
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Boeing To Procure Additional Two F/A-18E/F Super Hornets For US Navy...
February 16, 2019 @ 02:58 AMThe US Navy has awarded a $17.7 million worth contract to Boeing for procurement of additional two F/A-18E/F twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft, the Department of defense announced Friday
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Russia to Debut Pantsir-ME Shipborne Air-defense Missile System at Idex-2019
February 15, 2019 @ 05:20 AMRussian State Corporation Rostec will present the latest models of Pantsir-ME, a shipborne air-defense missile and artillery system, as well as the 200 series of Kalashnikov assault rifles for the first time at the IDEX 2019 exhibition starting Sunday. In addition to military products, IDEX will see Russia exhibit Aurus, the armored limousine being a part of the Cortege project, which Rostec holdings contributed to, the company said in a statement Thursday
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HENSOLDT To Supply Naval Radars For Germany's K130 Corvettes
February 14, 2019 @ 03:41 PMHENSOLDT will equip the second batch of the German Navys K130 corvettes with its TRS-4D Rotator naval radar and its MSSR 2000 ID friend-or-foe identification system (IFF). The company was awarded a corresponding order for seven systems of each type from the German procurement authority BAAINBw, which are to be delivered by 2022
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Lockheed Martin Wins $184M US Navy Contact for Electronic Warfare Systems
February 11, 2019 @ 05:26 PMLockheed Martin has won a $184 million modification contract from the US Navy for full-rate production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 systems. SEWIP is a development program to upgrade the existing AN/SLQ-32(V) electronic warfare system
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Iran Unveils New Underground Missile Production Plant
February 9, 2019 @ 08:57 AMAmid growing international community sanctions, Iran this week unveiled an underground missile plant for the mass production of precision missiles, state media reported Thursday. “Unveiling this missile production city deep underground is an answer to the idle talk made by the Westerners, who assume they can restrict us and dissuade us from (pursuing) our long-term goals by means of threats and sanctions,” Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps chief commander, said during the unveiling ceremony on Thursday
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Combat Ship Team Wins Canadian Surface Combatant
February 9, 2019 @ 04:04 AMCanada's Combat Ship Team comprising of BAE Systems, CAE, Lockheed Martin Canada, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics as partners has been awarded the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) design contract by Irving Shipbuilding. Irving Shipbuilding is the CSC prime contractor and will build all 15 ships at Halifax Shipyard, Lockheed Martin said in a statement Friday
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Russian S-300 Operational In Syria: Israeli Satellite Images
February 6, 2019 @ 09:36 AMRussian S-300 long range surface-to-air missile systems delivered to Syria last year have been erected, an Israeli company ImageSat International (iSi) has claimed. The company released satellite images claiming that three out of four S-300 launchers had been erected in the northwestern Syrian city, Masyaf
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Ukrainian EW Radar Helped Israel Destroy Iranian Pantsir Air Defence in Syria
February 5, 2019 @ 01:32 PMA Ukrainian-made Kolchuga-M passive radar system helped Israel locate and destroy Russian Pantsir air defence system deployed by Iran in Syria. The targeted defensive systems included Tor surface-to-air missile system, a Pantsir-S surface-to-air missile systems, an S-75 surface-to-air missile system, and a JY-28 radar, Uawire reported Monday
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Russia to Develop Long Range Ground-Based Cruise Missile
February 5, 2019 @ 01:21 PMA ground-launched, longer range version of the Kalibr cruise missile will be developed by Russia to reach surface targets as Moscow is free from its obligations under the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. Launched from long range strategic aircraft, the Kalibr missile was one of its most used weapons in the Syrian conflict
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...