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U.S Coronado Live Fires Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile
September 24, 2014 @ 02:52 PMThe Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado successfully live fired Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California Tuesday. The missile was launched from the deck of Coronado and scored a direct hit on its intended target, a mobile ship target (MST)
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Russian Air-To-Air Missiles Test Fired From Indian Sukhoi-30MKI, MiG29
September 24, 2014 @ 01:43 PMThree rounds of Russian air-to-air short range missiles were test fired by the Indian Air Force (IAF) as part of the user trail on Tuesday, Indian Express reported. “The Russian missiles were fired from fighter aircraft targeting the floating objects released from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Lakshya flown from the launching complex-II of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea,” the report quoted an unnamed official from the Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) as saying
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US To Sell 40 AGM-158 Missiles To Poland: Reports
September 23, 2014 @ 01:34 PMThe US plans to sell 40 air-launched AGM 158-missiles to Poland as the Eastern European country further strengthens its defense amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the Telegraph reports citing the US State Department. The joint air-to-surface missiles can carry 1,000-pound warheads and have a far longer maximum range than the ones Poland currently is equipped with
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Poland Buys JASSM Missiles
September 22, 2014 @ 03:02 PMPoland is given a nod on a possible Foreign Military Sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles and F-16 Operational Flight Plan upgrades for an estimated cost of $500 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on September 17, 2014
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US Navy To Demo Naval Strike Missile
September 19, 2014 @ 02:26 PMThe US Navy is scheduled to conduct a live-fire demonstration of a Kongsberg-built Naval Strike Missile (NSM) aboard USS Coronado (LCS 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Sept. 24
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Weaponized Turboprops Edging Out Fighter Aircraft?
September 18, 2014 @ 12:46 PMTransport and business aircraft equipped with weapons and sensors could be emerging as low-cost alternatives to fighter planes as recent procurements have shown. Boeing announced today at AAD 2014 that it moving forward with its Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA), with ground and flight testing underway
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Kongsberg To Test Naval Strike Missile From Littoral Combat Ship
September 17, 2014 @ 01:47 PMKongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (Kongsberg) is contracted by the US Navy to test fire Kongsbergs Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) under the Foreign Comparative Testing program. The firing was requested by the US Navy to demonstrate the capability to engage a surface target at a range of 100 nautical miles from an LCS class ship
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Netherlands To Increase Defense Spending By $129 Million From 2015
September 17, 2014 @ 09:18 AMNetherlands King Willem-Alexander announced an increase in defence spending Wednesday as a result of global conflicts including the downing the MH17 flight over Ukraine. The Dutch government will increase its defence spending by 100 million euros ($129 million) per year from 2015, the king said at his traditional opening of parliament speech, which this year marks the 200th anniversary of the Dutch kingdom
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests New Solution For Live, Virtual, Constructive Training
September 16, 2014 @ 09:02 AMLockheed Martin successfully tested a new solution for integrated live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training during a flight demonstration at the company's Aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas.During the flight test, a pilot flying in a live F-16 engaged in a synthetic training exercise with a pilot flying as wingman in a ground-based F-16 simulator
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DRS Technologies To Provide Command And Control Hardware Products To US Navy
September 12, 2014 @ 12:10 PMDRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that the U
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