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Iran Unveils S-300 Clone, Claims ‘Substantial Upgrades’ over Russian System
August 22, 2019 @ 06:19 AMIran today unveiled an air defence system (ADS) which its state TV said is a ‘substantial upgrade over the Russian-made S-300 ADS. The surface-to-air missile system, dubbed Bavar-373, was unveiled during a ceremony on Thursday morning in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and other senior military officials
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Raytheon, US Navy Complete First Test of Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar
August 22, 2019 @ 05:44 AMRaytheon and the United States Navy completed the first system-level tests of SPY-6(V) 2, the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) built for aircraft carriers and future frigates, at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Island, VA. In the first test the radar searched for, detected, identified and tracked numerous targets – including commercial aircraft
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Russia Unveils Long Endurance Drone
August 20, 2019 @ 01:17 PMThe Russian Altius-U medium altitude long endurance (MALE) drone made its debut flight today. The Russian Defence Ministry has posted a video of the maiden flight of a 6-tonne Altius-U drone, capable of being in the air for more than 24 hours
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Latrine Cover Is The First 3D Printed Aircraft Part Authorised For Use
August 20, 2019 @ 10:07 AMThe United States Air Force (USAF) has certified 3D printed latrine cover as the first aircraft part to be used built using additive manufacturing, Travis Air Force Base announced Monday. "The latrine covers we just printed usually take about a year from the time they've been ordered to the time they've been delivered
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Russia to Reconstruct WWII era Tu-2 Aircraft Lying in US Museum
August 19, 2019 @ 09:51 AMRussia plans to acquire a World War II era bomber, the Tu-2, lying in a United States museum, reconstruct the aircraft and put it into active service. "For the first time in the world, a Tu-2 bomber will be reconstructed to its operational condition on the premises of the Novosibirsk State Technical University
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S Korea to Receive 4 More F-35 Stealth Jets Amidst Differences with
August 19, 2019 @ 09:33 AMFour more F-35A fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in South Korea later this week at a time when the thaw in relations with the North appears hardening again. The F-35 jets are set to arrive at the 17th Fighter Wing in Cheongju, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, on Thursday, Yonhap News said quoting military sources adding that with the new arrivals the number of the stealth fighters in the country's Air Force will increase to eight
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Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bombers Flown to Airbase Close to US Mainland
August 16, 2019 @ 09:22 AMRussian Aerospace Forces have flown two of their Tu-160 strategic long range bombers to an airbase in the Russian far-east which is a mere 600 km from the United States mainland. The supersonic bombers which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons with over 6000 km operating range, have a vast swath of the US mainland in their cross-hairs
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Lockheed To Support US Navy’s Ship Self-Defense System
August 16, 2019 @ 07:36 AMLockheed Martin has won a $56 million contract for combat system engineering support on the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS). The SSDS combat system engineering agent/software design agent primary deliverables will be SSDS tactical computer programs, program updates and associated engineering, development and logistics products
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Lockheed to Modernise AEGIS Weapon Systems of US Navy, Japan & Australia
August 16, 2019 @ 07:06 AMLockheed Martin has won an $80 million modification contract to modernize AEGIS weapon systems of the United States Navy, Japan and Australia. “Lockheed Martin is awarded $80 million modification contract for fiscal 2019 AEGIS Modernization (AMOD) production requirements
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Honeywell Tasked To Revitalize Engines of US Army’s Abrams Tanks
August 16, 2019 @ 06:52 AMHoneywell has won a $110.8 million modification contract to revitalize engines of US Armys Abrams tanks, Pentagon announced Thursday
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