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Russian Navy To Get 2 New Yasen-M Nuclear-Powered Submarines

June 28, 2019 @ 10:49 AM

Moscow has inked a deal for 2 new Yasen-M multipurpose nuclear-powered, cruise missile submarine for its navy at the Army-2019 event held in the capital between June 25-30, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said Thursday. "Today we have signed a number of large-scale deals
Raytheon To Supply US Navy With Multi-spectral Targeting Systems For MQ-4C Drone...

June 28, 2019 @ 07:40 AM

Raytheon has won a $16 million contract to supply 7 Multi-spectral Targeting Systems “B” AN/DAS-3 to be fitted onto the MQ-4C drone. The Multi-spectral Targeting Systems (MTS) “B” AN/DAS-3 are in support of the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP 3 and 4) efforts of the MQ-4C Triton Program, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
General Atomics To Provide Logistics Support To MQ-1C UAV

June 28, 2019 @ 07:13 AM

General Atomics has won a $22 million contract to provide performance based logistics support services for US Armys MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAV), the US Department of Defense announced Thursday. The Gray Eagle has a maximum altitude capability of 29,000 feet and can take off and land without operator assistance, according to published reports
IAF Jaguar Fighter Aircraft Suffers Engine Failure Mid-air Due To Bird Hit

June 27, 2019 @ 08:01 AM

An Indian Air Force fighter plane suffered a minor mishap while on its way to taking part in a training sortie when it was hit by a bird. The engine of Jaguar fighter aircraft suffered a bird hit soon after taking off from the Ambala air base on Thursday morning
German Air Force Eurofighters Collide Mid-Air, Killing One Pilot

June 25, 2019 @ 05:39 AM

Two Eurofighter jets belonging to the German Air Force suffered a mid-air collision in the Muritz area of north-eastern Germany during a air combat exercise, killing one pilot. Both pilots ejected from the jets, but only one managed to survive the mishap
US Navy Issues RFP for $12 Billion Next-generation Frigate Program

June 22, 2019 @ 12:38 PM

The US Navy issued a request for proposal (RFP) for up to 10 ships of the next-generation frigate program, the FFG(X) program, with each of the ships costing up to $1.2 billion
Russia Set to Export Three RD-180 Rocket Engines to United States

June 22, 2019 @ 10:54 AM

Russian rocket engine manufacturer NPO Energomash has prepared for export three RD-180 rocket engines to the United States “In June, representatives of Pratt & Whitney, United Launch Alliance and RD Amross signed the forms for three engines. Over the course of two weeks, representatives of the aforementioned companies carried out an external inspection of the engines and completed the required documentation,” NPO Energomash said in a release
Turkish ‘Bayraktar’ Armed UAV Targets New Markets After Completing 100,000 Combat Hours

June 22, 2019 @ 09:16 AM

After Completing 100,000 combat hours in Northern Iraq and Syria, Turkeys ‘Bayratkar TB2 armed UAV is planning to target new export markets in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. “I believe we will eventually see TB2 complete one-million-hour flight and our work will evolve towards space flight
US Launches Retaliatory Cyber Attack Against Iran

June 22, 2019 @ 08:14 AM

The United States Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyber-attack against an Iranian intelligence group on Thursday, who are allegedly responsible for bombing oil tankers on May 12 off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Gulf of Oman. A report published by Yahoo News stated that an undisclosed intelligence group tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly “hacked” into US marine traffic tracking websites
Israeli Air Force Grounds Hercules Cargo Planes, Boeing 707 planes

June 21, 2019 @ 11:07 AM

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has grounded Hercules cargo planes and Boeing 707 planes used for airborne refuelling following investigation into an accident early this year in which a C-130 Hercules cargo plane rolled off runway. In January, the Lockheed Martin plane rolled approximately 100 meters into a ditch at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, lightly injuring the two civilian workers

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