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Orbital ATK Wins $53M US Army Contract For Precision Guidance System

July 7, 2017 @ 09:48 AM

Orbital ATK won more than $53 million to manufacture a precision guidance kit M1156 to turn existing 155 mm artillery shells into smart weapons, the Department of Defense said in a press release. "Orbital Alliant Techsystems Operations [of] Plymouth, Minnesota was awarded a $53,591,925… for procurement of precision guidance kit M1156," the release stated on Thursday
Russian Tu-95 Bombers Strikes ISIS Targets In Syria Using Latest Kh-101 Cruise...

July 7, 2017 @ 09:42 AM

Russia strikes Daesh terrorist organization targets in Syria with the latest Kh-101 cruise missiles from a group of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers Thursday. Tu-95MS long-range strategic bombers departed Wednesday from an airfield in the southern Russian city of Engels carrying the latest Kh-101 long-range cruise missiles and successfully targeted an ISIS command center and three weapons storage depots in Aqirbat, a town in the western governorate of Hama, according to the Russian Defense Ministry statement
Israeli IAI, India's Kalyani To Set Up Maintenance Center For Air Defence...

July 6, 2017 @ 01:59 PM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. (KSSL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand joint venture for establishing a maintenance center for selected advanced air defence systems in Hyderabad in the state of Telengana in India
India Adds 10 More Nuclear Weapons To Arsenal This Year: SIPR Report

July 6, 2017 @ 12:29 PM

India is making progress with efforts to raise its arsenal of nuclear weapons while upgrading technology for an assured strike-back, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) stated in its annual report. India has added about 10 more nuclear warheads to its arsenal, which was estimated at 110-120 in 2016,
Poland signs Memorandum With US To Buy Patriot Missile System

July 6, 2017 @ 09:12 AM

The US has agreed to sell Patriot missile defense systems to Poland in a memorandum signed on Wednesday. "A memorandum was signed Wednesday night" Poland's Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said
Australia To Upgrade E-7A Wedgetail AEW &C For $443 Million

July 6, 2017 @ 08:19 AM

The Australian Government will upgrade the Royal Australian Air Forces (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control capability for AUD582.5 million (US$443 million)
StandardAero To Acquire Vector Aerospace Holding SAS From Airbus

July 6, 2017 @ 07:50 AM

StandardAero Aviation has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Vector Aerospace Holding SAS (“Vector”) from Airbus. Vector is a global aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul company, providing responsive, quality support for turbine engines, components, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, the company announced Thursday
S. Korean Navy Deploys 4 Additional Wildcat choppers

July 5, 2017 @ 01:22 PM

South Korea's Navy has deployed four additional AW-159 shipborne anti-submarine helicopters to a front-line fleet for combat operations. The Navy acquired eight AW-159 choppers, also known as Wildcats, last year in two batches in June and December, respectively
DARPA Flight Tests Fast, Lightweight Autonomous Quadcopter

July 5, 2017 @ 09:43 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently flight tested an unmanned quadcopters to demonstrate autonomous flight without the aid of human operators or global positioning systems. DARPA announced last week that Phase 1 of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida, flying quadcopters autonomously through cluttered buildings and obstacle-strewn environments at fast speeds (up to 20 meters per second, or 45 mph) using onboard cameras and sensors as “eyes” and smart algorithms to self-navigate
Embraer Delivers Phenom 100 Jet For UK's Military Flight Training

July 5, 2017 @ 08:46 AM

Embraer has delivered today the first of five Phenom 100 business jet to Affinity Flight Training Services for the UK military's pilot training program. The aircraft has been selected to provide Multi-Engine Pilot Training to UK Armed Forces as part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence´s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme

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