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Russian Army To Acquire Hypersonic Weapons, S-500 Missile Systems

March 24, 2017 @ 02:44 PM

Russian army will soon acquire military equipment based on new physical principles, hypersonic weapons and next-generation S-500 missile defence systems. “A test unit of Russia's next-generation S-500 air defense system would be ready by 2020
Raytheon To Modernize Super-Hornet, Growler Radars For US, Australia

March 24, 2017 @ 08:13 AM

Raytheon has won a $17.8 million contract to upgrade the APG-79 radar for the US Navy and the government of Australia
Vectrus Systems Wins US Army Contract For Support Services At Kuwait Base

March 24, 2017 @ 07:17 AM

Vectrus Systems has won a more than half a billion dollar US Army contract to provide services for Kuwait base operations. "Vectrus Systems Corporation of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $521 million modification contract for services for Kuwait base operations and security support services in the Kuwait area of responsibility," the department of defense announced Thursday
Next Production Standard Of Dassault Rafale Fighters Gets Government Approval

March 23, 2017 @ 03:45 PM

The French government has authorized the launch of the next production standard of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet this week. Authorized on March 20 during the meeting of the Ministerial Investment Committee, new F4 standard will be commissioned by 2025, but certain functionalities will be available as early as 2023, French Ministry of Defence announced Thursday
Malaysia’s Air Force Receives Upgraded Sikorsky S61A-4 Helicopter

March 23, 2017 @ 03:32 PM

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) received an upgrade helicopter during a ceremony held at ongoing LIMA 2017 show today. The Sikorsky S61A-4 aircraft, which is the first in the RMAFs fleet of Nuri to have its avionics system upgraded from analogue to digital, was handed over by Airod Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Major General (Rtd) Datuk Ibrahim Bahari to RMAF chief General Datuk Seri Affendi Buang, in a ceremony witnessed by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Bernama News agency reported Thursday
Elbit Systems Wins $100 Million Worth Radio Systems Contract

March 22, 2017 @ 03:49 PM

Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded an approximately $100 million contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) for the supply of advanced radio systems
Malaysian Fourth A400 Handed Over At LIMA 2017

March 22, 2017 @ 04:31 AM

Malaysian Minister of Defence took the official delivery of Royal Malaysian Air Forces fourth Airbus A400M on the second day of Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition 2017. Hishammuddin Onn, Minister of Defence of Malaysia, took delivery of the fourth Airbus A400M military transport aircraft today on behalf of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), Airbus said in a statement Wednesday
DARPA Awards Phase 2 ‘Gremlins’ Contracts To Produce Low-cost, Resusable UASs

March 21, 2017 @ 03:25 PM

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 2 contracts for its low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs) project dubbed ‘Gremlins to the two teams. The winning teams - one is led by Dynetics, Inc
US Air Force Sends Industry Invitation For Light Attack Platform Experiment

March 20, 2017 @ 05:45 PM

US Air Force has released an industry Invitation to participate in evaluation of the military utility of light attack platforms in future force structure. The invitation is part of a broader Air Force effort to explore cost-effective attack platform options, US Air Force announced Thursday
Israel F-15 Fighter Jets Escape Missiles Fired By Pro-Assad Forces During Syria...

March 19, 2017 @ 06:30 AM

Israel F-15 fighter jets have managed to escape salvo of ground-to-air missiles from Pro-Assad forces Friday morning after having struck several targets inside Syria. "Israel has shot down one of numerous anti-aircraft missiles launched Thursday night by Syria at Israeli F-15 fighter jets that had hit designated targets within Syria," Israel Defense Forces was quoted as saying by

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