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Orbital ATK To Provide Common Munitions Test Support To USAF
July 3, 2015 @ 12:14 PMOrbital ATK has won a $25 million 5-year contract from the US Air Force to provide contractor logistics support for the Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE) system. Orbital ATK will provide technical and logistic support, depot-level repair, engineering services for obsolescence mitigation for Air Force and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers
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F-16 Fighter Successfully Completes 25,000 Hours Durability Test
June 12, 2015 @ 09:08 AMLockheed Martin announced Thursday that its F-16C Block 50 aircraft has recently completed 25,000 hours of simulated flight time, demonstrating the safety and durability that is beyond the aircrafts original design service life of 8,000 Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH). Further testing is being conducted to identify a definitive, safe flight hour limit for the aircraft
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Polish Armed Force Tests Caracal Helicopter
May 28, 2015 @ 04:38 PMThe Polish armed Force announced on Wednesday that its verification group tested the EC 725 Caracal helicopter as a part of the multipurpose helicopter project. The tests were completed on Wednesday (May 27) and armed forces provided positive opinion
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US To Test Minuteman III Inter Continental Ballistic Missile This Sunday
May 19, 2015 @ 04:17 PMUS Air Force Global Strike Command will test launch unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Sunday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc Record reported Today. The Air Force Global Strike Command, unarmed missile will be launched to validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system
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Gripen C/D Software Upgrade Underway
March 31, 2015 @ 03:39 PMGripen in its blog Today said that new weapons and radar functions and many other features relating to software are being tested with Gripen C/D system are being tested and is completing its final phase of material system control testing. “We are now entering into the final phase of finishing the so-called material system controls
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US Army Test Fires Missiles From Multi-Mission Launcher
March 26, 2015 @ 04:06 PMThe US army successfully launched three missiles from the Multi-Mission Launcher(MML) Launch Demonstration Unit. The Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept Product Office conducted the launches with support from the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), the US army announced in press release on Monday
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USAF Test-Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
March 24, 2015 @ 01:40 PMThe US Air Force test fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile early Monday at California to show the nations nuclear capabilities. The missile was equipped with a test re-entry vehicle, instead of a live thermonuclear warhead, USAF announced in its press release Monday
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Lockheed Martin Selects Textron For Preflight Testing Of F-35 EW Systems
March 23, 2015 @ 12:36 PMTextron Systems Model 527 Radar Signal Simulator has been selected by Lockheed Martin for preflight testing of the F-35 Lightning II electronic warfare (EW) systems. Under a three-year term contract, Textron will provide advanced, handheld radar simulators for EW preflight testing on all variants of the F-35, which is expected to be utilized by both U
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Africa’s Arms Import Increases by 45% In Last Decade
March 18, 2015 @ 04:39 PMAfrican countries have increased the arms import by 45 percent between 2005 and 2014, according to a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday. Africa accounted for 9 percent of total global arms imports between 2010 and 2014 as compared to 7 percent between 2005 and 2009
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Leidos Selects DCNS For NATO Ballistic Missile Defence Program
March 6, 2015 @ 10:42 AMLeidos has selected DCNS as part of a multinational consortium to participate in the system engineering and the integration of the NATO Ballistic Missile Defence. The contract has a four-year base period of performance, two one-year options plus one eight-month option, and a total contract value of $77 million if all options are exercised, DCNS announced in its press release on Friday
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