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Israel Launches $1 Billion Howitzer Competition
October 21, 2013 @ 10:15 AMThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has opened bids for its $1 billion self-propelled gun modernization program aiming to replace nearly 50-year-old M109 self-propelled howitzers. An IDF official listed the new gun as key to the ground forces Fire2025, a strategic investment plan for firepower that is lethal, longer in range and more precise, yet flexible enough for effective use across the operational spectrum
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Swedish Armed Forces To Work On Strengthening Cyber Defense Capabilities
October 17, 2013 @ 01:52 PMThe Swedish armed forces are seeking to strengthen their cyber defense in order to to attack other countries' computer networks, according to Radio Sweden. In the armed forces' latest forward planning document that was handed over to the government the other week, there is a repeated mention of the need to develop what is called "offensive cyber capabilities"
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Russia Defense Ministry Fraudster Duped Into Buying Fake Art
October 7, 2013 @ 01:55 PMA Russian official accused of embezzlement is now the victim of a con herself. Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former head of the Defense Ministrys property management administration, known as Oboronservis spent millions on what she thought were world class art pieces turned out to be nothing but cheap fakes
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India To Conduct Ballistic Missile Test By Year End: Reports
October 7, 2013 @ 10:23 AMIndia is likely to conduct a trials on its ballistic missile system by the year end, for intercepting the 'enemy or target ballistic missile', at a distance 'longer than 100 kilometres. "We know that the talks about installing the BMD system at Delhi and some other cities have been doing the rounds for quite some time
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Draken International Delivers MiG-21 Aircrafts
October 2, 2013 @ 01:51 PMDraken International continues to rapidly build up its supersonic fleet with the delivery of twenty-five MiG-21 aircraft. With MiG-21 assembly operations taking place on both coasts, Draken is able to provide a safe, reliable, real-world "red-air" asset to the Department of Defense and Test Pilot schools across North America
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Pratt & Whitney Submits Proposal For New F-35 Fighter Engines
October 2, 2013 @ 08:35 AMPratt & Whitney has submitted its proposal for the next two lots of F-35 joint strike fighter engines to the Pentagon, expecting to reach an agreement in the first quarter of 2014. The proposal for low-rate initial production (LRIP) lots 7 and 8 of the F135 engine was submitted to the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) on Sept
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Exelis Wins $28 Million Night Vision Goggles Contract
October 1, 2013 @ 10:20 AMExelis has been awarded a contract valued at $28 million to build i-Aware Tactical Mobility Night Vision Goggles (TM-NVG). The i-Aware TM-NVG is an advanced, multipurpose night vision goggle that connects individuals to the larger battlefield network, enhancing situational awareness for both the soldier and command and control elements
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India, U.S. Seek Defense Ties With Co-Development Of Anti-Tank Missile
September 20, 2013 @ 12:55 PMThe U.S
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Northrop Grumman Unveils New Anti-Missile Laser System
September 17, 2013 @ 08:32 AMNorthrop Grumman yesterday unveiled a new anti-missile laser protection system designed for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Threat Nullification Defensive Resource — ThNDR for short, to compliment the F-35s “Lightning” designation — is a progression from Northrops directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) family of systems
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Boeing Shows-Off Phantom Swift UAV For DARPA VTOL Competition
September 13, 2013 @ 02:32 PMBoeing has developed a flying subscale model of the innovative Phantom Swift in time to be part of Boeing's proposal for DARPA's vertical takeoff and landing X-Plane competition, the company announced Friday. The scaled model of the Phantom Swift went from being an idea to a flying prototype in less than a month
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Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...