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China Develops Motor for Electromagnetic Weapons
June 20, 2018 @ 08:59 AMChina has produced an electric motor that would meet the heavy demand for electricity from China's latest electromagnetic weapon system, which may involve electromagnetic railgun and ballistic missile technologies. Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has recently delivered a batch of newly developed brushed DC electric motors to an unnamed unit
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US Navy Orders Two Additional Mk110 Naval Guns
April 10, 2018 @ 09:43 AMBAE Systems has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics to provide two additional Mk110 Naval Gun Systems for the Independence variant of the U.S
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Ammo India 2018: India’s Defence Minister Calls For Defence PSUs To Be...
March 12, 2018 @ 05:44 PMIndias Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has underlined the need for revitalizing defence PSUs and ordnance factories for meeting the ammunition needs of Indias defence forces. “The managements of these organisations need to be ahead of the curve and show dynamism,” as they possess immense and valuable assets that could offer manufacturers huge production opportunities,” she said, while addressing Ammo India 2018, the 1st International Conference on Military Ammunition on the theme, Make in India- Opportunities and Challenges
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BAE Systems to Produce 40 Bofors Mk4 Naval Gun For Finnish Navy
January 31, 2018 @ 08:30 AMBAE Systems will produce Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Guns for the Finnish Navys Hamina Class Squadron 2000 fast attack craft. The procurement is under a contract with Patria, the prime contractor for the vessels mid-life upgrade and overhaul program
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Orbital ATK Receives Order for Hydra-70 Rocket-launched Illuminating Flares
January 23, 2018 @ 12:11 PMOrbital ATK announced Monday that it has received a contract modification from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems for the purchase of illuminating flares for the Hydra-70 family of rockets. This follow-on order provides a suite of illuminating flares that deliver tactical illumination in both the visible and infrared spectra
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US Marines test-fire Land Artillery Rocket System from Amphibious Ship
October 25, 2017 @ 09:19 AMUS Marines conducted a firing of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) from the deck of an amphibious transport dock, scoring a major extension of the land-based platforms ability to function as naval artillery. A detachment of Marines set up the vehicle-borne launch system on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD-23)
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Rostec Unveils New Naval Missile and Anti-aircraft Artillery Weapon System ‘PANTSIR-ME’
June 29, 2017 @ 11:56 AMRostecs subsidiary Tula KBP introduces its new naval missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system Pantsir-ME that provides protection against modern air threats, including low-flying and small-size unmanned aerial vehicles. The creation of the new weapon system Pantsir-ME provides reliable protection for ships against air threats with absolute probability virtually equal to 1, including protection against low-altitude anti-ship missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles
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BAE Systems, Leonardo To Co-develop New Precision-Guided Munitions
June 29, 2017 @ 10:33 AMBAE Systems and Leonardo are collaborating on new precision-guided solutions that will offer US and allied military forces a range of low-risk, cost effective, advanced munitions for advanced, large caliber weapon systems. The two companies anticipate offering new adaptations of Leonardos Vulcano — a family of gun-launched munitions that exceed the performance of currently available precision-guided projectiles — in a variety of gun systems, including the BAE Systems-built Advanced Gun System (AGS) and the Mk 45 naval gun
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Raytheon To Upgrade US Navy’s Phalanx Weapon System
June 6, 2017 @ 09:54 AMThe Pentagon has awarded a contract to Raytheon to upgrade equipment for the US Navy's Phalanx anti-missile Close-in-Weapon-System. "Raytheon Co
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Estonia Partners With Finland For K9 Thunder Howitzer
February 8, 2017 @ 06:55 PMEstonia has considered partnering with Finland to procure Hanwa Techwin K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPH) from South Korea. Finland is expected to spend at least 100 million euros in the joint deal
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Finland To Modernize Counter Artillery Systems, Projectiles
January 18, 2017 @ 11:46 AMFinland has considered modernizing its armed forces with counter artillery systems and high-precision projectiles. In upcoming years, Finland plans to acquire counter artillery radar systems, which was unknown to the Nordic country's forces armed forces
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US To Suspend Production Of Projectiles Designed For Zumwalt-class Warships
November 7, 2016 @ 09:24 AMThe US Navy has decided to suspend production of guided precision projectiles for the guns mounted on its newest Zumwalt-class warships, citing major cost overruns. Lockheed Martin-built Long Range Land-Attack Projectile (LRLAP), a guided precision munition that is key to the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-classs mission, costs $800,000 per round, as reported by
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AVA Group to Safeguard Indian Defense Ministry’s Closed User Group Data Network...
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Indo-Russian S-400 Deal Likely before Putin’s India Visit Next Month
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Huntington Ingalls Wins $104 Million for US Nuclear Submarine Services
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Lockheed Martin Introduces Mission Planning System That Connects Systems And Assets Across...
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Bharat Electronics Receives INR9200 Crore ($1.8Billion) Order for Naval LRSAM
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Lockheed Martin, KAI Submit Final Proposal for USAF T-X Program
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Argentina Finally Makes Payment For Five Dassault Super Etendard Strike Aircraft
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Israel Air Force Considering Boeing F-15 over Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
September 4, 2018
First Public Flight of Russian Su-57 Stealth fighter at Army 2018
Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) Su-57 will for the first time perform flights during the ARMY 2018 event near...
Battle of the Air Defense Systems: S-400 Vs Patriot and THAAD
The American-made Patriot and Russian S-400 Triumf air defense systems are currently hogging international orders despite their price tags running...
Russian MoD Releases Videos of Latest Missile Production, Testing
The Russian ministry of defense on Thursday published a series of videos showcasing the production, deployment and installation and testing...
Aircraft Manufacturers Vie for $60 to $80 Billion Global Fighter Jet Purchase Programs
The market for fighter jets in countries which are expected to have open competitions is estimated at US$50 billion to...
India May have to Fork out More for Proposed 110 Fighter Jets than Ever Before
The Indian MoD's plan to purchase 110 fighter jets may be its costliest fighter jet buy ever with the entire...
Beyond Visual Range Air-to-air Missiles for India’s LCA, Su-30MKI
Indias plans of integrating the MBDAs meteor missile on its LCA Tejas and Su-30MKI aircraft may not happen due to...