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Russia To Pursue “Safe” Demilitarization Methods
October 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussia plans to abandon the old technique of exploding old munitions starting in 2013, in favor of "safe" industrial technologies. “Our long-term cooperation with industry has finally paid off, and we are planning to abandon the disposal of munitions by explosion, especially at training grounds, starting in 2013,” Deputy Defense Minister Gen
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Tetra Tech To Air U.S Army’s Chemical Demilitarization Programs
August 31, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Army has awarded five companies including Tetra Tech Inc a contract worth $489 million to provide program management and technical support for chemical weapons demilitarization programs at facilities across the United States
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China Unveils New EOD Robot
April 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe People’s Liberation Army of China has officially presented the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot. The newly developed robot was unveiled at a test ground site in China
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Russia Develops Ammunition ‘Destroyer’
February 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMA technology to wipe out obsolete ammunition has been introduced bythe Russian military. The aptly named “Destroyer” is set to replace the current dangerous practice of just blowing up old bombs and rockets, the Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported on Wednesday
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UXB Balkans Helps Demilitarize Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMUnder a small arms control project, the UXB Balkans has delivered demilitarization services to Bosnia and Herzegovina to mitigate the hazard and associated risks with the storage and movement of unsafe ammunition. Through the project 58 Areal Fuel Bombs (FAB-275) and Areal Fuel Rocket-modified Bombs (RFAB-275 M-91) were effectively and safe disposed
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MBDA bags NATO contract to destruct 36000 complex munitions
November 28, 2011 @ 12:00 AMUnder this contract MBDA undertakes to establish within two years a facility to process classified munitions in accordance with the regulations that apply to defence safety. In particular, MBDA will be responsible for the disposal before 2017 of more than 1,000 missiles, 22,000 M26 rockets (the rockets formerly deployed in Multi Launch Rocket Systems or MLRSs), each containing 644 sub-munitions, and 13,000 155-mm grenade shells, each containing 63 sub-munitions – hence more than 15 million sub-munitions
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U.S. Navy to rid water bodies of munitions and explosives
December 23, 2010 @ 12:00 AMUSA Environmental, Inc. is being awarded a $95,000,000 contract for munitions response actions at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic area of responsibility (AOR)
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ST Kinetics wins $42 million contract for demilitarisation of ammunition for an...
February 2, 2010 @ 12:00 AMST Engineering today announced that its land systems arm, ST Kinetics, has been awarded a EUR 30.13m (about S$58
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MBDA bids for demilitarization contracts
November 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMMBDA,a guided missile systems company, said it is bidding for contracts in British and French efforts to demilitarize cluster munitions as the two countries seek to safely dispose of 49,000 rockets in their multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). The disposal program is driven by British and French signature of the 2008 Oslo convention banning the use of cluster submunitions
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Navantia Out; Naval Group, Saab and TKMS in $3B Dutch Walrus Replacement...
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With No Foreign Patents, 500 Russian Arms Copied Abroad
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Wind Tunnel Tests of Sino-Russian CRAIC CR929 Mockup Complete
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AM General To Modernize Jordanian Fleet of 200 Humvee Vehicles
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Germany To Finalise Order for 38 Eurofighter Jets, 110 E-Scan Radars
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Turkish Navy to get First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier in 2020
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Bechtel Bags US Navy's $1.4Bn Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract
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Su-57 Performs 16 Flights with New, Powerful Engine
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US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...