F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Royal Australia Australian air ...
The first of Australia’s much anticipated Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) successfully took flight from Fort Worth, Texas on Monday 29 September. It...
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Canadian CF-18 fighter jets to be kept in use until 2025
According to the Toronto Sun, Canada, faced with a politically controversial decision over how best to upgrade its fleet of fighter jets, will extend the life of the existing planes to 2025, an...
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Italian Army takes delivery of its first two ICH-47F Helicopters
AgustaWestland announced today, October 2nd, that the Italian Army has taken delivery of its first two ICH-47F Chinook helicopters during an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant (Italy) today. The...
View ArticleNew Falaq light rocket launcher on Safir 4x4 tactical vehicle Iran Irani...
Iranian defense minister on Thursday, October 2, unveiled two new military equipment, including a rocket launcher system and a new heavy tactical all-terrain vehicle. Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan...
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French army procurement agency qualifies new 32 tons variant Nexter VBCI...
The French army Procurement Agency (DGA) declared the qualification of the new version of the VBCI armoured infantry combat vehicle on September 24, 2014. This new version has a gross vehicle weight...
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Turkey's parliament has given green light for ground military intervention in...
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday, October 2, 2014, has given the green light for ground military intervention in Iraq and Syria and permitting foreign troops to launch attacks from Turkish territory....
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Sikorsky unveils the first S-97 Raider helicopter prototype
Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., yesterday, October 2nd, unveiled the first of two S-97 RAIDER™ helicopter prototypes, signaling the start of activities in the program’s...
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Thales awarded with a study contract for the next generation of active array...
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a technology study contract for the next generation of active phased array radars, including modular processors and multifunction panel...
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Germany approves major weapons deal for Arab countries
Germany has approved deliveries of armored vehicles, grenade launchers and machine guns to several Arab countries, according to a report in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. The report yesterday,...
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Raytheon delivering border security solutions to the Republic of Moldova
Raytheon Company received a border security contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) on Sept. 10, 2014 potentially valued at $12.9 million. The base contract award is $6.3 million with...
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U.S. Navy Announces Decision to Base the F-35C at NAS Lemoore
The U.S. Department of the Navy, after carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and environmental consequences of the proposed action, has decided to base the F-35C aircraft at Naval Air Station...
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New C4N Suite for U.S. Navy LCACs Completes Critical Design Review
The U.S. Navy successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for a new command, control, communications, computers & navigation (C4N) suite for Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) NAVSEA...
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Austal Launched the Future Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Trenton (JHSV 5)
On September 30, 2014, Austal USA successfully completed the launch process of Trenton (JHSV 5) - the second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) launched by Austal in 2014. This 103-meter high-speed...
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New Undersea Warfare EDGE Innovation Centre to Focus on Operation-enhancing...
General Dynamics Canada announced the opening of the 17th EDGE facility in the EDGE® Innovation Network. The new Undersea Warfare EDGE Innovation Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, will become a vital...
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Japan Maritime Self Defense Force DDH183 Izumo Helicopter Destroyer Started...
A video from Japan emmerged showing the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) future helicopter carrier DDH138 Izumo first shakedown cruise at Uraga Channel (Tokyo Bay). Izumo will become the...
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United Kingdom to deploy 2 more Tornado GR4 fighter to strike IS Islamist...
The British Prime Minister announced the deployment of a further 2 RAF Tornado GR4 jets to Akrotiri to increase the resilience of the force, which now numbers 8 aircraft. He also announced a decision...
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Japan and United States consider deploying CV-22 Osprey transport aircraft in...
Japan and the United States are considering deploying 12 CV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Yokota Air Base in Tokyo as soon as next July, a Japanese government source said Saturday. The...
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Germany's Euro Hawk drone may take flight again
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen is considering bringing the Euro Hawk program online once again, the Sunday edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, the FAS, reported. The...
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South Korea to purchase 58 Chun Moo K-MLRS multi-calibers MLRS Multiple...
South Korean government has announced the purchase of 58 new multi-calibers K-MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System, developed by the national Defense Company Chun Moo. The new system is able to fire...
View ArticleThe Future Is Now: U.S. Navy’s Autonomous Swarmboats Can Overwhelm Adversaries
As autonomy and unmanned systems grow in importance for naval operations, officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today a technological breakthrough that will allow any unmanned...
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