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First Unmanned Surface Vehicle to US Navy for Littoral Combat Ship(LCS) 2008-05-28 04:48:00 General Dynamics Robotic Systems delivered the first 11-meter “Fleet” class Anti-Submarine Warfare Unmanned Surface Vehicle
(ASW USV) to the U.S. Navy on May 2 as part of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission package. General Dynamics Robotic Systems is a part of General Dynamics Land Systems (Sterling Heights, Michigan), a business unit of General Dynamics. General Dynamics has worked in par Read more:First
China and Russia sign nuclear cooperation deal 2008-05-27 03:38:00 China and Russia
signed a $1 billion nuclear cooperation deal and issued a joint statement condemning the proposed U.S. missile defense shield along Eastern European border. The deal came during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's two-day visit to China.Under the nuclear agreement, which strengthens Russia's role as a supplier to China's fast-growing nuclear power industry, Russia will provide tec Read more:China
General Dynamics' Piranha V Light Armoured Vehicle Makes FRES Provisional Selection 2008-05-26 06:54:00 General Dynamics
' Piranha V light armoured vehicle has been provisionally selected ahead of Artec's Boxer and Nexter's Vehicule Blind� de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI) to meet the British Army's Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) Utility Vehicle
requirement. A written statement from the UK Defence Equipment and Support Minister Baroness Taylor described the Piranha V as the "preferred design" but on Read more:General
New Maxico (SSN 779) Submarine, Completion Of Pressure Hull 2008-05-26 06:11:00 Northrop Grumman's Shipbuilding sector reached an important construction milestone May 18 when it completed the final hull welds of the Virginia-class submarine New Mexico (SSN 779). This accomplishment, known as "pressure hull complete," signifies the hull sections being joined to form a single unit.It is the last major milestone before the ship's christening later this year at the company's Newp Read more:Submarine
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MQ-9 Reaper drops first GPS-guided weapon 2008-05-25 07:51:00 A test team with the 658th Aeronautical Systems Squadron completed the first Global Positioning System guided weapons release from an MQ-9 Reaper May 13 at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, Calif.The efforts of the pilots, sensor operators, maintainers, weapons troops and testers culminated in six successful guided bomb unit-49 weapon releases in one day. The first two d Read more:GPS
First Sirius IRST System For Canadian Navy 2008-05-25 01:50:00 Recently, the first SIRIUS Infrared Search and Track system destined for Canada’s Navy was subjected to a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at the Thales site in Hengelo, the Netherlands. The test was witnessed by the SIRIUS Program Management Team, DRS Technologies Canada, the Canadian
Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy. DRS is Thales' partner in the SIRIUS program. The FAT demonstrated that SIRIU Read more:First
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Raytheon to Develop Laser Guided Rocket for UAE 2008-05-24 03:35:00 Raytheon Company and Emirates Advanced Investments of the United Arab Emirates have signed a cooperative development agreement for a semiactive laser guided 70 mm (2.75-inch) rocket designed to provide increased precision and lethality compared with conventional unguided rockets. The Laser
Guided Rocket project with Raytheon is a very important defense industry initiative for the United Arab Emi
China Starts Producing Russian Mi-171 Helicopters 2008-05-22 03:13:00 A manufacturing plant in southwest China
has started to assemble Russian
-designed Mi-171 transport helicopters.China plans to build at least 20 helicopters in 2008 with assembly kits supplied by a Russian plant in Ulan-Ude and later increase production capacity to 80 aircraft per year. Mi-171 is an export version of the Mi-8 Hip helicopter, which is currently in production at two factories in Kaza
New Coastal Submarine Concepts (Ready To Break The Surface) 2008-05-21 03:16:00 The modern non-nuclear submarine is acknowledged to be a highly potent sea denial and intelligence gathering asset and, in the right hands, a very challenging adversary for even the best-equipped anti-submarine warfare (ASW) forces. Even 26 years on, the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) experience in the 1982 Falklands (Malvinas) conflict serves as a salutary reminder of how difficult a prey the conventiona Read more:Submarine
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South Korea Demand Of AIM-9X Sidewinders 2008-05-20 03:51:00 The Republic of Korea
has requested a possible sale of 35 All-Up-Round AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles, 1 AIM-9M Sidewinder Missile (Legacy), 12 AIM-9X Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs), 2 AIM-9X Sidewinder Dummy Air Training Missiles (DATMs), Missile Containers, missile modifications, test and support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and technical data, maintenance, perso Read more:South
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U.S. Army tests prototype .50-Cal. gun 2008-05-19 00:29:00 The U.S. Army Soldier Weapons Center at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., has ordered three prototypes of a first-of-its-kind lightweight .50-cal. machine gun that fires with less recoil force and can be carried more easily in rough terrain than the Army's current .50-caliber weapon.Dubbed LW for lightweight and made by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (ATP), the 38-pound gun weighs less th Read more:tests
First Gripen Fighter For South Africa 2008-05-18 04:13:00 On April 30th, the SouthAfrica
n Air Force received and accepted its first new Gripen fighter aircraft opening a new chapter in the forces modernisation and transformation. As part of its 1999 Strategic Defence Procurement, South Africa
ordered 26 modern Gripen fighters for its front-line air defence and fighter requirement. The new multiple capability aircraft are replacing the SAAF's fleet of Read more:First
Extensive missile site in China revealed by satellite 2008-05-16 04:55:00 Commercial satellite imagery has revealed an extensive nuclear missile site in central China
with nearly sixty launch pads for medium-range missiles capable of striking Russia or India.The images from Google Earth show different types of launch pads, command and control facilities, and missile deployment equipment at a large facility in downtown Delingha, said Hans Kristensen, a researcher with th
US Army Introduces First Unit Equipped(FUE) with Enhanced Night Vision Goggle(ENVG) 2008-05-15 04:34:00 The U.S. Army has completed its First
Unit Equipped
(FUE) with the ITT Corporation Enhanced Night
Vision Goggle (ENVG), helping the service meet its goal of fielding the first sensor-fused, helmet-mounted monocular.ITT’s ENVG optically combines an image intensification (I2) image and next-generation infrared (IR) image, allowing for improved mobility and situational awareness—through clear tar Read more:Night Vision
First National Security Cutter, C&C System for US Coast Guard 2008-05-13 06:06:00 The US CoastGuard
accepted delivery of the first National
Security Cutter
, USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750), a 418-foot vessel built by Northrop Grumman and equipped by Lockheed Martin with integrated communications, sensors and electronics systems. Acceptance signifies transfer of ownership from industry to government and the start of operational test and evaluation.Lockheed Martin's Coast Guard Comman Read more:First
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Bangladesh Navy Tests Chinese Anti-Ship Missile 2008-05-12 03:35:00 Bangladesh, with the help of China, test-launched its first C-802A anti-ship missile from a frigate in the Bay of Bengal on May 12. Commissioned in 1989, the 1,500-ton F-18 Osman is a Chinese
-built Jianghu-class frigate. This is Dhaka's first C-802 missile test launch.The navy acquired the improved C-802A variant and FM-90N SAM and the air force procured Chinese PL- air-to-air missiles in 2006. Th Read more:Bangladesh
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Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile 2008-05-10 19:55:00 Pakistan on Thursday successfully tested a ground-hugging cruise missile capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads.The Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) missile, developed exclusively for launch from the air, has a range of 350 kilometres (217 miles).It is a low-altitude, terrain-following missile with high manoeuvrability, and can deliver all types of warheads, with great accuracy.The firing com Read more:Missile
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Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile 2008-05-10 08:05:00 Pakistan on Thursday successfully tested a ground-hugging cruise missile capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads.The Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) missile, developed exclusively for launch from the air, has a range of 350 kilometres (217 miles).It is a low-altitude, terrain-following missile with high manoeuvrability, and can deliver all types of warheads, with great accuracy.The firing com Read more:Missile
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India Tested Another Nuclear-Capable Missile,China On Target 2008-05-09 15:53:00 India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile that can hit targets deep inside China
, joining the ranks of nations possessing intermediate-range missile capacity, the defence ministry said.The missile was fired from a mobile launcher Wednesday morning at a testing site on Wheeler Island off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa.The missile, which has a 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) range, Read more:Missile
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Navistar Defense to Provide Tactical Vehicles 2008-05-07 08:56:00 Thousands of trucks from Navistar Defense
, LLC will support rebuilding and security efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq as the U.S. Army today awarded Navistar Defense a multi-year contract valued at nearly $1.3 billion.The U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command awarded Navistar Defense a follow-on contract to provide Medium TacticalVehicles
and spare parts to the Afghanistan National Police,
New 4th Fleet to Stand Up By U.S Navy 2008-05-06 04:45:00 The U.S. Navy will create a 4th Fleet
headquartered at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., and will tap a two-star SEAL officer to lead it, according to a Pentagon announcement April 24.Rear Adm. Joseph Kernan, current head of Naval Special Warfare Command, has been tapped to head the new 4th Fleet. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michelle L. Kapica / U.S. Navy) Rear Adm. Joseph Kernan, head of Read more:Stand
China's NORINCO Develops New Automatic Grenade Launcher 2008-05-05 09:31:00 China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has completed development of its new LG3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher (AGL) and is now marketing it globally. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has traditionally been equipped with locally manufactured 35 mm grenade launchers of various types, including the QLZ87 (with a six- or 15-round magazine) and the LG1 add-on launcher, mounted under the barr Read more:China
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U.S Army To Test Small Robots 2008-05-03 02:40:00 The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems has begun testing of the first Small
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGVs) to arrive at Fort Bliss, Texas.The SUGV is a 30-pound tactical robot designed to search for bombs, clear caves and buildings and give soldiers eyes around corners in combat.In a $6 million deal with FCS lead systems integrator Boeing, iRobot will deliver 25 SUGVs for testing at Fort Bliss by
'INDEPENDENCE' (LCS 2) , A new Us WarShip 2008-04-30 09:16:00 USA has successfully launched its landmark 127-metre Littoral Combat Ship ‘Independence’ (LCS 2).Since its keel-laying in January 2006, ‘Independence’ has steadily progressed within Austal USA’s purpose built construction facility in Mobile, Alabama toward becoming a formidable warship.It will get commision in USN in 2009.The LCS indeed is a new kind of USN warship. She is high speed (40
India launches 10 Satellites in One Mission 2008-04-29 08:00:00 An India
n rocket has blasted off and successfully launched a cluster of 10 satellites in a single mission, marking a milestone for the country's 45-year-old space programme. The PSLV rocket lifted off Monday morning from the Sriharikota space station in southern India carrying an Indian remote-sensing satellite, a mini satellite and eight so-called nanosatellites developed by German and Canadian Read more:Satellites
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RNLAF CH-47F Helicopters Equipped With Missile Warning Systems 2008-05-29 03:03:00 Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to provide the AAR-54 Missile
Warning System (MWS) for its CH-47F Chinook helicopters.Under the terms of the multi-million dollar contract, Northrop Grumman's Defensive Systems
Division will provide eight MWS shipsets and spares, in addition to follow-on support, to the RNLAF beginning in Jan. 2009 and continuing through Read more:Equipped
MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) Vehicle ... 2008-05-30 03:00:00 The acronym MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected) has its origins in a US Marine Corps (USMC) programme established in November 2006 to deliver a vehicle for use in Operation 'Iraqi Freedom' (OIF) and Operation 'Enduring Freedom' (OEF) that offered troops on the ground higher levels of protection from emerging threats than their then current uparmoured versions of the beleaguered High Mobility Mu Read more:Vehicle
Russia launches production of new MiG-29M/M2 fighter 2008-06-07 08:17:00 The Sokol aircraft plant, based in Nizhny Novgorod, central Russia
, is to launch production of the MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrum fighter
plane.The first aircraft to be produced is planned to be completed in the second quarter of 2010. MiG's general director, Anatoly Belov, said the new aircraft will use the most advanced technology, specifically the Zhuk-M onboard radar and cutting-edge avionics. The plane'
Thales UK Unveils New Lightweight Multirole Missile 2008-06-07 07:13:00 Thales UK revealed its new Lightweight Multirole Missile
(LMM) on 2 June, drawing heavily on the earlier Starburst and Starstreak surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to develop a low-cost weapon system aiming to engage a wide range of air, land and sea targets. The new laser beam-riding missile would be able to defeat a "sensible target set" including rigid inflatable boats (RIBs), jet skis and small u
111 Nations Agreed To Ban Cluster Bombs 2008-05-31 06:21:00 Delegates from 111 nations agreed May 28 a landmark treaty to ban cluster bombs, Ireland's foreign ministry said, in a deal that lacks the backing of major producers and stockpilers of the lethal weapons.After 10 days of painstaking negotiations at Croke Park stadium in Dublin, diplomats agreed the wording of a wide-ranging pact to outlaw the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster mu Read more:Nations
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