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BAE Systems to Test Active Protection Systems on Netherlandsâ€™ CV90 Fighting Vehicles; Tommy Gustafsson-Rask Comments

BAE Systems has been selected to test and verify the Active Protection Systems installed aboard the Netherlandsâ€™ CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. The system comprises countermeasures designed to intercept rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank missiles and other threats in order to protect crewmembers and the vehicle, BAE Systems said Friday. BAE Systems will also lead the integration of […] More

December 27, 2016, 10:30 am
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Lockheed Martin, Saab Chase Indian Fighter Jet Supply Biz Opps

Both Lockheed Martin and Saab have offered to build the next generation of fighter jets for Indiaâ€™s military forces as the nation seeks to retire its legacy combat fleet, International Business Times reported Monday. Aditya Bhat writes Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Falcon Block 70 and Saab’s Gripen E fighter aircraft are now among the potential candidates […] More

December 27, 2016, 10:00 am
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Lockheed Martin to Maintain F-22 Training System for US Air Force

Lockheed Martinâ€™s aeronautics business has received a $14.9 million contract modification to maintain the training system for the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s for F-22 aircraft. The Defense Department said Friday that Lockheed will modify system hardware and manage distributed mission operations as part of the F-22 sustainment trainer requirements. Lockheed will perform work at Langley Air […] More

December 27, 2016, 9:58 am
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Wise Guy Reports Sets Global Military Satellite Market CAGR at 5.6% in 2016-2020

A new Wise Guy Reports analysis predicts the global military satellite market will reach a compound annual growth rate of 5.6 percent from 2016 through 2020, buoyed by growing military demand worldwide for robust C4ISR systems. Wise Guy Reports said Monday it expects the C4ISR systems to also grow in light of the rising demands […] More

December 27, 2016, 9:23 am
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Cisco, CERT India Forge Threat Intell Sharing Partnership; Dinesh Malkani Comments

Cisco and the Computer Emergency Response Team in India have inked a memorandum of understanding to forge a threat intelligence sharing program in the country to help combat cyber threats, The Economic Times reported Thursday. Neha Alawadhi writes teams from Cisco and CERT-In will join forces to respond to cyber incidents, identify emerging security market […] More

December 23, 2016, 11:04 am
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Energy Department Invests $40M in Wave Energy Testing Facility; Franklin Orr Comments

The Energy Department has invested $40 million in the development and construction of an open-water, grid-connected national wave energy testing facility in Newport, Oregon. DOE said Wednesday the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University will build the wave energy testing facility and help develop new wave energy technologies to harness wave […] More

December 23, 2016, 9:21 am
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Janus Clears More Than 1,000 Landmines, Unexploded Ordnance in Iraq; Alan Weakley Comments

Janus Global Operations has identified and destroyed 1,246 landmines and other unexploded ordnance in support of the Iraqi-Kurdistan Mine Action Agencyâ€™s demining project in Kurdistan, Iraq. JGO said ThursdayÂ its explosives detection teams under the Sterling Global Operations unit conducted the demining task in the Erbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniyah provinces of Kurdistan. The company added the […] More

December 23, 2016, 5:11 am
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Technavio Estimates Global Military Vertical Take-Off, Landing Aircraft Market CAGR at 4% in 2016-2020

Technavio has released a new report that indicates the global military vertical take-off and landing aircraft market will reach a compound annual growth rate of nearly 4 percent from 2016 through 2020. Technavio said Wednesday the market is segmented into military powered-lift VTOL aircraft and military rotorcraft VTOL aircraft market, with the former accounting for […] More

December 22, 2016, 11:15 am
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Orbit International Receives $1.2M Order for Gun Computer System Cabinet; Mitchell Binder Comments

Orbit International Corp.â€™s electronics group has been awarded a $1.23 million order to produce an MK 119 gun computer system cabinet and related spare parts for a U.S. government client. The company said Tuesday it will manufacture the cabinets at its Louisville, Kentucky-based integrated combat systems division and ship the units in the third quarter […] More

December 22, 2016, 10:15 am
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Raytheon Lands $63M Navy Contract to Produce Tactical Data Encryption Tech; John Droge Comments

RaytheonÂ has received a potential 10-year, $63 million contract from the U.S. Navy to manufacture encryption devices in an effort to help protect military tactical data transmissions across various platforms. The Navy intends for the Link Level Communication Security 7M encryptor to secure the Link 22 tactical radio system the U.S. military and allies use to […] More

December 22, 2016, 4:33 am
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Orbital ATK Demos Short-Range Ballistic Missile Target; John Pullen Comments

Orbital ATK has demonstrated the first type of its Zombie Pathfinder short-range ballistic missile target designed for future interceptor tests of the U.S. Army. The company said Tuesday it launched the Zombie Pathfinder guided target from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to test the updated single stage model. Orbital ATKâ€™s technical services […] More

December 22, 2016, 4:04 am
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Vodafone Australia, Dimension Data, FireEye Team for Cyber Defense, Response Hub; Kevin Millroy Comments

Vodafone Hutchison Australia, Dimension Data and FireEye have teamed up to establish a cyber defense and response center in Australia as part of a five-year, multimillion-dollar investment to combat cyber threats. Vodafone said Monday the company intends for the CDRC to monitor cyber events, gather threat intelligence and respond to incidents in order to help […] More

December 21, 2016, 9:00 am