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UncategorizedNorth Korea Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Development On the Brink?
New satellite images suggest that North Korea may be in advanced stage of developing a submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S. think tank said Tuesday. Pyongyang’s active pursuance of the missile comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Korean Peninsula, where the reclusive state has carried out several nuclear and missile tests despite stern sanctions.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
- SASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance
- Kendall Urges Congress And Service Chiefs To Slow Campaigns For Acquisition Reform
- GD Commercial Cyber Services Expands Monitoring To Industrial Control Systems
- Navy Tells Lockheed Martin to Address Issues With LCS Propulsion Systems, Program Management
- Orbital ATK’s Thompson Proposes Not Using Excess ICBM Motors In Smaller Launch Class
- Langevin Mulls Cyber Legislation To Strengthen Cyber Security Ties With Israel
- Boeing, Air Force Use Commercial-Like Contracting Model To Lower WGS Costs
- Rounds Introduces Cyber War Definition Bill
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
- DoD Completes F-35 Block 2B, 3i Software Development
- Drones Flying Near Airports Sparks FAA Detection Technology Evaluation
- FCC, FTC Launch Inquiries Into Mobile Device Security
- L-3 Reinstates Vertex Aerospace Name At Logistics Solutions Business
- Defense Agencies Begin Periodic Reviews Of Cybersecurity Architecture To Evolve It
- Former Lawmakers Urge Cooperation With Russia To Control Nuclear Weapons
- Saab Wins Lockheed Martin Contract For Canadian Navy Optronic Sensors
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Monday, May 9, 2016
- Defense Watch
- Combat Vehicle Companies Flock To Detroit To Pitch Stryker Upgrades
- Altamira Acquires Cyber Operations Firm Prime Solutions
- Former Pentagon Chief Accountant Wary Of Pulling War Funding To Patch DoD Base Budget
- STRATCOM Deputy Chief: Air Force Welcomes Protected Fund For Bomber, Nuclear Missile Modernization
- Losses Narrow At Engility On Strong Operating Earnings
- Major FireEye Leadership Changes As Company Cuts 2016 Revenue Projections
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Friday, May 6, 2016
- Orbital ATK Swings To Profit In First Quarter; Antares Set For Cargo Launch In July
- Huntington Ingalls Delivers Strong First Quarter
- OSTP Proposes Authorization Framework For Pioneering Commercial Space Businesses
- Coast Guard Awards Bollinger $1.4 Billion To Complete FRC Fleet Buy
- Army Launches $5 Billion Competition To Upgrade All Computers With Commercially Available Replacements
- Rheinmetall Wins Nearly $14 Million In Germany Contracts To Supply Puma Ammunition And Accessories
- General Atomics Completes Fuselage Integrity Testing Of Predator B
- U.S. And South Korea Agree To Explore Cyber Cooperation
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
- Army Addressing Vulnerabilities In Artillery, UAS Demonstrated By Russia
- Insitu, PrecisionHawk Partner On Commercial Drone Services
- FAA Establishes UAS Advisory Committee To Sustain Stakeholder Engagement
- U.S. Space v Orbital ATK Suit Alleges Value Of On-Orbit Satellite Servicing
- Service Chiefs Acknowledge Cyber Is Normalized Part Of Warfare
- U.S. Army Awards Longbow A $57 Million Contract For Indian Fire Control Radars
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UncategorizedCzech Republic Begins Domestic Production Of RM 70 Vampir Rocket Artillery System To Replace Weapon Common To Warsaw Pact Nations
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 13 (UPI) — Excalibur Army Ltd., a Czech defense company, is producing a next-generation rocket artillery system called the RM 70 Vampir. The RM 70 Vampir replaces the RM 70 Grad system once used by Warsaw Pact countries and utilizes a Tatra T-815-7 truck platform fitted with an armored cabin with biological and chemical weapons protection capability.
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UncategorizedU.S. and Foreign Defense Firms Partner On Big Programs To Boost Profits
Seven storeys high and about 100 metres long, HMS Audacious, the fourth in the Astute class of attack submarines, is expected to emerge from the shed for sea trials early next year. At around 1 billion ($1.4 billion) apiece, these are among the most advanced weapons systems in the world, capable of firing cruise missiles and torpedoes out of their four silos.
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UncategorizedFive things the U.S. has fired out of cannons besides artillery rounds
Discerning cannon users who want to fire less stereotypical munitions should check out these 5 military experiments: 1. Nuclear warheads US Department Of Energy There was a time when the American nuclear arsenal was as much about tactical weapons as strategic, and one of the greatest artillery rounds was the M65 which packed a 15 to 20-kiloton nuclear warhead.
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UncategorizedEASA Orders Inspections In Wake of Puma Crash in Norway
Following the fatal crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 in Norway on Friday, the EASA has issued an emergency AD for the EC225LP/H225, requiring inspections of three suspension bars (lift struts) located around the main rotor assembly before any further flight. The chip detectors of the main gearbox, as well as the oil filter, also must be checked for absence of metallic particles.