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F-35 looks to be costlier than planned
London (UPI) Nov 4, 2009
Several adjustments related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could make the plane more expensive for European buyers. Rolls-Royce and General Electric earlier this week announced they would make adjustments to an alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin fighter plane, possibly resulting in additional development costs. The companies decided to redesign the engine after ... read more

BAE Systems Submits Bid For Battle-Winning FRES Vehicle
Farnborough UK (SPX) Nov 04, 2009
BAE Systems will submit its bid for the British Army's most important programme on Thursday 5 November. The bid is for "Recce Block 1", the GBP2 Bn first phase of the FRES SV (Future Rapid Effect System - Specialist Vehicles) programme. The Scout variant will give British troops a much-needed replacement for the ageing CVR(T) Scimitar, with greatly improved protection, firepower and ... more

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Pentagon Touts New, Lighter Vehicle For Afghanistan
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2009
The Pentagon on Monday showed off a new, lighter armored vehicle built for the rugged roads of Afghanistan, saying it was rushing to ship the "life-savers" to US troops. The all-terrain vehicles were commissioned after US military commanders found that mine-resistant M-RAPs designed for Iraq were too big and cumbersome for Afghanistan. "The terrain in Afghanistan is different from ... more

Raytheon Completes Free Flight Of Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range
Naval Air Warfare Center CA (SPX) Nov 03, 2009
Raytheon and the U.S. Navy completed the first free-flight demonstration of the Joint Standoff Weapon Extended Range air-to-surface precision guided missile. The JSOW-ER is a powered variant of the combat-proven glide JSOW. It takes the GPS-inertial navigation system reliability of existing JSOW variants and combines it with the network-enabled maritime-interdiction capabilities currently ... more

Pentagon touts new, lighter vehicle for Afghanistan
Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2009
The Pentagon on Monday showed off a new, lighter armored vehicle built for the rugged roads of Afghanistan, saying it was rushing to ship the "life-savers" to US troops. The all-terrain vehicles were commissioned after US military commanders found that mine-resistant M-RAPs designed for Iraq were too big and cumbersome for Afghanistan. "The terrain in Afghanistan is different from Iraq. ... more

US Navy LockMart Contract For Design Of New Surface Ship Electronic Warfare System
Syracuse NY (SPX) Nov 03, 2009
The U.S. Navy recently selected Lockheed Martin to provide its next-generation of electronic warfare (EW) systems for surface ships, which will significantly improve the Navy's ability to detect threats to the fleet. Under an initial $9.9 million contract award, the company will produce a preliminary design for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 Upgrade by ... more

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    Report blames London for Nimrod crash
    London (UPI) Oct 29, 2009
    Cutbacks on safety checks led to a crash of a Nimrod surveillance jet in Afghanistan that left 14 British soldiers dead, a report concluded. The report blasted the British Defense Ministry, the Royal Air Force and two major British weapons companies, BAE Systems and QinetiQ, for their role in a 2006 crash of a Nimrod surveillance jet near Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan. With all 14 ... more

    New ATVs Arrive In Afghanistan
    Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan (SPX) Oct 30, 2009
    The first mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles designated for southern Afghanistan arrived here, Oct. 22 by air transport. After months of government testing, the Defense Department awarded a contract in June to Oshkosh Corp. to supply an initial order valued at $1.05 billion for more than 2,000 of the vehicles, known as M-ATVs. "This is a very different environment than ... more

    Brazilian military plane missing in Amazon; 11 on board
    Sao Paulo (AFP) Oct 29, 2009
    A Brazilian military transport plane carrying 11 people disappeared on Thursday as it was flying over the Amazon, officials said. A search by two Black Hawk helicopters and a C-105 Amazonas plane was underway for the single-propellor Cessna C-98 Caravan, the air force said in a statement. The plane was carrying nine public health workers and the two military pilots, a spokesman for the ... more

    Soldiers Test Army's Newest Parachute
    Fort Lee VA (SPX) Oct 26, 2009
    The airborne operation at McLaney Drop Zone Friday was just like any other. Forty or so rigger students and cadre were gathered on the tarmac - some fully geared up and ready to board the aircraft - others undergoing inspections before being cleared to jump. But this operation was different in that several of the participants were equipped with the Army's newest parachute. ... more

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