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Lockheed Martin Introduces Mission Planning System That Connects Systems and Assets Across Domains![]() National Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2018 Success in future conflicts will require the ability to operate across a resilient network that connects disparate systems and assets across different domains. To move toward this future, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has introduced the Multi-Domain Synchronized Effects Tool (MDSET), which links traditionally stove-piped resources to create synergistic effects and shorten the "data to decision cycle." "In planning missions, our troops need the agility to succeed amidst uncertainty," said Dr. Rob Smi ... read more |
US, North Korea make 'tremendous progress:' TrumpWashington (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 President Donald Trump on Wednesday said US relations with North Korea are making "tremendous progress" from the days before his presidency when the two countries appeared close to "going to war." ... more
N. Korea's Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile siteSeoul (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 North Korea's Kim Jong Un agreed Wednesday to shutter a missile-testing site and visit Seoul, a historic move the US welcomed by saying it was ready for immediate talks aimed at denuclearising North Korea by January 2021. ... more
Poland may not be ready for 'Fort Trump': US Army headWashington (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 Poland might not yet be ready for a permanent US military base, the head of the US Army said Wednesday, the day after Polish President Andrzej Duda offered to host "Fort Trump." ... more
Australia eyes PNG military base to curb China's Pacific influenceSydney (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 Australia is planning to build new naval base in Papua New Guinea, reports said Wednesday, an apparent move to curb China's influence in the Pacific. ... more |
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General Atomics contracted for Reaper drone ground control workWashington (UPI) Sep 17, 2018 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has received a $92.2 million contract for MQ-9 Block 30 Ground Control Station retrofits for the U.S. Air Force. ... more
Gen Dyn contracted for Hydra aerial rocketsWashington (UPI) Sep 17, 2018 General Dynamics has received a $44.4 million contract for foreign military sales of Hydra rockets for Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and Philippines. ... more
Federal Prison Industries tapped for interceptor body armorWashington (UPI) Sep 17, 2018 Federal Prison Industries in Washington, D.C., has received a $110.2 million contract for interceptor body armor and tactical vests for the U.S. Army. ... more
Kongsberg wins contract for CROWS weapon mountsWashington (UPI) Sep 17, 2018 Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway has won a $498.3 million production, sustainment and engineering contract for the M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station. ... more
BAE receives contract for Bradley Fighting Vehicle upgradesWashington (UPI) Sep 14, 2018 BAE Systems Land & Armaments has received a $91.2 million contract for eight Bradley Fighting Vehicle common module logic items for the U.S. Army. ... more |
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Navy orders three more littoral combat shipsWashington (UPI) Sep 19, 2018 The U.S. Navy has announced that Lockheed Martin and Austal USA will construct LCS 29, LCS 32 and LCS 34, and suggests it may order more in 2019. ... more |
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U.S. Pacific Fleet conducts Valiant Shield exerciseWashington (UPI) Sep 19, 2018 U.S. military forces from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are participating in the exercise Valiant Shield 2018 Sept. 16-23 near the Marianas islands and Guam. ... more
U.S., U.K navies perform counter mine exerciseWashington (UPI) Sep 11, 2018 U.S. Navy and coalition forces are performing exercises as part of the U.S. 5th Fleet Theater Counter Mine and Maritime Security Exercise. ... more
Russia holds naval drills in Sea of JapanKlerk Peninsula, Russia (AFP) Sept 15, 2018 Russian troops taking part in the country's largest-ever war games on Saturday held drills in the Sea of Japan, despite Tokyo's concerns about a Russian military buildup in the area. ... more
N. Korea's Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile siteSeoul (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 North Korea's Kim Jong Un agreed to make a historic visit to Seoul soon and close a missile testing site in front of international inspectors at a summit with the South's President Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang Wednesday. ... more
Israel determined to stop Iran in Syria, PM tells PutinJerusalem (AFP) Sept 18, 2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday that Israel would keep acting against its arch foe Iran in Syria, after a Russian aircraft was accidentally downed there by Syria during an Israeli missile strike. ... more |
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SBIRS GEO-3 achieves operational acceptance Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2018
The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (GEO-3) successfully achieved Air Force Space Command operational acceptance. The satellite is healthy and sending data to the Mission Control Station, operated by the 460th Space Wing located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
SBIRS GEO-3 launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch All ... more |
Gen Dyn contracted for Hydra aerial rockets Washington (UPI) Sep 17, 2018
General Dynamics has received a $44.4 million contract for foreign military sales of Hydra rockets for Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and Philippines.
Work on the contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Williston, Vt., with an estimated completion date of March 2021. Army, foreign military sales and Department of Defense fiscal 2010, 2016, ... more |
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General Atomics contracted for Reaper drone ground control work Washington (UPI) Sep 17, 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has received a $92.2 million contract for MQ-9 Block 30 Ground Control Station retrofits for the U.S. Air Force.
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, will provide for MD-1A Block 15 GCS to MD-1A Block 30 GCS retrofits. Work will be performed in Poway, Calif., and is expected to be completed by May 2020.
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Lockheed Martin embraces agile software development to evolve signals intelligence capabilities National Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2018
Working with the Air Force, Lockheed Martin has used agile development to evolve the signals intelligence capabilities for the Distributed Common Ground System, the Air Force's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system. The AF DCGS produces actionable intelligence from data collected by sensors on manned and unmanned ISR platforms.
"To help our customers upgrade systems, L ... more |
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Blast at S.African munitions plant kills 8: official Cape Town (AFP) Sept 3, 2018
Eight people were killed Monday in an explosion at a munitions factory near Cape Town in South Africa, a city official said.
Local residents reported that nearby houses shook from the blast, which sent a plume of white smoke into the air above the Rheinmetall-Denel plant in Somerset West when it erupted at 3:45 pm (1345 GMT).
"Eight persons were confirmed as fatalities and the fire depa ... more |
Spain PM defends sending weapons to Saudis after U-turn Madrid (AFP) Sept 16, 2018 Spain's prime minister on Sunday defended his government's controversial decision to go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, saying it was needed to preserve good ties with the Gulf state.
His Socialist government announced earlier this month that it would block the delivery of the weapons amid concerns that they could harm civilians in Yemen where Saudi Arabi i ... more |
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Poland may not be ready for 'Fort Trump': US Army head Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2018
Poland might not yet be ready for a permanent US military base, the head of the US Army said Wednesday, the day after Polish President Andrzej Duda offered to host "Fort Trump."
Duda went to the White House on Tuesday to reiterate Poland's long-standing desire for a permanent US troop deployment to the eastern European country - a contentious move some worry would anger Russia and draw US t ... more |
Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 04, 2018
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which stable structures formed.
The findings, reported in Nature Communications, provide insights that may improve design of 2D materials for fast-charging energy-storage and electronic devices.
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Iran says US blame over Iraq protests 'astonishing' Tehran (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 Iran described as "astonishing" Wednesday accusations by the White House that Tehran's allies in Iraq were responsible for attacks on US diplomatic missions during deadly unrest last week.
Both the US consulate in Iraq's third city Basra and its embassy in Baghdad were in areas that came under attack.
But the main target of the unrest in Basra were the offices of political parties and mi ... more |
S. Korea launches its first missile-capable submarine Seoul (AFP) Sept 14, 2018
South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North.
The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles and the first of three planned diesel-electric boats to go into service in the next five years.
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China shrugs off trade war 'obstacles' Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2018
Chinese officials are shrugging off warnings that the trade spat with the United States could slash the country's economic growth, with state-run media saying Beijing can "outlast" the tariffs war.
Donald Trump this week announced another $200 billion worth of goods on which to foist levies for his latest volley in the stand-off between the world's top two economies, and threatened there cou ... more |
After the storm: hardship endures for Puerto Ricans on US mainland New York (AFP) Sept 19, 2018
They arrived in New York from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island in September 2017, leaving widespread devastation in its wake and a death toll that would spiral to almost 3,000.
A year on, Joannelly Cruz and her mother Gloria Martinez are in a homeless shelter, part of a generation of Puerto Ricans struggling to rebuild shattered lives on the US mainland.
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China tests propulsion system of space station's lab capsules Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2018
Engineers have successfully tested the propulsion system of China's planned space station lab capsules, a key step in its space station program.
Weighing 66 tonnes, the space station will comprise a core module and two lab capsules. The propulsion system will determine whether lab capsules can move in space.
Engineers designed 36 engines for the propulsion system with four to adjust ... more |
Prominent Chinese pastor defiant after church closure Beijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 A Chinese Protestant pastor is vowing to keep preaching to his flock despite the closure of his prominent underground church in Beijing, defying the government's intensifying pressure on religious groups.
Pastor Jin Mingri had given sermons at the Zion Church, one of the biggest unofficial congregations in the country, for the past decade until local officials shut it down on Sunday.
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France warns against chemical attacks in last Syria rebel stronghold Beijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2018
Any chemical weapons attack on Syria's last rebel stronghold would lead to "consequences" for the regime in Damascus, French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned in Beijing Thursday.
Russia-backed regime forces have massed around Idlib in recent weeks, sparking fears of an imminent air and ground attack to retake the last major opposition bastion.
Speaking at a joint press confere ... more |
Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Boeing compete for laser-armed drone Washington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018
Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Boeing have received contract modifications for drone-mounted Low Power Laser Demonstrator system missile defense testing.
Lockheed Martin's contract has increased to a total value of $37.7 million, while General Atomics and Boeing's have been increased to $34 million and $29.4 million respectively, the Department of Defense announced on Friday.
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