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U.S. Marines integrates new technologies into an existing handheld targeting system
On 24 April, the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has announced that the Marine Corps is integrating new technologies into an existing handheld GPS targeting system that helps Marines locate adversaries on the battlefield.
Fielded in 2017, the...
Lockheed Martin awarded $723M for Hellfire II missiles for U.S., allies
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $723,5 million modification to domestic and Foreign Military Sales contract to procure a variety of Hellfire II missile variants.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Department...
Kiowa Warrior on steroids: U.S. Army to receive new attack recon aircraft
The U.S. Army awarded five Other Transaction Authority for Prototype Agreements for the aircraft design, build, and test of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, commonly known as FARA.
The new aircraft will be developed for replacing of ageing...
U.S. Army discloses further details of long-range “Sniper” strike missile
On April 25, the U.S. Army Contracting Command posted a notice on the U.S. government’s main contracting website, that given further details on the capabilities of its new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Extended Range (ER)...
Investigation report: F-15C from Kadena Air Base crashed during training sortie with an F-22
An F-15C Eagle fighter jet assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, 18th Wing crashed last year due to a pilot error during training sortie with an F-22A, according to an accident investigation board report released Tuesday.
The F-15C...
Romania to buy additional F-16 fighter jets from Portugal
According to media reports in recent weeks, Romanian Armed Forces decided to buy five F-16 fighter jets from Portugal.
Romania will buy five more F-16 aircraft from Portugal and the acquisition procedure could be completed this year, according...
Lithuanian army received more than 400 upgraded M14 rifles
Lithuanian Armed Forces have announced that it received a batch of upgraded M14 rifles for use in Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces.
An image of a US production M14 rifles in advanced configuration was posted on the Lithuanian...
General Dynamics unveils newest Army’s short-range air defense system
U.S. defense contractor General Dynamics Land Systems unveiled a model of an advanced version of newest Army's short-range air defense system during Fires Conference at Fort Sill.
During the conference, General Dynamics revealed a model of the Initial...