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Marines select SAIC for AAV upgrade work
May 27, 2013 (UPI)
Upgrades to U.S. Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles are to be performed by Science Applications International Corporation. Under the contract from the Mar...
Facial recognition technology proves its mettle
May 27, 2013 (SPX)
In a study that evaluated some of the latest in automatic facial recognition technology, researchers at Michigan State University were able to quickly identify ...
Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead
May 24, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has conducted the first Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) flight of the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternat...
Warrior Web Prototype Takes Its First Steps
May 24, 2013 (SPX)
A Soldier carries a 61-pound load while walking in a prototype DARPA Warrior Web system during an independent evaluation by the U.S. Army. Warrior Web seeks to ...
Lockheed Martin receives orders for Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds
May 22, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. and Canada have ordered Lockheed Martin's Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds, which imitate the characteristics of the Paveway II weapons system. Lo...
Finland's Millog Oy producing target acquisition system
May 20, 2013 (UPI)
Finnish company Millog Oy is to supply the country's defense forces with its LISA hand-held target acquisition system under a $36.7 million agreement signed wit...
China police billions spell profit opportunity
May 19, 2013 (AFP)
Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones line a police equipment and "anti-terrorism technology" trade fair in Beijing as vendors seek to profit from C...
Poland receives surplus German tanks
May 19, 2013 (UPI)
The first batch of surplus Leopard 2A5 main battle tanks sold by Germany to Poland have been delivered to a Polish cavalry brigade. The tanks -- 11 in all -- ar...
Lockheed Martin's JASSM Extended Range Completes IOT and E Flight Testing
May 16, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) Extended Range successfully completed U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IO...
Saudi company to sell Xenonics' night-vision equipment
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
Xenonics Holdings Inc., a producer of low-light and night-vision products, has appointed a Saudi Arabian company as its exclusive international agent. Under the...
Outside View: Whetting the Spearhead
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
As deployed U.S. troops continue to draw down from Afghanistan and those waiting in the wings keep a watchful eye on developments in Syria and the Sahel, thousa...
Brazil picks suppliers for electronic border fence
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
Brazil's plans to build an electronic fence along its border with its 10 neighbors moved forward with what appears to be the final selection of local and foreig...
Oshkosh showcasing unmanned ground vehicle technology
May 13, 2013 (UPI)
The use of unmanned ground vehicles in clearing roads of improvised explosive devices is being demonstrated this week by Oshkosh Defense. The company, which mak...
Stryker hulls being improved to withstand mines, IEDs
May 12, 2013 (UPI)
Flat-bottomed U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicles are to be converted to a double-V hull design to better withstand improvised explosive devices and landmines. Th...
Exelis receives follow-on order for CWI sub-systems
May 12, 2013 (UPI)
A transmitter that provides guidance for semi-active missiles carried by F-16 Fighting Falcon jets will continue to be produced by Exelis for Lockheed Martin. T...
Raytheon completes first international delivery of Enhanced Paveway II GBU-50
May 10, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has completed delivery of more than 200 Paveway GBU-50 guidance kits to a European partner. The GBU-50 provides the 2,000-pound MK-84 or the BLU-109 pe...
Blueprints for 3D handgun take refuge in Pirate Bay
May 10, 2013 (AFP)
Virtual blueprints for the world's first 3D printable handgun found a safe harbor Friday at file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, dodging a US government attempt...
Beetle uses chemical warfare, inspires ATM protection technology
May 09, 2013 (UPI)
Engineers tasked with protecting bank ATMs from thieves have drawn inspiration from an acid-spitting beetle. The minute and colorful bombardier beetle, found th...
Canada said to be aiming for precision weaponry
May 08, 2013 (UPI)
Is Canada moving toward developing a futuristic arsenal of precision weaponry? That would be both to save costs and to save lives -- its own fighters' lives and...
Germany says will sell 164 tanks to Indonesia
May 08, 2013 (AFP)
Germany has agreed to sell 164 used tanks to Indonesia, the government confirmed Wednesday, after the Dutch parliament last year rejected a similar request over...
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