Americas
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Oct- 2021 -15 October
Saab Opens New T-7A Red Hawk Facility in US
Saab has opened a new facility in Indiana for domestic production of the company’s aft airframe section for the T-7A Red Hawk trainer program.
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15 October
US Navy Says Sailors Who Refuse Vaccine Will Be Expelled
The US Navy said Thursday that personnel who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be expelled from the force, ahead of the November 28 deadline for the injection.
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15 October
US, Greece Expand Defense Ties Amid Mediterranean Tensions
Greece expanded a defense agreement with the US days after ratifying a separate deal with France in a tacit signal to Turkey following high tensions.
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14 October
Lockheed Delivers Laser Weapon System for AC-130J Gunship
Lockheed Martin has delivered the Airborne High Energy Laser to the US Air Force, with the aim of mounting it on the AC-130J gunships.
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14 October
Exosonic to Develop Supersonic Adversary Drone for USAF Pilot Training
The US Air Force has contracted supersonic transport company Exosonic, Inc. to develop a supersonic drone demonstrator for pilot training missions.
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14 October
Defense Firms to Demonstrate New Ramjet 155 Air-Breathing Munition
A group of defense firms led by Boeing is aiming to demonstrate next summer a new munition that features improved speed and range.
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14 October
USAF Awards Northrop Grumman Platform-Agnostic Airborne Sensor Contract
The US Air Force has contracted Northrop Grumman to design an airborne next-generation open standards-based signals intelligence sensor.
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14 October
Colorado-Based Company Unveils ‘Intelligent’ Fire-Control Systems
A Colorado-based precision targeting systems manufacturer recently unveiled a suite of “semi-autonomous” fire-control systems, claiming to increase “hit probability.”
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13 October
US Air Force F-15E Successfully Drops New 5,000-Pound Bomb
The US Air Force has successfully tested its new 5,000-pound GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator capable of destroying underground spaces such as ballistic missile and nuclear weapons facilities.
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13 October
BAE Systems Trials Laser-Guided Counter-Drone System
BAE Systems has retrofitted the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guided rocket with a proximity fuze, enabling it to blast a drone without contact.
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