
Jenoptik contracted for Patriot missile components
Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 - German manufacturer Jenoptik received a $13.8 million contract to deliver components supporting the Patriot air and missile defense system.
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Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 - German manufacturer Jenoptik received a $13.8 million contract to deliver components supporting the Patriot air and missile defense system.
Feb 24, 2017

Sunnyvale, CA. (UPI) Feb 24, 2017 - Lockheed Martin plans to relocate its Fleet Ballistic Missile program in a move the company says will cut costs for its customers.
Feb 24, 2017

London (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - BAE Systems on Thursday delivered an optimistic outlook on government defence spending, in particular by the new US administration led by President Donald Trump.
Feb 23, 2017

Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - Recent satellite imagery appears to show China is completing structures intended to house surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) on a series of artificial islands in the South China Sea, a Washington think-tank said Thursday.
Feb 23, 2017

Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - Islamic State jihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at Iraqi security forces in Mosul, a general from the US-led coalition has said.
Feb 23, 2017

Mosul Airport, Iraq (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - Iraqi forces on Thursday thrust into Mosul airport on the southern edge of the jihadist stronghold for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the region in 2014.
Feb 23, 2017

Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - Israeli warplanes on Thursday shot down over the Mediterranean a drone controlled by the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas, the army said.
Feb 23, 2017

Moscow (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 - Russia's Admirality Shipyards will lay down two new diesel-electric submarines in 2017, according to state media reports.
Feb 23, 2017

Seoul (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - South Korea is using giant loudspeakers to blast news of the dramatic assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother across the border with its reclusive northern neighbour, it was reported Thursday.
Feb 23, 2017

Cincinnati (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 - Scientists at the University of Cincinnati successfully trained drones to autonomously land on moving targets. Researchers say fuzzy logic was the key to their success.
Feb 23, 2017

Beirut (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - Turkish-backed Syrian rebels said Thursday they had fully captured the town of Al-Bab from the Islamic State group, marking a key defeat for the jihadists after weeks of heavy fighting.
Feb 23, 2017

Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic State jihadists, observing only that he is readying a full range of options for President Donald Trump.
Feb 23, 2017

Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - President Donald Trump huddled with US manufacturing moguls at the White House Thursday, discussing tough policies to bring our jobs back from places like China and Mexico.
Feb 23, 2017

Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 - The United Arab Emirates announced Thursday it signed contracts worth a total of more than $5 billion to purchase weaponry during its international arms fair in Abu Dhabi this week.
Feb 23, 2017

London (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 - Defense ministers from Britain and France inked a $183 million deal with MBDA Missile Systems to upgrade existing air-launched, long-range missiles.
Feb 23, 2017

Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 - U.S. Navy research teams recently completed combat trials with the branch's Tactical Battle Manager system using unmanned aerial vehicles.
Feb 23, 2017