Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 27, 2009, 2:22 am
Thales’s IFF interrogator and transponder have successfully completed the Mode 5 comprehensive interoperability tests in the US Naval Air Systems Command (US NAVAIR) laboratories. Under the first ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 27, 2009, 1:43 am
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will take delivery of eight Aermacchi MB-339CM jet fighter trainers at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (Lima) 2009 on Dec 2. Costing ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 8:15 am
With new anti-missile systems and submarines that can carry nuclear weapons, Israel is readying a new generation of armaments designed to defend itself against distant Iran as well as Iranian-backed m...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 7:12 am
Thales has signed a significant contract with Intermarine to supply its highly successful Sonar 2093 system to the Italian Navy’s (Marina Militare Italiana) Gaeta-class minehunting fleet. The contr...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 3:36 am
Earlier today, as part of his working tour of the state of Tamaulipas, President Calderón led the festivities to commemorate Mexican Navy Day. The event was part of the festivities on Mexican Navy D...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 2:55 am
First flight of the U.S. Navy's Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator has slipped into the first quarter of 2010 after propulsion acoustic and engine-start sequencing issu...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 2:23 am
The German Navy trusts Thales’s expertise and technology when it comes to developing and outfitting its largest ships. Thales has been selected to be the main contractor on the project that will s...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 2:15 am
Indian President Pratibha Patil’s flight on board the Su-30MKI fighter jet of Russian manufacture is “a worthy ending of the India Year in Russia and evidence of the Indian side’ s great confide...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 2:04 am
Airbus Military's A330-based multi-role tanker/transport (MRTT) has for the first time conducted the simultaneous in-flight refuelling of two aircraft, by hooking up with a pair of Spanish air for...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 1:47 am
Defence has taken delivery of two Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft, four years behind schedule for the $4 billion project. Listed in the black book of Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Scie...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 1:39 am
For the first time ever, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will hold an air show next April to showcase its refurbished and newly-acquired aircraft. Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, s...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 1:29 am
Perhaps there's more to this than meets the eye, but on the face of it the Obama administration has not only broken a promise made to Britain but reneged upon a vital agreement that would have giv...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 1:08 am
Israel plans to buy two warships from Germany rather than rival U.S.-made vessels and is negotiating with Berlin in the hope of clinching a discounted deal by year's end, Israeli officials said on...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 26, 2009, 12:58 am
The French Navy has formally awarded DCNS two major contracts for through-life support services for its nuclear-powered submarine fleets. The first is for TLS for six nuclear-powered attack submarin...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 25, 2009, 1:39 am
The Rudd government has given the green light to Australia's largest ever defence purchase, approving a buy of 14 F-35 joint strike fighters at a cost of $3.2 billion. Cabinet's national sec...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 25, 2009, 1:34 am
The 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base got a new toy of sorts Tuesday — one that basically delivered itself. Just before 1 p.m., the RQ-4 "B" class Global Hawk landed at the base's...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 25, 2009, 1:27 am
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first three MQ-8B Fire Scout production deliveries to the U.S. Navy, which completes the first year of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the Vertical Ta...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 25, 2009, 1:16 am
Barnstaple-based J+S Ltd has been awarded a £1m contract for the sonar upgrade of ships operated by the Dutch and Belgian navies. The company will design and supply four ship sets of sonar transduce...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 25, 2009, 12:38 am
Russia on Tuesday delayed the latest test launch of its troubled new submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, the state RIA news agency reported. RIA said the launch -- which was...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 24, 2009, 4:44 am
Raytheon Company's Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 successfully completed three instrumented test vehicle flights between April and October designed to demonstrate the system's upgraded kinem...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 24, 2009, 4:28 am
India's first nighttime test of a medium-range missile was a failure, missing its target, a defense ministry official said Tuesday. India test fired the surface-to-surface 'Agni-II' (Fire...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 24, 2009, 3:54 am
On the night of November 20, something unusual happened on board the Alrosa, a B-871 submarine that served in Russia's Black Sea Fleet. According to the available information, the submarine's...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 24, 2009, 3:45 am
Japan and the U.S. signed a secret nuclear pact when they revised their security treaty in 1960, a Japanese Foreign Ministry probe has revealed according to the Asahi Shimbun last Saturday. The exis...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 24, 2009, 3:38 am
The U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler is now operational, marking a new era in the Pentagon’s ability to conduct electronic attack missions more effectively around the globe. The fast-moving aircraft’...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 22, 2009, 3:30 am
A Russian submarine broke off a mission in the Black Sea on Saturday and headed back to base, apparently because of engine trouble, the state RIA-Novosti news agency reported. The Alrosa, a diesel-el...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 22, 2009, 3:22 am
With new submarines, destroyers and mine warfare ships, China's Navy is clearly benefiting from modernization financed by the nation's rapidly growing economy, a new report tells U.S. lawmaker...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 21, 2009, 5:45 am
The Pentagon is considering adding more than $200 million to the Joint Strike Fighter program and providing more planes for flight tests to try to reduce the possibility of large cost overruns over th...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 21, 2009, 5:41 am
Nearly a week after the Navy officially kicked off production of its newest aircraft carrier, service officials charged with overseeing the program said Friday it is on track to be in service by Septe...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 21, 2009, 5:34 am
The littoral combat ship Independence this week successfully completed acceptance trials, the last set of tests before the vessel is handed over to the U.S. Navy, the Navy said Thursday. Delivery is ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 21, 2009, 4:35 am
The biggest and most powerful attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy – Astute – today sailed into her home base on the Clyde. Measuring nearly one hundred metres from bow to stern, Astute...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 21, 2009, 4:27 am
Dave trained all this week for the ride of a lifetime in a U-2 spy plane in "The Early Show"'s "Edge of the Earth" series. The day of his flight finally came Thursday. He flew to 70,000 feet -- ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 21, 2009, 4:13 am
Russia's military expects next year to field a sixth regiment equipped with fixed-site Topol-M missiles, the Xinhua News Agency reported today (see GSN, Sept. 24). The head of the strategic missi...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 20, 2009, 1:38 am
The United States and NATO have “expressed a desire” for Canada to deploy CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to Afghanistan, according to the Canadian general who leads the coalition’s air war in Afghani...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 20, 2009, 1:27 am
It's well over three years late and yet to achieve full operational capability, but the first two of the RAAF's Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft will finally be delivered to Williamst...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 20, 2009, 1:22 am
"Early Show" weather anchor and features reporter Dave Price was to fly in a U-2 spy plane Thursday in the "Edge of the Earth" series. However, before doing that, he gave viewers an inside, exclusiv...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 20, 2009, 1:11 am
China has launched the serial production of J-10, J-11 and FC-1 fighter jets, which are rip-offs of Russia’s Su-27/30 and MiG-29 aircraft. The nation intends to build and sell not less than 1,200 ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 20, 2009, 1:07 am
U.S. House Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and seven cosponsors Nov. 18 introduced a bipartisan bill to require the U.S. administration to submit detailed reports on arms sales to Taiwan. Referred...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 20, 2009, 12:51 am
A Russian naval task force led by the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer will resume an anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa later this month, the Navy said on Thursday. It said the destroyer and an ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 20, 2009, 12:42 am
North Korea is running a global arms smuggling enterprise to finance its nuclear weapons program, a United Nations panel said in a report on sanctions imposed on the regime. “The Democratic People...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 19, 2009, 6:03 am
Bombs are being developed that cut through 60 feet of cocrete. CNN's Barbara Starr reports on where they could be used.
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 19, 2009, 1:42 am
On "The Early Show" Wednesday, Dave showed viewers how he will survive the trip. Price, a licensed pilot, has flown in areas around the world, but he hasn't done anything like this. Dave needed ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 19, 2009, 1:23 am
The Boeing Company in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). During the U.S. Air Force-spons...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 19, 2009, 1:11 am
China’s military is close to fielding the world’s first anti-ship ballistic missile, according to U.S. Navy intelligence. The missile, with a range of almost 900 miles (1,500 kilometers), would ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 19, 2009, 1:03 am
Congressional budget experts predict defense spending will decline steadily as a share of the U.S. gross domestic product, dipping below 3 percent by 2028. The projection comes as senior defense aut...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 19, 2009, 12:57 am
Russian shipyard, Yantar, will float-out the first of three Krivak-IV class stealth frigates for the Indian Navy on 27 November, a company spokesman said. These frigates are a follow-on order for a ...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 19, 2009, 12:50 am
Turkey's Navy will buy six modern submarines to be built by Germany's HDW shipyards at a price nearly 20 percent lower than what the Germans had originally offered, procurement officials said....
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 19, 2009, 12:42 am
Lebanese lawmakers grappled over the issue of Hezbollah's weapons as the new Beirut government puts the final touches on its policy statement. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri handed in his li...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 18, 2009, 5:12 am
Germany will not extend for the time being the deployment of AWACS surveillance aircraft to Afghanistan when the current mandate expires in mid-December, Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg sa...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 18, 2009, 2:15 am
The first JF-17 Thunder built at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) at Kamra will roll out on November 23, ushering in a new era in Pakistan-China ties and the local aviation industry, official s...
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Ko S. posted an article on Naval Open Source Intelligence - Nov 18, 2009, 1:18 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured a naval vessel on Tuesday, using the backdrop of his country's military power to warn of the threat posed by the nuclear ambitions of arch-foe Iran...
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