News on Military Technology

Pentagon: F-35 fighter jet cost doubles

2010-03-11T14:32:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Pentagon says cost of new F-35 fighter jet will be double original estimates</div><div><p>The Pentagon said Thursday the cost to build its next-generation fighter jet has doubled to as much as $113 million per plane since 2001.</p><p>The bad news about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Progam, delivered Thursd...

China warns US against selling F-16s to Taiwan

2010-03-09T01:15:15Z

<div id="subtitle">China warns US against selling F-16s to Taiwan</div><div><p>China on Tuesday warned the United States against any future arms sales to Taiwan, including F-16 fighter jets the island has been pushing for in hopes of upgrading its air defense ...

Marine defense co is a bottom fishing story:The StreetSignal Report

2010-03-08T19:15:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Technology stock not fully valued for its current business.</div><div><p>OSI Geospatial (TSX: T.OSI, Stock Forum) </p><p>Heading into 2010 I started following OSI as a very promising growth story in the tech and defence sector. Recently a very serious threat surfaced in a key shipping lane that (if it occurs) will have far reaching implications for Asia and global trade. OSI’s speciality is the ma...

Pentagon sees no erosion on F-35 total buy

2010-03-04T14:01:07Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's chief arms buyer on Thursday said he was not seeing signs that the U.S. military services or international partners would cut their planned purchases of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, but acknowledged that was a risk for such a big program.</...

US announces two-year delay in F-35 fighter program

2010-03-02T17:15:39Z

<div><p>The US Air Force announced Tuesday a two-year delay in the production of its new F-35 stealth fighter, touted as the future of the American air fleet.</p><p>Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, the civilian head of the department, told reporters that the Joint Strike Fighter, scheduled for use by 2013, would now not be ready until the end of 2015.</p><p>"I do think we're going to have a ...

Russian New Bomber

2010-03-01T12:15:10Z

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a visit to the city of Beslan in the republic of North Ossetia in the Russia's North Caucasus, Monday, March 1, 2010. Putin said Monday during a government meeting that focused o...

Putin: Russia to build new strategic bomber

2010-03-01T12:33:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Putin says Russia will build new strategic bomber, part of modernizaton effort</div><div><p>Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia will build a new strategic bomber, a move that comes as the nation tries to upgrade its aging military arsenal.</p><p>Putin said in televised remarks that work on the bomber must follow the devel...

Malware Threat for 'Smart Phone' Users

2010-02-26T00:15:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Smart phone attacks could be worse than assaults on personal computers</div><div><p>Bad enough that you have to worry about attacks on your computer. Now, researchers say the same type of malware can go after smart mobile phones.</p><p>These assaults, they warn, could potentially cause a phone to eavesdrop on a meeting, track an owner's travels, or rapidly drain its battery to render the phone useless. </p><p>Computer scientists...

Airbus Military Plane

2010-02-24T05:16:48Z

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2009 file photo, the new military Airbus A400M transport plane lands after its exhibition flight at Seville, Spain. France can "reasonably expect" a deal next week between seven countries and European defense giant EADS to resolve a financial dispute over the A400M military transport plane, ...

U.S. And Japan To Begin Talks On Futemna Airbase Relocation Issue

2010-02-24T04:31:21Z

KADENA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 24: US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets fly over Kadena Air Base on February 24, 2010 in Kadena, Japan. U.S. and Japan will begin talks on Futemma Air Base relocation in early March, following a ...

Israeli Airforce Receives Latest Generation Of UAV's

2010-02-21T10:31:22Z

TEL NOF, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 21: The Eitan, the Israeli Air Force's latest generation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), is displayed alongside a CH-53 helicopter during a ceremony intoducing it into the 210th UAV squadron on February 21, 2010 at the Tel Nof air base in central Israel. The Eitan, or Heron TP, weighs in at 5,000 kgs and has a 26 meter wingspan. It can carry a heavy payload,...

Israel Aerospace Industries Reveals Latest Weapons Systems

2010-02-16T06:31:12Z

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL: This handout file photo provided on February 16 by the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) shows the Heron, a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) for strategic and tactical missions. With a wingspan of 16.6 meters and a takeoff weight of 1,250 kg, the Heron UAV can ...

Obamas War on Terror

2010-02-12T00:31:03Z

In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, a fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan Nov. 4, 2007, on its way to another wartime mission. In the early months of his presidency, President Barack Obama's national security team singled out one man from its list of most-...

DWP big dog

2010-02-11T17:32:18Z

The New BigDog on the Block Boston Dynamics, makers of the BigDog robot, have won a $32 million (£20 million) contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to make a Legged Squad Support System (LS3). Each LS3 will carry up to 400 ...

Lockheed, Kaman unmanned helicopter test a success

2010-02-22T10:46:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Lockheed, Kaman announce successful test of unmanned military helicopter</div><div><p>Lockheed Martin Corp. and Kaman Aerospace Corp. are launching their own unmanned military helicopter.</p><p>Lockheed Martin, based in

Iran launches production lines for unmanned planes

2010-02-22T10:51:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Iran launches production lines for 2 unmanned planes with attack capabilities</div><div><p>Iran has launched two production lines to build unmanned aircraft with surveillance and attack capabilities, the defense minister announced Monday.</p><p>It also announced that Iran would soon deploy a missile air defense system more powerful than the advanced Russi...

Junior miner jumps on silver resource boost

2010-02-22T12:50:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Speculators gave a small silver play a second look Monday, while a software stock popped on a multi-million dollar contract.</div><div><tr><td><b>'+company+ '</b> (<a href="http://www.stockhouse.com/FinancialTools/sn_overview.asp?symbol='+exchange+'.'+symbol+'">TSX: '+exchange+'.'+symbol+'</a>, <a href="http://www.stockhouse.com/Bullboards/Symbol...

Defense chief fires head of troubled office

2010-02-22T12:57:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Defense chief duns contractor Lockheed Martin and fires head of troubled fighter jet program</div><div><p>Defense Secretary Robert Gates is removing at least one senior manager and withholding money from a defense contractor because of continued troubles in

Harris announces $6.5M technology acquisition

2010-02-22T12:54:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Harris Corp. acquires technology assets from OSI Geospatial for $6.5 million</div><div><p>Harris Corp. said Monday it has acquired technology that will allow it to integrate advanced real-time tactical information into its military and public safety communications equipment.</p><p>The $6.5 million acquisition from Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced a billion-dollar venture Monday that it hopes will respond to military demand for technology to fight two wars, including Black Hawk helicopters that can see and fly on their own.</p><p>The Stratford-based helicopter maker and military contractor said Sikorsky Innovations is intended to speed the transformation...