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Bad parts halted production of AGM-88E

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

Bad resistors from a subcontractor forced Orbital ATK to halt the production of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) for five-weeks.

Photo: Orbital ATK
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Thales and Airbus Defence and Space to make maps for French military

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

The French National Institute of Geographic and Forestry Information (IGN) has awarded the Thales-Airbus Defence and Space consortium a six-year contract to produce maps for the French military.

By National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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S-300 air defense system spotted in Gilan Province, Iran

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

A convoy carrying the S-300 air defense system was videotaped as it went along Gilan Province in Iran earlier this week. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari confirmed on Apr. 11 that the first shipment of the air defense system has been completed.

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NGJ Inc 1 approved to enter Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by alert5

The Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Increment 1 (Inc 1) has entered a new phase on Apr. 5 when Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, approved it to enter the Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase.

Illustration from U.S. Navy
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