Новости ВПК иностранных СМИ за 30.01.2019

WASHINGTON РІР‚' Large and medium-sized unmanned surface combatants under development by the U.S. Navy will likely have crews aboard, at least at first. As the force looks to integrate more unmanned surface vessels into its future fleet, the ships will likely have sailors aboard, ...

The Navy РІР‚'Р’В  like its fellow sea service the Marine CorpsР’В  РІР‚' saw active-duty suicides hit a new high last year, according to Navy Personnel Command. A total of 68 active-duty sailors and 11 sailors in the Navy Reserve took their own lives in 2018,Р’В  data on NPC's website shows. ...

On January 2019, Singapore announced that it planned to buy a limited number of F-35 fighters for evaluation purposes. While this didn't come as a surprise to many Singaporean military watchers, the decision comes at a tense time for Singapore, ...

Hemmed in by an ageing fleet of fighter aircraft, low serviceability and a cautious bureaucracy and political leadership, the Indian Air Force is staring at an alarming fall in its muscle.To make matters worse, even as one squadron after another of the MiG-21s and -27s continue to be phased out, ...

Shanahan spent much of his first formal (albeit off-camera) Pentagon pressroom briefing as SecDef emphasizing continuity with his ousted predecessor, Gen. Jim Mattis. He made a point of praising Mattis's National Defense Strategy, America's allies, ...

VFA-34 'Blue Blasters', the remaining F/A-18C Hornet squadron in the U.S. Navy, will perform their last flight in the Legacy Hornet this week.The only squadron that has not transitioned to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet yet will say farewell to the 'Legacy Hornet' at their home base at NAS Oceana, ...

Nate Cardozo, a Facebook critic from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says Tuesday he will be joining the social media giant as a privacy policy manager.Cardozo has been a harsh critic of the company's privacy policies in the past, ...

Given the Russian threat, the United States Air Force should consider adopting some number of F-35B wings for the European theater. ...

A naval flight officer and Naval Academy graduate is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly strangling his fiancГ©e in late 2017, according to Navy charge sheets and a Florida sheriff's arrest report. On Dec. 19, 2017, Lt. Cmdr. Jason Scott Doyle, 35, ...

Apple said there are now more than 900 million iPhones being used around the world.It's Apple's new installed base metric, since Apple is no longer reporting quarterly iPhone unit sales. ...

MIAMI РІР‚' A family dispute delayed sentencing Tuesday for a man whose newlywed wife vanished at sea as the couple sailed a catamaran off the Bahamas. U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno said he needs more information about visitation rights and creation of a trust fund for the couple's young child. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' A federal court ruled Tuesday that the Department of Veterans Affairs cannot deny disability benefits to thousands of Vietnam veterans who claim exposure to cancer-causing chemical defoliants simply because those vets served in the waters off the country's coastline, and not inland. ...

The Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) has completed installation of a new Indian-made coastal radar system which the government said will be used to protect its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) against maritime crimes and monitor external threats to the island nation's maritime boundaries. ...

On Tuesday, Tesla began selling lower-priced versions of Model S electric sedans and Model X SUVs that have 100 kWh battery packs.The company has been struggling to control expenditures while ramping up production of its Model 3 vehicles, ...

BEIRUT РІР‚' The United States is seeking to broker an agreement between Syrian Kurdish forces and Turkey to prevent them from going to war in northeastern Syria once American forces withdraw, a senior Kurdish official said. Ilham Ahmed, the co-chair of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Council, ...

CNBC's Jim Cramer breaks down the action in Nvidia's shares and explains how to spot a better buying opportunity.The 'Mad Money' host also hears from John Ferriola, the CEO of U.S. steel producer Nucor.In the lightning round, Cramer reveals what it takes for him to recommend a regional bank stock. ...

Three Fort Bragg soldiers have been implicated in a scam to marry female soldiers off to immigrants and exchange legal residency for cash and benefits. Sgt. Edward Anguah has been remanded into federal custody until a Jan. 31 hearing, according to court documents, ...

Apple's disclosure about the profitability of its services business comes after the company said it would stop disclosing unit sales for the iPhone and other hardware products.The services business includes products like iTunes and iCloud. In its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, ...

Amazon is launching a new marketplace targeting Middle Eastern countries Saudi Arabia and the UAE.The company is telling sellers to focus on Amazon's main site instead of Souq.com, the Dubai-based online retailer it bought for $580 million in 2017. ...

LAS VEGAS -- An Israeli company unveiled its next-generation digital rifle sight, designed to work more like a smartphone than a high-powered hunting scope, at SHOT Show 2019.Sensight US Inc., a subsidiary of Sensight Ltd. in Israel, showed off its new smart scope, which features a wide viewscreen, ...

Zocdoc says half its current subscribers will pay the same or less under the new model.The company piloted the change last year, and several doctors voiced their complaints to CNBC. Zocdoc is backed by Jeff Bezos and has been valued at $2 billion. Zocdoc, ...

WASHINGTON: The Intelligence Community does not agree with President Trump that North Korea is 'no longer a nuclear threat. ...

U.S. efforts to head off cyber events and impose consequences on adversaries has worked, at least in the short-term, the head of U.S. Cyber Command told Congress Jan. 29. However, it is unclear if that success will change the way enemies act in the long run. Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. ...

Despite the Navy's misgivings over having dozens of its ships sailing in boxes hunting for missiles, plans remain in place for more Aegis-capable hulls, as well as new radars, and mobile missile defense batteries.

Retired Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, a former commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, has a new book out about what makes a leader, and what doesn't. He and his co-authors profile a wide range of leaders in his third book, 'Leaders: Myth and Reality. ...

Apple reports the numbers for its fiscal first quarter under a new structure.iPhone revenue comes in just slightly below projections.Apple reports a gross margin in its services segment of 62.8 percent. ...

The chief of the U.S. Army Reserve said Tuesday that his force may not be ready to administer the new Army Combat Fitness Test as a test of record by the mandated October 2020 deadline.The Army's senior leadership announced last July that every soldier in the active duty, ...

The costs of maintaining active-duty and National Guard troops on the southern border have risen to $235 million to date, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.About $132 million has been spent on the active-duty troops who began deploying to Texas, Arizona and California in early November, Vice Adm. ...

Apple has made the group chat function in FaceTime unavailable after users said there was a bug that could allow callers to activate another user's microphone remotely. The bug was demonstrated through videos online and reported on this week by tech blogs. ...

FLIR Systems has been awarded a $39.6 Million order to deliver FLIR Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) in support of the U.S. Army. ...

Under PM Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative, Field Gun Factory and Ordnance Factory Kanpur is all set to roll out an indigenously-designed towed 155 mm/ 45 caliber towed artillery gun 'Sharang' to bolster Indian Army's attacking prowess. ...

All democratic countries should support the rights of the people of Sindh and Balochistan, former Pakistan diplomat Hussain Haqqani said on Friday. Speaking on South Asia with former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon and economist Prasenjit Basu at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival, ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Tuesday that Japan has been cleared to buy a pair of land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense systems, the first foreign military sales announcement since the end of a government shutdown that stalled the FMS process. The sale, ...

'There is a bit more optimism in the air in January, or certainly I feel that anyways,' Apple CEO Tim Cook tells CNBC after the tech giant reports earnings on Tuesday.Apple reports profits of $4.18 a share for its December quarter, a penny above the average analyst forecast as tracked by Refinitiv. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' Lockheed Martin has been given assurances by top Pentagon leaders that the F-35 program will not be negatively impacted by a potential U.S. Air Force buy of Boeing's F-15X, Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson said Tuesday. 'If they choose to have an order of the F-15, ...

NEW YORK РІР‚' The researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle before his gruesome death are being targeted in turn by international undercover operatives, the Associated Press has found. Twice in the past two months, ...

Nearly a year after former defense secretary Jim Mattis inked a memo to create the first task force focused solely on making close combat formations more lethal, ...

The U.S. intelligence community took aim at China during its annual assessment of worldwide threats, accusing the East Asian giant of blistering cyberattacks that are the foundation of a prolonged espionage campaign. ...

WASHINGTON -- A federal court ruled Tuesday that Vietnam veterans who served on ships offshore during the war are eligible for benefits to treat illnesses linked to exposure to the chemical herbicide Agent Orange -- a decision that has the potential to extend help to thousands of veterans. ...

AMD reported earnings in line with expectations but revenue fell short. The semiconductor company expects strong sales growth in 2019First-quarter sales, however, are projected to be lower than Wall Street's estimates. ...

China has test-fired its so-called 'Guam killer' ballistic missile, claiming the weapon could strike a moving aircraft carrier, according to a report by the state-run Global Times tabloid. ...

GameStop announces it will no longer pursue a sale of the company.The company says the board determined there was not enough available financing on terms that would be acceptable to a prospective buyer. ...

Quebec-based shipbuilder Davie Shipbuilding has urged Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to reevaluate the government's decision not to order a second supply ship for the Royal Canadian Navy. Speaking in Quebec last Friday, ...

Requiring a transmission that is easy to integrate and can handle extremes of climate and terrain, Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) has chosen the Allison Transmission 3000 Serie for its newest armored vehicles. ...

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Tuesday downplayed reports that he has shown favoritism toward Boeing Co., where he worked for more than 30 years.'I think that's just noise,' he told reporters during his first off-camera briefing at the Pentagon.Earlier this month, ...

The Navy still doesn't know how badly a November fire damaged guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) whileР’В the ship was in a yard forР’В a $41.6-million modernization period. ...

Lockheed Martin chief executive Marillyn Hewson said she was assured by Department of Defense officials that any order of Boeing F-15 aircraft will not come at the expense of future Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II purchases. ...

CNBC's Jim Cramer says Apple's haters are at a loss for ammo against the iPhone maker after its first-quarter earnings report.The first-quarter results were slightly above Wall Street expectations following Apple's forecast cut in early January. ...

Facebook has been paying people in secret to install an app that allows the tech giant to collect data on how they use their smartphones, TechCrunch reported Tuesday evening.Since 2016, ...

ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- In driving rain and rolling seas, the F/A-18E Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers from Strike Fighter Squadron 25 and Electronic Attack Squadron 140 take off and land on the flight deck of the carrier Abraham Lincoln, ...

The goal, as Norman put it, is to equip infantry soldiers with an automatic rifle 'that fires a small bullet at the pressure equivalent to what a tank would fire. ...

The Defense Department has been asked to put up more concertina wire and conduct expanded surveillance along the U.S.-Mexico border, which will likely require 'several thousand' more troops to be deployed, the Pentagon's acting leader said Tuesday. ...

At least five Maoists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand today, officials said. Two AK-47 rifles, a .303 rifle and five pistols were recovered from the Maoists, they said. ...

KABUL, Afghanistan РІР‚' Afghans are wary of peace talks with Taliban militants, even as the country's president expressed hope that U.S.-led negotiations could successfully end the long-running civil war.U.S. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' Directly contradicting President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic State group remains a threat and that the Iran nuclear deal is working. ...

MADRID (AP) РІР‚' Spain's state-owned shipbuilder says it has called back for security reasons four Spanish technicians in Venezuela who were readying for final delivery a navy patrol ship sold 14 years ago to the Venezuelan government. ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' The Pentagon's internal watchdog will investigate military refueling missions in the Middle East and Africa after the U.S. undercharged allies by $331 million for its support in the Yemen civil war. ...

The Army is ready to move into the future. Key to this vision is Futures Command, complete with a four-star general to oversee modernization and a promised technology-forward approach for fighting the wars of today, tomorrow and, hopefully, not yesterday. To that end, ...

'I wouldn't worry too much about Nvidia. They make very specialized chips,' Cypress Semiconductor's former CEO, T.J. Rodgers, says.'If [Micron's] slowing down, you could scale the number of electronic products China's gonna make pretty much by watching what they do,' he says. ...

Capt. Zoe 'SiS' Kotnik is the new commander of the F-16 of the Viper Demo Team (VDT). On Jan. 29, 2019, Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, certified the new F-16 Viper Demonstration Team pilot and commander ahead of the 2019 season, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis. ...

WASHINGTON: The Navy is looking to get out of the missile defense business, the service's top admiral said today, and the Pentagon's new missile defense review might give the service the off-ramp it has been looking for to stop sailing in circles waiting for ground-based missile launches. ...

Apple discloses its cash pile in its first-quarter 2019 earnings report on Tuesday.The company reports $245 billion in cash on hand compared with $237.1 billion the previous quarter.Apple has committed to contributing $350 billion to the U.S. over five years beginning in 2018. ...

First cargo of five containers weighing 22 tons each and carrying Moong Beans from Afghanistan through Chabahar Port in Iran is expected to reach India in a month or so. The delivery of these five container cargos will be carried out under the International Road Transports' TIR system. ...

Nigeria's Proforce Ltd is preparing to launch the 2019 version of its PF Ara 2 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle as it expands into the naval and unmanned aerial vehicle markets. The Ara 2 is a 4x4 Armoured Personnel Carrier, with thirty presently being produced for the Nigerian Army. ...

Apple is scheduled to report quarterly earnings after the close Tuesday and the broader market is currently trading in lockstep with the tech giant.The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) hit its high of the day at the same time shares of Apple hit their session high. ...

Apple reported revenue from China in its first quarter 2019 earnings report Tuesday.Apple cited weak economic conditions in China as a reason for its lowered guidance for its first quarter 2019 in its warning to investors earlier this month. ...

Two reports out this week highlight a nefarious side of cryptocurrency.In 2018, hackers steal $1.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency, according to a new report from CipherTrace. A separate report, from Chainalysis, ...

The Saudis are at it again. After similar efforts in the 1980s when Riyadh got itself the rather erratic DF-3 from China, reports now suggest that the Saudis may have gone one better and decided to develop their own ballistic missile programme. ...

China and Russia pose the biggest cyberthreat to the United States, but for very different reasons, representatives from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence say.The ODNI report also says Russia has developed the capability to shut down U.S. infrastructure, ...

Thousands of troops will be headed to the U.S.-Mexico border to meet President Donald Trump's request to enhance security there, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. While no decision has been made on the exact number or make up of the troops, ...

The call went out over social media this weekend: Joseph Walker, an airman who served from 1964 to 1968, had passed away. But the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas, could find no family members to attend his burial there Monday. ...

ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, IN THE VIRGINIA CAPES OPERATING AREA РІР‚' The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway for pre-deployment trainingР’В after reaping the benefits of several high-end training opportunities in the last several months. ...

Lockheed Martin is committed to producing the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for $80 million each by next year and further reducing the overall program costs as part of the next production contract negotiations with the Department of Defense, the company said on Tuesday In 2022, ...

WASHINGTON РІР‚' In an assessment casting doubt on President Donald Trump's goal of a nuclear-disarmed North Korea, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that the North is unlikely to entirely dismantle its nuclear arsenal.Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, ...

ON BOARD THE SUPERCARRIER ABRAHAM LINCOLN РІР‚' There's a carrier strike group fighting a war off the coast of Virginia, but nothing's exploding. ...

China's ongoing military buildup on islands in the South China Sea is akin to 'preparing for World War III,' the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee declared on Tuesday. The comment by Republican Sen. ...