Новости ВПК иностранных СМИ за 09.02.2019

Put away your toy arc reactors and turn down that Black Sabbath song. It looks like the military is still a ways off from creating a functional Iron man suit. As far back as 2013, U.S. Special Operations Command began playing up its development of a Marvel-esque super-suit for close-quarters combat. ...

Another hero of Afghanistan's notorious Combat Outpost Keating will have his Silver Star elevated to the military's second highest award for valor, according to a release from the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Maj. Tom Bostick was serving as commander of B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, ...

The U.S. Navy's frustration with the static missile-defense mission seems to be shifting Pentagon planning. It's possible the U.S. Defense Department could establish more land-based missile-defense sites in order to free up warships for flexible deployments. A Feb. 6, ...

Ultimately, it is unclear if KRET's vision for a Russian sixth-generation fighter will become a reality, but it is noteworthy that Russia's industrial base is exploring the possibilities. ...

WASHINGTON — The French Air Force chief of staff provided top cover for the future Franco-German fighter at a time when the French defense industry is increasingly concerned that cooperation with Germany could curtail its ability to export the system. ...

In his first appearance before Congress, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russ Smith told lawmakers that sailors and their families need more child care services, improved infrastructure and continued funding to modernize the personnel system. While on Capital Hill, ...

Thousands of Marines carrying out crisis-response missions in the Middle East are getting a better look at what war with a potential adversary such as Russia might look like.As the battlespace in the Middle East gets more complex -- with Russia backing Syrian forces and Turkey, a NATO ally, ...

WASHINGTON — Defense leaders told Congress Thursday that if they want to improve military readiness, they have to think about bettering military daycare. 'One common thread I hear at every fleet visit among sailors in all pay grades is accessibility and affordability of quality childcare, ...

The number of veterans eligible for health care services in their communities, using networks of private-sector providers contracted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is expected to jump this summer when regulations setting new access standards for community care become final. ...

The Air Force's top intelligence official has been nominated to lead a newly reconfigured intelligence shop that now encompasses cyber efforts. In a Feb. 8 announcement, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said he nominated Lt. Gen. ...

Jeff Bezos explained his ambitious vision for Amazon in a 1999 interview. He made clear the company's focus was on 'great customer service' and discussed his real estate strategy. Bezos said, 'There's no guarantee that Amazon.com can be a successful company. ...

The US Navy's forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrived in Thailand ahead of the start of multi-national exercise Cobra Gold 2019. The ship arrived in Sattahip with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on February 7. ...

Alexandra Marberry, after graduating from the Naval Academy, became one of the nation's first transgender women allowed to transition while serving in the military.More than two years later, Marberry is fighting the Navy to clear her record of sexual misconduct she maintains she did not commit. ...

The Veterans Affairs Department could soon provide free child care for veterans undergoing treatment for mental health and other medical issues — a move some lawmakers hope will make it easier for veterans to get help. ...

Public sector Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd's Rs 40,000 crore bid for a contract to build submarines has received the green light from the government and it is confident it is best suited to win over its private sector competitors that have been vying for the mega 'Make in India' project. MDL, ...

We've all heard of Rudy Reyes, the Recon Marine, martial artist, and actor who famously played himself in the HBO miniseries, Generation Kill, but few people really know what Rudy has been up to these days. Hell, we didn't know either until we asked Rudy to sit down and chat.The only problem? ...

Under the circumstances, India's investment in carriers makes more sense symbolically, and primarily as a way of keeping shipyards busy and shipyard workers employed. The Indian Navy has put out a proposal for its third aircraft carrier, ...

Turkish T-155 Firtina self-propelled howitzers to be exported to Qatar could come with domestically-produced engines, according to military analysts after Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar revealed that Ankara is on the verge of signing a major arms export agreement with Doha. ...

The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that would provide subsidies to veterans for child care during some medical appointments and make permanent an existing child care pilot program at several Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. ...

India, says Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia, 'is seen as a very big, but very difficult market'. He describes the country's military procurement process as characterised by 'very long decision times, very heavy work and technology transfer demand В­involving a dysfunctional national champion, ...

The F-15X will feature a new pylon system allowing it to handle heavier weapons loads, upgraded electronic warfare suites, an electronically scanned radar array, and even a sweetВ new multi-function sensorВ known as the 'Legion Pod.' It will also feature the relatively low, low price ofВ $27, ...

An Italian AV-8B Harrier hitched a ride home aboardВ Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after six months of maintenance in the US. The Italian aircraft, along with its flight crew, returned to Grottaglie Naval Base, Italy, on January 3, ...

Four spouses and two fiancees of veterans eligible for the Department of Veterans Affairs' family caregiver program have filed a lawsuit against the VA for denying or improperly revoking their benefits.In a suit filed Jan. 22 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the plaintiffs, ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defense has unveiled new plans for a new stealth fighter jet called Tempest at the biennial Farnborough Airshow. After having spurned Moscow's proposal to jointly develop a fifth-generation fighter aircraft, ...

Navy personnel officials are pushing ahead on plans to hike the number of no-test, command-level advancements this year. Officially known as the 'Meritorious Advancement Program,' or MAP, the program has steadily increased in scope since it was plucked from the personnel system scrap heap in 2015. ...

The Air Force wants to enlist robots to fight forest fires. A new competition aims to test the ability of artificial intelligence — generated by teams in the United States and the United Kingdom — to plot search-and-rescue missions, among other tasks. The competition, which opened Jan. 15, ...

While much of the conflicts across the Middle East tend toward low tech and low intensity, the fight in Syria is providing Marine commanders with a wealth of knowledge and experience for a future fight with near peer rivals like Russia and China. ...

In the face of rising seas and frequent flooding, the Department of Defense could soon start pitching in money to fix roads and other vulnerable infrastructure needed to access military bases.After years of examining the impacts of climate change and working to mitigate the future effects on bases, ...

The U.S. Air Force has fixed one of its lingering job shortages, the service's top civilian said Friday.As the service works to restore readiness, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said there is no longer a gap in the active-duty maintainer career field.'We were 4,000 maintainers short. ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun his reply to the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's address in Lok Sabha on Thursday. In his reply, Modi accused the Congress of insulting Central institutions during its rule, ...

Kazakhstan's Armed Forces show a strong interest in the acquisition of the Belarusian-made T-72BME main battle tank (MBTs), a source from the Belarusian defense industry told TASS. ...

India's state owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) could soon be left with the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) as its sole fighter production line on completion of manufacturing under licence of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI next year, ending a 222-aircraft production run.

Confidence among venture investors in the fourth quarter plunged to the lowest since 2009.VCs are concerned about political instability, macroeconomic threats and Bay Area prices. Silicon Valley investors may be excited about all the wacky innovation in their backyard, ...

O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company (O'Gara Armoring) announced that the US Army Contracting Command awarded it with a fiveyear, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to produce armor hardware, turret systems (AHTS) and platform integration kits (PIKS) for the US Army. ...

SAN DIEGO -- A former Navy captain has been sentenced to six months in prison for moonlighting for a Malaysian contractor nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' at the center of one of the maritime service's worst corruption scandals.Former Capt. ...

From the originalВ GlockВ 17, capable of carrying seventeen rounds of nine-millimeter ammunition, theВ GlockВ line has expanded to cover nearly all semiautomatic calibers, including .45В ACP, and the gun has replaced theВ 1911A1В pistol in such organizations as Marine Special Operations Command and the U. ...

Bangladesh on Thursday sought India's support for the speedy repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, a sensitive issue that Dhaka has raised several times with New Delhi since last year. ...

The US has discussed a potential missile defence collaboration with India, a top Pentagon official has said, underlining that America wants to build a 'much deeper and broader relationship' with the country. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy John Rood, however, ...

Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced on 8 February that it has been awarded a $232.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to recapitalize vehicles in the Army's Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) fleet. ...

The Air Force has quietly expanded a database used to keep tabs on airmen under investigation to include all of its officer ranks.The Automated Case Tracking System, or ACTS, in use by the service since 2003, previously had applied only to field-grade officers -- majors, ...

Negotiations that would lead to a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan continue to advance, but are a long way from completion, the top U.S. envoy to U.S.-Taliban peace talks said Friday. ...

Members of a House subcommittee on Thursday chided senior leaders of the Army and Air Force for failing to provide safe housing for military families, and urged all services to work harder to reduce sexual assault in their ranks.In a hearing on military quality-of-life issues, ...

Two crewmen repairing lifeboats on an oil tanker where hurled into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, after one of the boats accidentally launched itself off the ship, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.It happened 70 miles off Chincoteague, Virginia, and involved the tanker Chemtrans Nova, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Remaining ahead of adversary capabilities means investing now in multi-domain and interoperable weapons systems, says the military department secretaries. The Fiscal Year 2020 budget request, due for release within the next few weeks, ...

Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo was served Wednesday with a 'notice of violation' from the New Mexico Environment Department after monitoring wells tested at twice the acceptable levels for suspected carcinogenic contaminants. ...

Government agencies, including the intelligence community and its research arm, increasingly want to predict cyber attacks through machine learning. But a new study casts doubt on the effectiveness of that technique. ...

A Littoral Combat Ship, with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment, will hunt for drug runners in U.S. Southern Command later this year,В the command's top officer told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. Adm. ...

NGA HQ: The low grading noise you could barely hear yesterday was the sound of the tectonic plates of American intelligence shifting as the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Agency got new directors. The nugget of news is that Vice Adm. ...

The Indian Army has started the induction of new sniper rifles along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, a top army officer said.Under the General Officer Commander-in-Chief of Northern Command's special financial power, the Army floated tenders for procurement of 5, ...

Steward William Tillman had been waiting for more than a week to take back his freedom after Confederate privateers from the ship Jeff Davis had captured and boarded his vessel, the schooner S.J. Waring, on July 7, 1861. ...

This is everything we know so far.В  An individual purported to be the pilot of a Russian Sukhoi Su-35S has posted a photo that is alleged to the a U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor that supposedly was captured on the Flanker-E's OLS-35 electro-optical infra-red search and track system. ...

WASHINGTON — The House Veterans' Affairs Committee is launching an investigation into whether President Donald Trump's country club friends had undue influence over Veterans Affairs Department policies or violated any laws. In a letter to VA officials Friday, committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif. ...

Rosoboronexport, part of the Rostec State Corporation, has launched a global marketing campaign to promote the AK200 series legendary Kalashnikov assault rifles manufactured by the Kalashnikov Concern. 'Export permits for the newest Kalashnikov AK200 series assault rifles have been obtained. ...

A U.S. Navy veteran who last year admitted he brandished a pistol at four men in western Maine after a night out drinking was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District in Bangor to one year of probation.Justin Woods, 32, of Arundel pleaded guilty in October to one count of simple assault, ...

Six ItAF F-35As out of the eight currently in Italy (two more ones are at Luke Air Force Base in the U.S.) are currently at Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, ...

The general officer commanding-in-chief of the northern command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, said Thursday the Pakistani army has been using social media to mobilize support among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to stir them towards militancy. ...

Drill instructors, recruits and others aboard the Parris Island, South Carolina, recruit depot tried to recreate a living Marine Corps emblem to mark the centennial of the first time it was attempted. But, after posting a side by side of the original living Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, ...

Chilean ivebreaker Antarctica 1 will feature electromagnetic compatibility and interference equipment from Finland's Surma, under a contract awarded by prime contractor ASMAR. Surma will assist ASMAR throughout the multiyear project managing the EMC working group of the Antartica 1 project. ...

The House Veterans Affairs Committee has started investigating allegations of influence by three friends of President Donald Trump over decisions made at the Department of Veterans Affairs and what role, if any, VA insiders played in instituting their recommendations.Committee Chairman Rep. ...

In an operational environment jamming GPS signals represents both a threat and an important capability. In addition to serving an important purpose in navigation on land, sea and in the air, ...

U.S. counter-terrorism missions will soon place more emphasis on a little-known Pentagon program designed to help 'surrogate forces,' rather than traditional allied units that are dependent on U.S. training, advice and assistance. ...

What good is buying lots of sophisticated combat aircraft if there aren't enough aerial tankers to refuel them? 'With the growing activity of long-range aviation, as well as the deployment of Russian aviation units in the North and the Far East with their enormous distances, ...

'We need to have any sensor connect to any shooter at very rapid machine-to-machine speed,' Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said, 'if we're going to multi-domain operations.' But aye, there's the rub: Are we?

WASHINGTON — Roughly a year ago, the Pentagon stood up the chief management officer role — a congressionally mandated job that ranks third in the department hierarchy — to find billions of dollars in efficiencies. Less than nine months later, the first CMO, Jay Gibson, ...

The Canadian government has officially signed a contract with Irving Shipbuiding and the BAE Systems-Lockheed Martin team for the construction of Canada's future surface combatants. ...

The US Air Force continues to struggle to keep and replace sufficient numbers of experienced and highly skilled aircraft maintainers. ...

The whole world is trying to figure out what is happening in the United States, and the shrinking role that President Trump wants the US to play in a technologically-integrating world. ...

Less than a year afterВ  declaringВ the U.S. Navy 'fully invested' in the service's much-hyped electromagnetic railgun, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson is apparently experiencing someВ  buyer's remorse В over the $500 million supergun'sВ  troubled development . ...

As controversy swirls around the в‚№59,000-crore Rafale deal, ...

USS Tulsa (LCS 16), the US Navy's eighth Independence variant littoral combat ship, is scheduled to be commissionedВ at San Francisco's Embarcadero Pier 30/32, in a ceremony on February 16. Oklahoma Senator James Lankford will deliver the commissioning ceremony's principal address. ...

WASHINGTON — The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a decade under one option being considered as the U.S. withdraws its forces from Syria and works to resolve the fate of hundreds of captured suspected Islamic State fighters, officials say.U. ...

For Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, when the organization he's led for 31 months changed its name, its mission, and the four-star headquarters it works for, it finally found the answer to a question it – and the entire Army – have been struggling with for at least 16 years.

Baillie Gifford is Tesla's second-largest institutional shareholder.The U.K-based firm slightly increased its stake to 7.71 percent from 7.64 percent on Friday. Tesla shareholder Baillie Gifford & Co. has just increased its stake in the electric car maker, according to a regulatory filing Friday. ...

While the German decision last week to remove the Lockheed Martin F-35 from consideration as a replacement for 90 aging Tornado fighters solidifies Franco-German industrial cooperation, it could come at the expense of making Germany's Luftwaffe a less capable air force until at least 2040, ...

Prior speculation on this topic centered around the difficulties of fitting KInzhal missiles onto the Su-57, and doing so without compromising its stealth capabilities. The Russian Ministry of Defense has not issued an official confirmation at the time of writing, ...

The Army has decided, in principle, to increase the retirement age of jawans to at least 40 and perhaps more, in the future, in a phased manner. Currently, most jawans retire after 15 to 17 years of service or by the time they are 35 to 37. The decision, ...

The Army, Navy and Air Force secretaries recently signed a memorandum that would establish common standards of information in future weapon systems, a move that will allow for greater coordination on a future battlefield that will require faster decision making. ...

The Pakistan Navy-hosted biennial maritime exercise AMAN-2019 kicked off in Karachi on February 8, with 46 nations in attendance. The four-day exercise will involve a port and at-sea phase with a focus on maritime security, counter terrorism and humanitarian assistance operations. Based on this, ...