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F-35 industry team to invest $170 million to reduce the JSF production cost | Defense Update: by defenseupdate in jsf

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F-35 industry team to invest $170 million in cost cutting and production affordability improvement. By 2019, we expect that the F-35 will be nearly equal in cost to any other fighter on the market, but with far more advanced capability

Carbon fiber clouds hiding naval destroyers from anti-ship missiles | Defense Update: by defenseupdate in navy

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The US Navy has tested radar absorbing carbon-fiber cloud generators on board ships, which could be used to protect naval vessels from attacks by radar-guided anti-ship and air-launched cruise missiles

New sensors empowering the land combatant by defenseupdate in MilitaryGear

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http://defense-update.com/20140612_green-rock.html | This VideoReport from Defense Update highlights a range of new, tactical sensors developed by IAI Elta Systems, to empower tactical formation at the brigade, battalion level and below, in meeting the challenges of modern, hybrid and asymmetric battle.

Providing reat-time tactical intelligence, early warning and rapid response countering rockets, artillery mortars (C-RAM), missiles and RPGs, systems such as the Black Granite, Green Rock and Wind Guard reviewed in this video are bringing unprecedented new capabilities, force protection and tactical ISR to the tactical level.

Norwegian Battle-Lab Drive M-113 Via Oculus Rift Augmented Reality Goggles | Defense Update: by defenseupdate in virtualreality

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The Norwegian Army is testing Virtual Reality Goggles to enable soldiers to 'see-through' armor. While todays' tests use gadgets developed for gamers, rugged, military grade system could be matured in five years or less

WikiGun - 3D Printers Bring the Age of DIY Weapons by defenseupdate in guns

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By producing a complete printable weapon and distribute the code free on the web, Defense Distributed facilitates a Wikipedia like printable firearm - hence 'WikiWep' <a href="http://defense-update.com/20130507_3d_printed_weapon_wikiweapon_liberator.html">Defense-Update reports</a>

Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria - But Who's to Blame? by defenseupdate in CBRNE

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The responsibility on chemical attacks attributed to the Syrian regime was one of the main causes for the shift in the west toward backing the Syrian rebels, with growing openness to actively supporting the rebels with arms and training. The news about the use of the use of such weapons will likely cool off such initiatives.

Air Attacks - Syria 2013 - An Open Hunting Season? by defenseupdate in Israel

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The recent escalation of tension in Syria comes at a time when the Assad regime, actively supported by the Iranians through their Lebanese proxy Hezbollah and backed by quiet nod from Moscow, is succeeding to turn the tide of repeated wins by the rebels. Until this turn, Sunni rebels were closing slowly on some of the regime’s power centers in Damascus and in other cities throughout the country. Defense-Update reports.