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US Marine Corps Demo Unmanned Aircraft Capabilities
January 7, 2014 @ 03:35 PMThe US Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) demonstrated the small unmanned aircraft systems' (SUAS) advance capabilities. A flight demonstration of the RQ-11B Raven, RQ-12A Wasp IV, and RQ-20A Puma was coordinated by Marine Corps Combat, Development and Integration (CD&I) at Quantico, who manages ground requirements; Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263) located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md
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First Italian Anti-Submarine Warfare FREMM Frigate Delivered
January 7, 2014 @ 03:30 PMThe Italian Navy took delivery of the ITS (Italian Ship) Virginio Fasan, the first frigate in the anti-submarine warfare version, known as FOC ASW. The ASW warship is equipped with state of the art ASW systems, including active and passive towed sonar, torpedoes and decoys launchers and a panoramic echo sounder
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Poland To Buy Exelis Mobile Ground Control Approach System
January 7, 2014 @ 03:21 PMExelis has won a contract valued at more than $76 million to provide mobile ground control approach capabilities to the Polish Air Force, Navy and Land Forces. This program will bring the number of Exelis radars in Poland to 14 as the company continues to extend its leadership in the growing field of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and analytics
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Rockets, Laser Guided Missiles For Asia- Pac Bound US Drones
January 7, 2014 @ 11:33 AMThe Pentagon is preparing to deploy lightweight, precision-guided weapons to the Asia-Pacific region as its armed forces begin to pull out of Afghanistan. The Department of Defense is reportedly preparing to counter new threats that are emerging from the region and plans to employ multiple weapons for drones
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Pentagon Order Additional FirstLook Robots
January 7, 2014 @ 09:33 AMThe Pentagon has ordered hundreds more FirstLook robots, a 5.2-pound, lightweight transportable robot, iRobot officials were quoted as saying by DefenseTech
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New Turkish Assault Vessel May Cost Over $800 Million: Report
January 7, 2014 @ 08:54 AMTurkey may have to shell out over $800 million to acquire a new amphibious assault vessel, according to Hurriyet Daily. “This is definitely going to be one of the biggest ever price tags for any naval program for a single platform,” an official was quoted as saying
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DCI Wins Naval Training Support Study Contract
January 7, 2014 @ 08:09 AMDCI has won a “Naval Training Support Study” (NTSS) contract launched by the European Defence Agency (EDA), for conducting a study on the training fields regarding navigation, mine warfare and diving. The NTSS project is part of the “Pooling & Sharing” process put into place by the European Union
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Northrop Grumman, Trex Enterprises Team Up For Celestial Navigation Technology
January 7, 2014 @ 07:48 AMNorthrop Grumman has signed an agreement with Trex Enterprises Corporation to bring celestial navigation technology to the precision targeting capability provided to the U.S
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Modernized S-61T Helicopter Complete Maiden Flight
January 7, 2014 @ 07:41 AMSikorsky Aircraft today announced the successful maiden test flight of the modernized S-61T helicopter with an integrated glass cockpit and enhanced performance capabilities. In 2010, Sikorsky began a program to upgrade S-61 aircraft and return them to productive service
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Northrop Grumman Complete Flight Tests Of Triton UAS
January 7, 2014 @ 07:37 AMNorthrop Grumman and the U.S
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