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General Atomics’ Advanced Arresting Gear Completes First Fly-in Aircraft Recovery
December 2, 2016 @ 04:10 AMGeneral Atomics Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system has completed the first fly-in aircraft recovery of an F/A-18E Super Hornet. The demonstration was conducted on October 13, 2016 at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) at Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey
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Safran Begins Automated Turbine Blade Manufacturing Plant
December 1, 2016 @ 07:11 PMSafran Helicopter Engines has started its first automated helicopter engine turbine blade production line. Initiated in 2012, the line is today 100% operational
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General Dynamics To Christen US Navy's Colorado Submarine
December 1, 2016 @ 06:31 PMGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat will christen US Navy's latest advanced nuclear attack submarine Colorado during a ceremony at its shipyard on Saturday. Colorado submarine is the 15th ship of the Virginia Class and features some technology from Ohio-class platforms
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United Engine Corp Designs New Engine For Fifth-Gen Russian Fighter Aircraft
December 1, 2016 @ 06:01 PMRussia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) has conducted first ground-based ignition of the engines second stage for the prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA T-50 aircraft). Gas generators had to be prepared for the testing, along with the demonstrator engine,
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Iran Completes Payment For Russian S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems
December 1, 2016 @ 02:04 PMIran has made full payments for the deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Russia. "We have just completed the deliveries of S-300 systems
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Computers In Saudi Arabia Attacked Using Destructive Virus 'Shamoon': US Security Firms
December 1, 2016 @ 01:53 PMUS Security firms have revealed that the version of destructive computer virus Shamoon was being empoyed in mid-November to attack computers in Saudi Arabia and other regions. Four years ago the same virus attack had caused damage to tens of thousands of computers at Middle Eastern energy companies,
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FLIR Systems Acquires Norwegian UAV Firm For $134 Million
December 1, 2016 @ 01:27 PMFLIR Systems announced Wednesday that it has acquired Norwegian micro-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Prox Dynamics. According to a press release, the transaction is valued at USD134 million in cash
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Russia’s Armata Tanks To Get Eye-in-the-sky Via Cable-hooked Drone
December 1, 2016 @ 01:20 PMRussias Armata tank will be hooked up to a drone which will fly above the tank to ensure a 360 degree view from a high vantage point. The drone, called Pterodactyl, designed by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) will be able to stay in the air for a very long time as it will receive power via a flexible cable directly from the tank
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Estonia's Milrem Demonstrates Tracked Modular Infantry System
December 1, 2016 @ 12:07 PMThe Estonian defense solutions provider Milrem has demonstrated its tracked modular infantry system (TheMIS) alongside Estonian Land Forces personnel, conducting operationally representative manoeuvres. The demonstration was conducted alongside a series of trials held in first week of November at the land forces' training facilities at Tapa,
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US Army Awards Weapon Sight Contracts To BAE Systems, DRS Technologies
December 1, 2016 @ 12:04 PMBAE Systems and DRS Technologies have won separate seven-year contracts from US Army to develop and provide new crew-served weapon sights. BAE Systems won up to US$383 million and DRS up to US$337 million for work on the effort, and the deals are to culminate in 2023,
Jeju Air Flight 2216 Crash: Black Boxes Lost Data Four Minutes Before
German Army Invites Patria to Bid for Future Armored Troop Transport Project
Damen Delivers FCS 3307 Patrol Vessel to Nigeria
Iran Shoots Down Bunker Busting Bomb in Exercise to Protect Nuclear Facility
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U