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The United States Army Plans to Capture Drones in Mid-Flight Using Microwave...
August 8, 2018 @ 11:50 AMIn a public solicitation last Friday, the US Army announced its intention to purchase an airborne high-powered microwave system from Lockheed Martin, for use against drones. The high-powered microwave system would be mounted to an aircraft would disable fixed-wing or quadcopter drones with a beam of focused radiation, as reported by TheVerge News
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Spanish Fighter Jet 'Accidentally' Fires Air-Air Missile Near Russian Border
August 8, 2018 @ 09:14 AMA Spanish fighter aircraft accidently fired an air-air missile while flying on a NATO air patrol near the Russian border with Estonia on Tuesday. A Eurofighter Typhoon 2000 equipped with AMRAAM type missiles was on its way to return to its base in the Lithuanian town of Šiauliai
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S Korean Military to Harness Big Data, 3D Printing
August 8, 2018 @ 09:01 AMSouth Koreas defense ministry announced Wednesday its plans to invest in big data and 3D printing technologies as part of the Defense Reform 2.0 initiative to help strengthen military logistics security
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Rockwell Collins Wins $90M To Supply Communications And Electronic Equipment To Saudi,...
August 8, 2018 @ 08:43 AMThe Pentagon has awarded a foreign military sales contract to Rockwell Collins to provide communications and electronic equipment and technical services to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the Department of defense announced Tuesday. “Rockwell Collins Corp
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Russian Helicopters Plans Upgraded Mi-26Т2В Flight at Army-2018
August 7, 2018 @ 07:31 PMRussian Helicopters will for the first time present the latest Mi-26T2V heavy helicopter developed for the Ministry of Defence during the Army-2018 International Military-Technical Forum in Moscow later this month. The prototype was manufactured at Rostvertol and will soon make its first flight There are plans for the helicopter to fly to the Army-2018 exhibition without help
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Russia Offers to Help South Korea Build Nuclear Propulsion For Ships
August 7, 2018 @ 06:50 PMRussia has offered to help South Korea build a ready-to-operate nuclear power plant for maritime propulsion using the RITM-200 reactor as a basis for its design, JSC Afrikantov OKBM, said in a 2017 annual report made public on Tuesday. JSC Afrikantov OKBM, is a subsidiary of Rosatom nuclear corporation and the main developer of nuclear reactor cores for Russian naval vessels
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Boeing May Deny Permission for 767 Conversion to Israeli Air Force Tankers
August 7, 2018 @ 03:27 PMBoeing may prevent Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) from converting used 767 aircraft to in-flight refueling tankers configuration for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), according to a report by
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Saab To Upgrade Thailand’s Air Command And Control System
August 7, 2018 @ 03:14 PMSaab has received an order from the Royal Thai Air Force for an upgrade of Thailands national Air Command and Control System. Saab will upgrade and further enhance the Royal Thai Air Forces Air Command and Control System (ACCS) which is based on Saabs 9AIR C4I product and has been in operation with the Royal Thai Air Force since 2010
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Taiwan's Wan Chien Cruise Missile Capable Of Striking China's Coastal Bases Is...
August 7, 2018 @ 12:24 PMTaiwans indigenous Wan Chien air to ground cruise missile – a cluster munition, is now operational after a successful live-fire test in September last year, Taiwans defense ministry announced Monday. The Wan Chien developed by the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), has a range of over 200 kilometers, which gives it the ability to strike Chinese bases in Fujian and Guangdong, as well as amphibious forces approaching Taiwan by sea
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Russian Space Agency To Spend $24 Billion for Super Heavy Carrier Rocket
August 7, 2018 @ 11:05 AMRussias State Space Corporation Roscosmos has launched a federal program for creating a super-heavy carrier rocket, Dmitry Rogozin, Roscosmos Chief said on Monday. The creation of the super-heavy carrier rocket and the construction of the corresponding infrastructure will cost $24 billion,
Anduril Tests New High-Speed Autonomous Missile ‘Barracuda-100M’ for U.S. Army
Italian Air Force Awards CAE Contract for MQ-9A Predator Mission Trainer Plus...
Thales to Acquire Full Control of Joint Venture with RTX on NATO...
Russia Planning All-New Helicopter, Mi-80 to Replace Legendary Mi-8
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...