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US Accelerates Work on Hypersonics, Directed Energy for Advanced Weapons and Defense...
October 15, 2019 @ 07:46 AMThe United States has accelerated work on developing hypersonics and directed energy including weapons for its Stryker vehicles, and High Power Microwave (HPM) to ward off drone swarms. The Army's path for fast-tracking hypersonics, directed energy and other critical capabilities is being led by the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)
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BAE Systems, Rheinmetall Display Robotic Combat Vehicles at AUSA 2019
October 15, 2019 @ 07:20 AMAt the Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) currently on in Washington, DC, Rheinmetall and BAE Systems (BAE-S) have featured combat vehicle autonomy and remote operation capabilities. Rheinmetall has displayed its proposed solution for the US Army Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light (RCV-L) program, the Wiesel Wingman concept
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US Army to test new Precision Strike Missile
October 15, 2019 @ 07:08 AMThe United States Army is scheduled to test a new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) which will reportedly be capable of achieving greater ranges than current technology, in this month. The PrSM will be a surface-to-surface, all weather, precision-strike guided missile, which will be developed and fielded to engage a variety of targets at extended ranges, according to the Army Acquisition Support Center
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General Dynamics, Kongsberg Develop 30mm Turret for US Army’s Stryker A1
October 15, 2019 @ 06:40 AMGeneral Dynamics and Kongsberg have jointly developed a 30mm turret for integration onto US Armys Stryker A1 infantry carrier vehicles. According to Kongsberg, the Army Requirements Oversight Council decided in the spring to apply the 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System (MCWS) to the Stryker A1
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Turkish Drones Strike Kurdish Ammo Truck
October 15, 2019 @ 06:11 AMTurkeys armed drones struck a Kurdish truck while ammunition and explosives were reportedly being loaded onto the vehicle, on Monday. “Terrorists of the PKK / PYD-YPG, the infant killers targeting our civilian settlements with mortar shots, were identified by our UAVs while supplying ammunition for new massacres and were destroyed by our Air Forces,” Turkeys Ministry of Defense
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Saab, Boeing Test Small Diameter Bomb as Long-range Artillery Projectile
October 15, 2019 @ 05:42 AMSaab has together with Boeing conducted a test firing of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB). The test firing took place at the Andoya Test Center in Andenes, Norway, September 26, 2019
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Rostec to offer Modernization of S.Korean Ka-32s at Seoul ADEX 2019
October 14, 2019 @ 09:54 AMRussias state-owned Rostec State Corporation will put forward a proposal to modernize South Koreas fleet of Kamov Ka-32 helicopters at Seoul ADEX 2019 exhibition scheduled to begin on October 15. The Ka-32 choppers will get a new glass cockpit, advanced avionics, powerful VK-2500PS-02 engine and a new firefighting system under the modernisation program, all of which will be on display at the exhibition, Rostec announced Monday
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China’s J-20 Fighter May Have Entered Mass Production with Increased Deployment
October 14, 2019 @ 09:01 AMChina's J-20 stealth fighter jet may have entered mass-production following its induction into an “ace unit” of the People's Liberation Army - Air Force (PLA-AF). With the J-20 fighter jets, the ace unit, which enjoys the honor of shooting down or damaging 59 enemy aircraft, will be able to better perform their duties of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, Global Times quoted Shen Jinke, the spokesperson for the PLA –AF as saying Sunday
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USAF Approves Sikorsky HH-60W Gunship To Enter Production
October 14, 2019 @ 07:03 AMThe United States Air Force (USAF) has green-signalled production of Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRHs) after the aircraft completed the Air Forces performance and flight load survey testing. “The achievement of the Milestone C production decision on Sept
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Shareholders Approve United Technologies, Raytheon Merger
October 14, 2019 @ 06:23 AMShareholders of United Technologies and Raytheon have given their approval to form a merger of equals- “Raytheon Technologies.” “At their respective special meetings of shareowners held today, Raytheon and United Technologies shareowners voted overwhelmingly to approve all of the proposals necessary to complete the merger of equals transaction combining United Technologies' aerospace businesses, comprised of Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney, with Raytheon,” Raytheon said in a
U.S. Army Orders Oshkosh PLS A2 Trucks Worth $95M
Portuguese Air Force Joins KC-390 Surveillance Upgrade Studies with Embraer, Brazil
Sweden Acquires Four C-390 Millennium Aircraft from Embraer
HENSOLDT Expands Partnership with Czech Armed Forces on Artillery Command System
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...
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...