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MBDA’s Brimstone Missile-Equipped THeMIS UGV Debuts at DSEI-2019
September 9, 2019 @ 10:58 AMMBDA has unveiled Milrem Robotics THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle equipped with six Brimstone precision strike missiles at DSEI-2019 exhibition in London, UK. “Pairing the Brimstone missile with a UGV such as the Milrem Robotics THeMIS provides the tactical commander with the precision anti-armour capabilities,” Andy Allen, MBDA UK Head of Land Domain Sales and Business Development said
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Israeli Firms Increase Supply-chain to F-35 Program by $200M This Year
September 9, 2019 @ 10:27 AMLockheed Martin's commercial procurement from Israeli companies relating to the F-35 stealth fighter program has expanded by $200 million in 2019, constituting a 44% rise since the middle of last year, and is expected to touch $2 billion by end of the year, up from $1.75B till last year
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Lebanon's Hezbollah Downs First Israeli Drone In 13 Years: Reports
September 9, 2019 @ 09:40 AMFor the first time since 2006, Lebanons Hezbollah on Monday reportedly destroyed an Israeli drone outside the southern town of Ramyah. Hezbollah claimed it "confronted" the drone with "appropriate weapons" as it was heading towards the southern Lebanese town
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Air Forces of China, Pakistan Conclude First Joint Exercise Involving Mock Battles
September 9, 2019 @ 08:01 AMAir Forces of China and Pakistan on Friday concluded a two week-long Shaheen VIII joint military exercise involving systematic mock battles for the first time. Multiple types of warplanes, surface-to-air missiles and radar installations from the two air forces took part in the mock battles, according to a statement released by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Saturday
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Advance Payments Done, India to Get S-400s By April 2021
September 9, 2019 @ 07:31 AMNew Delhi has made advance payments and will receive all five of the ordered S-400 Triumf air defense systems by April of 2021. The contract for the Russian systems was inked in October 2018 for $5
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Russian Man Stole GE Aviation secrets to Develop Large Aircraft engine :...
September 7, 2019 @ 03:26 PMA Russian man has been accused of stealing jet engine technology from America's GE Aviation to help Russia's Aviadvigatel, part of state-owned UEC, design jet engine gearboxes for a large aircraft. The US Justice Department announced on Thursday that it arrested the Russian man Alexander Yuryevich Korshunov, 57, and a former director for GE Aviation's Italian subsidiary named Maurizio Paolo Bianchi, 59, for the theft of jet engine technology from 2013-2018
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S Korean Air Force to Induct F-35 Jets in October
September 7, 2019 @ 01:47 PMSouth Korea is set to induct eight of its new F-35A fighters on October 1, coinciding with the nations 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Air Force. "Of the diverse options regarding the issue, we are reviewing the F-35As' participation in the ceremony slated for Oct 1," a government official was quoted as saying by local media
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Kongsberg to Display Remote Weapon Station That Can Fire Javelin Missiles, at...
September 6, 2019 @ 12:59 PMKongsberg will display Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS) equipped on Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) that can fire Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin missiles, at DSEI-2019. A TITAN Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), featuring QinetiQ UGV control technology on a Milrem Robotics THeMIS mobility platform was used in the demonstration
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China Develops 'Drone-Hunting' Reconnaissance Drone
September 6, 2019 @ 11:34 AMChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) has developed a new hexacopter drone capable of surveillance and reconnaissance functions that can “hunt” small, low flying drones with nets. The drone “hunts” by approaching its target and dropping a 16sqm net on it, forcing the hostile drone to fall to the ground and rendering it useless, local media reported Tuesday
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Turkey's Indigenous Bunker Busting Cruise Missile Completes Preliminary Tests
September 6, 2019 @ 11:07 AMTurkeys indigenous, bunker busting, long-range cruise missile “SOM-B2” has completed preliminary testing, Turkish minister of industry and technology announced Thursday. "The first tests of the first Turkish SOM-B2 cruise missiles, which can be used against concrete fortifications, have been successfully carried out," Mustafa Varank, minister of industry and technology,
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
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...