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France Chooses Sagem to Design the Datalink System for Tomorrow's UAVs
January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AMPARIS --- French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem (SAFRAN Group) over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). According to the terms of the contract - dubbed Lido, French acronym for Drone Data Link - Sagem will define all data links intended for future UAV systems: line-of-site and satellite links needed for both air vehicle control and operating the onboard sensors
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Statement from the Ministry of Defence
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>With this latest order, the French Army has now contracted for 34 NH90 TTHs, with deliveries due to begin in 2011. Seen here is an Italian Army aircraft
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Second Sukhoi Superjet 100 Prototype Takes to the Skies in Komsomolsk
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe second of four SSJ100 prototypes SN95003 took to the skies on December 24, thus joining the flight test program started earlier this year.>> The aircraft took off from the factory runaway and safely landed after a successful 2h 30min
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India to buy Boeing P-81 long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft: news report
December 29, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIndia is likely to buy Boeing’s P-81 long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft for the Indian Navy from Boeing, a report in the Times of India reported. "Virtually all the steps required for the contract to be signed, including tabling of it in the Cabinet Committee on Security for approval, have been completed”, the report said quoting unnamed sources
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AM-- FN Herstal, S.A
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin, Maritime Systems and Sensors, Saint Paul, Minn., is being awarded a $ $525,600,000 modification to previously awarded contract for AN/UYQ-70(V) Advanced Display Systems
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Rolls-Royce Signs $131 Million F-35 STOVL Lift System Contract
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRolls-Royce has signed a $131 million contract with Pratt & Whitney to supply LiftSystems for the first six Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant F-35B Lightning II aircraft. This order is significant and represents the first production contract for Rolls-Royce as part of its involvement in the worlds biggest-ever defence procurement programme
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CV90 Enters Service
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Dutch Army has taken delivery of the first of 192 CV90 infantry combat vehicles that it has ordered from Swedens BAE Hagglunds. (Dutch MoD photo)Dutch State Secretary Jack de Vries was visibly impressed by the brand-new CV90 during the test ride he was given at the Bernhard barracks in Amersfoort
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Commandos Lead Helicopter Assault Into Kandahar Province
December 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRoyal Marines have pushed deeper into southern Afghanistan's rural Kandahar province with a helicopter assault directly onto insurgent positions, supporting a wider Canadian initiative to redraw the boundaries of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) influence in the region.>> Instead of employing conventional tactics of moving in from secured flank areas, Operation Janubi Tapu (Southern Vulture) has seen the Royal Marines of 42 Commando Group inserted by a number of helicopter waves straight into an area that has been regarded by the insurgents as a safe haven
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British Troops Could Get Firepower Boost from New Warrior Turret and Gun
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMKIRKUDBRIGHT, Scotland --- British troops could get a major increase in firepower thanks to a revolutionary gun system and advanced turret destined for their armoured fighting vehicles.>> Senior officials from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and its French equivalent, the DGA, saw the system in action on a Warrior vehicle at the Kirkcudbright range in Scotland
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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...