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US Air Force Plans to Replace HH-60G Personnel Recovery Helicopter Fleet: GAO...
August 17, 2018 @ 08:44 AMThe United States Air Force (USAF) plans to replace its aging HH-60G personnel recovery helicopter fleet as it is facing maintenance challenges. According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to the Congressional committees published this month, about 68 percent of the 96-helicopter fleet were mission-capable as of 2017, which is below the USAF desired mission-capable rate of 75 percent
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BAE Systems Teams Up With Machine Learning Specialist Splunk To Secure US...
August 16, 2018 @ 12:37 PMBAE Systems announced a new collaboration with Splunk Inc. to integrate Splunk Enterprise into its government cloud solution
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Boeing Invests in High-Speed Metal 3D Printing Company Digital Alloys
August 14, 2018 @ 04:04 PMBoeing announced investment in Digital Alloys, Inc., that develops high-speed, multi-metal additive manufacturing systems for 3D-printed parts for aerospace and other production applications
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BAE Systems To Develop Automated Cyber Defense Tools For DARPA
August 14, 2018 @ 03:50 PMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop data-driven, cyber-hunting tools that detect and analyze cyber threats to help protect extremely large enterprise networks. The contract for Phase 1, 2, and 3 of the program is valued at approximately $5
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France Issues RFI for Procurement of Six Offshore Patrol Boats
August 14, 2018 @ 12:26 PMThe French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has issued a Request for information (RFI) for the development, construction and supply of six new and identical offshore steel or aluminum hull patrol boats for the French Navy. The RFI issued last Friday also asks for maintenance in operational conditions (OLS) of these vessels in overseas territories and realization of associated services, including the provision of spare parts, documentation and training
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Spanish Eurofighter Jet Pilot Accidently Fires Air-to-air Missile during Drills
August 10, 2018 @ 02:06 PMA Spanish fighter jet pilot accidently fired an advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) during a mock drill close to the Russian border. The Eurofighter Typhoon multi-role fighter, part of the Spain-Estonias alliances air-policing mission erroneously fired an AMRAAM-type missile during mock drill at Tartu, an Estonian town 30 miles west of the Russian border on Tuesday afternoon, Agence France Presse news agency reported Thursday
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India's Previous Govt Favored Boeing in Anti-submarine Warfare Aircraft Deal: CAG
August 10, 2018 @ 09:31 AMThe Indian Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) pulled up the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for changing parameters of the deal for the procurement of Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti-Submarine Warfare (LRMRASW) aircraft to unduly favour Boeing. In its report submitted in the parliament, the CAG said that Boeing is yet to fulfil the offset obligations as part of the contract for the acquisition of LRMRASW aircraft that was signed in 2011,
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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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US Army Awards Contract For Next Phase of 100 kW-Class Laser Weapon
August 7, 2018 @ 10:49 AMThe U.S
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China Test Launches Hypersonic Flight Vehicle 'Sky Star-2'
August 5, 2018 @ 11:58 AMChina Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) test flew ‘Waverider hypersonic flight vehicle Sky star-2 in the northwest test range on Friday morning, Sputnik reported. The hypersonic vehicle said to have successfully separated from its launch vehicle, autonomous flight and engaged itself in high-altitude manoeuvring during its ten minute flight
U.S. Withdraws From Peace Negotiations As Kyiv, Moscow Shun London Summit
Bayraktar TB3 Completes Four AI-Driven Sorties from TCG Anadolu Carrier
Israel Aerospace, DCX Form ELTX Joint Venture to Localize Radar Systems in...
Philippines Awaits Formal U.S. Offer on Proposed F-16 Fighter Jet Deal
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...
