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DARPA Plans Distributed Sensor Network Over Oceans

December 7, 2017 @ 11:56 AM

The US Defence Advnced Reasearch Projects Agency (DARPA) Wednesday announced its Ocean of Things program, to enable situational awareness over oceans by deploying thousands of small floats that could form a distributed sensor network. Each smart float would contain a suite of commercially available sensors to collect environmental data—such as ocean temperature, sea state, and location—as well as activity data about commercial vessels, aircraft, and even maritime mammals moving through the area
Airbus Delivers Final Two Panther Helicopters to Mexican Navy

December 7, 2017 @ 09:34 AM

The Mexican Navy has received its final two AS565 MBe Panther helicopters from Airbus Helicopters in Marignane. With their order for ten units in 2014, the Mexican Navy became the launch customer of this new version
Singapore’s Defence Tech Agency Develops Command and Control System

December 6, 2017 @ 09:15 AM

Singapores Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has developed a command and control (C2) system which integrates video feeds from the Heron 1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) into an augmented reality display. Acting as the nerve centre of the Command Post, the C2 system gives commanders an integrated battlefield picture, and enables the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to shorten the overall sensor-to-shooter cycle
Spare Parts Shortage for F-35 Fighters Degrading Readiness: GOA Report

December 5, 2017 @ 11:14 PM

The shortage of spare parts for the F-35 aircraft has degraded readiness. The aircraft were not able to fly about 22 per cent of the time in the past year due to shortage of spares, Government Accountability Office has stated in its latest report
Israel, US Abandon Arrow 3 Missile Test After Target Malfunctions

December 5, 2017 @ 12:19 PM

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) canceled a test of the Arrow 3 missile, designed to adapt the system to precision targeting missiles being developed by Iran, following the malfunction of a target missile. The trial which was planned to take place Monday from the Palmachim base, but was cancelled because of a malfunction in the Sparrow target missile designed to resemble an enemy missile,
US Army Selects Zeriscope to Support Treatment Research in Traumatic Brain Injury

November 29, 2017 @ 01:00 PM

Zeriscope, a provider of mobile telemedicine examination systems, has been selected by the US Army Advanced Medical Technology Initiative (AAMTI) to assist in a study to mitigate the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Zeriscope's real-time streaming telemedicine platform is being used along with its integrated wearable sensor kit to monitor heart rate variability (HRV), a biomarker associated with the ability to regulate the autonomic nervous system, attentiveness and emotional responses
Indian Air Force to Test Akash Supersonic Missile Wednesday

November 29, 2017 @ 10:42 AM

The Indian Air Force has test fired home-grown Akash supersonic surface to air missile against an electronic target from a defense test facility off Odisha coast in India Tuesday. The IAF will conduct another test against an actual target on Wednesday
Israeli Naval Version of Iron Dome Missile Defense System Completes Trial

November 28, 2017 @ 11:56 AM

The Israel Air Force and Israel Navy have completed a successful trial of its Iron Dome short range missile defense system intercepting rockets fired at sea. The IDF trial imagined a scenario similar to attempts by terrorist organizations in Gaza to strike marine targets during Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014
Rafale International Presents India Offsets Program to French SMEs

November 27, 2017 @ 04:50 PM

Rafale International (comprising Dassault Aviation, Safran and Thales) presented their contribution to the Make in India policy as part of the Rafale Offset program and presented the potential opportunities for French SMEs to also invest and set up production activities in India. Rafale International has won a contract to sell 36 Rafale jets to the Indian Air Force and has to execute 50% offsets as part of the deal
Czech Republic, Poland NATO Integrated Air Defense System Agreement Might be Signed...

November 27, 2017 @ 12:51 PM

The inter-governmental agreement between Poland and Czech Republic on cooperation in cross-border interventions of their military aircraft might be signed in 2018, Prague Defense Ministry said. "At present, an inter-governmental agreement with Poland on cooperation in the military aviation is being prepared

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