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Taiwan To Locally Upgrade MICA Missiles in ITS Mirage 2000 Jets

December 6, 2016 @ 02:56 PM

The Taiwan Air Force has asked National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology to help extend the lifespan of the MICA missiles installed on its Mirage 2000 fighters Deputy National Defense Minister Lee Hsi-ming at the Legislature's Foreign and National Defense Committee. The institute is capable of doing so, he was quoted as saying by various local media Monday
Brazil To Invest $5 Billion In Gripen NG Project

November 30, 2016 @ 09:41 AM

Brazil is likely to invest $5 billion in the Gripen NG project that includes the procurement of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft to equip the Brazilian Air Force. The NG project has already secured $413
Singapore To Increase Aerial, Maritime Surveillance Capabilities With Aerostat System

November 30, 2016 @ 04:37 AM

Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has begun local tests of a 55 m tethered aerostat system that was acquired to enhance the republic's continuous airborne radar coverage and maritime surveillance capabilities. The system, which can detect aerial and seaborne threats at distances of up to 200 km, will be operated by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) at the Choa Chu Kang Camp, which is located in the western part of the island,
Fulcrum Wins $168 To Support JIDO’s Global Situational Awareness Mission

November 29, 2016 @ 07:40 AM

Fulcrum IT Services has been awarded a $168 million contract to provide the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO) with strategic planning, research, analysis, and training services in support of JIDOs Global Situational Awareness (Global SA) and Communities of Action (CoA) missions. The Global SA task order will provide JIDO, the intelligence community, military service partner organizations, and other Department of Defense (DoD)/federal agencies with professional services that sense, research, and analyze the global operational environment to enhance combatant commands ability to combat improvised threats to the warfighter and partner organizations through advanced situational awareness services and training
Ukraine To Hold Missile-Firing Exercise Over Crimea

November 26, 2016 @ 07:57 AM

Ukraine has taken a unilateral decision to organize missile-firing exercises over Crimea, which Russia claims to be the Federation's sovereign airspace. Missiles would be fired in regions where civil and state aviation flights run, Russias Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya reported
Complete List Of 36 Indian Defense Ministry Approved FDI, JVs For Equipment

November 25, 2016 @ 06:56 PM

India has so far approved 36 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)/ Joint Venture proposals in defense sector for the manufacture of defense equipment, both with Indian Public and Private Companies as on March 2016. This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre in the parliament Friday
Sharif Invites Foreign Defense Firms To 'Make In Pakistan'

November 22, 2016 @ 02:35 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif invited foreign companies to expand their business linkages with Pakistan in the field of defence production. “Pakistan was committed to discouraging arms race and promoting “the motto of arms for peace, which has always been the tagline of IDEAS,” Sharif was quoted as saying by
Flight Tests Of Unmanned Air System For Small-Deck Ships In 2018

November 18, 2016 @ 01:48 PM

Tern, a joint program between DARPA and the US Navys Office of Naval Research (ONR) is scheduled to start integrated propulsion system testing in the first part of 2017, move to ground-based testing in early 2018, and culminate in a series of at-sea flight tests in late 2018. Tern seeks to greatly increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates by enabling them to serve as mobile launch and recovery sites for specially designed unmanned air systems (UASs), DARPA said in a release Thursday
US Approves 40 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Fighters, Engines, Radars For $10.1...

November 18, 2016 @ 11:06 AM

The US State Department has approved sale of 40 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft for an estimated cost of $10.1 billion to Kuwait
IFS Showcases New Drone Technology For Business Application

November 16, 2016 @ 01:09 PM

IFS presented a drone technology integrated with IFS Applications at the IFS World Conference 2016 held last month in Gothenburg, Sweden. The drone proof-of-concept features live integration between the drone and IFS Applications for automatic generation of work orders when inspecting assets

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