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US, S. Korea 'Consultative Forum' For Tech Cooperation In KF-X Jet Program
October 16, 2015 @ 09:02 AMThe US and South Korea have agreed to establish a consultative forum to discuss defense technology co-operation including the experimental KF-X program. The Pentagon said in a statement that US Defense Secretary Ash Carter and South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo agreed to "establish an interagency working group to enhance cooperation on defense technology issues," but the statement made no mention of the technology transfer for the fighter jet project
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DARPA Seeks Proposals For Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization
October 15, 2015 @ 12:03 PMDARPA is soliciting research proposals in technologies that enable network interoperability among airborne platforms in adversarial environments. DARPA has issued a request for proposals to enable manned and unmanned air systems to rapidly, securely, and automatically share information across diverse waveforms and networks despite adversary jamming, it said in a statement Wednesday
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Raytheon Upgrades Patriot Missile Defense System With AESA Radar
October 14, 2015 @ 03:18 PMRaytheon has upgraded its Patriot Air and Missile defense systems radar with Gallium Nitride- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology. The engineering milestones involve upgrading the Patriot radar main array with Gallium Nitride- (GaN) based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Hillary Clinton Supports Agreement with Russia on Syrian No-fly Zone
October 14, 2015 @ 12:14 PMUS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton showed her support for creating a no-fly zone in Syria on Tuesday as leverage to bring Russia to the negotiation table on joining the coalition fighting Islamic State militants. The US should use diplomatic and military leverage to reach agreement with Russia over Syria, Clinton said
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US Army, Rockwell Collins Collaborate On Products, Services To US Army
October 14, 2015 @ 07:13 AMThe US Army Material Command and Rockwell Collins have signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement for implementing strategies and initiatives to optimize efforts needed to supply advanced products and services to war fighters. “The shared goal of this agreement is to achieve quicker contracting, by leveraging and expanding existing contract vehicles and increasing the speed of business
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Indian Air Force To Procure 100 Modified Tejas Aircraft
October 13, 2015 @ 03:22 PMIndian Air Force has decided to order 100 modified Tejas aircraft apart from 20 planes, which had been ordered previously. Indian air force believes that by acquiring the aircraft Pakistan can perform better that the JF17 and would beat the Pakistani competitor on four parameters like reach, weapons, ability to kill and survivability
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Russia Denies Involvement, Says MH17 Air Crash Done By Ukrainian Buk Missile
October 13, 2015 @ 12:31 PMRussia has denied using Buk missile in the Malaysian MH17 flight crash that happened last summer and says that it was done by the missile in possession of Ukrainian troops within three-four kilometres area. The official report however have concluded that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine
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US Military Plans Biometric Identification Technologies Upgrade
October 13, 2015 @ 11:13 AMThe US military plans to upgrade existing biometric technologies for larger storage capacity and reducing the size and weight of the current systems in place. Biometric technologies are used to identify individuals at a distance as well as at up close
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Indian Defence Minister Supports Combat Role For Women
October 9, 2015 @ 12:46 PMIndian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has shown support today for combat role of women in the nation's armed forces. A policy decision will soon be made after studying the implications as it may have some “operational” or “training difficulties”, Parrikar was quoted as saying by various media today
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Russia Readies Precision Guided Bomb For PAK-FA Stealth Fighter
October 9, 2015 @ 10:56 AMIn what is seen as Russias answer to the US Small Diameter Bomb, the countrys air force is testing the KAB-250 precision-guided bomb on board the Sukhoi Su-34 fighter. The Small Diameter Bomb is meant for the US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters and the KAB-250 is designed to fit on the external and internal mounts of the PAK-FA or T-50 stealth fighter under development by Russia
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