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Airbus to Test Autonomous Technologies in Helicopter Flightlab
April 26, 2021 @ 06:13 PMAirbus is introducing autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab through a project code-named Vertex. The autonomous technologies set to integrate into the Flightlab are: vision based sensors and algorithms for situational awareness and obstacle detection; fly-by-wire for enhanced auto-pilot; and an advanced human-machine-interface - in the form of a touchscreen and head worn display for inflight monitoring and control
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Did a Torpedo Implosion Sink Indonesian Submarine?
April 25, 2021 @ 02:54 PMDid a torpedo implode in Indonesian submarine, KRI Nanggala 402 splitting up the 44 year old vessel into three parts and killing all of its 53 officers and crew instantly? Indonesian Navy Commander Yudo Margono said at a press conference Sunday that was broadcast on Indonesian television that SONARS had located an object that looked like a submarine at a depth of 850 m, way out of its 500 meter ‘safe diving range suggesting that a catastrophic event had taken place abroad the submarine. A video released during the press conference revealed large parts of the sunken submarine
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Prague Expels 18 Russian Diplomats over Involvement in 2014 Ammunition Depot Explosion
April 19, 2021 @ 08:38 AMThe Czech Republic has expelled 18 Russian diplomats after an investigation linked their involvement to a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and will discuss the matter at an upcoming NATO summit on Tuesday. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced that there was a reasonable suspicion of the involvement of Russian secret service GRU officers in the explosions of ammunition depots in Vrbětice
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Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk Makes First Flight
April 17, 2021 @ 06:40 AMA RQ-4B Global Hawk high-altitude, remotely-piloted, surveillance aircraft built for Japan made its first flight on April 15. “The unarmed RQ-4B Global Hawk will provide Japan with on-demand intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information supporting the Japan Air Self-Defense Forces missions of protecting borders, monitoring threats and providing humanitarian assistance in times of need,” said Jane Bishop, vice president and general manager, autonomous systems, Northrop Grumman
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Russia’s ZALA Aero Unveils Tilt-rotor, hybrid-power Drones
April 15, 2021 @ 01:28 PMRussias ZALA Aero (Kalashnikov Group Subsidiary) today unveiled three new small drones- a tilt-rotor, a hybrid engine 12-hour endurance drone and a quadcopter at the ZALA EXPO exhibition in Moscow. The first is the ZALA 421-24 of a quadrocopter type
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Turkey Blocks Leonardo Helicopter Purchase after Italian PM Calls Erdogan a “Dictator”
April 12, 2021 @ 06:36 AMTurkey has reportedly frozen an $83 million deal to buy Leonardo helicopters after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator.” According to La Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano, Turkish authorities have started to send "threatening signals" since there is no reaction from Rome
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BAE Systems Tests ‘SABER’ Tech for Next-Gen U.S.A.F. Electronic Warfare Aircraft...
April 6, 2021 @ 10:32 AMBAE Systems said it has flight tested its Small Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources (SABER) technology, paving the way for a critical software upgrade to the EC-37B Compass Call, a next-generation electronic warfare aircraft. Teams from both BAE Systems and the U
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Turkey, Russia May Sign Space Cooperation Pact
April 5, 2021 @ 03:14 PMTurkish Space Agency (TUA), established less than three years ago, could soon sign a cooperation agreement with Russia. "We are building bilateral relations with countries and with international organizations that we have identified in accordance with our national goals
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French DGA Notifies Preliminary Design Work for New Aircraft carrier (PA-Ng)
April 1, 2021 @ 04:40 AMThe French Directorate General for Armament (DGA) notified the preliminary design work for the new generation nuclear powered aircraft carrier (PA-Ng) to Naval Group, Chantiers de l'Atlantique and TechnicAtome. Construction work on the carrier is expected to begin in 2025, sea trials in 2036 for admission to active service of the PA-Ng in 2038 so as not to create a discontinuity between the end of life of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and the arrival of its successor
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Southwest Orders 100 Boeing 737 Max Airplanes
March 29, 2021 @ 06:05 PMSouthwest Airlines today signed a contract for a hundred 737 MAX airplanes and 155 options across two models. The Boeing 737 MAX was grounded worldwide in March 2019 following the second of two accidents within just six months, which together claimed 346 lives
Israel Tests 20 New Anti-Drone Weapons
Turkey's Baykar to Establish JV in Indonesia to Produce Drones
Chinese J-16 Fighter Releases Flares Near Australia's P-8 Surveillance Aircraft
U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler Crashes Into San Diego Bay
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U