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Flight Data Recorder of Canadian NATO Helicopter Found, 5 Crew Presumed Dead
May 2, 2020 @ 09:17 AMThe flight data recorder of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-148 Cyclone helicopter that crashed during a NATO operation in the Mediterranean Sea on April 29, has been recovered. Five missing crew members aboard the helicopter at the time of the incident are now presumed dead
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Lockheed Wins $618M THAAD Support Contract
May 1, 2020 @ 05:38 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin $618 million to support its terminal high altitude area defense (THAAD) air defense systems. Under this contract, the contractor will provide THAAD product support, which includes: logistics performance requirements; maintenance; supply; training and training support; packaging, handling, storage and transportation; forward stationing for theater support; logistics information capabilities; product assurance; safety; missile support; security; and engineering services, Pentagon said Thursday
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Lockheed Inches Closer to Developing Army’s Cyber/Jamming Pod
April 30, 2020 @ 09:04 AMThe US Army has moved Lockheed Martins pod which will aid in sensing electronic spectrum while providing jamming capabilities, to build and evaluation phase. The Consortium Management Group (CMG)/ Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5)
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Airbus Defence and Space’s Revenue in Q1 2020 is 7X lower than...
April 29, 2020 @ 10:12 AMAirbus Defence and Spaces EBIT Adjusted results for the First Quarter (Q1) for this year stands at €15 million, or nearly seven times lower than in Q1 2019 when it was €101 million, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We saw a solid start to the year both commercially and industrially but we are quickly seeing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic coming through in the numbers
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Is Ukraine a Possible Buyer for Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Block III Jet?
April 28, 2020 @ 12:24 PMA Ukraine Air Force (UAF) delegation headed by Colonel General Sergii Drozdov, UAF Commander visited Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAF) Kamra on March 06 this year setting off speculation that Kiev was looking at buying the JF-17 Block III, whose first flight had taken place in January. “The visit is a lot more than just a photo-op,” said a Ukrainian industry source to defenseworld
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Lockheed Martin to Commence Satellite Integration for DARPA’s Military Space Program
April 26, 2020 @ 06:24 AMLockheed Martin will commence the first phase of satellite integration on DARPAs Blackjack program, a constellation of low-earth-orbiting (LEO) spacecraft to keep the US Military perpetually connected and informed. The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)s Blackjack program aims to demonstrate a global high-speed communications network in LEO to replace expensive geo-synchronous orbiting satellites that will provide the US DoD connected, autonomous, and persistent coverage employing multiple payload types and missions
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Israeli ELTA to Partner Singapore DSTA in Cybercrimes Detection
April 23, 2020 @ 02:51 PMIsrael Aerospace ELTA's Custodio Technologies will collaborate with Singapore's Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) to develop technology to detect cybercrimes. "Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd
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Vertical Wiper Blades on KC-135 Tanker Reduces Aircraft Drag by 1%
April 23, 2020 @ 07:44 AMA KC-135 Stratotanker with vertical wiper blades on the windshield instead of the decades-old horizontal wiper design, reduced aircraft drag by 1% in flight. “Aerodynamics testing on the KC-135 Stratotanker confirmed vertically mounted wiper blades reduces aircraft drag by approximately 1% during cruise conditions, potentially saving the Air Force $7 million annually in associated fuel costs,” the US Air Force said in a
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DARPA asks BAE to Develop Machine Learning-powered Global Awareness Service
April 23, 2020 @ 07:11 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has asked BAE Systems to develop machine learning analytics services as part of its Geospatial Cloud Analytics (GCA) programme. “BAE Systems aims to develop machine learning analytics as a service – a first-of-its-kind, cloud-based model for the government – that can leverage commercial and open source data to deliver constant worldwide situational awareness for a diverse range of challenges
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SpaceX Rocket Launch on May 27 to Break Russian Monopoly
April 20, 2020 @ 02:52 PMNASA is targeting May 27th for the first crewed flight of SpaceXs Falcon 9 partially reusable two-stage-to-orbit medium-lift launch vehicle, ending the reign of Russia's Roscosmos as being the only supplier of the International Space Station (ISS). “NASA, SpaceX to Launch First Astronauts to Space Station from US Since 2011: NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly on SpaceXs Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on a Falcon 9 rocket at 4:32 p
Xrange Boosts U.A.E. Defense Testing With New Drone Village, Runways, and Blast...
Russian Lancet Drones Knock Out 200 U.S. M777 Howitzers in Ukraine
Indra Leads EU’s Smaug Project to Enhance Underwater Threat Detection
Oshkosh Defense Secures $214.8M Order for U.S. Army Tactical Vehicles
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