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First Autonomous Passenger Drone Gets Testing Clearance
June 9, 2016 @ 05:59 AMThe worlds first autonomous passenger drone has been given clearance for testing in Nevada. The electric passenger drone Ehang 184 manufactured by Chinese Ehang can carry a person in the air for 23 minutes
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Missile Defense Agency Tests Raytheon SM-3 Rocket Motor With Enhanced Nozzle
June 8, 2016 @ 09:39 AMThe US Missile Defense Agency successfully tests Orbital ATKs enhanced MK 136 Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) nozzle on the Raytheon Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB in Controlled Test Vehicles (CTVs)-01a/02. These flight tests were conducted on May 25 and 26, 2016, respectively, at the Pacific Missile Range Facility
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VVIP Chopper Scam: Finmeccanica To Be Blacklisted
May 30, 2016 @ 09:00 AMIndias Defence Ministry said Sunday that all ongoing tenders for defence equipment won by Italys Finmeccanica will be cancelled. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told PTI that the process for blacklisting Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries was already under way, and the Law Ministry had been sent a note
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US Lifting Vietnam Arms Embargo Should Worry Russia
May 23, 2016 @ 01:00 PMUS lifting a 50 year old arms embargo against Vietnam should have Russia worried as Moscow currently meets over 80% of Hanois defence imports in value terms. Russia recent despatched the last of six Kilo-class submarines as part of a procurement contract worth US$2 billion signed in 2009
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DARPA Selects BAE Systems To Provide Undersea Navigation System
May 17, 2016 @ 09:39 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop an undersea navigation system aimed at enhancing the US Navys ability to provide precise, global positioning throughout the ocean basins. The contract will support a program called the Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation (POSYDON), which seeks to allow undersea vehicles to accurately navigate while remaining below the oceans surface
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Bureaucratic Headwinds Spook Shinmaywa US-2 Aircraft Procurement in India
March 30, 2016 @ 12:41 PMThe procurement of 12 amphibious Aircraft from Shinmaywa of Japan which has been held up due to bureaucratic procedures in India could face further headwinds following the release of new defence procurement procedures(DPP). The procurement proposal had gone up to the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), India's supreme defence purchase body chaired by the defence minister, which delayed an expected go-ahead to the deal last year for reasons not disclosed
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OIS-AT, Rafaut To Co-Develop Aircraft Pylons In India
March 28, 2016 @ 03:03 PMOIS Advanced Technology (OIS-AT) has signed an agreement with Rafaut of France to jointly manufacture aircraft pylons in India in its manufacturing facility in the National Capital Region. Aircraft pylons are advanced technology items for aircraft to carry weapons, including bombs and missiles
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Oshkosh To Continue Work On JLTV As Federal Judge Rejects Lockheed Martin’s...
February 13, 2016 @ 06:52 AMOshkosh Defense, LLC will continue working on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production contract as the U.S
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UK Awards $29 Million To Refurbish RAF Runway
February 10, 2016 @ 09:46 PMThe UKs Defence Infrastructure Organization (DIO) has awarded a contract to refurbish one of two runways at RAF Valley to a joint venture of North Stone and White Mountain. The £20 million contract will be used to refurbish the runway as well as link taxiways and provide a new section airside perimeter road, new visual aids, aeronautical lighting and signage, UK Ministry of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Pakistan Tests Nuke Capable Air-Launched Cruise Missile
January 20, 2016 @ 08:17 AMPakistan has successfully flight tested indigenously developed Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), Raad Tuesday. Raad, with a range of 350km, “enables Pakistan to achieve air delivered strategic standoff capability on land and at sea,” Dawn news daily cited the Inter-Services Public Relations as saying Tuesday
Hanwha Aerospace Signs Third Contract to Supply K9 VIDAR Howitzers to Norway
Portugal Orders Sixth KC-390 Aircraft Contract
Korea Aerospace Unveils Design of New Electronic Warfare Aircraft
Israel Completes Iron Beam Laser Weapon Development, IDF Delivery Imminent
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
