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Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft Deployment Extended In Afghanistan

December 12, 2013 @ 08:26 AM

The Australian Government has extended the Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) deployment to Afghanistan providing high resolution Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) support until July 2014. The Heron RPA has been operating in the Middle East Area of Operations since January 2010, providing ISR support to missions in Uruzgan province and southern Afghanistan
US-Russian Helicopter Deal Under Fire

December 10, 2013 @ 09:37 AM

The US government is under fire for allegedly misleading the Congress into buying Russian transport helicopters for US troops in Afghanistan. The Pentagon ordered 63 Russian Mi-17 rotorcrafts worth $1 billion over the past two years
Rockwell Collins To Develop New Generation Software Defined Radios

December 3, 2013 @ 10:23 AM

Rockwell Collins has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a direct conversion digital receiver based on photonic technology under a three-year contract worth $8.5 million
New Facial Recognition Tech To Help US Target Specific Individuals

November 19, 2013 @ 12:49 PM

The US intelligence community is leaving no stone unturned to broaden the capabilities of Biometric face recognition software by encouraging programs from research arms like Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Earlier this month, FBI had requested for help in developing “a roadmap for the FBI's future video analytics architecture” as the agency prepares to make their high-tech surveillance abilities all the more powerful
First Day Of Dubai Airshow Reached Orders Worth $162.6 Billion

November 17, 2013 @ 05:52 PM

Dubai Airshow opened today for the first time at Dubai World Central, and has set of a record with shows order tally reaching US $162.6 billion – surpassing its previous record of US $155 billion record set in 2007
Russia Offers Advanced Helicopters And Air Defense Systems To Egypt

November 15, 2013 @ 12:42 PM

The Russian delegates visit to Egypt has marked a revival of large-scale military cooperation with the recent offering made by Russia to sell modern helicopters and air defence systems in a deal worth US$2 billion. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed that military collaboration was discussed in talks between Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Egyptian counterpart General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but gave no further details
Russia Unveils Advanced High-Precision Air Defense System

November 15, 2013 @ 08:22 AM

Russias Almaz-Antey has developed an advanced version of the Tor-M2 air defense system, featuring an extended firing range, improved precision and greater ammunition-carrying capacity. “We can say now that a unique air defense system in its class with an astounding precision and range has been created
Rockwell Collins To Display Advanced Cabin Systems And Avionics At Dubai Airshow

November 12, 2013 @ 09:27 AM

Rockwell Collins will demonstrate its most advanced in-flight entertainment, cabin systems, aviation electronics and network communication solutions at the Dubai Airshow, Nov. 17-21
US Military Building Next-Generation Arms Despite Budget Cuts

November 6, 2013 @ 11:08 AM

Budgets cuts dont seem to have had a heavy effect on the US military which seems to have doubled its efforts to develop new technology. The US Navy announced last week that it is gearing up for deployment and a new round of tests of its Surface Ship Torpedo Defense System
Is Edward Snowden The Robin Hood Of The Information Age?

October 25, 2013 @ 01:51 PM

Week after week, new details on the US extensive spying program emerge bringing with it an onslaught of backlash from not only the public but also allies. This weeks revelations about PRISM, the Machiavellian spying program, said that the US National Security Agency (NSA) monitored telephone exchanges of 35 world leaders

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