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Rosoboronexport Demos New 155mm Msta-S Howitzer to Middle East ‘Customers’
March 25, 2020 @ 01:25 PMRosoboronexport and UralVagonZavod (UVZ) today demonstrated the combat capabilities of the 155mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzer to Middle Eastern customers at the Staratel Proving Ground, Russsia. “During the tests, the Msta-S showed excellent results in target engagement using an automated fire control and the Orlan-10E unmanned aerial reconnaissance system,” said Viktor Kladov, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at Rostec, the parent company of Rosoboronexport and other Russian defence entities
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US’ Indo-Pacific Command Tests DARPA Tool to Map Unconnected Adversary Activity
March 24, 2020 @ 09:30 AMThe US Indo-Pacific Command recently tested a prototype Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) system designed to help military planners determine if events such as force movements, cyber intrusions, and civil unrest are unconnected occurrences, or part of an adversarys coordinated campaign. Members of the commands intelligence and operations divisions spent three days in December trying out DARPAs COMPASS tool suite
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General Atomics to Buy SATCOM Radomes from Belgium
March 13, 2020 @ 10:41 AMGeneral Atomics is set to procure radomes to protect radars of its MQ-9B Sky Guardian and SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from Belgim-based SABCA company. The Government of Belgium has approved Belgian Defense to negotiate the acquisition of MQ-9B to meet the nations RPA requirements
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BAE Systems Demos Small-form-factor Semiconductor Tech in DARPA Project
March 13, 2020 @ 06:57 AMBAE Systems under a DARPA project, has demonstrated new small-form-factor semiconductor technology designed to sense radio frequency and communication signals in battle environments in conjunction with a drone. The Hedgehog technology, which was used in this exercise to sense radio frequency (RF) and communication signals in congested and contested battle environments in conjunction with an unmanned aerial system, is a collection of general-purpose, reconfigurable MATRICs chips in a software-defined radio (SDR) system, the company said in a
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Pakistani F-16 Crashes Near Islamabad, Pilot Dead
March 11, 2020 @ 07:03 AMAn F-16 fighter jet belonging to Pakistan Air Force (PAF) reportedly crashed near Shakarparian, Islamabad around Wednesday noon. The crash took place when rehearsals for Pakistan Day, celebrated on March 23, were on
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MQ-9 Predator Drone Gets Long Distance Targeting Payload
March 5, 2020 @ 07:31 AMGeneral Atomics has integrated L3Harris WESCAM MX-20 Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) system onto its MQ-9 Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), providing it with the ability to locate and track targets at long stand-off ranges. The company has already begun testing the MQ-9 equipped with the long-distance targeting payload
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DARPA Launches Program to Develop Drone IR Sensors for Navigation in Low...
March 2, 2020 @ 09:11 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a program to develop infrared (IR) sensors or “invisible headlights” for navigation in low visibility conditions to stay hidden from advesaries. "Autonomous and semi-autonomous systems need active illumination to navigate at night or underground
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US Army Procures Drone Targets from Griffon Aerospace for $50M
February 25, 2020 @ 08:27 AMThe United States Army has awarded Griffon Aerospace a contract worth $50 million to supply MQM-170 Outlaw Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPA) targets and MQM-171 Broadsword Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) targets. “Griffon Aerospace Inc
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Lockheed Martin to Develop Extra-large Underwater Drone
February 24, 2020 @ 01:54 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $12.3 million for phase one of the Manta Ray program
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GA-ASI tests Air-To-Space Lasercom System for Military Drones
February 22, 2020 @ 08:41 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has ground tested its Airborne Laser Communication System (ALCoS) which is compatible with military drones such as the MQ-9 Reaper, by establishing a link with a satellite in Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit (GEO)
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
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...
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...