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Unisys To Provide Raytheon With Upgraded ClearPath Forward Software
May 9, 2017 @ 12:56 PMRaytheon has purchased new-generation Unisys ClearPath Forward technology, which will used to develop software for helping to improve the performance of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Unisys ClearPath Forward is a secure, scalable, hardware-independent software environment for high-volume enterprise computing
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CAE To Provide Drone Training to UAE Air Force
May 8, 2017 @ 02:32 PMCAE has won a C$56 million contract frrom United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide its Air Force and Air Defence with a training solution for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Under the five-year contract, CAE will deliver an integrated training solution that includes academic, simulator and live flying training for the UAE Air Force's fleet of RPA systems
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US Boston Hospital Wins US Military Genetic Engineering Research Contract
May 6, 2017 @ 11:37 AMBostons Massachusetts General Hospital has won more than $10 million contract from US department of defense to conduct research for a US military genetic engineering program. “Massachusetts General Hospital of Boston, Massachusetts was awarded a cooperative agreement with a ceiling value of $11 million for research and development supporting the Safe Genes program,” the US department of defence announced Friday
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Russia, Turkey Support Safe Zones Creation In Syria
May 4, 2017 @ 03:42 PMRussian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan have voiced support for the idea to create safe zones or de-escalation zones in Syria during a meeting in Sochi, Russia Wednesday. Both the governments noted that it should lead to further pacification of the parties and to the strengthening of the ceasefire regime
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DARPA To Test ACDC Tech Against Actual Chemical Warfare Agents In Months
May 1, 2017 @ 07:24 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will test the Agnostic Compact Demilitarization of Chemical Agents (ACDC) program technology scrubber with the Tactical Plasma Arc Chemical Warfare Agents Destruction System (PACWADS) against actual chemical warfare agents in the coming months. ACDC technology demonstrator is capable of removing bulk stores of chemical warfare agents (CWA) without creating any hazardous waste by-products
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S-400 Missile System Likely To Feature In Putin, Erdogan’s Sochi Meeting In...
April 28, 2017 @ 10:08 AMRussian President Vladimir Putin may discuss deliveries of S-400 surface-to-air missile system with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during the upcoming meeting in Sochi in May. It is possible that the issue of S-400 deliveries [to Turkey] may feature during the meeting of both leaders [Putin and Erdogan], Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by local media Thursday
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F-35 jets, Apache Choppers To Fly From UK's HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier...
April 26, 2017 @ 02:38 PMUKs HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier will start receiving F-35 fighter jet and various helicopters including Apache, Merlin, Wildcat, Chinook in 2018. UK has set target to reach initial operating capability for its new F-35B aircraft by 2018 and seeks to have 24 jets available for service by 2023 end,
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DARPA's Field Deployable System For Destruction Of Chemical Warfare Agents
April 19, 2017 @ 12:45 PMA DARPA program that is developing a field-deployable system for onsite neutralization of bulk stores of chemical warfare agents (CWA) has successfully demonstrated a waterless soil-scrubbing technology that neutralized toxic chemicals simulating sarin, soman, and mustard agents. Created under the Agencys Agnostic Compact Demilitarization of Chemical Agents (ACDC) program, the technology demonstrated greater than 99
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Russia’s New ‘Tsirkon’ Hypersonic Missile Surpasses Max Speed
April 17, 2017 @ 09:47 AMRussias newest Tsirkon 3M22 hypersonic anti-ship missile reached eight times the speed of sound during the test launch on Saturday, Russian media reported. "During the tests of the missile it was confirmed that its speed on the march reaches eight Mach,” the source told
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DARPA, SSL Agreement On Satellite Servicing Program Completed Despite Lawsuit
April 13, 2017 @ 02:10 PMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed an agreement with the Space Systems Loral (SSL) for s satellite servicing program that Orbital ATK was contesting against DARPA. DARPA had filed a motion in the federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed in February by Orbital ATK about the award to SSL in regard to the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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...