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DARPA Develops Digital Copilot For Military Aircraft
October 29, 2016 @ 08:48 AMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a “digital pilot” technology that can fly military aircraft on its own. DARPAs digital pilot technology ALIAS (ALIAS Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System) easily drops into an aircraft and becomes an invisible, automated co-pilot for a human pilot
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GE Wins $45 Million To Support T700 US Army Engines
October 26, 2016 @ 10:44 AMGE Aviation has been awarded $45 million contract to provide support services for various General Electric T700 engines. Work is expected to be complete by Sept
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DARPA'S Unmanned Vessel Tests Elevated ISR Sensor Mast
October 25, 2016 @ 02:11 PMDARPAs Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program has developed and built a technology demonstration vessel that is currently undergoing open-water testing off the coast of California. The ACTUV was recently set sail with its first payload: a prototype of a low-cost, elevated sensor mast developed through the Agencys Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) research effort, DARPA said in a statement Tuesday
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US, Australian Air Forces To Operate Space Surveillance Telescope
October 22, 2016 @ 11:20 AMThe US Air Force space command plans to operate Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) in Australia jointly with the Australian government. US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) handed over the SST to USAF Space Command at a ceremony in New Mexico
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US May Use Nuclear Weapons To Defend Seoul As Part Of 'Extended...
October 20, 2016 @ 08:33 AMThe US and South Korea have agreed to launch a high-level ‘extended deterrence dialogue for the protection of its Asian ally from nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. According to the agreement signed on Wednesday, "Extended deterrence" refers to the commitment (US) to use nuclear weapons to deter attacks on allies
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TKMS Wins $53 Million To Refit Two Portuguese Tridente Submarines
October 19, 2016 @ 12:21 PMThyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has won US $53 million to refit Portuguese Navys two Tridente class (Type 209PN) attack submarines. The first submarine, NRP Tridente will be refitted in Germany in the next two years while TKMS and Portugese Arsenal do Alfeite will together refit NRP Arpao locally between 2018 and 2020
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CAE Wins Multiple US Training, Support Services Contracts
October 18, 2016 @ 01:22 PMCAE has won more than a C$100 million worth defense contracts, including the one to continue KC-135 tanker aircrew training services for US air force. Similarly, US Navy has exercised a contract option for CAE USA to continue providing T-44C aircrew training services, the company announced today
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Taiwan Eyes New Defense Tech Wing Similar To US DARPA
October 17, 2016 @ 12:32 PMTaiwan will establish a new defense technology department with an allocation of NT $3 billion on the lines of US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to boost indigenous capabilities. The new military department, to be officially established next January, will be responsible for developing "groundbreaking" and "innovative" technologies for national defense and to drive development of the industry, Col
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Raytheon Developing Next-Gen Interface For Ground Vehicles
October 10, 2016 @ 08:12 PMRaytheon is developing a new technology to provide comprehensive situational awareness to troops inside windowless armored vehicles. The development is part of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program
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Russia Introduces Sniper Rifle With 2 Kms Range
October 4, 2016 @ 01:20 PMRussia has launched a light weight large-calibre sniper rifle Kord-M that can fire up to 2 kilometers. The rifle that can cut through concrete and brick walls, is also strong enough to take out unsheltered enemy manpower as well as lightly-armored vehicles up to 2 kilometers away
U.S. Firms Turn to Ukraine for Drone Technology
QinetiQ Tests Australia's First High-Power Anti-Drone Laser Prototype
Spanish Navy’s S-82 ‘Narciso Monturiol’ Submarine Completes Key Electrical Test
Dutch Navy Frigate Fires Tomahawk Missile for First Time
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