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Japan, Australia Sign Agreement To Strengthen Defense Ties
January 18, 2017 @ 03:28 PMAustralia and Japan have signed an agreement that facilitates closer bilateral defence logistics support and cooperation during activities such as combined exercises, training and peacekeeping operations. The agreement is expected to be finalised by the end of 2017, Australian Department of Defense announced last saturday
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Doss Aviation Wins USAF Initial Flight Training Contract
January 14, 2017 @ 12:28 PMDoss Aviation has won a $290 million contract from US Air Force for initial flight training. The contractor will provide ground training and flying training for pilots, combat systems officers (CSO), remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) pilots and international military students in preparation for specialized undergraduate pilot training, undergraduate CSO training, and undergraduate RPA training
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Sikorsky Wins Contract For DARPA’s Phase 3 Cockpit Automation Program
January 12, 2017 @ 08:48 AMSikorsky has won the contract for Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program. DARPA's ALIAS program is leveraging advances in autonomy to reduce pilot workload, augment mission performance, and improve aircraft safety and reliability
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India To Promote Production Of Defense Related Strategic Materials
January 11, 2017 @ 12:31 PMIndian government is set to introduce 'Strategic Materials Policy' that promotes production as well as storage of defence-related strategic materials. The Ministry had detailed discussions on the policy," said Parrikar, inaugurating a three-day International Conference & Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics, 2017 (ICERP 2017) here
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Russian Mikoyan MIG-35 Fighter Jet To Begin Test Flights In January
January 11, 2017 @ 10:16 AMRussian Air Forces (VVS) Mikoyan MiG-35, equipped with an updated onboard electronics suite including active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar, will begin its test flights this month. Russias Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin, announced during a visit to one of Almaz-Anteys subsidiaries (MKB Fakel) that Mikoyan MiG-35 would begin its test flights this January
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DARPA Announces Secure Data On Mobile Handsets Program
January 11, 2017 @ 08:06 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Tuesday a program that aims sharing battlefield information at multiple levels of security classification through a single handheld device. Dubbed ‘Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE), this program uses a resilient secure network that links devices without needing to route traffic through secure data centers, the official release dated January 10 said
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US Forces To Deploy 24 Apache Choppers In S. Korea
January 9, 2017 @ 12:17 PMThe US Forces Korea will deploy 24 Apache attack helicopters in South Korea starting from this month. The 24 AH-64D Apache heavy attack helicopters will replace the 30 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior observation and light attack choppers currently deployed on the Korean Peninsula, said the USFK in a joint statement Monday with the Ministry of National Defense, The Korea Herald reports
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DARPA Completes First Phase Of Underwater Fiber-optics Communications Network Program
January 7, 2017 @ 01:27 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed first phase of program developing temporary underwater fiber-optics communications networks to ensure connectivity when tactical networks are unavailable. DARPAs Tactical Undersea Network Architecture (TUNA) program recently completed its initial phase, developing concepts and technologies aimed at restoring connectivity for US forces when traditional tactical networks are knocked offline or otherwise unavailable, the agency announced Thursday
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DARPA UAV Can Fly For 10 Days WIth 30 Pound Payload
January 5, 2017 @ 12:32 PMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tested a military UAV with a claimed endurance of 10 days flying feet 15000 altitude with a 30 pound (13.6 Kilogram) payload capacity
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Indian Army Studying Chinese Theatre Command Format
January 4, 2017 @ 10:00 AMThe India Army has been asked to study recent restructuring by China of its commands into ‘theatre commands where in one man commands resources of all three services. “We are studying the Chinese format
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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...
