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Airbus, Dassault, Finmeccanica Commence European MALE UAV Definition Study
September 28, 2016 @ 04:03 PMThe contract for the definition study of the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Programme, assigned to Airbus, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo-Finmeccanica has been launched at a kick-off meeting chaired by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR). The two-year definition study starts from September 2016
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BAE Systems Develops Handheld Tactical Sensor To Detect Jammers
September 28, 2016 @ 03:39 PMBAE Systems has developed a new lightweight, handheld tactical sensor that can quickly detect and identify jammers or enemy communication signals for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The soldiers can easily carry the handheld tactical sensor and use it to better understand radio frequency (RF) signals for enhanced situational awareness, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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India, France Ink Rafale Deal, First Fighter Jets To Arrive In 2019
September 23, 2016 @ 09:41 AMIndia and France have inked Euro 7.8 billion deal to purchase 36 Rafale fighters, the first fighters are expected to arrive in 36 months from today
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Rafale Deal Okayed, Fighter Jet To Give India Edge Over Pakistan, China
September 22, 2016 @ 05:08 AMIndias cabinet last night okayed the Dassault Rafale fighter jet contract signing which the French Defence Minister Le Drian is expected to witness together with his Indian counterpart, Manohar Parrikar on Friday. The Euro 7
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DARPA Aims To Revolutionize Situational Awareness with Thinking Imaging Sensors
September 19, 2016 @ 01:00 PMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is aiming to develop a software‐configurable array that enables simultaneous and distinct imaging modes in different readout integrated circuits. “What we are aiming for,” said Jay Lewis, program manager for Reconfigurable Imaging (ReImagine), “is a single, multi-talented camera sensor that can detect visual scenes as familiar still and video imagers do, but that also can adapt and change their personality and effectively morph into the type of imager that provides the most useful information for a given situation
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Rafale Deal Close As French Working Team Arrives In India
September 15, 2016 @ 02:12 PMFormal conclusion of the Euro 7.87 billion Indo-French Deal to Buy 36 Rafale fighters could be close at hand as a French working team has arrived in the Indian capital
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DARPA Announces 'Aerial Dragnet Program' To Track Small UAVs
September 15, 2016 @ 10:49 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new initiative called Aerial Dragnet program to provide wide-area surveillance of all unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating below 1000 feet in a large city. Airspace for the flying public today is perpetually congested yet remarkably safe, thanks in no small part to a well-established air traffic control system that tracks, guides and continuously monitors thousands of flights a day
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China, South Korea To Impose New Sanctions On North Korea
September 14, 2016 @ 09:59 AMBeijing and Seoul have agreed on imposing tougher sanctions on North Korea in response to its fifth nuclear test conducted last Friday. “The agreement was reached during a telephone conversation between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his South Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se, over Pyongyang's action,” the South Korean Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying by
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CAE Wins Predator, Reaper UAV Aircrew Training services, Other Contracts
September 13, 2016 @ 01:43 PMCAE has won C$120 million (US$91.9 million) defense contracts to provide a range of training services and simulation product upgrades for global military customers
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S.Korea Raises 2017 Defense Budget By 4 % To Counter North's Nuclear
September 6, 2016 @ 04:21 PMSouth Korea has increased its defense budget for next year by 4 percent to strengthen missile defense capabilities against growing threats from North Korea. The South Korea is planning to build a "Korea Air and Missile Defence (KAMD) system" and a "kill chain" to detect, identify and intercept incoming missiles in the shortest duration, the Yonhap news agency quoted a defence ministry official as saying
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