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DARPA Awards Research Contract For Future Armored Vehicles
April 27, 2016 @ 11:13 AMFuture Armored vehicles will be able to deflect incoming threats by moving their armor plates up, down or sideways, be light, agile and have greater situational awareness than the steel behemoths of today. The US Defence Advance Research projects agency has awarded contracts to Carnegie Mellon University, Honeywell, Leidos, Pratt & Miller, QinetiQ Inc
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Aurora Demos Subscale X-Plane Aircraft For DARPA VTOL Program
April 19, 2016 @ 09:23 AMAurora Flight Sciences has successfully demonstrated its LightningStrike, Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL x-plane) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at a US military facility. The flight of the subscale aircraft met an important DARPA risk reduction requirement, focusing on validation of the aerodynamic design and flight control system
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India To Purchase 145 M777 Howitzers For US$ 750 Million
April 18, 2016 @ 10:21 AMIndia is likely to buy 145 M777 Howitzers for $750 million to equip its Mountain Strike Corps. The decision to buy ultra-light Howitzers produced by BAE Systems under the ‘Make In India program was discussed at a meeting on April 12 between Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and his US counterpart Ashton Carter,
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Iran Shows Off S-300 Radar Systems Behind A Veil?
April 18, 2016 @ 09:20 AMIran displayed part of the Russian-made S-300 air defense missile system that included 2 radar systems of S-300, its carrier and command vehicles as well as the crane for lifting its missiles in a military parade held in Tehran to mark its National Army Day. A portion of the S-300 missile system was unveiled in the massive parades south of Tehran, also attended by foreign military attachés, Tasnim Nes Agency reported Sunday
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Iran To Discuss Su-30SM and T-90 Deals During Moscow Visit
April 15, 2016 @ 02:37 PMIran's Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan may discuss deals to buy Russian fighter Su-30SM jets and T-90 tanks during his visit to Moscow on April 26-27, Interfax news agency reported Friday. "Obviously, Mr
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India-US Discussions On Jet Engine Tech To Boost LCA, Boeing
April 12, 2016 @ 02:05 PMThe India-US move to take forward discussions on jet engine technology will benefit Indias home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Boeings bid to manufacture F/A-18 fighter aircraft in India. “We have decided to take forward discussions under Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) more aggressively on key areas such as Jet Engine technology
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Iran Confirms Receiving First Batch Of Russian S-300 Defense Missile System
April 11, 2016 @ 11:19 AMIran has confirmed receiving first batch of S-300 air defense missile systems from Russia. “We had already announced that despite several changes in time of delivery, the deal is on its path of implementation
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Russia Concludes S-300 Missile Systems Contract To Iran
April 9, 2016 @ 09:13 AMRussia has concluded the deliveries of S-300 antiaircraft missile systems to Iran, Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin said. "There are no problematic issues in this sphere and the contract has been concluded," Rogozin told TASS Friday
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DARPA, ONR To Commence Open-Water Testing Of Unmanned Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship
April 8, 2016 @ 09:36 AMThe US Office of Naval Research and the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will soon commence open-water testing of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV), able to traverse thousands of kilometres for months at a time without a single crew member aboard. ACTUV is a 130-foot twin-screw trimaran, designed for enhanced stability in all kinds of weather
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DARPA To Fly Unmanned XS-1 Spaceplane Ten Times In 10 days
April 8, 2016 @ 08:54 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARPA announced Thursday Phase 2 of its Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which seeks to design and fabricate an experimental unmanned spaceplane and fly the vehicle ten times in ten days. The reusable XS-1 would demonstrate the potential for low-cost and “aircraft-like” high-ops-tempo space flight, enabling a host of critical national security options while helping to launch a new and potentially fruitful commercial sector
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U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
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...
