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MBDA Brimstone 2 Missile Enters Production And Starts Evaluation For Typhoon
July 17, 2014 @ 07:21 AMMBDA today announced that the Brimstone 2 missile will be evaluated for UK Typhoons. The missile will later enter service with the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) on Tornado GR4s
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DARPA Assigns Rockwell To Develop Antenna Technology
July 11, 2014 @ 10:22 AMRockwell Collins bagged a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop new electronically scanned array (ESA) antenna technology as part of the Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT) program. This program aims to make ESAs, a common building block component that is digitally interconnected, reconfigurable, and readily upgradeable
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DARPA, US Navy To Develop Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node
June 12, 2014 @ 02:21 PMDARPA and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on a joint DARPA/Navy research and development program called “Tern". This joint effort builds upon the existing work of DARPAs Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program, or “TERN,” which has been exploring concepts for a long-endurance and long-range aircraft that would operate from a variety of Navy ships
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UK To Investigate AgustaWestland Over Indian VVIP Helicopter Scandal?
June 9, 2014 @ 01:16 PMThe United Kingdom is reportedly considering launching its own investigation against AgustaWestland in connection with the Indian VVIP helicopter deal. According to Exaronews
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Northrop Grumman Wins Miniaturized Inertial Navigation System Contract
June 6, 2014 @ 02:10 PMNorthrop Grumman has won a contract from the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center to develop a miniaturized navigation grade inertial system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA's Chip-Scale Combinatorial Atomic Navigator (C-SCAN) program aims to integrate micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and atomic inertial guidance technologies into a single inertial measurement unit, providing stable long-term performance with fast start-up time
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Oshkosh Intergrates UGV Technology To M-ATVs
May 14, 2014 @ 09:24 AMOshkosh Defense has integrated its TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology onto an Oshkosh MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) to demonstrate capabilities for route-clearance missions. TerraMax UGV technology has the potential to reduce troops exposure to threats, such as improvised explosive devices (IED) in route-clearance missions, as well as optimize the number of troops needed for such operations
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US DoD, DARPA To Develop AI Autopilot To Reduce Air Flight Crew...
April 25, 2014 @ 09:47 AMThe US Defense Department along with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on Tuesday said they are developing a method of autopilot that may allow the military to reduce air flight crews to a fraction of their current size. DARPA says it will work to introduce automated flight systems in aircraft over the next 50 years
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DARPA, Logos To Develop Stealthy Hybrid-Power Motorcycles For US Armed Forces
April 21, 2014 @ 10:18 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a developing a new vehicle to silently transport commandoes to their missions. Logos Technologies has won a $100,000 contract to develop stealthy, hybrid-powered motorcycles that relies on both electric and gas power, allowing special ops to go off-road and zip past enemy forces with the silence of an electric engine, while also being able to handle extended missions and higher speeds with a supplemental gas tank
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LCA Navy Successfully Tested In Supersonic Mode
April 15, 2014 @ 03:05 PMThe Indian Navy's Light Combat Aircraft-LCA Navy (NP-1) has successfully completed its first supersonic flight, signaling that the aircraft is now able to fly faster than the speed of sound. The domestic company Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) who is responsible for the development of the LCA said that this feat was achieved in the month of March, according to DNA
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Sweden, Brazil Agree On Saab's FX-2 Proposal
April 4, 2014 @ 02:27 PMThe Defence Minister of Sweden, Karin Enström, and her Brazilian counterpart Celso Amorim, welcomed the decision - to select the proposal presented by Swedish company SAAB in the bidding process for FX-2, related to the provision of fighters to equip the Brazilian Air Force. The decision was given a nod at an official meeting in Stockholm, upon the kind invitation of the Swedish side, on April 3rd, 2014
Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight
France to Offer Rafale Jets, SAMP/T Air Defense System to Countries Considering...
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
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...
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...