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DARPA Aims To Revolutionize Situational Awareness with Thinking Imaging Sensors

September 19, 2016 @ 01:00 PM

US 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
Hughes, Airbus Partner To Provide Tactical Military Communications Solutions

September 15, 2016 @ 12:02 PM

Hughes Network Systems has signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to provide tactical military communications requirements around the globe. Airbus Defence and Space will distribute all models of the Hughes HM System, a satellite networking technology engineered around its software-definable modem (SDM) and scrambled code multiple access (SCMA) waveform, the company announced Tuesday
Counterfeit Parts Of Aircraft And Defense Products Could Proliferate Through 3D Printing

September 14, 2016 @ 02:22 PM

3D printing of aircraft and other defense parts certainly transforms the military support environment but the threat of counterfeit parts could fuel a grey market. “The threat of counterfeit parts from easily accessible 3D printers, coupled with the endless amount of designs available on the Internet, could fuel a black market, Graham Grose, industry director at the IFS Aerospace & Defence Center of Excellence said in an interview with Defenseworld
New Sniper Rifles From Kalashnikov

September 12, 2016 @ 11:38 AM

Russian Kalashnikov has showcased the first prototype of its new VSV-338 high-precision modular rifle at the Army 2016 International Military and Technical Forum. The company has also exhibited the prototype of its new SVK semi-automatic sniper rifle at the forum, Rostec announced last week
Ukraine's Antonov, China's AVIC Sign Cooperation Agreement On AN-225 Transport Aircraft

September 1, 2016 @ 01:52 PM

Ukrainian Antonov and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) have signed a cooperation agreement to build a second prototype of the An-225 transport aircraft. The agreement gives China access to the aircraft's designs and technologies to facilitate the serial production of the aircraft in China, UNIAN news agency reported
India Approves 100 Percent FDI In Defense Sector

August 31, 2016 @ 04:25 PM

Foreign defense firms can now set up full y owned subsidiary in India following Indian governments decision to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defense sector to 100 per cent from 49 per cent. The government of India, today made amendments to the existing FDI policy
Swiss Boeing F/A-18C Fighter Jet Found Crashed With Pilot Dead

August 31, 2016 @ 01:38 PM

The Swiss military has found its missing pilot dead and the F/A-18 jet crashed in the Alps mountains near Susten Pass. A Swiss airforce pilot has been found dead following the crash of an F/A-18 military jet on Monday, the defence ministry has confirmed to
DCNS Obtains Restraint Order Against News Media

August 30, 2016 @ 10:42 PM

The French shipbuilder DCNS has obtained a temporary court order that forces “The Australian” to stop reporting details of a massive leak of secret documents. The 22,400 pages of documents outline the secret combat capabilities of six submarines that DCNS designed and built for the Indian navy
Swiss F/A-18C Fighter Jet, Pilot Missing in Alps

August 30, 2016 @ 01:33 PM

The Swiss Air Force has launched a search for the countrys fighter jet and its pilot who went missing during a training exercise. The plane, a one-seater F/A-18C is missing from Susten in central Switzerland on Monday afternoon, the Swiss defense ministry was quoted as saying by Thanhnien News
India, US Sign Deal To Share Military Facilities

August 30, 2016 @ 11:17 AM

India and the US on Monday have signed the bilateral Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will permit militaries of both countries to access each others facilities for supplies and repairs. The LEMOA “will facilitate additional opportunities for practical engagement and exchange,” Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and U

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