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UK MoD Allows Use Of Unmanned Surface Vehicle Software

September 29, 2016 @ 12:51 PM

The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a licence agreement with ASV Global allowing for the use of its Advanced Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Capability technology. The contract has been signed through Ploughshare Innovations, the technology transfer arm of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) allows use of advanced marine autonomy software, the UK MoD said in a statement Wednesday
India Issues RFI For Next Gen Assault Rifle

September 28, 2016 @ 01:02 PM

The Indian defense ministry has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking a 7.62 mm x 51mm assault rifle with lethality to achieve the objective of shoot-to-kill to replace its existing 5
US Sanctions Chinese Firm For Aiding North Korea's Nuclear Program

September 28, 2016 @ 12:40 PM

The US has imposed sanctions on a Chinese firm Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development (DHID) that has been suspected to have provided financial services and illicit goods to North Korea for its nuclear and missile program. The US Treasury on Monday blacklisted the industry machinery wholesaler, and four of its executives, including founder Ma Xiaohong,
Communist Party Does Not Want Philippines-US Military Exercises

September 27, 2016 @ 02:26 PM

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) does not want the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to stop the US military exercises set next week in Luzon and has requested the government to stop it. CPP has also reiterated its call for abrogation of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty and other treaties such as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA),
French MoD Selects Heckler & Koch HF 416F Assault Rifle to Replace...

September 26, 2016 @ 03:59 PM

France has selected Heckler & Koch HF 416F assault rifle to replace its domestically-produced bullpup-styled FAMAS. The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) announced last week that it awarded the contract to a consortium formed by Heckler & Koch France SAS and Heckler & Koch GmbH on September 22, 2016 for the Future Individual Weapon (AIF) program
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

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