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Philippine Army To Examine Singapore’s Offer Of Reconnaissance Drones
July 20, 2017 @ 10:06 AMThe Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) will examine Singapores offer to use its drones for reconnaissance and surveillance in Marawi city where the AFP is fighting Islamic insurgents. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was quoted as saying to local media yesterday that Singapores offer, made by its Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, had been agreed to ‘in principle and forwarded to the AFP to examine the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance(ISR) offer that Singapore is ready to provide
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US To Test New Counter-UAS Program At Bagram Airfield In Afghanistan
July 17, 2017 @ 03:38 PMResearchers from US Defence Department are planning to test new ways to counter the probable drone threats in future due to rising unmanned aircraft systems around the world, at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The Air Force's 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here teamed up with a researcher from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to teach airmen how to pilot drones and use them to train coalition forces on how to react to them on the battlefield, the US Air Force announced last week
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China’s CH-5 Drone Ready For Mass Production Following Successful Trial Flight
July 16, 2017 @ 01:18 PMThe export version of Chinas CH-5 drone, considered a competitor to the US-made MQ-9 Reaper, completed its trial flight Saturday making it ready for mass production and international sales. The long endurance drone, said to be one of the worlds most powerful unmanned aerial vehicles, was airborne for more than 20 minutes, at an airport in Hebei province on Friday afternoon, Xinhua and other Chinese media reported
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Explotrain Develops Functional Drone Based IED Simulation and Training System
July 13, 2017 @ 10:47 AMExplotrain, a US-based company has developed a functional drone based IED simulation and training system. Asymmetric warfare by its very nature leads combatants on all sides to develop new weapons and defenses
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Rheinmetall Wins €370 Million Order To Supply Soldier Systems To Germany
June 28, 2017 @ 01:10 PMRheinmetall has won a contract with a gross value of €370 million (net value: €310 million) to supply enough “Future Soldier – Expanded System” (IdZ-ES) soldier systems to equip German Bundeswehr's 68 infantry platoons. The new systems will be delivered between 2018 and late 2020, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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US Army Demos Cyber Weapons, Electronics Warfare Tech For Land Vehicles
June 23, 2017 @ 04:16 PMThe US Army demonstrated cyber weapons and electronic warfare (EW) technology to prevent simulated tank assault at a training exercise conducted at the Army National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, early this month. The cyber weapon used in the exercise specifically targeted the radio and wireless communication systems of the tankers,
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Germany’s Plan To Purchase Israeli-made Armed Drones Delayed
June 22, 2017 @ 03:56 PMGerman Defense Ministrys plan to lease Israeli-made armed drones has been halted after an appeal from the US firm General Atomics was made at a state court in Dusseldorf. On Tuesday, state court stopped the Defense Ministry's plans to lease "Heron TP" Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), who had won the Bundeswehr's bid along with the European aerospace giant Airbus
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Saudi-led Isolation of Qatar May Impact US Military Activity In The Country
June 5, 2017 @ 04:07 PMThe escalating confrontation between Qatar and Saudi-led Arab states may impact the United States' massive military presence in the country. Qatar is home to three US airbases and plays a role in collective defense efforts for the region
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Australia Plans To Invest $75.2 Million In Mini UAS
June 1, 2017 @ 04:23 PMAustralian Department of Defence is planning to invest AUS$ 101 million (US$75.2 million) in new small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
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US Army Bases In Asia And Middle East To Get Communication Equipment...
May 27, 2017 @ 11:14 AMThe US Department of Defense has awarded over $212 million contract to Vectrus for support of communications equipment and information systems at the US Army's bases in seven countires across Asia and the Middle East. The contract includes maintaining communications equipment and information systems for the US Army in Kuwait, Qatar, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, the Department of Defense said in a statement
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...