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Kelvin Hughes’ SharpEye Radar Installed On South African Ship
May 5, 2016 @ 01:29 PMKelvin Hughes has installed and commissioned SharpEye radar system on the South African Navys fleet replenishment ship, SAS Drakensberg. In addition to X and S Band SharpEye radars the system includes IMO compliant displays and a dedicated tactical display with Kelvin Hughes Advanced Agile Tracker for helicopter approach and control, the company said in a statement Thursday
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PGZ, Airbus Helicopters Begin Industrial Talks On Tiger HAD CHoppers Project In...
April 29, 2016 @ 09:00 AMPolska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Airbus Helicopters are hosting a two-day workshop in Radom on the 28 – 29 April to identify potential areas of cooperation around the Tiger HAD project, in the frame of the Kruk attack helicopter project. The event included the global network of Tiger HAD suppliers who took part in the discussions with a number of Polish companies
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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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Algerian Navy Commissions First Of Two Meko A200 Frigates
April 26, 2016 @ 02:28 PMThe Algerian Navy has commissioned the first of two Meko A200 frigates after it was delivered on April 19, 2016. The second vessel is due for delivery in 2017
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Lockheed Martin Demos Miniature Hit-to-Kill Interceptor
April 6, 2016 @ 11:12 AMLockheed Martin successfully launched its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor from a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) in an engineering demonstration today at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The launch demonstrated the agility and aerodynamic capability of the MHTK missile, which is designed to defeat rocket, artillery and mortar (RAM) targets at ranges greatly exceeding those of current and interim systems
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HAL’s Light Combat Helicopter Passes Rocket Tests
March 14, 2016 @ 01:46 PMHindustan Aeronautics Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has successfully fired Rockets (70 mm) from its prototype, TD-3 in weaponized configuration. “The initial rocket firing trials have been carried out at Jaisalmer, establishing satisfactory integration of hardware and software, structural integrity and safe separation of rocket ammunition
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Eurofighter Typhoon Continues Storm Shadow and Meteor Missile Trails For Swing-Role Capability
February 13, 2016 @ 09:03 AMEurofighter has conducted trials of the Storm Shadow missile and Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile as part of the improvements to enhance swing-role capability of its Typhoon combat jet. It has been confirmed that a new operational release of the Storm Shadow missile was carried out in the UK Ministry of Defences Hebrides range in Scotland
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Northrop Grumman To Showcase Drones, Radars At Singapore Air Show
February 10, 2016 @ 10:23 PMNorthrop Grumman will be showcasing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopters and advanced radars at the Singapore air show in a move to boost sales to Southeast Asia. “The company's airborne surveillance and advanced situational awareness capabilities will be showcased through visual displays of unmanned helicopters and high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems,” Northrop Grumman said in a news release on Tuesday
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Are Russian T-90 Tanks Outsmarting US-Made TOWs?
February 9, 2016 @ 03:28 PMIn the battle for Aleppo in Syria where Sunni rebel forces are in retreat is the role played by Russian T-90 tanks which is claimed to be getting better of the Saudi-supplied tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) Weapon System. The TOW anti-tank missiles, made by US firm, Raytheon are understood to have been the main rebel weapons against the Syrian army's T-52 and T-72 tanks and BMP armored vehicles
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Harris Corp Wins EW Technology Contract For Turkish F-16 Jets
January 28, 2016 @ 06:33 AMHarris Corporation has won a contract to provide electronic warfare (EW) equipment, spares and support services for Turkish Air Forces F-16 fighter jets. The contract was issued by the US Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Turkey’s Aselsan Conducts First Firing of Tolun Missile for Ground-to-Ground Engagements
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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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U