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US Naval Research Lab Develops Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
February 6, 2015 @ 07:28 AMUS Naval Research Lab (NRL) has designed and developed underwater propulsion, control and sensing solutions for littoral zone missions, Unmanned Systems Technology website reported Wednesday. According to the report, the autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) were inspired by bio-mechanics of fish
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Northrop Grumman To Supply 142 Scalable Agile Beam Radars For Taiwanese F-16
February 3, 2015 @ 08:48 PMNorthrop Grumman announced Today that it has received its first order for its APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) from Lockheed Martin for Taiwans F-16 Fighters. The order comes within four months of design reviews of the system and consists of 142 SABR units
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Indian Army to Break up Future Soldier Program into Two Parts
January 14, 2015 @ 08:50 AMThe Indian Army has decided to junk the Future Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) program in favor of two separate projects. The new program will have two components: one arming the modern infantry soldier with the best available assault rifle, carbines and personal equipment such as the helmet and bulletproof vests and the second component is the Battlefield Management Systems (BMS)
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HMS Richmond Test Fires Seawolf Missiles
December 15, 2014 @ 05:32 PMThe Royal Navy's warship, HMS Richmond test fired two Seawolf missiles in live firing exercise conducted on Dec 12. Royal Navy warship is an agile, adaptable, multi-purpose frigate that may be deployed at short notice in a wide variety of scenarios, Weapon Engineer Officer Lieutenant Commander Jim Sampson said, was quoted as saying by IB Times
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Scalable Agile Beam Radar For USAF F-16 Modernization
December 15, 2014 @ 12:50 PMNorthrop Grumman announced today that it has delivered its first APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) to Lockheed Martin which will be used for US and Taiwan Air Force F-16 radar modernization program. "Northrop Grumman's fire control radars have provided vital capabilities for the F-16 and other fighter aircraft for the past four decades," said Jeff Leavitt, vice president, combat avionics systems business unit, Northrop Grumman
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Airbus To Manufacture Falcon Eye 'Spy Satellite' For UAE
December 11, 2014 @ 08:03 AMAirbus Defence and Space has signed as the leader of the industrial team (including Thales Alenia Space as co-prime contractor), a contract with the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAEAF) for the development, manufacture and launch of Falcon Eye, a high-performance optical Earth-observation satellite system. The contract was officially signed by the United Arab Emirates in August 2014 and is now entering into force
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Raytheon Successfully Tracks Simulated Anti-Air Warfare Targets Using AMDR
November 18, 2014 @ 07:55 AMRaytheon announced Monday that its Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) software successfully tracked a simulated Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) target. The AAW target tracking was demonstrated using the working software for the US Navy during a recent Software Build Review
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New Raytheon Maverick Missile To Reduce Collateral Damage Risk
October 18, 2014 @ 09:25 AMA new version of the Maverick laser-guided missile will come with a software upgrade which will reduce the risk of collateral damage. The Maverick weapon system, a U
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Future AFVs To Be More Agile, Light Weight And Also Blast Resistant
October 16, 2014 @ 10:53 AMArmored fighting vehicles are going to become more agile and light weight than their predecessors and will be able to maneuver against incoming threats decreasing the probability of hitting and penetrating the vehicle. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program intends to improve the survivability of ground-based armored fighting vehicles by increasing vehicle agility
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Saab Presents Next Gen Carl Gustaf M4 At AUSA 2014
October 14, 2014 @ 09:52 AMSaab will present the newly-developed next generation Carl Gustaf M4 at the 2014 Association of the U.S
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
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Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
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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