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Thales Expands Capabilities Of Laser-guided BAT-120 Weapon For French Mirage Jets
June 20, 2017 @ 12:37 PMThales, in coordination with the French defence procurement agency (DGA), has developed the capabilities of the BAT-120, a combat proven weapon system already qualified on the Mirage 2000 fighter jet. The laser-guided BAT-120 is a precision strike weapon, reasonably sized that can be carried in large numbers on the aircrafts wing pylons to fight all types of fixed or mobile targets (lightly armoured or unarmoured vehicles, go-fast vessels)
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Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Contract For Sniper, LANTIRN Pods
June 20, 2017 @ 09:57 AMLockheed Martin received a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract from the U.S
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Dash-8 Q 300 Aircraft To Be Equipped With Searchmaster Surveillance Radar, Amascos...
June 19, 2017 @ 02:38 PMForce Multiplier Dash-8 Q 300 aircraft, designed by PAL and Thales, will be equipped with a ‘Searchmaster multi-role radar and an 'Amascos' multi-mission system. This aircraft has been specially designed to meet both the needs of maritime and ground surveillance, Thales announced Monday
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Saab's Gripen-E Fighter Jet Makes Maiden Flight
June 15, 2017 @ 04:50 PMSaab's first prototype Gripen-E fighter has completed its first flight from the company's Linköping site in Sweden 13 months after its official roll-out. Performed by test pilot Marcus Wandt on 15 June, the aircraft flight lasted 40min
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Leonardo Opens Norway Center To Support AW101 Helicopter Training
June 13, 2017 @ 12:20 PMLeonardo has opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre that includes a new AW101 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) which will support the training of the country's aircrew. Having been opened at Stavanger Sola Airport, the center also supports other AW101 customers, the company announced Tuesday
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Anti-Qatar Coalition Releases List of Doha-supported Terror Financiers
June 9, 2017 @ 11:42 AMSaudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have released a list of terror financiers comprising of 59 individuals and 12 groups in a joint statement. The anti-Qatar coalition has accused Doha of supporting or harbouring terror organizations
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US Navy Receives 500th Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
June 7, 2017 @ 02:21 PMOrbital ATK delivered 500th Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) to the US Navy in a ceremony at its production facility in Northridge, California, on May 31. AARGM is a supersonic, air-launched tactical missile system, upgrading legacy AGM-88 HARM systems with advanced capability to perform Destruction of Enemy Air Defense missions
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DARPA’s Stealth Dirt Bike Uses Front-wheel Drive system
June 2, 2017 @ 02:44 PMLogos Technologies that has been developing a hybrid-electric dirt bike ‘SilentHawk since 2015, is currently also progressing on an all-electric motorcycle and multifuel hybrid with a lighter, air-cooled engine. Ultra-quiet, electric motorcycles designed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will help fighters sneak up on the enemy
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Boeing Wins $86Mln to Modernize F-18 Jet Software
June 1, 2017 @ 12:22 PMBoeing has won more than $86 million contract from US department of defense to upgrade software and hardware for F-18 combat aircraft. "The Boeing Co
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Growing Complexity Of Military Assets Expected To Fuel Virtual Reality Market
May 31, 2017 @ 02:13 PMGrowing complexity in assembly and maintenance of military assets combined with a shortage of skilled engineers is expected to drive the market for virtual reality/augmented reality products. A report from Digi-Capital predicts that the market for virtual and augmented reality will be worth $120 billion by 2020
Trump Sets 50-Day Deadline for Ukraine Peace Deal
Israel Launches Dror-1 Communications Satellite into Geostationary Orbit
Trump May Send to Ukraine JASSM-ER Missile Which Can Reach All of...
South Korean Marine Attack Helicopter Completes First Live Fire Test
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...