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DARPA'S Unmanned Vessel Tests Elevated ISR Sensor Mast

October 25, 2016 @ 02:11 PM

DARPAs Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program has developed and built a technology demonstration vessel that is currently undergoing open-water testing off the coast of California. The ACTUV was recently set sail with its first payload: a prototype of a low-cost, elevated sensor mast developed through the Agencys Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) research effort, DARPA said in a statement Tuesday
US, Australian Air Forces To Operate Space Surveillance Telescope

October 22, 2016 @ 11:20 AM

The US Air Force space command plans to operate Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) in Australia jointly with the Australian government. US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) handed over the SST to USAF Space Command at a ceremony in New Mexico
Alpha To Build Three Simulators For Indian Air Force

October 13, 2016 @ 02:58 PM

Alpha Design has plans to build three hi-tech simulators for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to train its pilots to fly fighters and helicopters. The contract is being awarded to the electronic devices manufacturer to build, operate and manage the simulators on its air bases at Adhampur near Jallandhar in Punjab, Sarsawa near Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Bagdogra near Darjeeling in West Bengal, Alpha Chairman and Managing Director Colonel H
Bangladesh To Acquire Single Airbus C295 Medium Airlifter

October 13, 2016 @ 10:08 AM

Bangladesh is set to acquire a single Airbus C295W medium airlifter for its Army Aviation. The aircraft, in transport configuration, will be delivered in the second half of 2017 under a contract that also includes customer support and training, Airbus said in a statement Tuesday
Harris Corp To Deliver DRTGs And SRAs For Australian On-Board Jammer Systems

October 6, 2016 @ 09:55 AM

Harris Corp has won a $21 million contract against a previously issued agreement for the development and qualification of 12 each new digital receivers and technique generator (DRTG) shop replacement assemblies (SRA). The DRTGs and SRAs are for the ALQ-214(V) 4/5 on-board jammer system for the government of Australia
S.Korean Prosecutors Investigate BAE Systems Over KF-16 Upgrade Deal

October 5, 2016 @ 02:57 PM

South Korean prosecutors will investigate BAE systems over a failed deal to upgrade KF-16 fighter jets which resulted in about 100 billion won ($90 million). The state auditor Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) claimed that the arms procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) gave multiple favors to BAE Systems when the U
IAF Woman Trainees Succeed In Becoming Copter Pilots

October 4, 2016 @ 10:23 AM

The current batch of Indian Air Force woman trainees have been qualified as transport and helicopter pilots. "In the current batch of cadets undergoing training, women trainees have not qualified for being inducted as fighter pilots but have succeeded in training as transport and helicopter pilots," an IAF official was quoted as saying by
Indonesian Shipyard PT PAL Builds Guided Missile Frigate With Dutch DSNS

October 3, 2016 @ 12:16 PM

Indonesian shipyard PT PAL has planned to launch a Guided Missile Frigate PKR-105 being built through a technology transfer from the Dutch shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS). The construction of the ship is aimed at strengthening the countrys national weaponry system
Huntington Ingalls Wins $400 Million To Repair US Nuclear Submarines

September 30, 2016 @ 06:41 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII-NNS) is being awarded contract to perform repair efforts for in-service nuclear-powered submarines, special mission submersibles, moored training ships, and submarine support facilities. Specifically, repair efforts include overhaul, maintenance, repair, modernization upgrades, technical engineering support, supplies and services, and nuclear related touch labor support efforts
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

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