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Information Superiority As a Force Multiplier
April 25, 2014 @ 01:52 PMInformation superiority in a digitized battlespace can be a force multiplier as it allows faster, secure communication between soldiers, commanders and various weapons and sensors, according to Thales which offered a rare insight into the command and control systems offerings of the company at DSA 2014. In an interview with Defenseworld
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Northrop Grumman To Develop Mission Computers For H-1 Helicopters
April 25, 2014 @ 09:14 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a contract from the US Navy to deliver FlightPro Gen III mission computers in support of AH-1Z and UH-1Y Marine Corps helicopters. Under the $10
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Lockheed Martin To Develop Weapons Grade Fiber Laser For US Army Field...
April 25, 2014 @ 09:10 AMLockheed Martin has won a $25 million contract from US Army to design, build and test a 60-kilowatt electric laser to be integrated and tested in a truck-mounted weapon system demonstrator. The laser weapon is designed to significantly improve the warfighters' ability to counter rockets, artillery, mortars and unmanned aerial threats
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Sweden To Equip Fighter Jets With Cruise Missiles
April 25, 2014 @ 09:05 AMThe Swedish government is planning to equip fighter jets with cruise missiles, following the announcement made on a military spending hike linked to the Ukraine crisis. “In the future the ability to combat longer range targets can be important,” Defence Minister Karin Enstroem was quoted as saying by Sveriges Radio, adding that the missiles would have “a high precision which acts as a deterrent”
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NATO Tests MORPH Underwater Robot Network
April 23, 2014 @ 02:50 PMThe Centrefor Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) has participated in the first 2014 sea trials of the MORPH (Marine Robotic System of Self-Organising, logically Linked Physical Nodes) European Commission project. The project aims to test the latest developments in multiple-vehicle coordination and formation flying based on echo-location
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CACI To Provide Technical Support For US Navy’s Electronic Surveillance Systems
April 22, 2014 @ 02:37 PMCACI International Inc announced today that it has been selected as a prime contractor to provide lifecycle sustainment, integration, acquisition, and technical support for Naval Electronic Surveillance Systems (NESS) to the U.S
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Sikorsky's Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Demonstrator Helicopter Makes First Flight
April 22, 2014 @ 08:46 AMSikorsky and the US Army have successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, according to an official statement. The Optionally Piloted Black Hawk (OPBH) Demonstrator, known as Sikorskys Manned/Unmanned Resupply Aerial Lifter (MURAL) Program, conducted the successful first flight demonstration on March 11 at Sikorskys Development Flight Center
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IAF To Get 40 SU-30MKI Fighters Equipped With BrahMos Missiles
April 18, 2014 @ 12:45 PMThe Indian Air Force will get 40 SU-30MKI strike fighters armed with a smaller version of BrahMos missiles, according to India TV. BrahMos Aerospace officials said so at the international arms exhibition DSA-2014 in Kuala Lumpur yesterday
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Selex ES Successfully Demos BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy Technology
April 17, 2014 @ 03:02 PMSelex ES has successfully carried out multiple end-to-end tests of its BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) technology. The tests proved the new technologys capability under live conditions and will clear the way for Selex ES to begin production of the decoys
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Airbus, Sapura Team Up For C4ISR Solutions
April 17, 2014 @ 03:00 PMAirbus Defence and Space and Sapura have signed a Collaboration Agreement to establish a long-term cooperation in the field of C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance). It includes the joint development of key products in the field of planning and data fusion systems for Armed Forces digitalisation and its commercialisation in the Asia Pacific (APAC) market
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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