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Australian Companies to Develop Armed Tactical Micro-drones
July 10, 2018 @ 11:08 AMTwo Australian companies have signed an agreement to develop armed tactical micro-drone, the Cerberus UAV, with DefendTex, (an Australian based weapons research and development company) to provide the armament technology. The two Australian companies are Cyborg Dynamics and Skyborne Technologies who lately signed a partnership
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Leonardo to Supply Black Shark Advanced Torpedoes to Italian Navy
June 20, 2018 @ 01:20 PMLeonardo will supply Black Shark Advanced (BSA) torpedoes and associated logistic support services to equip the Italian Navys U212A 2nd Series submarines. The Black Shark Advanced is an evolution of the Black Shark heavy torpedo, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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MBDA Equips Licorne Pocket Air Defense Systems with Anti-drone Capabilities
June 12, 2018 @ 09:45 AMMBDA has integrated anti-drone and traditional air defense capabilities on its Licorne pocket air defense command and control (C2) systems. Licorne is a lightweight C2 solution with the ability to co-ordinate very short range air defence (VSHORAD) systems, such as those of the Mistral family
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Lockheed Martin Wins $282 Million PAC-3 Missile Support FMS Contract
May 24, 2018 @ 12:35 PMLockheed Martin was awarded a $282 million modification contract for PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Support Centre post-production support to Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, and Republic of Korea. Work is expected to be completed by May 19, 2019, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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USAF’s Fifth AEHF Protected Communications Satellite To Be Ready In 2019
May 22, 2018 @ 10:37 AMLockheed Martins fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite successfully completed the environment tests and is now in system-level testing in preparation for delivery to the U.S
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Israel’s Iron Dome Missile System Triggers False Alarm In Golan
May 18, 2018 @ 12:48 PMThe Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is investigation the false attack alarm triggered by the countrys Iron Dome missile defense system in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights on the border with Syria. The Israeli military stated that it was a false alarm that triggered missile sirens in the Golan Heights, denying reports that the system had intercepted a drone
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BAE Systems Teams Up With Prismatic To Develop New Solar-powered UAV
May 4, 2018 @ 10:10 AMTwo British companies, BAE Systems and Prismatic will collaborate on the development of the new solar powered High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) UAV known as PHASA-35, with work already underway to prepare the first aircraft to be ready for flight tests in 2019. The technology would offer a year-round, low cost persistent service for a wide range of needs including surveillance and vital communications to remote areas, using only the sun to power the aircraft during the day and recharge the batteries for overnight operation
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L-3 Communications to Provide MK-20 Electro-optical Sensor Systems to US Navy, Coast...
May 2, 2018 @ 11:37 AML-3 Communications is awarded $12 million modification contract for Mk 20 electro-optical sensor systems, radar cross-section kits, engineering support services, and depot spares for both the US Navy and Coast Guard. The Mk 20 electro-optical sensor system is a major component of the Mk 34 gun weapon systems employed by the DDG 51-class destroyer, CG 47-class cruiser and Coast Guard offshore patrol cutters as well as ship classes of various allied nations, US department of defense said in a statement Tuesday
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Turkey’s New Armed Unmanned Armed Vehicle ‘UKAP’ To Be Exported To Asian...
April 20, 2018 @ 04:15 PMTurkeys homegrown Remote-Controlled Weapon Platform (UKAP), developed by defense contractors Katmerciler and ASELSAN, has been selected to be exported to the Asian market, local media reports. At the Defense Services Asia (DSA 2018) fair held in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, Turkish developers of UKAP signed a cooperation agreement with DEFTECH, Malaysia's leading defense and aerospace company, to sell locally developed unmanned land vehicle in the Asian region,
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Nexter To Provide 18 105LG1 Artillery Systems To Malaysia’s Army Forces
April 19, 2018 @ 06:13 PMThe Malaysian Ministry of Defense announced the acquisition of 18 units of 105LG1 artillery systems for the Army Forces during one of the largest defense services exhibition in Asia, DSA&NATSEC 2018. This 3-year contract will start by November 2019 with the first delivery of 6 light guns and the last delivery is due to take place in February 2020
France Delivers First Mirage 2000 Jets to Ukraine
U.K. Makes 3D Printable Parts for Tempest Fighter from Old Tornado Aircraft...
Russia Offers Su-57 Fighter Jets to India with Joint Production Option
Indian Mirage 2000 Crashes; Pilots Safe
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