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Northrop Grumman To Modernize US F-16 Fighter Jets With APG-83 AESA Radar
June 8, 2017 @ 05:58 PMThe United States Air Force has choosen Northrop Grummans APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) active electronically scanned array (AESA) to modernize 72 Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons. The company will modernize 72 US Air National Guard F-16s to meet a US Northern Command Joint Emergent Operational Need for homeland defense
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BAE Systems Develops 'Movement Intelligence' To Identify, Track Security Threats
June 6, 2017 @ 01:47 PMBAE Systems has integrated capabilities known as Movement Intelligence (MOVINT) into its Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) line of software, helping analysts to more easily identify intelligence threats using motion sensors. These new capabilities, which include complex multi-tracking analytics, interpret movement and activity from video, radar, and other types of motion sensors, enabling analysts to efficiently track people, vehicles, and other objects of interest, the company announced Monday
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Lockheed Martin To Source F-35 JSF Ground Cabins From Australia
June 1, 2017 @ 05:04 PMAustralia has signed a contract worth $37.5 million with Lockheed Martin to provide portable facilities which will house top secret systems and support staff for Air Force operations deployed overseas, primarily for the new Joint Strike Fighters
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Lockheed Martin's Combat Rescue Helicopter HH-60W Achieves Critical Design Review
May 31, 2017 @ 04:22 PMLockheed Martin has completed the air vehicle critical design review (CDR) for the US Air Forces (USAF) Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) programme. The CDR allows the programme to move forward in assembling, testing and evaluating the HH-60W helicopter, the company announced Tuesday
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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
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DARPA Works On Simplifying Design Process For Unconventional Defense Systems
May 18, 2017 @ 04:43 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing mathematical tools and methods to tackle the challenges associated with designing complex military systems. The US defense research agency's Enabling Quantification of Uncertainty in Physical Systems (EQUiPS) program has advanced the field of uncertainty quantification, or UQ, which focuses on methods to accommodate all of the different factors that may affect predictive accuracy in designing the military model
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BAE Systems' M777 Artillery Guns Arrive in India
May 18, 2017 @ 01:19 PMIndia on Thursday received the first two of 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers as part of the $750 million dollar contract signed with the US in November 2016. Under the contract, 25 guns will come to India in a fly-away condition (two per month will be delivered), while 120 will be assembled at the proposed assembly integration and test facility for the weapon system in India in partnership with Mahindra Defence, located in Faridabad
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Indian Authorities Seize China-Made DJI Phantom-4 PRO Drones From Passenger In Bengaluru
May 16, 2017 @ 02:43 PMIndian Authorities have seized ten DJI Phantom-4 PRO drones that can record high definition video from two kilometres and capable to perform action upon finding obstacles by itself, from a passenger at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru last week. The drones, equipped with an advanced satellite navigation system, can fly at 6,000 metres with a half-kg payload,
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Swedish Armed Forces Orders Additional Anti-ship Missiles From Saab
April 28, 2017 @ 08:47 AMSaab has been awarded SEK 500 million (US$ 56m) contract from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to provide additional anti-ship missiles. Deliveries will begin in the mid-2020s
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Indian Army Orders 3192 Tata Safari Storme Vehicles
April 27, 2017 @ 10:49 AMTata Motors has signed a contract to supply 3192 units of the Tata Safari Storme 4x4 to the Indian Armed Forces, under a new category of vehicles - GS800 (General Service 800). The Indian Ministry of Defence (MOD) had floated an RFP for vehicles with three basic criteria – minimum payload capacity of 800 kgs; hard roofs and air conditioning, the company announced today
Russian Helicopters to Supply Iran with 12 Mi-171 Helicopters
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Three Ships Sail Past U.S. Naval Blockade, Iran Claims
Israeli Drone Attacks Journalist on Live TV in Lebanon
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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