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Schiebel Demonstrates Camcopter S-100 UAS to Belgian Navy
July 3, 2018 @ 11:20 AMSchiebel has demonstrated search and rescue as well as maritime surveillance capabilities of the Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) to the Belgian Navy. Schiebels trials for the Belgian Navy aimed at building a knowledge base and developing a concept of operations for the use of UAS in support of search and rescue (SAR) as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Thales Launches First Defence Cloud Solution For Armed Forces
June 8, 2018 @ 10:14 AMThales has launched the first comprehensive private cloud infrastructure solution called Nexium Defence Cloud to improve the operational efficiency of the armed forces. The Thales Defence Cloud is a sovereign solution designed for constrained environments, enabling deployed forces to conduct their missions in total autonomy in the theatre of operations
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Made-in-India Apache Helicopter Fuselage Delivered to Boeing
June 1, 2018 @ 11:08 AMTata Boeing Aerospace today delivered the first AH-64 Apache combat helicopter fuselage from its manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, India. The fuselage will now be transported to Boeings AH-64 Apache manufacturing facility in the USA, for integration into the final assembly line
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Israel’s Spike ATGM Selected For Australian Armored Vehicle Competition
May 30, 2018 @ 11:06 AMIsrael-built anti-tank guided missile, the Spike LR2 has been selected for the Australian LAND 400 armored vehicles program, Australias Department of Defence confirmed today. Rafael has beaten out European consortium MBDA for the anti-tank missile system that will be fitted to Rheinmetall's Boxer CRVs
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Leonardo, ENAV Partner for Development of UAV Traffic Control System
May 25, 2018 @ 03:31 PMLeonardo has been selected by Italian ENAV as its industrial partner for the development of an air traffic control system for unmanned aircraft and for the provision of related services. ENAV will set up a new company for the development of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Traffic Management (UTM) system and the provision of related services, including technical maintenance
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Russia Conducts Maiden Flight of Second MC-21 Test Aircraft
May 12, 2018 @ 09:13 AMIrkut has completed the maiden flight of the second MC-21- 300 test aircraft. The testing results of the first test aircraft were taken into account in the production of a new aircraft
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Saab Unveils Gripen Fighter Aerostructures Plant in Brazil
May 10, 2018 @ 10:02 AMSaab has unveiled a 5000 square-meter facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil for its future Gripen fighter jet aerostructures plant. Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM) will produce aerostructures for the Brazilian Gripen fighter and is preparing to become part of Saab´s global supply chain, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Leonardo Opens Helicopter Transmission Repair And Overhaul Facility In Australia
April 27, 2018 @ 10:30 AMLeonardo and the Australian Ministry of Defence have agreed to establish a helicopter transmission repair and overhaul facility in Melbourne capable of servicing MRH Taipan, foreign NH90 and certain civil helicopter main gear boxes. Planned to be set up into an existing facility of Leonardo and to commence operation in mid-2020, the centre will employ at least 12 technical staff for 30 years or more
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Raytheon Wins $136 Million Air and Missile Defense Radar Program Modification Contract
April 19, 2018 @ 11:53 PMRaytheon has won $136 million modification contract to exercise an option for Air and Missile Defense Radar Program (AMDR) low rate initial production (LRIP). The LRIP unit will be deployed on a DDG Flight III class ship
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UK to Re-join Boxer Mechanized Infantry Vehicle Program
April 3, 2018 @ 02:31 PMThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that they will re-join the Boxer programme via the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation, or OCCAR to procure the Boxer 8x8 vehicle to meet the requirements for their Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme. ARTEC is a joint venture between Rheinmetall (64%) and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (36%)
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
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