Indias Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has developed a new 7.62 calibre assault rifle that operates on the rotating bolt model, same as the legendary AK-47
US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s new program, System Security Integrated Through Hardware and Firmware (SSITH) aims to develop design techniques that lead to protection against cyberintruders at the hardware and circuit level, rather than relying only on software-based security patches. DARPA in an announcement Monday said that its new SSITH program aims at development of design tools that would become widely available so that hardware-anchored security would eventually become a standard feature of ICs in both Defense Department and commercial electronic systems
Northrop Grumman has delivered a Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) to SAAB AB for aircraft testing on the Gripen JAS 39 multirole fighter. The CEESIM system includes the advanced pulse generation (APG) capability, which uses the latest digital technology to generate advanced waveforms
Airbus-built C-295 has been selected by Canada to serve as the next fixed-wing search-and-rescue aircraft to replace the countrys fleet of aging C-130s and Buffalo planes under a potential $2.3 billion contract
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new initiative called Aerial Dragnet program to provide wide-area surveillance of all unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating below 1000 feet in a large city. Airspace for the flying public today is perpetually congested yet remarkably safe, thanks in no small part to a well-established air traffic control system that tracks, guides and continuously monitors thousands of flights a day
Russia plans to open helicopter center, plane assembly plant in Baku, Azerbijan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. "A helicopter center will be established in Baku
China has sharply reacted to South Korean announcement of deploying Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system in the south-eastern county of Seongju. THAAD will pose strategic threats to China
Chinas twenty-five technology companies have pledged to counter online terror activities. Chinese search engine Baidu, Tencent investment holding company, Alibaba and JD
A third phase of durability testing on an F-35 Lightning II airframe is due to begin at our Military Air & Information site in Brough, East Yorkshire. Each phase of testing, lasting a total of 8,000 hours, is equivalent to an entire lifetime of the airframe once it enters service
AdaCores CodePeer static analysis tool has been adopted by Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited, a UK firm of UTC Aerospace Systems, for usage on its TERPROM digital terrain system for military transport aircraft. CodePeer automates the review and validation of Ada source code and helps detect potential errors early in development