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GA-ASI tests Air-To-Space Lasercom System for Military Drones
February 22, 2020 @ 08:41 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has ground tested its Airborne Laser Communication System (ALCoS) which is compatible with military drones such as the MQ-9 Reaper, by establishing a link with a satellite in Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit (GEO)
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Israeli Cyber-surveillance Firm NSO Buys Drone Hacking Company Convexum
February 17, 2020 @ 08:12 AMIsraeli cyber-surveillance firm NSO, which hit the headline last year due to its cellphone hacking technology used in the Jamal Khashoggi affair, has purchased Convexum, an Israeli company specializing in drone hacking. NSOs acquisition of Convexum for $60 million is targeted at offering security solution for public spaces
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Yemen's Air Defenses with "New Technology" Shoots Down Saudi Jet
February 16, 2020 @ 04:38 AMA Saudi Tornado multirole fighter jet was shot down by a missile launched by Yemen's advanced air defense system incorporating "new technology." "The aircraft was shot down with an advanced surface-to-air missile with new technology," Armed Forces spokesman, Brigadier Yahya Saree said in a brief statement
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Israel Freezes V-22 Osprey Procurement Temporarily
February 15, 2020 @ 11:00 AMThe Israeli ministry of defense has frozen the deal to procure V-22 Ospreys temporarily, amid budget turbulences and the impending installation of a new government. "The contract to purchase the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey will be frozen until more resources are available,” senior Israeli defense officials were quoted as saying by
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India Tests Indigenous Aircraft Carrier’s Engines
February 10, 2020 @ 10:04 AMThe engine of the Indian Navys first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant has completed trials, and is expected to embark on its sea trial by mid-2020. “Major structural and outfitting work of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) has been completed
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US Navy to receive 3 Modernized F/A-18 Block III Fighters by April
February 8, 2020 @ 06:40 AMBoeing has delivered the first modernized F/A-18 Block III jet to the US Navy, and will deliver two more of them by April 2020. “Boeing has given an F/A-18 a new lease on life after delivering the first Super Hornet under the Service Life Modification (SLM) to the US Navy
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US Military Allowed to Lay Self-destruct Landmines
February 1, 2020 @ 07:12 AMThe United States has allowed it military to deploy self-destruct landmines in conflict zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria reversing an Obama-era policy prohibiting the US from using land mines outside of the Korean Peninsula. "The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined that restrictions imposed on American forces by the Obama Administration's policy could place them at a severe disadvantage during a conflict against our adversaries," the White House said in a statement Friday
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Thales Unveils AI Based Cybersecurity Platform
January 27, 2020 @ 08:45 AMThales has unveiled Cybels Analytics, an artificial intelligence based cybersecurity platform for faster, sharper, more exhaustive detection of the most complex attacks in real time or proactively in differed time (hunting). Cybels Analytics significantly reduce the time taken to detect advanced persistent threats from three months in average to just a few days, according to test results
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Israeli Tactical Robotics, Boeing tie-up to Develop Ducted Fan Technology Aircraft
January 23, 2020 @ 07:12 AMIsrael-based Tactical Robotics and Boeing have signed an agreement to further development of a ducted fan propulsion technology to be used in piloted and autonomous light aircraft. The two companies will set up a joint working group to explore opportunities may exist in developing, producing and marketing Fancraft based vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) products including Tactical Robotics own Cormorant autonomous vehicle
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Russian Firm Developing Submillimeter Radars to Detect Small Drones
January 23, 2020 @ 06:50 AMRussia's RTI firm is developing new submillimeter radars that operate in terahertz frequency range capable of detecting tiny drones. "The terahertz technology [featuring radio wave length below one millimeter] will be converted into a product within five years
U.S. Firms Turn to Ukraine for Drone Technology
QinetiQ Tests Australia's First High-Power Anti-Drone Laser Prototype
Spanish Navy’s S-82 ‘Narciso Monturiol’ Submarine Completes Key Electrical Test
Dutch Navy Frigate Fires Tomahawk Missile for First Time
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