Schiebel and Overwatch Imaging successfully integrated PT8 Oceanwatch, a small target detection payload, on the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). The PT-8 Oceanwatch delivers an image-based wide area maritime search capability that extends the coverage area and makes the CAMCOPTER S-100 a naval patrol solution, the company said in a statement Wednesday
China has become the world's second biggest military spender behind the United States relegating Saudi Arabia and India to third and fourth place respectively according to a new report by the Swedish International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) which compiles global arms procurement data. China increased its military spending by 5
Chinas new nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, Dong-Feng 26 (DF-26) has entered service with the Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force. The Dongfeng-26 has been commissioned into the PLA Rocket Force
The upgraded supersonic long-range bomber Tupolev-22M3M will make its first flight in August, the CEO of the Tupolev design bureau, Alexander Konyukhov, told TASS on Wednesday. "Yes, this will happen at the airdrome of the aircraft-building plant in Kazan," he said
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and associated companies have commercialized InteRSePT1, a jointly developed cyber security technology for critical infrastructure control systems. InteRSePT1 provides real-time anomaly detection and response for unknown cyber-attacks, contributing to safe and secure system operations
Boeing and Rohde & Schwarz have reached an agreement to offer Rohde & Schwarzs next-generation software-defined airborne radio (SDAR) into the flight systems of H-47 Chinook helicopters. The R&S SDAR will give operators of the Boeing-built Chinook significant communications capabilities
Samples taken from a Syrian pharmaceuticals plant and other facilities hit by US and allied airstrikes show no trace of chemical weapons, the Russian Defence Ministry has said. Right after the airstrikes which destroyed buildings and other infrastructure, employees and onlookers flocking to the site suffered no symptoms of chemical weapons poisoning, Ministry spokesperson said
A Qatari fighter plane has intercepted UAEs civilian aircraft carrying 86 passengers aboard a flight bound for Bahrain. The Emirati civilian craft had to take evasive manoeuvres to avoid a collision, UAE state news agency WAM reported Sunday
Raytheon Company announced an alliance with Virsec to bring commercial cybersecurity tools to global government and critical infrastructure customers. Virsec's patented Trusted Execution technology protects networks by detecting deviations in software applications caused by cyber intrusions
Lockheed Martin has won $928 million contract for the hypersonic conventional strike weapon for the US Air Force. This contract provides for the design, development, engineering, systems integration, test, logistics planning, and aircraft integration support of all the elements of a hypersonic, conventional, air-launched, stand-off weapon, US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday