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US Navy Gets First MKVI Patrol Boat

September 5, 2014 @ 02:31 PM

The US Navy accepted delivery of the first MK VI patrol boat, Aug. 27, according to an official statement
Algerian Navy Gets Kalaat Beni-Abbes Amphibious Class Ship

September 5, 2014 @ 02:20 PM

Algeria has taken delivery of "Kalaat Beni-Abbes" amphibious class vessel at a ceremony held at the Muggiano shipyard (in La Spezia) commissioned in 2011, Fincantieri said in a release. The ship was commissioned by the Ministry of Defence of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a company controlled by Fincantieri in which Selex ES also holds an interest, to serve as the national Navy's new flagship
DARPA Wants To Robotic Servicing For Military And Commercial Satellites

September 4, 2014 @ 02:32 PM

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is asking the space community to submit ideas to enable a flight demonstration in the next five years and an innovative public-private partnership to jumpstart a new industry. An increasing number of expensive, mission-critical satellites are launched every year into geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), approximately 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the Earth
MBDA, Polish Industries Sign MoU To Develop Missiles

September 3, 2014 @ 02:56 PM

MBDA signed two Letters of Intent with Poland to develop “Wisla” medium range air and missile defense programme Tuesday. These first LoI signatures confirm MBDA's willingness to pursue concerted cooperation with Polish industrial organisations involved with the Polish Air Defence consortium, as has been undertaken so far during technical dialogue, the company said in a statement
Brazil, Sweden Agree On Military Aeronautics Cooperation

September 3, 2014 @ 02:48 PM

Brazil and Sweden defense ministries signed a Technical Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Military Aeronautics Tuesday, according to a statement made by the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. The document signed by Chief of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces (EMCFA), General Jose Carlos De Nardi, and Deputy Minister of Defence of Sweden, Carl von der Esch seeks to strengthen cooperation between Brazil and Sweden
Russia Offers to Upgrade India's Kilo Class Submarines

September 3, 2014 @ 02:22 PM

Russia has offered to upgrade Indias Kilo class submarines soon after the Indian MoD cleared a midlife upgrade proposal for the Russian origin subs. The Defense Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley recently cleared a whole host of proposals including a midlife upgrade of six submarines worth $2
US Navy's X-47B Completes Final Tests, Returns To Base After Eight Days...

August 28, 2014 @ 02:38 PM

The US Navy's X-47B completed its final test aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aug. 24 and returned to its home base at Naval Air Station Patuxent River after eight days at sea
Airbus Zephyr 7 UAV Completes 11-Day Non-Stop Flight

August 28, 2014 @ 02:32 PM

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that the Zephyr 7 High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) has just completed its most demanding mission to date and thus set a new benchmark in persistent, year-round operations for this class of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The test consisted of over 11 days of non-stop flight, in winter weather conditions with a new primary payload, including flight controlled through satellite communications – three more benchmarks reached by Zephyr 7, acccording to an official statement
Post US, EU Sanctions, Russia Looks to China for Defence Components

August 28, 2014 @ 11:22 AM

China may supply components required for Russias defence industry following US and EU sanctions against Russia. Although Russia does not buy many weapons from foreign sources it does procure a lot of electronic and mechanical components to be used in its weapons systems
Chinese Drones Participate In Live Fire Drill: Reports

August 27, 2014 @ 02:27 PM

China's military drones participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) anti-terror drills in Inner Mongolia for the first time on Tuesday, according to Xinhua News Agency. Participating in the live fire drills, the drone, whos model was unidentified, shot off several missiles during the rehearsal, Shen Jinke, spokesman of China Air force was quoted as saying

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