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Swiss Army Chooses Lockheed’s Indago 3 Unmanned Aircraft
August 1, 2020 @ 08:55 AMSwitzerlands Federal Office for Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) contracted Lockheed Martin for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spares, training and tech support and additional systems for the Swiss Army.
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Thales’ Radar to Detect Stealth Targets, Drone Swarms Enters Production
July 28, 2020 @ 04:56 PMThe first ‘Ground Fire radar is now in production at the Thales Limours site in Essonne to equip, among others, the French Air Force's New Generation Medium Range Surface-to-Air System (SAMP/T NG). Designed to simultaneously detect and track a wide range of stealth targets, drone swarms and to prevent coordinated saturation attacks, the Ground Fire has an air defence missile guidance capability to intercept high-maneuvering or ballistic targets
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S Korean Army Retires Bell UH-1H choppers, Locally-Made Surion to Replace Them...
July 27, 2020 @ 06:50 AMThe South Korean Army decommissioned five decades-old UH-1H helicopters with indigenous multi-role Surion rotorcraft ready to take their place. The Army had 129 Bell UH-1H helicopters in service
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Meteksan Defence Delivers Drone Detection Radars to Turkish Army
July 25, 2020 @ 09:42 AMMeteksan Defence has delivered its Retinar FAR-AD Drone Detection Radars ordered by the Presidency of Defence Industries, Turkey as per a contract signed in 2019. Fixed and rotary wing mini / micro drones, or drone systems, have become an important threat to security forces
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New 9mm Russian Kalashnikov Submachine Gun Completes Tests
July 22, 2020 @ 01:15 PMRussias new 9mm Kalashnikov PPK-20 submachine gun has completed state trials, state-owned Rostec announced today. The weapon is now eligible for mass production
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Flight Tests Begin of new Russian Mi-8 Special Operations Helicopter
July 22, 2020 @ 12:03 PMFight tests have commenced of a new Mil Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopter meant for Russian special operations forces, which has been developed based on combat experience in Syria. "The construction of helicopters (Mi-8AMTSh-VN) is proceeding along with the R&D work
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Raytheon to Develop Advanced GNSS Anti-Jamming Tech for UK
July 22, 2020 @ 11:16 AMRaytheon was selected by the UK MoD Defence Equipment and Support office to develop a prototype system to exploit position navigation and timing information derived from Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Under the contract, Raytheon UKs Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing business will deliver a Technology Demonstrator Programme, with advanced multi-element Anti-Jam technology, to prove the integration of the A-J with a next-generation multi-GNSS receiver to both accelerate and de-risk the availability of such systems to end users
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US Army Selects General Atomics for Digital Guided Missile Program
July 21, 2020 @ 10:28 AMThe U.S
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US Army Invites Bids to Replace Iconic M-2 Bradley tank
July 18, 2020 @ 05:22 AMThe US Army has issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) seeking digital designs of a potentially manned-unmanned tank meant to replace the iconic M-2 Bradley tank in service for several decades. From the digital designs, up to five contractors will be chosen to compete in a preliminary design review of the vehicle, which the US Army calls as the ‘Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV)
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US Air Force Orders Upgraded LITENING Targeting Pods with Color Video capability
July 8, 2020 @ 08:11 AMUS Air Force has placed an initial order for Northrop Grummans LITENING advanced targeting pods upgraded with full-color digital video capability and two-color laser spot search and track. “LITENINGs color video capability works with the way we naturally see the world to give warfighters in the cockpit and on the ground more complete situational understanding in less time,” said Ryan Tintner, vice president, navigation, targeting and surveillance, Northrop Grumman
U.S. Sanctions Houthi-Linked Financial Network Over Russian Arms, Stolen Ukrainian Grain
Colombia Confirms Gripen Jet Purchase
Russian TU-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near the Russian Far East, One Pilot Killed...
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...