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Bell, Sikorsky Short-listed over Boeing in US Army’s Future Attack Helicopter Contest...

March 27, 2020 @ 12:45 PM

The US Army has down-selected Bells 360 Invictus and Sikorskys Raider X for the second phase of its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition programme. On March 25, the Army announced it had selected the Invictus and the Raider X out of five potential candidates
Russia to Offer MiG-35 Jet with Auto Landing, G-Force Protection for Indian...

March 23, 2020 @ 10:47 AM

Russia will offer an upgraded MiG-35 fighter jet equipped with an automatic landing and G-force protection systems as its entry for the Indian light fighter jet competition, sources told defenseworld.net Russia had received a request for information in 2019 and is awaiting a request for proposal from the Indian MoD to build over 100 jets in India, Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia Dmitry Shugaev had told Interfax news agency last week
Russian Federal Security Service Seeks IoT Intrusion Devices: Hackers Group

March 20, 2020 @ 10:20 AM

Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has put out a contract request seeking to develop the so-called "Fronton" program, which allows to carry out cyberattacks using infected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, an Anti-Russian Hackers group, “Digital Revolution” has claimed. FSB is said to have requested its contractors to provide the ability to deanonymize Russian Tor browser users and monitor emails in 2018-19,
Thales, Telstra, Microsoft Developing Security for IOT Devices

March 18, 2020 @ 09:01 AM

Thales and Australian telecom company, Telstra are working with Microsoft and Arduino to develop security systems for connected Internet of Things ( IoT) devices, by implementing a solution that enables trusted and secure end-to-end communication between device and cloud. The solution enables instant and standardised mutual authentication between a device and a cloud platform via cellular networks, while fully-complying with GSMA IoT SAFE security specifications
Lockheed Awarded $240M to Develop Prototype Protected Tactical SATCOM Payload

March 10, 2020 @ 02:18 AM

The US Space Forces Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base awarded Lockheed Martin $240 million to develop a prototype payload for its new Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) system. PTS is a next-generation capability connecting warfighters with agile and jam-resistant satellite communications (SATCOM)
Sierra Nevada To Supply Automated Landing System Components for US Army's RQ-7B...

March 7, 2020 @ 08:28 AM

The US Army has awarded Sierra Nevada Corp $8.5 million for Tactical Automated Landing System components support for the RQ-7B tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
George Mason University Wins $320M Mobile Unmanned/Manned Distributed Lethality Airborne Network Contract...

March 7, 2020 @ 07:49 AM

George Mason University was awarded $320.6 million by the US Air Force for Mobile Unmanned/Manned Distributed Lethality Airborne Network (MUDLAN) accelerated development and demonstrations software and hardware
Rheinmetall to supply Swiss Army with Rifle-mounted laser Targeting modules

March 6, 2020 @ 11:13 AM

The Swiss Army has placed an order for Rheinmetalls VarioRay LLM laser light modules. “A contract to this effect was signed in December 2019 with Switzerlands Federal Office for Defence Procurement (Armasuisse),” the company said in a statement Delivery of 9,640 devices is set to commence in May 2020 and be complete by the end of 2022
CIA Waged Cyber War on China for 11 years: Chinese Anti-virus Firm

March 6, 2020 @ 09:42 AM

Chinese anti-virus firm Qihoo 360 revealed that a hacking group related to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has launched cyber-attacks against China for the past 11 years. Qihoo 360 discovered and revealed cyber-attacks by the CIA hacking group (APT-C-39)
MiG Aircraft Corp Develops g-force Protection System for Fighters

March 5, 2020 @ 05:48 AM

Russias MiG Aircraft Corporation has rolled out a critical g-force protection system for high-maneuverability fighter jets such as MiG-35 and MiG-29M/M2 aircraft. Pilots now need to monitor the g-force using dashboard indicators while simultaneously conducting maneuvers during a dogfight

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