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French Defence and Intervention Frigates Steel Cut in October 2019

June 28, 2019 @ 12:58 PM

The first steel cut for the French Navys defence and intervention frigates (FDI), the fully digital warships that will be among the most modern anywhere in the world, will take place in October this year. Naval Group teams are in the process of launching the program for the FDIs that will be delivered from 2023 onward, a Naval Group release said on the occasion of the completion of the Normandie frigate which marks the completion of the FREMM shipbuilding program
NATO Air Base to Install Saab Remote Air Traffic Management System

June 28, 2019 @ 11:06 AM

Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions has received an order to install a digital tower at NATO NAEW&CF E3A Component in Geilenkirchen, Germany which provides remote air traffic control. NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen will use the digital tower for live operations during the refurbishment of the current control tower
US Launches Retaliatory Cyber Attack Against Iran

June 22, 2019 @ 08:14 AM

The United States Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyber-attack against an Iranian intelligence group on Thursday, who are allegedly responsible for bombing oil tankers on May 12 off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Gulf of Oman. A report published by Yahoo News stated that an undisclosed intelligence group tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly “hacked” into US marine traffic tracking websites
Eurofighter Signs Study Contracts to Infuse New Technology into Typhoon Fighter Aircraft

June 20, 2019 @ 08:16 AM

Eurofighter GmbH, EUROJET and NETMA (NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency), have signed €53.7 million contracts at the Paris Airshow 2019 to study improvement to communications, on-board systems and engine of the Typhoon combat aircraft
Embraer, ELTA Systems To Develop New Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

June 18, 2019 @ 01:30 PM

Embraer and ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement to develop next-generation P600 AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft, based on the advanced Embraer Praetor 600 business jet, at the 53rd International Paris Air Show. The primary sensor of the P600 AEW is the IAI/ELTA 4th generation Digital Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar with integrated IFF capabilities
Boeing To Supply Components For US Special Ops’ MH-47G Chinook Choppers

June 14, 2019 @ 07:06 AM

Boeing has won a $30 million modification contract to supply components and parts in support of US Special Operations Commands MH-47G Chinook rotary wing aircraft. The helicopters are required to sustain US Special Operations Forces (SOF) heavy assault, rotary wing aircraft, to mitigate the impact of the MH-47G aircraft availability in light of increased SOF operational demands and to procure H-47 long-range, rotary wing aircraft under foreign military sales acquisition procedures for the United Kingdom (UK), the US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
Boeing To Build Additional MH-47G Chinook Choppers For US Special Operations Command...

June 13, 2019 @ 10:33 AM

Boeing has won a $194 million modification contract to renew-build six MH-47 Chinook helicopters and new-build another, for US Special Operations Command. The helicopters are required to sustain US Special Operations Forces (SOF) heavy assault, rotary wing aircraft and to mitigate the impact of the MH-47G aircraft availability in light of increased SOF operational demands, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
Thales Acquires AI-based Psibernetix Company

June 6, 2019 @ 09:44 AM

French company Thales Group has acquired an Artificial Intelligence-based firm Psibernetix, the company announced Thursday. Psibernetix has developed aerial combat application named ALPHA based on AI for simulated air combat
Belarus Unveils Berkut-3 UAV System With Tail-less Flying Wing Design

June 3, 2019 @ 10:06 AM

Belarusian firm AGAT-Sistemi Upravlenia (AGAT Control Systems), a subsidiary of the state-owned Geoinformation Control Systems Holding, has unveiled “Berkut-3,” an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a tailless flying wing design. The UAV has a wingspan of 3 meters, maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 11 kg, and has the ability to carry a 2 kg payload
Steel Cut for US Navy’s Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

May 24, 2019 @ 06:03 AM

A plasma-burning machine cut the first steel plate that will be used to build Columbia (SSBN 826), the United States Navys lead ballistic missile submarine on Thursday. The event marked the first class of submarines that will be built using fully digital blueprints

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