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Rocket Crafters Wins DARPA Contract To Develop Hybrid Rocket Engine
July 26, 2017 @ 02:08 PMRocket Crafters (RCI) has won a $542,600 research contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to build and test a large-scale hybrid rocket engine using its patented Direct-Digital Advanced Rocket Technology. Under the terms of the agreement, RCI is tasked to build and test a large-scale hybrid rocket engine using RCI's patented Direct-Digital Advanced Rocket Technology (D-DART)
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Beijing Opens First Theatre on Disputed Islands of South China Sea
July 25, 2017 @ 05:11 AMChina has set up the first theatre in one of the contested islands controlled by China in the South China Sea. Over 200 residents and soldiers of Sansha city of Woody island, called as Yongxing Island by China attended the first show of a Chinese film marking the opening of the theatre, Xinhua reported Saturday
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Work on First UK Royal Navy’s Type 26 Class Next Generation Frigate...
July 21, 2017 @ 02:38 AMThe UK Defense Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon officially began the manufacture of the Royal Navys first Type-26 class next generation frigate, HMS Glasgow. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said, “HMS Glasgow and the other seven frigates in this new class will protect our powerful new aircraft carriers and nuclear deterrent, helping keep Britain safe across the world
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French Dassault Systèmes To Build 3D Shipyard Models in Australia
July 18, 2017 @ 03:49 PMFrench software company Dassault Systèmes is discussing plans to build a 3-D virtual shipyard in South Australia. Dassault Systèmes, which is currently in South Australias capital Adelaide, provides software systems to support 3D design and modelling, simulation, information and intelligence
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Philippines To Get Two Cessna 280B ISR Aircraft Soon
July 18, 2017 @ 11:44 AMThe United States is expected to deliver two Cessna 208 aircraft with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in “couple of weeks”. The Cessna 208B ISR variant carries an electro-optical sensor pod and other surveillance equipment
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Five Korean Aerospace Industries' Subcontractors Raided Over Money Swindling Case
July 18, 2017 @ 11:20 AMSouth Korean prosecutors raided five subcontractors to probe suspected corruption in connection with a few major defense projects. The prosecutors searched the firms and secured documents and digital materials as evidence related to allegations that KAI made illicit gains by inflating expenses for developing military aircraft, Yonhap reported Tuesday
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Russian Mi-17sh-VN Helicopter Design Based On Combat Experience In Syria
July 14, 2017 @ 08:35 AMRussian Helicopters will display the newly developed Mi-171Sh-VN advanced military transport helicopter at next week's MAKS-17 show. The Mi-171Sh-VN is the new version of the Mi-8/17 military transport helicopter; its main features being extensive armoring and weaponry
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US SOCOM Selects BAE Systems For MC-130J Aircraft Electronic Warfare Systems
July 13, 2017 @ 04:43 AMThe US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected BAE Systems to provide new electronic warfare (EW) systems for its fleet of AC/MC-130J aircraft. BAE Systems will upgrade the aircrafts survivability equipment with the capability to detect, identify, locate, deny, degrade, disrupt, and defeat various threats that aircrews encounter in hostile and challenging environments, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Cohort EID To Equip Portuguese Army With Tactical PRC-525 Radio Systems
July 10, 2017 @ 11:55 AMCohort EID has signed a 7.5 million Euro contract with the Portuguese Ministry of Defence to provide software-defined digital multiband, multirole, and multimode tactical PRC-525 radio systems for the Portuguese Army
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DARPA Flight Tests Fast, Lightweight Autonomous Quadcopter
July 5, 2017 @ 09:43 AMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently flight tested an unmanned quadcopters to demonstrate autonomous flight without the aid of human operators or global positioning systems. DARPA announced last week that Phase 1 of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida, flying quadcopters autonomously through cluttered buildings and obstacle-strewn environments at fast speeds (up to 20 meters per second, or 45 mph) using onboard cameras and sensors as “eyes” and smart algorithms to self-navigate
Lithuania’s Airvolve to Deliver 10 VTOL Aircraft to Finland, Sweden
India Commissions New Russian-Built Project 11356 Frigate ‘Tamal’
U.S. Approves $510M Sale of JDAM Guidance Kits to Israel
Turkey to Prioritize 10-Ton Multi-Role Helicopter over ATAK-2 Combat Chopper
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
