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X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes Carrier Tests
November 21, 2013 @ 09:46 AMThe US Navy concluded another round of carrier testing on November 19 to further demonstrate and evaluate the X-47B unmanned air system integration within the aircraft carrier environment. Tests aboard USS Theodore Rooseveltincluded deck handling, carrier approaches and landings in off-nominal wind conditions, digitized ship systems interfaces, and concept of operations development
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MBDA Begins Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicles Delivery
November 17, 2013 @ 10:33 AMMBDA has just completed the integration test of the first Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV) vehicles designed to operate the Mistral surface to air missile. Built for export, these vehicles represent the first production batch, with the delivery to conclude by year end, as announced at the contract signing in February 2011
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MEADS Completes Successful Test
November 7, 2013 @ 09:03 AMThe Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has marked a new milestone with the successful interception of two simultaneous targets attacking from opposite directions during a stressing demonstration at White Sands Missile Range. The demonstration was part of tests on the systems 360-degree air and missile defence (AMD) capabilities
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Israel To Buy Six V-22 Ospreys: US Defense Secretary Announces
November 5, 2013 @ 12:06 PMThe US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced yesterday that Israel is planning to buy six V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. “Israel will get six V-22s out of the next order to go on the assembly line, and they will be compatible with other [Israeli defense force] capabilities,” he said
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Israel To Deploy Sixth Iron Dome, Awaits David's Sling
July 1, 2013 @ 08:54 AMIsrael is all set to deploy its sixth Iron Dome counter-rocket battery, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and is preparing to take delivery of the first unit of David's Sling, another Rafael anti-missile system. The fifth and sixth batteries received by the Israel Air Force, which has control of all air defenses, are improved versions of a system that currently has a kill rate of around 85 percent of those rockets it engages
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U.S, Russia In Iraqi Arms Race
May 3, 2013 @ 11:01 AMYet to recover from American bombardment of its cities during the two "gulf wars", Iraq is the new darling of arms sellers. Both Russia and the U
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IAI Acquires Brazil Firm At LAAD 2013
April 12, 2013 @ 03:18 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) group and subsidiary ELTA Systems Ltd signed an agreement of investment and cooperation with Brazilian-based electronic company IACIT at LAAD 2013 which is currently underway in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement, signed by ELTA's subsidiary LARDOSA, includes exchange of knowledge between professional teams, investment in laboratories and factories, intellectual property agreements in both directions and, especially, product support guaranteed by IACIT
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Russia Carries Out Simulated Missile Launch
January 17, 2013 @ 07:34 AMRussias Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) on Wednesday conducted a simulated missile launch. According to the Defense Ministry, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu watched over “the fulfillment of a special task, including a simulated missile launch”
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Boeing To Support U.S. Air Force F-15 Active Electronically Scanned Array
August 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Air Force has awarded Boeing a $85 million contract for continued support of the F-15’s mechanically scanned and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars
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BEL To Begin Testing of Homegrown Software Defined Radios in June
March 12, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBharat Electronics Ltd is expected to begin testing of its homegrown Software Defined Radios (SDR) within the next 3-4 months, according to Anil Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, BEL told Defenseworld.net in an exclusive interview
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
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...
