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French Photonis Group Renamed to Exosens
September 21, 2023 @ 08:54 AMFrench firm, PHOTONIS GROUP, which specializes in differentiated technology for detection, imaging, and lighting, is currently undergoing a corporate rebranding initiative and will henceforth be known as Exosens. The company, under the ownership of Groupe HLD since 2021, is undergoing a profound transformation by venturing into adjacent technologies and expanding into the particle detection markets
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Israel’s Rafael Unveils Palm-Sized BNET NANO Software Defined Radio
October 5, 2021 @ 12:09 PMIsraeli firm Rafael has introduced BNET NANO software defined radio and will showcase the same in the upcomig AUSA 2021 in Washington from 11-13 October. "Our solution, encapsulated in a box the size of a soldier's palm is a breakthrough that can address many tactical programs that have previously run into capacity restrictions
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UK Announces Launch of National Shipbuilding Office
September 14, 2021 @ 06:21 AMThe United Kingdom has created National Shipbuilding Office to galvanise and promote the UKs shipbuilding enterprise. “The creation of the National Shipbuilding Office and the appointment of Rear Admiral Rex Cox marks a further demonstration of this Governments ambition to supercharge the UKs shipbuilding industry across all four corners of the UK,” Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said
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BAE Systems Develops World’s Smallest M-Code Military GPS Receiver
August 27, 2021 @ 11:55 AMBAE Systems recently unveiled its ultra-small MicroGRAM-M GPS receiver compatible with M-Code signals that are resistant to jamming and spoofing. About the size of a postage stamp, MicroGRAM-M is the worlds smallest, lightest, and most power-efficient M-Code embedded GPS receiver – delivering assured positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) for size-constrained and other micro-applications
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Israeli Firm Unveils Drones that Can be Launched from Grenade Launchers, Tanks
August 7, 2020 @ 09:08 AMIsraels Spear UAV has unveiled its Ninox family of encapsulated drones which can be launched from a grenade launcher by individual soldiers, from a mobile land platform, or from an aerial or maritime system. Built to withstand extreme environmental conditions and vibrations, Ninox is available in a range of drone and capsule sizes
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US Space Force to Launch AEHF-6 for Protected SATCOMs
March 26, 2020 @ 08:33 AMThe US Space Force and Lockheed Martin will launch the sixth and the final Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite on March 26. “The sixth Lockheed Martin-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite is encapsulated in its protective fairings and mounted atop its rocket in preparation for its planned March 26 launch,” the company said in a
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Landmines Detecting Bacteria Discovered by Israeli Scientists
April 12, 2017 @ 02:42 PMIsraeli scientists at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have developed a new system that uses a combination of lasers and glowing bacteria for remote landmine detection. Writing in the journal Nature Biotechnology, the researchers presented a novel, functional system combining lasers and bacteria to remotely map the location of buried landmines and unexploded ordnance
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Boeing Wins Harpoon Missile Systems Support Contract
April 12, 2017 @ 09:17 AMThe US Navy has awarded support services contract to Boeing for Harpoon anti-ship missile systems. Boeing will provide engineering, training, support equipment, integrated logistics support, and technical support services for the Navy and also to the governments of Brazil, Chile, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Turkey, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Germany, India, Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium, the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
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US Approves Twenty Submarine Launched Harpoon Missiles To Egypt For $143 Million
May 16, 2016 @ 03:59 PMThe US State Department has approved sale of Twenty UGM-84L Harpoon Block II Encapsulated Missiles and two Encapsulated Harpoon Certification Training Vehicles (EHCTV) to Egypt for $143 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 11, 2016
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US Navy Surface Ships, Submarines To Get Modified Tomahawk Missiles By 2021
February 19, 2016 @ 09:20 AMThe US Navy has pitched for a modified Raytheon-built Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) to equip its surface ships or submarines in less than a decade. Included in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request to Congress, a $434 million ask over the next five years is to modify 245 Raytheon TLAMS with a maritime attack capability, Vice Adm
Thales’ Hybrid Kits to Support French Army Vehicle Communications with 5G, OneWeb
Denmark Joins Multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System Programme
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $4.94B Contract for Precision Strike Missiles
Denmark Invests $290M in Soldier Equipment Through Acceleration Fund
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...