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Lockheed Martin Demos Javelin Missile From Turret
May 16, 2014 @ 02:31 PMLockheed Martin recently demonstrated the successful firing of a Javelin missile from a turret at the Cranfield Ordnance Test & Evaluation Centre (COTEC) in Wiltshire, England. The turret was designed and built as a joint project between Lockheed Martin U
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RAC MiG Signs Agreement To Supply Modern Avionics For MiG 29, MiG-35
May 16, 2014 @ 11:25 AMJSC Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (composed of the KLA) today announced it has signed an agreement with Russian entities for the supply of modern avionics for multirole fighters MiG-29K/KUB MiG-29M/M2 and MiG- 35. The total value of the deal is estimated at $115 million and the validity of the contract lasts until 2020
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Insitu Pacific Demo ScanEagle’s Operational Utility For Fire Management
May 14, 2014 @ 11:19 AMInsitu Pacific today announced it recently conducted a successful demonstration for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) using the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The demonstration took place in January over the Wollemi National Park, 150 km northwest of Sydney, where fires have burned more than 35,000 hectares of bushland since December 2013
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Exelis To Provide Continuous Wave Illuminator Subsystems For F-16s
May 12, 2014 @ 05:32 PMExelis recently received a follow-on contract valued at $8.4 million from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, Texas, to supply Continuous Wave Illuminator (CWI) subsystems for F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft
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Saab Introduces Five New Giraffe Radars
May 12, 2014 @ 03:47 PMSaab has announced the development of five all-new complementary Giraffe radars for land and sea.Saabs combat-proven and highly-regarded surface radar portfolio, including the renowned Giraffe AMB and Arthur radars, has been improved and expanded through the addition of new technologies and designs
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Northrop Grumman, Yamaha To Co-Develop Unmanned Helicopter System
May 9, 2014 @ 02:25 PMNorthrop Grumman and Yamaha Motor have teamed up to develop and market an innovative small, unmanned autonomous helicopter system. Called the Rotary Bat (R-Bat), the new system merges a proven airframe produced by Yamaha, with the latest autonomous control and intelligence-gathering technologies for use in urban environments for applications such as search and rescue, power line inspection and forest fire observation
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ATK To Supply Aircraft Survivability Equipment to South Korean Army
May 9, 2014 @ 02:21 PMATK has received a contract from the Republic of Korea Army for the purchase, installation and integration of its AAR-47 Missile Warning System with Hostile Fire Indication (HFI and Laser Warning) onto AH-1S helicopters. The upgrade will also include the installation of the AN/ALE-47 countermeasure dispensing system
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Jordan To Buy BAE’s APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets
May 8, 2014 @ 02:43 PMJordan and the U.S
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Saudi Arabia To Buy Chinese Pterodactyl I Drones
May 6, 2014 @ 12:57 PMSaudi Arabia has signed a contract to buy an unknown number of Wing Loong medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles from China, according to the Global Times. Also known as the Pterodactyl I, the Chinese drones are said to be designed along the lines of the MQ-1 Predator with surveillance capabilities and the ability to carry two matched air-to-surface missiles
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MQ-8C Fire Scout To Undertake Electromagnetic Interference Tests
May 6, 2014 @ 11:04 AMIn preparation for ship-board flights this spring, the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8C Fire Scout will be tested for its ability to operate safely in the intense electromagnetic environment aboard U.S
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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