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Airbus H145M Helicopter Test Fires Thales’ Laser Guided Rockets
January 31, 2018 @ 03:29 PMAirbus Helicopters announced Wednesday that its new H145M helicopter demonstrated the ability to fire laser guided rockets, the FZ275 LGR from Thales, in the first weeks of December 2017 at the Älvdalen test range, Sweden. The electro-optical system (MX-15D) from L3 Wescam with embedded laser designation enabled a deviation of less than a meter for all rockets fired at a distance of up to 4
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Finland Joins NATO Allies On Air-Ground Precision Guided Munition Cooperation
November 9, 2017 @ 03:24 PMFinland's Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 9 November in Brussels joining NATOs multinational cooperation arrangement on the Air-to-ground Precision Guided Munition (PGM). The objective of the MoU on the Air-to-ground Precision Guided Munitions, PGM, is to increase their availability by coordinating all aspects of procurement and loaning possibilities and the exchange of information to ensure that the munitions stored in different countries are as compatible and mutually interchangeable as possible, the defense ministry said in a statement Thursday
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Airbus Helicopters Tests Hforce Ballistic Weapon System Onboard H145M Light Helicopter
November 9, 2017 @ 01:16 PMAirbus Helicopters has recently completed a ballistic development test of an HForce weapon system on a H145M helicopter held at Pápa Airbase in Hungary. The tested system included guns (FN Herstal HMP400), unguided rockets (Thales FZ231) and cannons (Nexter NC621) as well as an electro-optical targeting system by Wescam (MX15) and a helmet mounted sight display by Thales (Scorpion)
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Airbus H145M Military Chopper Achieves First flight With HForce Weapon system
September 8, 2017 @ 11:27 AMAirbus Helicopters' has completed the first flight of its H145M military chopper equipped with HForce weapon system of which Serbia is the launch customer. The helicopter can be equipped with various guided and ballistic armaments such as missiles and laser guided rockets, machine guns and rockets
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Croatia Seeks Foreign Fighter Jets
July 17, 2017 @ 02:44 PMCroatia is looking to purchase fighter aircraft for the countrys air force and is soon expected to send the Request for Proposal to five countries – Sweden, the U.S, South Korea, Israel and Greece
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Russia's Foreign Ministry Suffers Cyber Attack, Spokesperson Maria Zakharova Says
July 16, 2017 @ 01:18 PMRussias Foreign Ministry has experienced “large-scale” cyber-attacks originating in Iran and Hungary last month, including the one on the ministry's mail server. The attacks on the ministrys mail server occurred on June 29
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US Army Demos Cyber Weapons, Electronics Warfare Tech For Land Vehicles
June 23, 2017 @ 04:16 PMThe US Army demonstrated cyber weapons and electronic warfare (EW) technology to prevent simulated tank assault at a training exercise conducted at the Army National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, early this month. The cyber weapon used in the exercise specifically targeted the radio and wireless communication systems of the tankers,
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Sikorsky's S-70i Prototype For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program
March 2, 2017 @ 01:45 PMLockheed Martin Sikorsky has transferred S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to Aselsan for use as prototype aircraft for Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP). The TUHP program costs $3
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IDEX 2017:NIMR Automotive To Get UAE Armed Forces Contract For 1750 Armoured
February 23, 2017 @ 11:32 AMNIMR Automotive, part of Emirates Defense Industries Company (EDIC) will receive three contracts from UAE armed Forces to deliver 1,750 armoured vehicles. NIMR will deliver 1,500 JAIS 4x4 and 6x6 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as more than 150 HAFEET 630A artillery support vehicles in both Observation and Command and Control configurations and 115 AJBAN 440A vehicles equipped with anti-tank guided missile systems to the UAE Armed Forces from 2018
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Joint Declaration Signed By 45 Nations On Exports And Usage Of Armed
October 6, 2016 @ 03:46 PM45 countries signed a joint declaration for the export and subsequent use of armed or strike-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS). The joint declaration will establish a set of rules for the sale, transfer and subsequent use of military UAVs
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