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US DoD Awards $17.5 Billion IT Services Contracts to 20 Companies

November 3, 2017 @ 09:11 AM

A suite of multiple contracts to provide information technology services to US Department of Defence (DoD) facilities all over the world cumulatively worth US$17,500,000,000 were awarded on Thursday. The contracts are for providing a full range of information technology services and solutions required by the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Department of Defense, and other agencies of the federal government
Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Completes Ground Run Tests

October 10, 2017 @ 09:58 AM

The Bell V-280 Valor prototype aircraft has successfully achieved ground run testing at 100% rotor speed or RPM. The aircraft will continue ground run testing at the Bell Helicopter Amarillo Assembly Center where it will undergo a series of functional tests running all aircraft systems and flight controls in preparation for first flight this fall
Boeing Acquires Robotic Aircraft Tech Company, Aurora Flight Sciences

October 6, 2017 @ 01:01 PM

Boeing has acquired an autonomous systems technologies provider, Aurora Flight Sciences under an agreement signed by the companies. "The combined strength and innovation of our teams will advance the development of autonomy for our commercial and military systems," said Greg Hyslop, chief technology officer and senior vice president of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology
DARPA Demos New Cloud-Penetrating Radar Sensor

September 29, 2017 @ 09:15 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) demonstrated a new sensor that can capture real-time video through clouds. The Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program, which began in 2013, has been developing an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) targeting sensor to operate through clouds as effectively as current electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensors operate in clear weather
Logos Wins Second Phase SBIR Contract from DARPA to Work on Hybrid-electric...

September 16, 2017 @ 11:48 AM

Logos Technologies has won a second Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue work on the SilentHawk hybrid-electric motorcycle. SilentHawk is an all-wheel drive, hybrid-electric motorcycle designed to transport troops over rough terrain and behind enemy lines with minimal noise to reduce chances of detection
BAE Systems To Study Military Application Of Laser Directed Energy Weapons

September 12, 2017 @ 04:55 PM

BAE Systems has launched a £30 million programme to determine the military utility of Laser Directed Energy Weapons (LDEWs) and to study integration on to UK military aircraft, ships and land vehicles. With UK and allied military personnel facing evolving threats around the globe there is an emerging need for a new type of highly-precise, targeted and agile weapon system
Royal Navy Unveils Futuristic Submarine Concept Capable Of Launching Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

August 29, 2017 @ 06:12 PM

The Royal Navy has unveiled a series of futuristic submarine concepts which mimic real marine lifeforms aimed to change the world's future underwater combat environment. British engineers have come up with a concept based on a crewed mothership capable of launching unmanned underwater vehicles shaped like eels and carrying sensor pods which dissolve on demand to avoid enemy detection, and fish-shaped torpedoes sent to swarm against enemy targets
China Plans Civilian-Military Technology Integration In Sci-Tech Sector By 2020

August 24, 2017 @ 09:38 AM

Chinas top science authorities published a five-year term plan to integrate innovative military and civilian technologies to explore cost-effective solutions in the science and technology sector. Jointly issued by Chinas Ministry of Science and Technology and the Science and Technology Commission of the Central Military Commission, the plan is to build new research units and think tanks on cutting-edge science projects, ranging from manned-space missions to navigation satellite systems to supercomputers, local media reports
New DARPA Autonomous Systems Program To Better Manage UAVs, Driverless Cars

August 17, 2017 @ 09:18 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced a new research program called Assured Autonomy seeking to develop rigorous design and analysis technologies to guarantee safety and to enhance their predictability of autonomous machines likes drones and driverless cars. Assuring systems operate safely and perform as expected, as said in a DARPA press release that it will centre on military autonomous vehicles
Australian F-35 Fighters Get Home-made Vertical Tail

August 7, 2017 @ 10:15 AM

The third Australian F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has received its Australian made vertical tail as it nears production completion. Victorian based company Marand is an Australian company, one of which is the manufacture of vertical tails

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