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Airbus To Develop Low-weight Helicopter Armor Under UK R & D Program
November 17, 2015 @ 12:21 PMAirbus Helicopters will partner with a UK firm, NetComposites under the Dual Use Technology Exploitation (DUTE) cluster, to help develop and produce lower weight, lower cost helicopter armour at an increased rate and enable more flexibility in military helicopter design. NetComposites is the lead for the project and will collaborate with Airbus Helicopters under which funding worth 1
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Indigenous Manufacturing Can Slash Defense Bidget By 50 Percent In A Decade:...
November 5, 2015 @ 02:19 PMIndia should be able to cut down the defense budget by half in a decade if it stresses on developing local technology. Addressing ‘visitors conference at the Rastrapati Bhavan, Modi also stressed on developing "local" technology to help people deal with daily challenges as well as the need to provide a proper environment and mobilise resources to encourage "innovation"
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Transfer of Defense Tech Not A Deterrent To Innovation: US Envoy To...
November 5, 2015 @ 09:17 AMTransfer of technology in the defense sector cannot be seen as an impediment to innovation and a lot of restrictions would fall even more, US envoy to India said Wednesday. “I dont see transfer of technology as being an impediment to innovation
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Lockheed Partners Swedish, UAE Firms in Advanced Machining Tech
November 4, 2015 @ 10:22 AMLockheed Martin is partnering Sweden's Exechon AB and Abu Dhabi based Injaz National to set up a joint venture in the UAE for advanced machining technology. The Abu Dhabi-based joint venture, Exechon Enterprises will establish an engineering and manufacturing center for Parallel Kinematics Machining (PKM) in the aerospace, defense and automotive sectors, as well as other industrial areas
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Lockheed Martin To Close Sikorsky Acquisition Nov 6
November 4, 2015 @ 09:01 AMLockheed Martin anticipates closing the acquisition on Friday, Nov 6. Lockheed Martin has received the final regulatory approval needed to close its acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft
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Ceradyne Wins $34 Million US Army Body Armor Contract
October 19, 2015 @ 03:10 PMCeradyne has won a $34 million contract to supply 28,000 ceramic body armor plates to the US Army. The armor is being procured under the Soldier Protection Systems Vital Torso Protection programme for lightweight enhanced small arms protective inserts (ESAPI), the company said in a statement
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DCNS, KACST To Develop Saudi Naval And Maritime Research Center
October 15, 2015 @ 12:21 PMFrench DCNS, Saudi KACST have signed an agreement to develop a naval and maritime research and development center . The co-operation agreement signed by President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Dr Turki bin Saud Mohamed Al Saud and Chairman and CEO of DCNS, Hervé Guillou will address areas such as Intelligent marine systems, material corrosion and foiling, and simulation and modelling, DCNS said in a press statement Thursday
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Russia Readies Precision Guided Bomb For PAK-FA Stealth Fighter
October 9, 2015 @ 10:56 AMIn what is seen as Russias answer to the US Small Diameter Bomb, the countrys air force is testing the KAB-250 precision-guided bomb on board the Sukhoi Su-34 fighter. The Small Diameter Bomb is meant for the US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters and the KAB-250 is designed to fit on the external and internal mounts of the PAK-FA or T-50 stealth fighter under development by Russia
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India Sets Up Special Zones For Defense Production
October 6, 2015 @ 06:51 AMBharat Electronics Limited (BEL)s new Defense Systems Integration Complex will focus on research and development in radars, missiles and electronic warfare systems. The new facilitys foundation stone was laid by Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar on September 30, 2015 and will be the largest facility once it is commissioned
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Russian Hybrid Drone System To Enable Network Centric Warfare
October 5, 2015 @ 11:52 AMRussia has developed a new drone system that enhances network centric warfare capability allowing direct control from command points. “Rostec's United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (OPK) has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a new system adapted to hybrid warfare”, Sergie Soko, OPKs general director was quoted as saying by Ria Novosti Monday
Turkey’s Aselsan Conducts First Firing of Tolun Missile for Ground-to-Ground Engagements
U.K., Norway Working on Defense Pact to Deter Russia
UAE's ADASI Selects Turkish Radar for its Garmoosha Rotary Wing UAV
Philippines Aircraft Descended to Chinese Helicopter Altitude: Chinese PLA
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U