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Sikorsky's Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Demonstrator Helicopter Makes First Flight

April 22, 2014 @ 08:46 AM

Sikorsky and the US Army have successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, according to an official statement. The Optionally Piloted Black Hawk (OPBH) Demonstrator, known as Sikorskys Manned/Unmanned Resupply Aerial Lifter (MURAL) Program, conducted the successful first flight demonstration on March 11 at Sikorskys Development Flight Center
DARPA, Logos To Develop Stealthy Hybrid-Power Motorcycles For US Armed Forces

April 21, 2014 @ 10:18 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a developing a new vehicle to silently transport commandoes to their missions. Logos Technologies has won a $100,000 contract to develop stealthy, hybrid-powered motorcycles that relies on both electric and gas power, allowing special ops to go off-road and zip past enemy forces with the silence of an electric engine, while also being able to handle extended missions and higher speeds with a supplemental gas tank
BAE Systems' Common Missile Warning System Completes Design Review

April 16, 2014 @ 03:49 PM

BAE Systems Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) completed a Critical Design Review for its Integrated Aircraft Survivability Equipment (IASE) software update. “Our Common Missile Warning System has nearly a decade of proven success, flying more than 2 million in-theater combat hours and saving countless aircraft and lives,” said Bill Staib, director of Threat Management Solutions at BAE Systems
Three Firms To Team Up For UK's Cougar Patrol Vehicle Program

April 3, 2014 @ 02:48 PM

UK-based firms Morgan, Ricardo and Ultra Electronics have signed a joint contract to support and develop the Ministry of Defences (MoDs) Cougar family of protected patrol vehicles. The Cougar Post-Design Service (PDS) programme which covers the Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound vehicles fleets is set to be worth up to £20 million over the first two years and could be extended for as long as seven years in total, providing a significant boost to the local economy
CAE Introduces Improved Flight Simulator

April 2, 2014 @ 02:49 PM

CAE today announced at the World Aviation Training Conference and Tradeshow (WATS) in Orlando the introduction of the CAE 7000XR Series full-flight simulator (FFS), the latest evolution of CAE's industry benchmark FFS. Designed in collaboration with our customers, the CAE 7000XR Series sets a new standard in level D full-flight simulators
Eurofighter Marks 20th Anniversary, Plans Deliveries to Oman Next

March 27, 2014 @ 10:46 AM

Eurofighter will next deliver Typhoon fighters to its seventh customer, Oman, as the European consortium marks its 20th anniversary. On the 20th anniversary of Europes biggest fighter programme, over 400 Typhoons have been delivered to six international customers
GD Nexus Makes Need Statement For ISR Available Online

March 25, 2014 @ 08:13 AM

GD Nexus, an online community of technology providers created by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, has made available its first Need Statement for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) domain. With a focus on the intersection of analytics with image and video processing, the Need Statement will match a technology solution with a mission-critical customer requirement
GD NASSCO Delivers Second Mobile Landing Platform Class Ship To US Navy

March 13, 2014 @ 08:20 AM

General Dynamics NASSCO today delivered the USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), the second ship of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class, to the U.S
GDNexus Expands Into ISR Domain

March 11, 2014 @ 07:50 AM

GDNexus, an online community of technology providers created by General Dynamics announced that it has expanded its focus into the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) domain. GDNexus is a customer-centric web portal that enables General Dynamics to take a customer's validated mission requirements to the marketplace, providing companies with the opportunity to respond with relevant products, services and solutions
CAE's Project Innovate To Develop Next-Gen Simulation Platform

February 28, 2014 @ 11:03 AM

CAE announced today the participation of the Government of Canada in its latest research and development (R&D) program having a repayable investment of $250 million. The goal of CAE's Project Innovate, which will span five and half years, is to develop and expand CAE's current modeling and simulation technologies, develop new ones and continue to differentiate its service offering

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