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Boeing Unmanned Helicopter Performs Flight Demo for US Army
April 8, 2020 @ 06:33 AMBoeing demonstrated its S-100 Camcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the US Army, with the aircraft resupplying the soldiers with small cargo packages. “A first for the vertical lift UAV – the S-100 CAMCOPTER recently delivered supplies to US Army troops, the first time an autonomous air vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing resupplied Army troops,” the company
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UK to Get MQ-9 Launch and Recovery Element
April 8, 2020 @ 06:01 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautics Systems (GA-ASI) has won a contract to provide MQ-9 contractor logistics support launch and recovery element (LRE) to the United Kingdom. "GA-ASI has been awarded a not-to-exceed $8
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NATO to Share Radar Data with Ukraine, Georgia
April 4, 2020 @ 06:45 AMNATO has decided to share air traffic radar data with Ukraine and Georgia besides agreeing to lend continued support for existing aid packages to the countries. "The package we agreed for Georgia and Ukraine, its about exercises, its about access to more NATO educational programmes
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Boeing Offers Voluntary Layoff to Employees
April 2, 2020 @ 04:06 PMBoeing today offered a voluntary layoff (VLO) plan to its employees to tide over the Boeing 737 fiasco and the current coronavirus crisis. The (VLO) plan that allows eligible employees who want to exit the company to do so with a pay and benefits package
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Oshkosh Receives $346.4M to Modernize US Army's Heavy Tactical Vehicles
March 31, 2020 @ 08:04 AMOshkosh Defense has been awarded delivery orders totaling $346.4 million to modernize vehicles in the US Army and US Army Reserve Heavy Tactical Vehicle (FHTV) fleets
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Shipbuilder Damen, Team Develop ‘Air filter mask’ for Medical Staff Treating COVID-19...
March 27, 2020 @ 08:12 AMAir-wave.org Association, a consortium initiated by Dutch Shipbuilder Damen, Blue Orange Wave, Redgrasp and VFA Solutions, has developed a protective mask for healthcare professionals in the treatment of novel
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Japan Wants Nuclear Reactors to Withstand 9/11 type Airplane Attacks
March 16, 2020 @ 09:21 AMJapanese nuclear regulator has shut down Kyushu Electric Power Co. reactor today for failure to comply with anti-terror measures that include being able withstand airplanes crashing into them
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First Pakistani F-16 Crash in 11 years Raises Questions about Maintenance
March 11, 2020 @ 12:43 PMThe Pakistani F-16 jet that crashed today is the first in 11 years and has come after the United States sold a $125 million technical support and end-use monitoring package to Pakistan in July 2019. “Pakistan had requested a continuation of technical support services; US Government and contractor technical and logistics support services to assist in the oversight of operations in support of the Pakistan Peace Drive advanced F-16 program
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Tunisia First to Buy Armed AT-6C Aircraft from US?
February 27, 2020 @ 04:05 AMThe US State Department has given its approval for the sale of 4 AT-6C Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft and related equipment to Tunisia for an estimated $325.8 million, which could be the first sale of the armed variant of the aircraft
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India Tests Indigenous Aircraft Carrier’s Engines
February 10, 2020 @ 10:04 AMThe engine of the Indian Navys first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) INS Vikrant has completed trials, and is expected to embark on its sea trial by mid-2020. “Major structural and outfitting work of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) has been completed
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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