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Updated Heron Surveillance UAV to have Improved Sensors
January 30, 2020 @ 11:44 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) will unveil the Heron MK II, a Multi Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), at the upcoming Singapore Airshow. The Heron MK II is an updated model of the Heron UAV, which is used by the Israeli Air Force and is operational with over 20 other organizations worldwide
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Lockheed To Develop Ground-launched Hypersonic Missile for DARPA
January 17, 2020 @ 09:11 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $31.9 million contract to develop a ground-launched, mobile, hypersonic missile system
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Navantia Out; Naval Group, Saab and TKMS in $3B Dutch Walrus Replacement...
December 14, 2019 @ 09:32 AMThe Dutch Ministry of Defense issued a B-Letter for the nearly $3 billion Walrus-class submarine replacement program and has shortlisted French
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Naval Group, UNSW Sydney Demo New Carbon-Fibre Material for Marine Vessels
December 12, 2019 @ 12:37 PMNaval Group and Australian UNSW University have demonstrated a lightweight ship mast on which Radar and other sensitive material can be installed significantly cutting down on overall ship weight. "Naval Group Pacific and ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) at UNSW Sydney, have demonstrated the structural applications of of a carbon composite material embedded with fibre optics in marine vessels," Naval Group said in a statement Thursday
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Su-57 Performs 16 Flights with New, Powerful Engine
December 7, 2019 @ 04:44 AMRussia's Su-57 stealth fighter has completed 16 flights equipped with its new, powerful engine dubbed "Item 30." "Currently, the engineering bench tests of the advanced engine continue and the item is being tested on a flying laboratory
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Australian Military to get 850 Northrop Counter-IED Equipment
November 21, 2019 @ 05:22 AMThe United States approved the sale of 850 Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Increment 1 Block 1 (JCREW I1B1) Systems and related equipment worth $245 million to Australia, on Wednesday. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of up to eight hundred fifty (850) Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Increment 1 Block 1 (JCREW I1B1) Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $245 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
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Turkish Killer Drones Can Distinguish Between Men, Women
November 18, 2019 @ 01:29 PMTurkey's armed drones can distinguish between men and women, and terrorists from civilians using artificial intelligence (AI) when specific characteristics are fed into it. "You provide the system with specific characteristics and it could memorize them after undergoing a machine learning process," Abdullah Cavusoglu, directorate general of Electronic Warfare Systems Engineering (EHSIM), a company established in 1998 that operates in the fields of electronic warfare and tactical command and control systems, told Anadolu Agency
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Lockheed Wins $7Bn To Supply Over A Hundred F-35 Jets to US,...
October 29, 2019 @ 06:38 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin an agreement valued $7 billion to supply 114 F-35 stealth jets to the US, Australia, Norway and Italy. “Lockheed Martin is awarded a $7 billion modification to a previously awarded contract
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Russia to Export RD-180 Rocket Engines For USA's Atlas Rockets
October 25, 2019 @ 03:00 PMRussia's Roscosmos will export engines to power Lockheed Martin's Atlas III and Atlas V launch vehicles, with the latter currently the only US-made launch vehicle capable of sending heavy payloads into orbit. Roscosmos subsidiary Energomash is preparing to deliver three more RD-180 engines for use with Atlas-5 launch vehicles, the company said in a statement Friday
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DARPA Completes Preliminary Design Review of Ground-launched Hypersonic Weapon's Booster
October 9, 2019 @ 04:29 PMDARPA has completed preliminary design review of a new ground-launched hypersonic weapons system being developed under Operational Fires (OpFires) program. OpFires aims to develop and demonstrate a ground-launched hypersonic weapon system to engage critical, time-sensitive targets in contested environments
Australia to Acquire $2.12B in AMRAAM Missiles
Russia Says Girl Tried to Bomb Defense Worker for Ukraine in EU...
Russian-Built Plant in Venezuela to Produce Millions of 7.62 mm Rounds Annually
Leonardo to Acquire Finnish Cyber-Security Firm SSH Communications
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
