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Insitu Wins $21M To Maintain US Navy RQ-21A Blackjack Drones
September 6, 2017 @ 04:52 AMInsitu is being awarded $21 million against a previously issued basic ordering agreement providing or the procurement of spare and sustainment parts to maintain the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system in support of Naval Special Warfare fleet operations. Work is expected to be completed in June 2018, US department of defense said in a statement Tuesday
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BAE Systems Introduces Next-Gen Radiation-Hardened Space Computer
August 24, 2017 @ 09:20 AMBAE Systems introduces a new generation of its flagship space computer that combines fast performance and extreme resiliency to enable previously impossible missions in the harsh environment of space. The new RAD5545TM single-board computer (SBC) provides next-generation spacecraft with the high-performance onboard processing capacity needed to support future space missions — from weather and planetary exploration to communications, surveillance, tracking, and national security missions
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Two S. Korean Satellites To Be Launched On Russian Soyuz Carrier Rocket
August 21, 2017 @ 04:39 PMRussias Glavcosmos and Glavcosmos Launch Services have signed the first contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to launch the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket with two South Korean satellites. The Soyuz-2
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Israel’s Meteor Aerospace Developing New MALE UAV
August 18, 2017 @ 06:41 AMIsraels Meteor Aerospace has started full-scale development of a new medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV. The UAV, known as Impat 1300 will offer a take-off weight of 1300 kg at an operating ceiling of 30,000ft and an operational endurance of 30 hours,
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First Demo Of DARPA's Elevated Sensor Mast Aboard US Navy Vessel
August 16, 2017 @ 02:03 PMThe US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently demonstrated its prototype of an elevated sensor mast aboard the USS Zephyr, a Cyclone-class patrol coastal ship over three days near Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) prototype has been developed by DARPA as a low-cost, elevated sensor mast improves ships communication range and ability to detect, track, and classify contacts of interest
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Lockheed Martin’s New $350M Worth Satellite Production Facility Under Construction
August 2, 2017 @ 04:52 PMLockheed Martin is investing $350 million for its new facility to be located on the company's Waterton Canyon campus near Denver that will produce next-generation satellites. The new Gateway Center, slated for completion in 2020, includes a state-of-the-art high bay clean room capable of simultaneously building a spectrum of satellites from micro to macro
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F-35 Jet Fleet Completes 100,000 Flight Hours
July 24, 2017 @ 08:07 PMF-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours while the F-35 Integrated Test Force teams are completing the remaining requirements in the program's System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase. The remaining development flight testing includes validating the final release of 3F software, F-35B ski jump testing, F-35B austere site operations, high-Mach Loads testing for both the F-35B and F-35C and completion of the remaining weapons delivery accuracy tests, A Lockheed Martin release said
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UK Commences F-35B Ski Ramp Test At US Naval Base
July 19, 2017 @ 01:49 PMThe F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force has started second phase of land-based F-35B ski-ramp testing at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in Maryland. The US-constructed ski ramps would help the UK Royal Navy in Phase 2 Testing of the F-35B Lighting II
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MC-21 Airliner VVIP Version Model On Display at MAKS 2017
July 19, 2017 @ 06:02 AMA scale model of a potential VVIP configuration of the MC-21 airliner being built by Russias Irkut Corporation is on display at the MAKS 2017 show currently on in Moscow. The display of the model has surprised observers as the MC-21 was first intended to come out only in passenger airliner configurations of varying seating capacity
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Saudi Arabia Converts Manned Aircraft Into Military Drones
July 18, 2017 @ 07:37 AMSaudi Arabias King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced the success of a project to convert a manned aircraft into a drone. This was disclosed by KACST President Prince Turki Bin Saud
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U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
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...
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...