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Textron Systems Wins US Navy Contract For Two Common Unmanned Surface Vehicles...
April 4, 2017 @ 12:28 PMTextron Systems Unmanned Systems has received a $14.8 million contract to provide two fourth-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicles (CUSV) vehicles for the US Navy's Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program
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Kraken Receives Canadian Government Support For Underwater Robotics Program
March 22, 2017 @ 03:56 PMKraken will be awarded a non-refundable financial contribution of up to $1.4 million from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) for underwater robotics program
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DARPA Awards Phase 2 ‘Gremlins’ Contracts To Produce Low-cost, Resusable UASs
March 21, 2017 @ 03:25 PMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 2 contracts for its low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs) project dubbed ‘Gremlins to the two teams. The winning teams - one is led by Dynetics, Inc
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US To Deploy Gray Eagle Attack Drone To Its Military Base In...
March 13, 2017 @ 01:54 PMUS is eyeing to deploy Gray Eagle unmanned attack aircraft to its military base in Gunsan city of South Korea to enhance its strike capabilities against ground targets in North Korea. “They will be stationed at Kunsan Air Base, 180 km (112 miles) south of Seoul and would be permanently based in South Korea” United States Forces Korea spokesman Christopher Bush was quoted as saying by
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Israel's Rafael Test-Fires Spike Missiles Using Protector USV
March 9, 2017 @ 10:48 AMIsraels Rafael has test-fired Spike missile system from Protector Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The trials, which took place off the coast of Israel, involved multiple launches of an undisclosed variant of the missile against what were described as targets possessing a range of naval characteristics, a Rafael spokesperson was quoted as saying by
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Israel Likely To Buy Boeing's Upgraded F-15 Fighter jet
March 8, 2017 @ 06:26 PMIsrael is likely to buy a squadron of Boeing's upgraded F-15s and also has plans to buy either Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin's CH-53 K helicopters or Boeing's CH-47 Chinook. Most of the funds for the procurement will come from $3
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Russia's Il-76MD-90A’s First Flying Prototype Passes Initial Trials
February 27, 2017 @ 05:59 PMRussia's first flying prototype of the Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter has passed the initial phase of its factory tests with the Aviastar-SP airframer. The airlifter has been ferried to Zhukovsky where Ilyushins test facility is located, Aviastar-SPs press office told TASS today
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Steam catapult For China's Second Aircraft Carrier
February 16, 2017 @ 03:14 PMChina has set to develop second indigenous aircraft carrier 'Type 002', which features three steam catapults. The communist country has plans to launch the aircraft carrier in 2021
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Indian Rustom II UAV To Be Demonstrated By Year-End
February 13, 2017 @ 09:38 AMIndian Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) will demonstrate home-made Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Rustom II by year-end or early next year. “We had a major flight demonstration of Rustom II in the month of December
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Textron Starts On-Water Testing Of Fourth Gen Unmanned Surface Vehicle
January 12, 2017 @ 11:18 AMTextron Systems has begun on-water testing for the fourth-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV), supporting the U.S
U.S. to Give Up on Ukraine, Russia Peace If Deal Not Doable...
Russian UAVs Drop Spikes to Ambush Ukrainian Vehicles, FPV Drones Take Them...
Chinese Satellite Imagery Firm Helping Yemeni Houtis Target U.S. Ships
U.K. Tests Radio-Wave Weapon to Defeat Drone Swarms
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...
