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Shladot To Highlight Heavy Duty Tank Transporter and Armored Vehicles At Eurosatory
June 6, 2016 @ 01:36 PMShladot Ltd will showcase its Heavy Duty Tank Transporter (HDTT) with only two axles, for loads up of to 77 tons at Eurosatory 2016 to be held from June 13-17, Paris. The HDTT has been tested for carrying modern ultra-heavy battle tanks and has already been deployed
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USS Zumwalt Stealth Ship Can Hit Targets 63 Nautical Miles Away
May 24, 2016 @ 04:24 AMThe US Navy accepted delivery of the Stealth capable USS Zumwalt, which is equipped with two Advanced Gun Systems, capable of firing Long-Range Land Attack Projectiles (LRLAP) that reach up to 63 nautical miles, providing three-fold range improvement in naval surface fires coverage. DDG 1000 is tailored for sustained operations in the littorals and land attack, and will provide independent forward presence and deterrence, support special operations forces, and operate as an integral part of joint and combined expeditionary forces, the US Navy said in a statement Saturday
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China Seeks Export Licence For Lethal Drone
April 21, 2016 @ 12:30 PMChina is seeking an export licence for its new CH-5 combat and reconnaissance drone which is capable of launching air-to-surface missiles and laser-guided bombs. Developed by state-owned China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, CH-5 made its first flight in August, becoming the heaviest and strongest military drone in China
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BAE Systems To Provide 36 Hercules Vehicles To US Army For $109
April 19, 2016 @ 09:11 AMBAE Systems has won a $109 million contract to provide 36 M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System (Hercules) Vehicles and other stockage list spares to the US Army. Work will be performed with an estimated completion date of Aug
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DARPA, ONR To Commence Open-Water Testing Of Unmanned Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship
April 8, 2016 @ 09:36 AMThe US Office of Naval Research and the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will soon commence open-water testing of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV), able to traverse thousands of kilometres for months at a time without a single crew member aboard. ACTUV is a 130-foot twin-screw trimaran, designed for enhanced stability in all kinds of weather
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Iran To Produce Octogen Explosive Materials To Power Weapon Systems
April 8, 2016 @ 08:07 AMIrans Defense Ministry announced this week the countrys plans to produce the powerful explosive Octogen to boost the penetration and destructive power of missile payloads. "Concurrently with its efforts to increase the precision-striking power of its weapons systems, the defense ministry has also paid attention to boosting the destructive and penetration power of different weapons' warheads and has put on its agenda the acquisition of the technical know-how to produce Octogen explosive materials and Octogen-based weapons," Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan was quoted as saying by
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DARPA Demos Aircraft, UAV Collision Avoidance System
April 6, 2016 @ 08:11 AMThe US Defence Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed the first flight tests of the integrated sense-and-avoid (SAA) system that is designed to enable manned and unmanned aircraft to automatically detect nearby aircraft and avoid potential mid-air collisions. An unmanned air vehicle (UAV) repeatedly used the technology demonstration system to detect and track in real time a Cessna 172G aircraft approaching from various vertical and horizontal distances
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DARPA Awards Phase 1 Contract For Aircraft-Launched-UAV Program
April 1, 2016 @ 01:45 PMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 1 contracts for its Gremlins program, which seeks to develop technologies and systems enabling aircraft to launch volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned air systems (UASs) and safely and reliably retrieve them in mid-air. Such systems, or “gremlins,” would be deployed with a mixture of mission payloads capable of generating a variety of effects in a distributed and coordinated manner, providing US forces with improved operational flexibility at a lower cost than is possible with conventional, monolithic platforms
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Boeing Offers ScanEagle UAV for Indian Armed Forces Requirement
March 29, 2016 @ 04:59 PMBoeing is pitching its ScanEagle UAV for an Indian Army, Navy and Air Force requirement of over 1000 mini Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV). The latest version of the ScanEagle mini-UAV has an in-flight launch and retrieval system where the UAV is mounted on another vertical take-off UAV and ejected when it reaches a certain height
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BEL Delivers Helicopter Payloads To IAF
March 28, 2016 @ 03:38 PMBharat Electronics Limited (BEL) last week handed over the first batch of Electro Optic Infra Red (EOIR) payloads for Helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). AVM A S Butola, VM, VSM, Asst Chief of Air Staff, Operations (Transport & Helicopters), received two EOIR payloads on behalf of the IAF from Mr Amol Newaskar, Director (Other Units), BEL, in the presence of Mr Charan Singh, GM (BEL-Chennai), at a function held at BELs Chennai Unit on March 21, e company said in a statement Tuesday
Yemeni Forces Launch Hypersonic Missile at Ben Gurion Airport
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
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...
