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Brazil Establishes SGDC Government Communications Satellite System
December 13, 2013 @ 09:46 AMThales has been selected by Brazil in order to play a key role in its space development plans and meeting the Ministry of Defense's strategic further requirements. Thales Alenia Space announced today a contract signed with Visiona (a joint venture between Embraer and Telebras) for the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC) program
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Northrop Grumman Demos SATCOM Satellite Communications For Aircrafts
December 13, 2013 @ 07:33 AMNorthrop Grumman successfully demostrates the satellite communications (SATCOM) system on board the Firebird demonstrator aircraft. Until now, no small communications system has been able to send sensor data to a satellite and back to a ground station at such a high rate of transfer
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Northrop Grumman Receives Timing Subsystem For AEHF Satellite
December 10, 2013 @ 12:26 PMFrequency Electronics has delivered the Master Oscillator Group (MOG) to Northrop Grumman for communications payload on the US Air Force's fourth advanced extremely high frequency (AEHF) satellite. The delivery, which is the fourth in a series of MOGs for the six-satellite AEHF programme, provides anti-jam communication links to US armed forces and key allies
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C-27J Spartan To Use Innovative Fire-Fighting System
December 6, 2013 @ 11:59 AMAlenia Aermacchi has successfully conducted operating and training tests on the Romanian Air Forces C-27Js, with the new fire fighting system, Caylym Guardian, onboard. The new firefighting system system allows C-27Js to drop up to six large cardboard containers on bushfires; each container has a capacity of 1000 liters water or extinguishing liquid
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Exelis Wins $20.6 Million Predator B Ejector Rack Contract
December 5, 2013 @ 11:40 AMExelis has been awarded a $20.6 million contract by General Atomics to produce the BRU-71/A ejector rack for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft
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Northrop Grumman Delivers Second MQ-8C Fire Scout Helicopter
November 26, 2013 @ 08:22 AMNorthrop Grumman has delivered the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S
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US Evaluates TCOM Aerostat Systems For Border Security
November 21, 2013 @ 11:57 AMThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is evaluating a number of TCOM aerostat systems to assess their airborne persistent surveillance capabilities for border patrol operations. TCOM has supplied 17M and 22M tactical class aerostats and 38M operational class aerostats to DHS for assessment in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, according to Shephard
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Northrop Grumman Demos Electronic Attack Capability On Group III Unmanned Aircraft System
November 15, 2013 @ 08:10 AMNorthrop Grumman has integrated an internal miniature electronic attack payload on the Bat unmanned aircraft, marking the first time that such a system was used in operation on a Group III (small, tactical) unmanned aircraft system. The demonstration involved the jamming of radars during the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) event in October
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Northrop Grumman To Build Three More USAF Global Hawks
November 9, 2013 @ 08:03 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a $114 million advance procurement contract in preparation to build three more high-flying RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated sensors. The combat-proven intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft allows military commanders to receive high-resolution imagery, survey vast geographic regions and pinpoint targets on the ground
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Exelis To Build Predator B Carriage And Release Systems
November 6, 2013 @ 02:49 PMExelis has been awarded a $20.6 million contract by General Atomics to produce the BRU-71/A ejector rack for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
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Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
EU Conducts First Multinational Operational Trials of UGV, UAV Systems
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...
