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Leonardo-Finmeccancia To Present NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance System During Warsaw Summit
July 8, 2016 @ 03:19 PMLeonardo-Finmeccanica to present NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system to heads of state and Senior officials at the 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit taking place on eighth and ninth July. The NATO AGS System, whose operational capabilities are being illustrated to the delegations taking part to the NATO Summit, sees Northrop Grumman as prime contractor for surveillance and for citizens and territories security, Leonardo-Finmeccanica said in a statement Friday
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CAE Wins Multiple Defense Training And Simulation Contracts
July 8, 2016 @ 09:24 AMCAE today announced that it has won defence contracts valued at more than C$100 million to provide a range of simulation products and training support services for global military customers. Some of the key contracts include Lockheed Martin awarding CAE a contract to provide synthetic training equipment for the rotary-wing element of the United Kingdom's Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) program; Lockheed Martin for CAE to continue managing the in-service support for the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) CC-130J aircraft maintenance technician training program; and L-3 MAS issuing CAE an order to continue providing in-service support for the RCAF's CF-18 fleet,...
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US Army Develops Critical Components For Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System
June 22, 2016 @ 10:00 AMThe US Army has developed and tested six critical component technologies in its Small Organic Precision Munition Program to support the Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) requirement. The six government-owned critical components are: the Small Warhead, the Small Electronic Safety and Arming Device, Power, Secure Micro Digital Data Link, Image Stabilization/Autotracker, and the Laser Ranging Height Of Burst Sensor, according to the US Army press release
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ISRO Launches Record 20 Satellites In Single Rocket
June 22, 2016 @ 09:07 AMThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a milestone today with successful launch of record 20 satellites carried by its flagship rocket in a 26-minute flight from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The 320-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carried 17 foreign small satellites from Canada, Indonesia, Germany and the US but the main passenger was a 727-kg Indian earth observation satellite called Cartosat, which can take high-resolution images
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Indo-US Agreement On Aircraft Carrier Tech Transfer In Final Stage
June 18, 2016 @ 06:05 AMIndia and US agreement on the transfer of technology for aircraft carriers under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) signed by the two nations is in the final stages, defence minister Manohar Parrikar announced on Friday. “We are in the final stage of agreeing on aircraft carrier technologies,” Parrikar was quoted as saying to the media by
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North Korea May Have 21 Nuclear Weapons: US Think-Tank
June 16, 2016 @ 11:27 AMNorth Korea may have produced additional six or more nuclear weapons over the last one and half years making its total arsenal to more than 21 bombs, according to US based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS). The estimate is based on the amounts of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium Pyongyang is believed to have produced at its Yongbyon nuclear complex
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Vulcano Weapon System To Use Rockwell Collins NavFire GPS Tech
June 13, 2016 @ 07:01 PMRockwell Collins has customized its NavFire TM Precision Positioning Service (PPS) GPS to Leonardo-Finmeccanicas VULCANO family for naval and artillery applications. Operating weapon systems in a harsh dynamic environment requires rapid start-up and high accuracy to hit the designated target and dramatically reduce the probability of collateral damages
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IAF MiG-27 Aircraft Crashes Into House Premises
June 13, 2016 @ 10:20 AMAn Indian Air Force MiG-27 aircraft on Monday crashed near Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. According to initial reports, both pilots have been ejected safely, but three people have suffered injuries
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India Requests For Predator C Combat Drones From US
June 10, 2016 @ 07:39 AMIndia has requested for Predator C Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) from the US. According to a defense journal, India Strategic, sources said, “The Predator C requirement has been mentioned at a very high level during Prime Minister Narendra Modis just-concluded visit to Washington
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Spain Likely To Receive First A400M Transport Aircraft In September This Year...
June 9, 2016 @ 08:33 AMSpain is likely to receive its first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft in September. The A400M aircrafts final assembly is being done at the Airbus Defence and Space Seville facility
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...