Russian multirole fighter jets will be equipped with a platform-less inertial navigation system. “The MiG-35 will receive the navigation system
Finmeccanica-Selex presented surveillance technologies chosen by NATO to help provide security for the organisations member countries. Launched in 2012, the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme uses remotely piloted aircraft, sensors, ground stations and mission support to conduct real-time surveillance, the company said in a statement Thursday
Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems (EOS) have set up a space object tracking facility in Australia to detect possible debris in orbit, ranging from spent rocket parts to pieces of defunct satellites. The new space object tracking site will give satellite operators a clearer picture of the debris that could damage their networks and how they can avoid potential collisions, the company said in a statement Wednesday
Russia is developing third generation robots that need no human assistance, navigate on their own, recognize objects on video images, conduct reconnaissance, and communicate with drones and other robotic systems. “A fundamental differentiator of the 3rd generation robotics compared to existing robots is the ability to operate with no human input”, Alexander Kalinin, Head, Innovative Development Dept
France has tested new weapon loads, including GBU-12 laser guided bombs, on its fighter aircraft attacking Islamic State positions in Syria. French air force Dassault Mirage 2000N, which is being modified to carry four GBU-12 laser guided bombs, has taken off on a strike mission from its advanced air base in Jordan
The Iranian Navy today unveiled two overhauled helicopters and a floating dock, with the capacity of launching 800-ton vessels. The products were unveiled during a ceremony participated by Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi and Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, Fars News Agency reported today
Raytheon has delivered latest fifth-generation hull-mounted sonar system, for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program. The company announced today that it delivered the prototype of the new underwater submarine detection system for mounting it on (DARPA)'s unmanned trimaran hulls
CAE has commenced the provision of maintenance and support services on the New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) SH-2G(I) helicopter synthetic training devices. The company announced at the New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA) annual forum Tuesday that the NZDF recently re-commissioned a SH-2G(I) Full-Mission Flight Simulator (FMFS), which was acquired as part of the acquisition of ten SH-2G(I) helicopters
The French Navy has completed the test of Rafale's new RBE2 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during combat missions over Iraq. The French Navy operated an AESA radar-equipped Rafale M F3 omnirole combat aircraft in the test during actual close air support (CAS) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) combat missions over Iraq, Naval-Technology reported Thursday
Russia's state-controlled TV has aired a confidential government document that describes plans for a new nuclear-armed torpedo known as Status-6. The oceanic multi-purpose weapon system is designed to destroy important economic installations of the enemy in coastal areas and cause guaranteed devastating damage to the country's territory, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, reported