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Boeing Delivers Advanced Visual System To F-22 Training Center
January 9, 2015 @ 10:18 AMBoeing has delivered the first simulators for ground-based F-22 Raptor aircraft with an immersive, 360-degree visual environment. The delivery of Advanced Visual System has improved the realism of ground-based F-22 Raptor training center
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Sensors Research To Enhance Soldiers Situational Awareness
January 5, 2015 @ 01:35 PMThe US Army scientists and engineers are advancing on sensors research to enhance Soldiers situational awareness. Medical researchers are currently investigating how physiological sensors may help Soldiers achieve superior performance on battlefields of the future
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Rosneft, Rostec And Finmeccanica To Co-Develop AW189 Helicopters In Russia
January 1, 2015 @ 11:42 AMRosneft, Rostec Corporation and Finmeccanica have signed an agreement for the joint production of the medium helicopter AW189 in Russia. The JV will be based on the HeliVert plant situated in the Moscow Region and Rosneft will become a new partner of the Russian-Italian JV
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Drug Dealers In NATO's Afghanistan 'Kill List'
December 31, 2014 @ 11:45 AMWhat perhaps explains the high civilian casualties in NATOs war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, some 750 ‘minor fighters including drug dealers figure in a ‘Kill list of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The list, a part of documents obtained by whistleblower Edward Snowden and published by German magazine, Der Spigel refers to the ISAF activities in Afghanistan during 2009-11
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Netherlands Resumes Delivery of NH90 Helicopter
December 18, 2014 @ 10:13 AMNetherlands Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert announced that the delivery of the remaining seven NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopters has resumed, which were suspended in June due to major problems with wear and corrosion in the delivered aircraft. New agreements with the manufacturer give the Minister enough confidence to allow deliveries to resume
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CAE Wins Polish, German And New Zealand Defense Forces' Contracts
December 16, 2014 @ 02:11 AMCAE announced today that it has won a series of contracts worth more than $98.5 million to provide a range of simulation products and upgrades and other support services
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DCNS Tests Anti Terrorism And Anti-Piracy Tools
December 13, 2014 @ 02:06 AMDCNS announced Friday that it has successfully tested a real-time demonstrator for an asymmetric response to terrorist and piracy attacks. This DCNS system aims to accelerate decision taking and prevent collateral damage in close-quarter defense situations
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Airbus To Manufacture Falcon Eye 'Spy Satellite' For UAE
December 11, 2014 @ 08:03 AMAirbus Defence and Space has signed as the leader of the industrial team (including Thales Alenia Space as co-prime contractor), a contract with the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAEAF) for the development, manufacture and launch of Falcon Eye, a high-performance optical Earth-observation satellite system. The contract was officially signed by the United Arab Emirates in August 2014 and is now entering into force
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Poorly Equipped Chinese Soldiers Wear Underwear With Strings: Claims Newspaper Article
December 10, 2014 @ 01:47 PMChinese soldiers are so poorly equipped that they wear underwear with strings rather than elastic bands and their full equipment may not exceeds the price of two iPhones, according to the Guangzhou based Southern Weekly. The article published on December 4 says that Chinese soldiers wear World War II type steel helmets while American soldiers helmets are made of lightweight kevlar meant to absorb small arms fire
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Deliver Mistral Ship or Provide Full Refund: Russia
December 9, 2014 @ 09:12 AMThe delay in the delivery of Mistral-class helicopter carriers from France has forced Moscow to demand either a quick delivery or a refund. “As our president has [already] told the press, the topic of the Mistral was not discussed during an unscheduled meeting in Moscow with French President Francoise Hollande
Japan Joins AUKUS Autonomous Underwater Communications Exercise
Germany Approves Fast-Track Procurement Law to Boost Military Readiness
DroneShield to Join Project FlyTrap as European CUAS Demand Increases
Philippines Backs U.S.-Funded Ammo Plant in Subic Bay amid China Sea Dispute...
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...