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UK Orders Third Airbus Zephyr-S UAV
August 17, 2016 @ 02:25 PMThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has ordered a third Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as part of a £13-million contract with Airbus. Zephyr-S is the latest version of a series of ultra-lightweight UAVs, capable of flying up to 70,000ft - twice the altitude of a commercial airliner - for up to 45 days at a time
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Elbit Systems Develops Skylark C Mini UAS For Tactical Naval, Maritime Applications
August 16, 2016 @ 09:17 AMElbit Systems has developed a new mini Unmanned Aircraft System ‘Skylark for Tactical Naval and Maritime Applications. The system features a waterproof and floating air vehicle that provides even small vessels a unique organic offboard surveillance capability that can be deployed and retrieved in less than 15 minutes, the company announced Monday
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Conflict of Interest In DCNS 100 Per cent FDI Proposal To India:...
August 12, 2016 @ 06:23 AMFrench DCNS proposal for 100 percent foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India for introducing new submarine technology and establish a fully-owned subsidiary in India has hit a roadblock after the Indian defense ministry rejected it. The MoD sees a ‘conflict of interest in the DCNS proposal
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45000 Islamic State Fighters Killed, Remaining Easy Targets: US General
August 11, 2016 @ 10:19 AMOver the past 11 months, the US and its allies have killed about 45,000 Islamic State (IS) terrorists, a top US commander estimated. "We estimate that over the past 11 months, weve killed about 25,000 enemy fighters
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Saab To Develop Electronics For Leopard 2 Tanks
August 10, 2016 @ 02:33 PMSaab has received an order from the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to develop new vehicle electronics for the Leopard 2 tank for an approximate $15 million. The order encompasses design and development of vehicle electronics, delivery of vehicle electronics units and cables, as well as training and documentation
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Raytheon Wins $129 Million To Provide TOW Missiles To Bahrain And Morocco
August 9, 2016 @ 09:34 AMRaytheon has won a $129 million contract for procurement of tube launched optically tracked wireless guided (TOW)missiles for the US Marine Corps, US Army, Bahrain and Morocco. Work will be completed with an estimated completion date of Aug
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Russia's Rostec Beats Sanctions With 18% Growth in Income During 2015
August 3, 2016 @ 09:27 AMRussias defence and high technology holding company, Rostec declared 18% increase in consolidated revenues, amounting to 1 trillion and 140 billion rubles in 2015, despite the sanctions regime imposed against the firm. "Against the sanctions pressure, the general decline of the Russian economy and fall of industrial production index by more than 3 %, we managed to increase the revenue of the State Corporation to 1 trillion 140 billion rubles, demonstrating a growth by 18 % compared to 2014", said CEO of Rostec,Sergey Chemezov during the meeting with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin
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Indian Su-30MKI Upgrade Prototype To Be Developed In Russia
August 2, 2016 @ 12:15 PMA prototype of the new upgrade of Indias Sukhoi Su-30MKI to Super Sukhoi will be developed in Russia while the actual upgrades will be carried out indigenously in India. “A prototype of the plane will be developed in Russia while the actual upgrades will be done at Indias state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited,”
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Airbus Launches Satellite Tasking Service For Defense, Intelligence And Security Application
July 27, 2016 @ 11:35 AMAirbus has launched a new satellite tasking service ‘One Tasking, for defence, intelligence and security application. One Tasking service provides 24/7/365 access to Airbus high-resolution and wide-swath satellite sensors
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Tanzania To Acquire Two Q400 Turboprop Airliners From Bombardier
July 26, 2016 @ 03:48 PMThe government of Tanzania has signed a contract with Bombardier for the procurement of two Q400 turboprop airliners. The aircraft will be delivered with a 76-seat, dual-lavatory configuration and will be used for commercial airline operations in the region, the company said in a statement Monday
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
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...
