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Oshkosh To Provide Trailers For US Army’s Palletized Load System Vehicles
June 18, 2019 @ 10:00 AMOshkosh has won a $21.7 million contract to supply trailers for US Armys Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicles, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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ST Engineering Develops Drones for Aircraft External Inspection
June 17, 2019 @ 07:37 AMST Engineering has developed an aircraft inspection system using drones called DroScan and will commence trials soon in cooperation with Air New Zealand. Droscan has a drone fly around the outside of an aircraft to inspect its surface and produce high definition images which are processed with smart algorithms to detect and classify defects, which aircraft engineers can review and confirm, or carry out further inspection for defects if required
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HAL Offers ALH Dhruv For Indian Navy’s $3 Billion Utility Helicopter Procurement...
June 8, 2019 @ 10:07 AMHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has offered 111 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), the “Dhruv” for $3 billion (INR 21,738 Crore) to the Indian Navys Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH) procurement plan. “The Companys NUH is an Advanced Light Helicopter `Dhruv with customisation designed to meet all the operational requirements of India,” a top officer told
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Rheinmetall Unveils Rescue Variant Of Mission Master UGV at CANSAC-2019 Exhibition
May 31, 2019 @ 08:59 AMRheinmetall has unveiled the rescue variant of its Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the CANSAC-2019 exhibition in Ottawa, Canada. The Mission Master is a modular unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that facilitates recovery of injured troops without compromising the operators safety, along with many other dangerous, dirty, and dull (DDD) tasks
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Indian Su-30MKI Jets To Be Equipped With Israeli I-Derby Missiles In Two...
May 29, 2019 @ 05:06 PMSukhoi Su-30MKI fighters belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) are likely to be re-armed with Israeli I-Derby air-to-air missiles within the next two years. "We already have the older version of the missile as part of the SPYDER (Surface-to-Air Missile) system
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Russia to Display Su-57 Stealth Fighter, Other Latest Weapons at Domestic Events...
May 29, 2019 @ 10:47 AMBarred from exhibiting military equipment at International Arms Exhibitions such as Farnborough and Paris air show, Russia has lined up three home events - MAKS, ARMY and Maritime Defence Show to market air, land and naval equipment respectively this year. Star attractions this year include the Su-57 at the MAKS show which has been cleared for export and whose serial production is to begin later this year and the S-400 air defence system at the ARMY-2019 event
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USAF Awards Boeing $259M Contract for Weapon Planning Software
May 29, 2019 @ 08:12 AMBoeing subsidiary Tapestry Solutions has received a 10-year contract from the United States Air Force to provide Weapon Planning Software (WPS) for numerous aircraft and weapons platforms used by US military and allied forces. The mission planning software is designed to help military customers plan every detail of a mission, including routes, threats and points for weapons launches
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IAF Mi-17 Chopper Downed by Friendly Fire During India-Pak Aerial Engagement: Media...
May 21, 2019 @ 11:01 AMAn Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 helicopter was shot down by a missile fired by an IAF aircraft which mistook it for an enemy aircraft in Kashmir on February 16 around the time when Indian and Pakistani jets were involved in a dogfight. The IAF had then blamed the crash on technical reasons which killed all six IAF personnel on board
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On the heels of the Indonesia Contract: A Closer Look at Russian...
May 17, 2019 @ 11:52 AMIn April the Russian arms exporter, Rosoboronexport and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence have signed a contract to supply BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and amphibious armoured personnel carriers (APC) BT-3F to the Indonesias Marine Corps. The reason for the BMP-3Fs selection by the Indonesian marines is said to be its unique amphibious features with superior near-shore performance compared to other such vehicles proposed for the competition, Indonesian media reported
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MBDA Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
May 16, 2019 @ 01:06 PMMBDA has appointed Eric Béranger a new chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from 1 June 2019, replacing Antoine Bouvier. Over the past 20 years Éric has worked in a number of senior positions in Airbus Defence and Space, and most lately led Global Communications Company OneWeb, MBDA said in a press release
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
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...
