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BAE Systems-led Bid Offers Leonardo’s Thermal Imaging Technology For British Army Tank...
September 6, 2018 @ 06:30 AMThe thermal imaging technology, developed by Leonardo in the UK, is being offered to the British Army as part of Team Challenger 2s bid, led by BAE Systems, to upgrade the Armys Main Battle Tank. Also known as ‘electro-optic technology, the thermal imaging system will help British troops identify potential threats and move undetected in hostile situations, while also shaving valuable seconds off reaction times, which can make the difference between mission success and failure
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Raytheon Working With DARPA To Develop Artificial Intelligence-Systems That ‘Explains Itself’
August 29, 2018 @ 09:41 AMRaytheon announced Tuesday that the firm is developing a first of its kind neural network that explains itself, under the Defense Research Project Agency's (DARPA) Explainable Artificial Intelligence program (XAI). The XAI program aims to create a suite of machine learning techniques that produce more explainable models while maintaining a high level of performance
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Leonardo Confirms Advance Payment from Qatar for NH-90 Helicopter Purchase
August 20, 2018 @ 06:18 PMLeonardo has confirmed that has received an advance payment out of the Euro 3 billion deal to supply 28 NH-90 military helicopters to the Gulf nation. Leonardo signed the contract on March 14, 2018 for the supply of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine military helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of Qatar
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Australia Orders 211 Rheinmetall Boxer Wheeled Armored Vehicles for $2.4 Billion
August 17, 2018 @ 12:36 PMAustralia has awarded $2.4 billion (€2
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BAE Systems Teams Up With Machine Learning Specialist Splunk To Secure US...
August 16, 2018 @ 12:37 PMBAE Systems announced a new collaboration with Splunk Inc. to integrate Splunk Enterprise into its government cloud solution
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Spanish Eurofighter Jet Pilot Accidently Fires Air-to-air Missile during Drills
August 10, 2018 @ 02:06 PMA Spanish fighter jet pilot accidently fired an advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) during a mock drill close to the Russian border. The Eurofighter Typhoon multi-role fighter, part of the Spain-Estonias alliances air-policing mission erroneously fired an AMRAAM-type missile during mock drill at Tartu, an Estonian town 30 miles west of the Russian border on Tuesday afternoon, Agence France Presse news agency reported Thursday
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Taiwan's Wan Chien Cruise Missile Capable Of Striking China's Coastal Bases Is...
August 7, 2018 @ 12:24 PMTaiwans indigenous Wan Chien air to ground cruise missile – a cluster munition, is now operational after a successful live-fire test in September last year, Taiwans defense ministry announced Monday. The Wan Chien developed by the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), has a range of over 200 kilometers, which gives it the ability to strike Chinese bases in Fujian and Guangdong, as well as amphibious forces approaching Taiwan by sea
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Rheinmetall To Supply Additional Argus Soldier Systems To Canadian Armed Forces
August 6, 2018 @ 02:58 PMThe Canadian Armed Forces have exercised options under the Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) to procure an additional 1,256 Rheinmetall Argus soldier systems worth CAD22 million (€14.3 million)
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Chinese J-16 Fighter Jet Combat Ready To 'Target Taiwan'
August 5, 2018 @ 07:33 AMChinas air force has announced that its J-16 fighter jet, developed to 'target Taiwan,' will be combat ready soon. The air force said a squadron of J-16s – described as 4
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Sanctions Waiver Smoothens India’s Purchase of Russian S-400 Air Defence System
August 3, 2018 @ 12:30 PMIndia will be able to purchase the Russian S-400 Air Defence System without fear of United States sanctions following a waiver granted under the US National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA). Further, India may have negotiated an attractive price for the system bringing it below US$5
Thales’ Hybrid Kits to Support French Army Vehicle Communications with 5G, OneWeb
Denmark Joins Multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System Programme
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $4.94B Contract for Precision Strike Missiles
Denmark Invests $290M in Soldier Equipment Through Acceleration Fund
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...