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Advanced UAVs Refuel In-Flight During Flight Test
October 8, 2012 @ 12:00 AMDARPA’s two-year Autonomous High-Altitude Refueling (AHR) program has successfully explored the ability to safely conduct fully autonomous refueling of UAVs in challenging high-altitude flight conditions. During its final test flight, two modified Global Hawk aircraft flew in close formation, 100 feet or less between refueling probe and receiver drogue, for the majority of a 2
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Northrop Grumman Completes Field Installations Of New Radar For U.S Air Force...
September 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman Corporation announced that it has completed field installations of new radar system for the U.S
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UK MoD To Get Kelvin Hughes Control Radars For Tanker Fleet
September 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMKelvin Hughes Surveillance has won a contract from the UK MoD to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) and helicopter control radars for four fleet tankers being built for the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The ships are the first phase of the UK MOD's Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme, commissioned to maintain the Royal Navy's ability to refuel at sea and provide fuel to warships and task groups
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Airbus A330 Tanker Loses Boom Just Weeks Before UAE Delivery
September 12, 2012 @ 12:00 AMJust weeks before being delivered to the United Arab Emirates, during the flight test of the Airbus A330 Tanker Aircraft the refueling boom fell from the multi-role tanker transport. No one was injured during the incident which occurred while the aircraft was flying between Spain and Portugal
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India’s Coastal Radar Network Now Operational
August 29, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAs part of the coastal radar network built to provide security cover for India’s coastline, the Regional Operating Centre (ROC) at Mumbai and the Remote Operating Station (ROS) at Porbandar have been officially inducted into service on August 25. Developed by state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a chain of Remote Sensor Stations were set up along the coastline of India as part of the coastal radar network
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Hurdles Cleared In Apache Helicopter Sales To India
August 23, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing has beaten Russia’s Mi-28N Night Hunter chopper in a competition to supply 22 attack helicopters to India in a deal worth $1.4 billion
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Sukhoi T-50 Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter Completes Flight Refueling Approach Trials
August 21, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian fighter maker Sukhoi announced on Tuesday that its T-50 fifth-generation stealth fighter has completed initial approach trials to a flight refueling aircraft. The NII Tikhomirova radar will allow T-50 to attack targets at long-range in simultaneous air to air and air to surface modes and simultaneously attack several targets at once with precision-guided weapons
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Boeing To Design Rocket-Propelled Bomb For USAF In Concept Development Contract
August 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBoeing has been awarded a $1.4 million contract by the USAF to help design a rocket-propelled bomb for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter-bomber that can attack and destroy enemy bunkers, tunnel complexes, and other important deeply buried targets
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Avcorp To Develop “Ruddevator” For Boeing’s KC-135 Tanker Aircraft
August 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAvcorp Industries Inc. (AVP) announced that it has received a purchase contract from Boeing Defense, Space and Security for the production development and supply of a prototype "Ruddevator," a flight control system for stabilization and directional control of air-to-air refuelling booms for the KC-135 Tanker Fleet
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Cobham Wins Embraer’s KC-390 Contract
August 14, 2012 @ 12:00 AMEmbraer Defense and Security has awarded a contract worth $30 million to develop and supply the auxiliary fuselage fuel tank for the KC-390 tanker aircraft. Cobham's AFFT will enable the aircraft's core mission capabilities, including increased range for search and rescue operations and maximised fuel offload for air-to-air refuelling
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
After Germany, UK Changes Warship Acquisition Plans
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Poland to Acquire Three A26 Submarines from Saab for $4.8 Billion
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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