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Israel Tests Rocket Propulsion System
February 3, 2020 @ 06:39 AMThe Israel Ministry of Defense has announced it concluded experimental test of its rocket propulsion system from a military base located in the center of the country. "The Israel Ministry of Defense has completed a test of a rocket propulsion system from a military base in central Israel
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US Military Allowed to Lay Self-destruct Landmines
February 1, 2020 @ 07:12 AMThe United States has allowed it military to deploy self-destruct landmines in conflict zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria reversing an Obama-era policy prohibiting the US from using land mines outside of the Korean Peninsula. "The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined that restrictions imposed on American forces by the Obama Administration's policy could place them at a severe disadvantage during a conflict against our adversaries," the White House said in a statement Friday
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Eurofighter "Updates" Typhoon Proposal to Finland, Gripen Evaluation Underway
February 1, 2020 @ 06:50 AMEurofighter has offered Finland the chance to join Europe's largest combat aircraft programme in an updated proposal to the HX fighter acquisition programme. The revised proposal, submitted earlier this week comes at a time when Saab has commenced its flight trials in Finland as part of HX procurement
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Airbus C295 Tankers Perform 'Wet' Contacts
January 31, 2020 @ 09:07 AMThe Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. The wet contacts, conducted out of Seville, Spain, took place in January 2020, between one Airbus C295 aircraft in tanker configuration and Spanish Air Force C295 acting as receiver at flight speeds between 100-130 knots, Airbus press release said
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Mitsubishi Build’s World’s Largest Superconducting Coil for Fusion Reactor
January 30, 2020 @ 11:15 AMMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has built the worlds largest superconducting coil, also called toroidal field (TF) coil for the ITER (experimental fusion reactor) project in France. The Japan National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd
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Israeli Firm to Display Cellular EW Drone at Singapore Airshow
January 30, 2020 @ 09:58 AMRotary Unmanned Aerial Systems (RUAS)s Steadicopter, expands the Black Eagle 50s uses to include Electronoc Warfare missions. The company is to present its lightweight unmanned robotic helicopter, Black Eagle 50 for the first time at the Singapore Airshow
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Thales Unveils AI Tool to Detect Complex Cyber-attacks
January 30, 2020 @ 09:58 AMThales has developed Cybels Analytics, a tool that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data analytics technologies to detect complex cyber-attacks. It will be unveiled at the 2020 edition of the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC), the company said in a statement last week
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IndoIsraeli JV to Manufacture Loitering Munition
January 29, 2020 @ 11:10 AMIsraeli UVision Air announced a joint venture with Indian Aditya Precitech to manufacture loitering munitions under the brand PALM (Precision Attack Loitering Munition) Hero Systems. The JV, called AVision will explore various opportunities in India for Loitering Munitions Systems including the design, manufacture, sales, maintenance, support, upgrading, and lifecycle management
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Leonardo to Buy Swiss Helicopter Maker Kopter Group AG
January 29, 2020 @ 10:01 AMLeonardo has signed a contract with Lynwood (Schweiz) AG of Switzerland to acquire 100% of Kopter Group AG (Kopter) maker of SH09, a single engine helicopter “This move allows Leonardo to strengthen its worldwide leadership in the rotorcraft sector; leveraging innovation, new capabilities and engineering skills which have been developed by the young Swiss Company,” a Leonardo statement said. Kopters SH09, a new single engine helicopter, is a perfect fit for Leonardos state of the art product range offering opportunities for future technological developments
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Raytheon Developing Next Gen Jammer for EA-18G Growler Aircraft
January 29, 2020 @ 08:35 AMRaytheon was awarded a $403M System Demonstration Test Articles (SDTA) contract with the U.S
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