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Boeing’s Insitu to Provide Afghanistan with 8 ScanEagle UAS

March 29, 2018 @ 08:21 AM

Boeing subsidiary Insitu is being awarded a $47,037,076 delivery order for the procurement of eight ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in support of the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The contract is under a Building Partnership Capacity case
Details Revealed of Pakistani JF-17 Jet’s Phased Array Radar

March 28, 2018 @ 03:54 PM

A top Chinese researcher has revealed details of the active electronically scanning array (AESA) phase array radar meant for the JF-17 fighter jet being manufactured in Pakistan under a Pakistani-Chinese partnership. The radar is a part of the Block III upgrade of the JF-17 whose design has been concluded and will likely enter serial production in the 2020-22 timeframe
Third Tide-Class Tanker Arrives in UK

March 28, 2018 @ 03:51 PM

RFA Tidesurge, the third of four new Royal Navy support tankers, has arrived in UK for customisation and trials before entering service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and being deployed on operations with the Royal Navy. The 39,000-tonne tanker can carry up to 19,000 cubic metres of fuel and 1,400 cubic metres of fresh water in support of Royal Navy operations all over the world
Lockheed Martin To Provide Hit-to-Kill PAC-3 MSE Missile To Poland

March 28, 2018 @ 03:10 PM

Poland today formalized an agreement to purchase Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support equipment. "We're honored to partner with Poland in support of the WISŁA Air and Missile Defense system to protect and defend their armed forces, citizens and infrastructure
Chinese Research Lab Develops Military Vehicle Driver Sensor System

March 28, 2018 @ 11:13 AM

Chinese researchers are developing a smart, real-time sensing system for the military vehicles to enable smooth movement at night without lighting or in changeable lighting, local media reports. The researchers at the Second Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation told Science and Technology Daily on Tuesday that an intelligent sensor underdevelopment has a microchip a few centimeters in size that empowers the system to realize accurate real-time sensing of the driving environment
MBDA Awarded £400 Million Contract For Brimstone Missile Capability Sustainment

March 28, 2018 @ 10:58 AM

The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million contract for the capability sustainment programme (CSP) of the advanced Brimstone air-to-surface missile, to extend its service life beyond 2030. Under the CSP effort, MBDA will manufacture new Brimstone missiles for the UK Armed Forces in order to replenish the countrys inventory and to maintain the UKs battlefield edge into the future
China’s New Aircraft Carrier Getting Ready for Sea Trials

March 28, 2018 @ 06:17 AM

China's first locally built carrier, the Type 001A, is undergoing preparations for its first sea trial, with the scaffolds on the carrier completely removed and a phased array radar installed. "All the equipment and devices on the carrier are in the joint debugging stage, and the main engine has been powered
Aerovironment Unveils Upgraded PUMA Tactical Reconnaissance UAV

March 27, 2018 @ 10:07 AM

AeroVironment, Inc. unveiled on Monday an upgraded Puma small unmanned aircraft system this week at the AUSA Global Force Symposium, which is now available for export orders
Poland to Buy 4 Additional Leonardo M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers

March 27, 2018 @ 10:02 AM

Leonardo and the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish MoD have signed a contract to supply four additional M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) that will join the Polish Air Forces existing fleet of eight aircraft by 2020. The contract, worth more than 115 million euro, includes a support package
Boeing Horizon X Invests in Australian Internet-of-things Start-up

March 27, 2018 @ 09:20 AM

Boeing announced its investment in Adelaide, Australia-based Myriota, an Internet of Things (IoT) startup seeking to provide low-cost access to high-value data in remote locations. Myriota developed technology enabling two-way communications between ground-based micro-transmitters and low Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellites to securely share data over narrow bandwidths

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