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BAE Systems Developing Big Data Tech To Monitor Ship Performance

September 16, 2016 @ 12:32 PM

BAE Systems is testing a new big data technology known as the Ship Energy Assessment - Condition Optimisation & Routing Enhancement System (SEA-CORES), which enhances ship maintenance for the UK Royal Navy as well as commercial organisations. The jointly funded research project, sponsored by Innovate UK, seeks to develop a technology that monitors equipment, fuel and energy performance for better management of fleets in real-time
US Navy Awards $1 Billion Contracts For Cyberspace, Research And Tech Integration

September 16, 2016 @ 11:50 AM

The US Navy has picked seven companies to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering and technology integration. The seven companies being awarded include Raytheon, Leidos, Booz Allen Hamilton, Northrop Grumman, Science Applications International, Scientific Research Corp and Vencore
French Defense Minister To Visit India To Conclude Rafale Deal

September 16, 2016 @ 09:55 AM

The French Defense Minister Jean Yves Le Drian is likely to visit India to conclude the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between India and France for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets next week. Le Drian is expected to arrive on September 23 in Delhi to conclude the IGA,
Boeing Demands Denmark Part with Fighter Evaluation Information

September 16, 2016 @ 09:10 AM

Boeing has submitted to the Danish Ministry of Defence a Request for Insight, which requires the former to provide all materials related to the fighter procurement evaluation and decision announced in June this year. This is the first step toward bringing a formal legal challenge of the Danish MoDs evaluation regarding the countrys next fighter jet in which it selected Lockheed Martins F-35 over the Boeing F/A-18
Indian Air Force Declares Those On-Board Missing AN-32 As Presumed Dead

September 15, 2016 @ 03:01 PM

The Indian Air Force has declared that its 29 personnel on-board the AN-32 aircraft missing since July 22 this year have been presumed dead and search operations have ended. The Indian Air Force on Thursday communicated to the families of the personnel,
Rafale Deal Close As French Working Team Arrives In India

September 15, 2016 @ 02:12 PM

Formal conclusion of the Euro 7.87 billion Indo-French Deal to Buy 36 Rafale fighters could be close at hand as a French working team has arrived in the Indian capital
DARPA Announces 'Aerial Dragnet Program' To Track Small UAVs

September 15, 2016 @ 10:49 AM

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new initiative called Aerial Dragnet program to provide wide-area surveillance of all unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating below 1000 feet in a large city. Airspace for the flying public today is perpetually congested yet remarkably safe, thanks in no small part to a well-established air traffic control system that tracks, guides and continuously monitors thousands of flights a day
Indian Navy To Induct First Locally-Made Aircraft Carrier By 2018

September 15, 2016 @ 09:34 AM

The Indian Navy intends to induct its first home-grown aircraft carrier by 2018 and is considering building a second such ship. Indian navy has set the target of having 212 ships in its fleet by 2027 which will be a "real challenge" and there is a need to work "very hard" for it, Vice Admiral (Controller Warship Production and Acquisition) G S Pabby told reporters Wednesday
CAE Supports Canadian, Australian Air Force Participation In Virtual Combat Exercise

September 15, 2016 @ 09:11 AM

CAE has supported the participation of Canadian as well as Australian Air Force in Coalition Virtual Flag 16 (CVF16) virtual air combat exercises. Hosted by the US Air Force, CVF16 took place in mid-August so that simulated aircraft could participate in the joint, multi-national air combat training exercise
Iran Threatens To Fire Missiles At Two US Naval Aircraft

September 14, 2016 @ 02:55 PM

The Iranian military threatened to shoot down two US Navy planes flying over the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month. Two “maritime patrol aircraft” were flying separate missions in a similar area in international air space earlier this month when they received three radio calls from Iranian air defense, a defense official told AFP on Tuesday

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