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Airbus Helicopters Completes First Firing Tests Of HForce Weapon System
June 14, 2016 @ 01:16 PMAirbus Helicopters has recently completed a first round of firing tests with HForce, a generic weapon system in development for the companys commercial helicopter range. The innovative system, which includes a central core unit, Thales Scorpion monocular helmet mounted sight display (HMSD), an electro-optical system (EOS) from Wescam as well as gunner armament weapon grips and weapon pods, has been undergoing testing for the past five months
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Lockheed Martin Partners With Interset For Threat Detection Solutions
June 14, 2016 @ 01:10 PMLockheed Martin has entered into a commercial cyber partnership with Intersets insider threat detection solution during the 2016 Gartner Risk and Security Summit conference in National Harbor, Md. “Insider Threats pose one of the highest risks to an organization, and thefts by malicious insiders are projected to double by 2017, approaching half a trillion dollars annually,” said Angie Heise, vice president, Lockheed Martin Commercial Cyber
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North Korea Breaches South’s Internal Networks, Steals Military Information
June 14, 2016 @ 06:34 AMNorth Korea had penetrated into the internal networks of the South Korean affiliates of two conglomerates and subsequently stole and deleted an approximate 42,000 documents including some containing military information. According to the National Police Agency (NPA), in July 2014 the North started hacking the networks of South Korean telecoms giant SK Group and the Hanjin Group which has the country's top flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co
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Venturi Wins $51 Million To Provide Logistics Assistance To US Ballistic Missile...
June 14, 2016 @ 03:04 AMVenturi is being awarded a $51million contract for advisory and assistance services for logistics support to the US Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) technical, engineering, advisory and management support. This contract will support development, implementation, sustainment, and assessment of logistics processes, procedures, plans and policies to support and sustain the Ballistic Missile Defense System throughout the acquisition life cycle, US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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Saab Receives Additional BT46 Training Systems Order From Finnish Army
June 13, 2016 @ 03:54 PMSaab has signed a contract with the Finnish Defence Forces for the delivery of BT46 training systems to the Finnish Army. In 2015 the Finnish Defence Forces ordered 100 Leopard 2A6 MBTs from the Dutch Army which included BT46 training systems from Saab Training & Simulation
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Safran To Provide Navigation Systems For French Griffon Armored Vehicles
June 13, 2016 @ 03:42 PMSafran has been chosen to provide the navigation systems for Griffon armored vehicles as part of Frances Scorpion program. This program is designed to enhance the front-line fighting capabilities of the French army, including the delivery of 1,668 Griffon multirole armored vehicles (VBMR) between 2018 and 2033, the company said in a statement Monday
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Thales Unveils Broadband Tactical Software Defined Radio For Collaborative Combat
June 13, 2016 @ 03:06 PMThales has unveiled a new tactical software-defined radio system SYNAPS, to support battle space digitisation and C4I systems at on-going Eurosatory exhibition in Paris. SYNAPS is a broadband-based system which aims to improve on the current radios deployed by armed forces, speeding up response times in the field for group communications, and guaranteeing security and connectivity, the company said in a statement Monday
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Indian Air Force To Flight Test Indigenous HTT-40 Trainer Soon
June 13, 2016 @ 12:16 PMThe Indian Air Force is eyeing to officially demonstrate the trial flight of its indigenous basic trainer aircraft HTT-40 in the next few days. The formal test flight could take place sometime later this month or in early July,
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Thales Eyes India For Its New Medium Scale Drones
June 13, 2016 @ 11:41 AMThales is eyeing India as a potential market for its new medium scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Thales is confident that its new mini UAV SpyRanger, being built with a French mid-tier company ‘Aviation Design, will find inroads into the Indian market, the company said Sunday
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Russia To Resolve Supply Of Three Frigates To India By Year End
June 10, 2016 @ 01:38 PMRussia hopes to resolve the unfinished sale the patrol ships to India by year end. Russia could not be supply all the six frigates to India as per the deal as Ukraine stopped supply of engines for the frigates after ties with Kiev plummeted
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Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles