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AECOM To Support US Navy's SeaPort-e Electronic Platform
September 1, 2015 @ 11:37 AMAECOM has won a US Navy contract to provide electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and engineering support services to Seaport-e. The Seaport-e is the Navys electronic platform for acquiring support services across a variety of technical areas
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Draken Supports F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Exercise
August 31, 2015 @ 04:27 PMUSAs Draken International has supported operational testing of the F-35 by flying the company's A-4K fighter jets as simulated adversaries. The force training exercise at Edwards Air Force was initiated by the 323rd Test and Evaluation Squadron and supported by the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team from Aug
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French Defense Firms To Accompany Jean-Yves Le Drian To Malaysia
August 31, 2015 @ 02:56 PMSeveral business representatives from French defense industry will be part of the delegation that will be accompanying Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian during his visit to Malaysia on August 31st and September 1. Representatives from Dassault Aviation, Thales, Safran, DCNS, DCI, MBDA will be part of the delegation along with 10 members of Parliament, among them Jean-Pierre Raffarin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces Committee and former Prime Minister, and Patricia Adam, chairman of the National Assembly Defense and Armed Forces Committee, French Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said last Thursday
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Switzerland Not To Help India In Rheinmetall Bribery Investigations
August 31, 2015 @ 12:35 PMSwitzerland has denied offering support to India in investigating bribery cases involving two Swiss companies to win arms deals. “As the requesting authority did not deliver information requested by international assistance law, the OAG (Office of the Attorney General) was by law not in a position to provide information,” an OAG spokesman was quoted as saying via an emailed comment to Reuters on Sunday, confirming a report by the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper
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Combat Effectiveness of Yak-130 Enhanced
August 30, 2015 @ 08:28 AMIrkut has demonstrated Yak-130 trainer aircraft fitted with laser rangefinder intended for visual identification of ground and surface targets and measurement of slant range to them at the MAKS-2015. Russia has upgraded the the Yak-130 (tail number 01)in a bid to showcase it as not just a trainer but also as a light attack aircraft to its foreign customers
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US Plans Aircraft-Launched, Reusable Drones
August 29, 2015 @ 11:51 AMDrones that can be launched from military transport and fighter aircraft are the subject of a new project of the US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) An ability to send large numbers of small unmanned air systems (UAS) with coordinated, distributed capabilities could provide U.S
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India, France Inter-Governmental Agreement on Rafale Purchase Likely Next Week
August 29, 2015 @ 10:28 AMFrance and India are expected to sign an inter-governmental agreement on the purchase of the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft next week. French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected to arrive in Delhi August 31 and will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar before signing the inter-governmental agreement on Tuesday, various media reported
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UK Apache Helicopters In $3 billion Planned Upgrade
August 28, 2015 @ 03:37 PMUK is considering the upgrade of its 50 older model Apache helicopters by Boeing and other US companies for about US$3 billion. The possible sale also includes General Electric T700 engines and a variety of acquisition sights, sensors and radar equipment, the Pentagon announced Thursday
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Raytheon, US Navy To Enhance Minehunting Sonar's Imaging Ability
August 28, 2015 @ 03:32 PMRaytheon is working with the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division to enhance the features of AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar. The team is analysing the system's synthetic aperture sonar to fully optimize its ability to capture and process high- and low-resolution images of mine threats undersea, the company announced Thursday
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Boeing Wins $1.49 Billion P-8A Surveillance Aircraft Contract
August 28, 2015 @ 02:37 PMBoeing has won $1.49 billion contract from the US Navy to build 13 P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft, and provide parts for 20 other same type aircraft
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
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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