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Saab Develops Mk4 Version Radar For Gripen C/D Fighter Aircraft

April 28, 2015 @ 11:58 AM

Saab announced today that it has developed PS-05/A fighter radar to a new version designated Mk4 for Gripen C/D improved performance and operating range. The PS-05/A Mk4 is the recent development of PS-05/A radar, originally developed for the Gripen fighter
India To Start Manufacturing Its Own ‘Bofors’ Artillery Gun

April 28, 2015 @ 11:23 AM

Using drawings supplied as part of technology transfer of the original Bofors gun, the Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) plans it manufacture some 114 pieces of its homemade artillery called ‘Dhanush. The plan is to equip six army batteries with the homemade gun
Bolivia Receives Five Offers For Fighter Aircraft Bid

April 28, 2015 @ 10:58 AM

Bolivia has received five offers for its fighter aircraft requirement to re-equip the armed forces, which requires a purchase of 20 fighter jets as well as 40,000 rifles, EL Deber Bolivian News daily reported Monday. “Bolivia has received five offers, but it does not mean we will be selecting among them
Lockheed Martin Wins $80 Million USAF C-130 Maintenance Training Contract

April 28, 2015 @ 09:56 AM

Lockheed Martin announced Monday that it has won $80 million training contracts to advance C-130 aircrew and maintenance training from the US Air Force. The contracts include delivery of C-130J Air Mobility Command (AMC) weapon systems trainer and C-130J AMC loadmaster part task trainer at Yokota Air Base in Yokota, Japan, and a KC-130J weapons systems trainer and spares, support equipment and technical data
Airbus DS To Showcase Keelback Net Cyber Sensor At GISEC 2015

April 27, 2015 @ 12:02 PM

Airbus DS announced today that it will be presenting Keelback Net, a sensor for combating Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), at the GISEC 2015 information security exhibition at Dubai from 26 to 28 April 2015. It continuously monitors traffic flow therefore ensures early detection and investigation of suspect behaviour on company networks, and in particular “weak signals”, which are stealthy and therefore impossible to spot through classical detection means
Indian Army Develops New Human Resource Management Software

April 27, 2015 @ 11:13 AM

The Indian Army and HCL has co-developed a software application, dubbed human resource management system (HRMS 2.0) designed to make various administrative functions integrated and web-enabled by being lodged in the servers of the unit level formations
Poland To Arm Neighboring Nations Against Russian Aggression

April 27, 2015 @ 10:02 AM

Poland is looking to support armament efforts of eastern European countries through government, bank and export loans as a response to Russian military presence in Ukraine, DefenseNews reported Saturday. "Poland aims to play the role of a regional leader, and rally other (Eastern European allies) behind the objective of intensifying regional cooperation in the field of defense and security", a political scientist from the University of Warsaw professor Marek Jablonowski was quoted as saying by the website
GD NASSCO Wins US Navy LCS Sustainment Contract

April 24, 2015 @ 01:13 PM

General Dynamics NASSCO announced Wednesday that it has won US Navys Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) sustainment execution contract. The LCS sustainment contract is in support of ships that are home-ported in or visiting San Diego, California
Thales, Dutch MoD Partner For Air Defense Systems And Services

April 23, 2015 @ 03:47 PM

Thales announced Wednesday its partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense (MOD) for the service of four SMART-L Early Warning Capability (EWC) radars for the nations Navy and delivery of two SMART-L EWC Ground Based systems (GB) for the Airforce. “These are unique contracts in which the services for both ground based and naval systems have been aligned and the MOD has involved a private party,” says vice-admiral Borsboom, Director of the Defense Materiel Organization in The Netherlands
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Performs Autonomous Air Refueling

April 23, 2015 @ 03:31 PM

Pratt & Whitney announced today that its F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system powered Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) has successfully performed an autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) flight test. This test marks the first time an unmanned aircraft has demonstrated mid-air refueling using the Navy's probe-and-drogue refueling method, and completes the final objectives of the UCAS demonstration program

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