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Canadian Researchers Developing Quantum Radar to Expose Stealth Aircraft
April 17, 2018 @ 12:00 PMResearchers at the University of Waterloo are developing a new technology, which they claim will help radar operators cut through heavy background noise and isolate objects —including stealth aircraft and missiles— with unparalleled accuracy. “In the Arctic, space weather such as geomagnetic storms and solar flares interfere with radar operation and make the effective identification of objects more challenging,” said Jonathan Baugh, a faculty member at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and a professor in the Department of Chemistry who is leading the project with three other researchers at IQC and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology...
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Japan’s Kyoto University Says ‘No’ to Military-related Research
March 30, 2018 @ 11:43 AMKyoto University of Japan has announced that it would not conduct military-related research as a policy. “Our researchers aim to contribute to social order and human peace and well-being, and we will not carry out military research that leads to threatening these aims,” Kyoto University President Juichi Yamagiwa said in an announcement posted online Wednesday,
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Raytheon To Begin Work On $600M Contract To Modernize US Army Strategic...
March 26, 2018 @ 02:49 PMRaytheon will begin work on the $600-million, three-year contract to sustain and modernize missile defense and other strategic systems operated by the US Army, after the protest was withdrawn in February since the deal announcement in June 2017. Within the next 30-60 days Raytheon will begin accepting directions from the Army to conduct software sustainment and system engineering services for critical systems including THAAD, AN/TPY-2 radars, the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System, the Sea-Based X-Band Radar and Upgraded Early Warning Radars
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Irkut MC-21 Composite Wing Technology Wins JEC World 2018 Award
March 18, 2018 @ 02:57 PMThe infusion technology of Russian firm JSC AeroComposit for wing manufacture of the MC-21 aircraft has won the innovative solutions award at the JEC World – 2018 event in Paris, the worlds leading composite technology show. JSC AeroComposit won the award on March 7 in the Aerospace Industry category, a press release from Russias Irkut Corp, which assembles the MC-21 airliner aircraft said
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Leonardo To Lead Research On Naval Surveillance Technology
January 12, 2018 @ 01:56 PMLeonardo has been awarded the first European Defence Founds initiative, OCEAN2020, to boost Europe's defence capabilities, issued by the European Union under the ‘Preparatory Action on Defence Research programme. OCEAN2020 will see unmanned platforms of different type (fixed wing, rotary wing, surface and underwater) integrated with naval units command and control centres, allowing for data exchange via satellite, with command and control centres on land
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India Phases Out Russian Mi-8 Helicopters After 45 Years of Service
December 18, 2017 @ 03:44 AMThe phasing out ceremony of the Indian Air Force (IAF) MI-8 Helicopters also known as the “PRATAP” was held on Sunday at the IAF station in Bengalore. The MI-8 helicopters arrived in India in the year 1971 at Bombay and were formally inducted in the Indian Air Force helicopter inventory in the year 1972
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Leonardo to Provide End-to-end TETRA Radio Solution to Saudi Arabia’s GACA
November 29, 2017 @ 06:06 PMLeonardo- Selex has won a contract to provide an end to end TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) solution to Saudi Arabias General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). This will provide secure communications throughout the King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Singapore Defense Minister Flies In India's LCA Tejas
November 29, 2017 @ 01:28 PMSingapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen flew India's indigenously built light-combat aircraft Tejas on Tuesday, during his three-day visit to India for a joint training exercise between both countries' air forces. Dr Ng hailed it "very capable" and "wonderful" after a 45-minute sortie in the supersonic fighter aircraft - becoming the first minister or civilian from outside India to fly in the locally developed aircraft
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US Navy Poseidon Endures 'Violent Turbulene' Following Intercept by Russian Su-30 Fighter...
November 29, 2017 @ 01:10 PMA US Navy P8 Poseidon Maritime surveillance Aircraft endured 'violent turbulence' after it was intercepted by a Russian Su-30 fighter jet over the Black Sea close to the Russian coast on November 25. "The Su-30 crossed within 50 feet, of the Poseidons path, moving from right to left and causing the Navy aircraft to fly through the Russian aircrafts jet wash
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Airbus Helicopters Tests Hforce Ballistic Weapon System Onboard H145M Light Helicopter
November 9, 2017 @ 01:16 PMAirbus Helicopters has recently completed a ballistic development test of an HForce weapon system on a H145M helicopter held at Pápa Airbase in Hungary. The tested system included guns (FN Herstal HMP400), unguided rockets (Thales FZ231) and cannons (Nexter NC621) as well as an electro-optical targeting system by Wescam (MX15) and a helmet mounted sight display by Thales (Scorpion)
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
