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Airbus, Dassault, Finmeccanica Commence European MALE UAV Definition Study
September 28, 2016 @ 04:03 PMThe contract for the definition study of the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Programme, assigned to Airbus, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo-Finmeccanica has been launched at a kick-off meeting chaired by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR). The two-year definition study starts from September 2016
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UK Navy To Operate Robot Glider Fleet Ahead Of Unmanned Warrior Exercise
September 28, 2016 @ 01:29 PMThe UK Navy is operating a robot fleet of seven submarine gliders and three surface wave gliders to collect environmental data in real time as part of its demonstrator missions run by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). “This deployment will showcase the capabilities of marine robots to the Royal Navy, and other defence and industry partners,” NOCs Professor Russell Wynn, chief scientist of the mission was quoted as saying by
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South Korea Grounds Lynx Helicopters After Crash
September 28, 2016 @ 10:52 AMSouth Korea has suspended operation of its Lynx military helicopters fleet after one of them crashed into the East Sea. The helicopter crashed around 9:05 PM during a joint night-time drill by South Korea and US
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US Navy's New Facility To House Three Integrated Tactical Trainers
September 27, 2016 @ 04:29 PMUS Navy Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) has set up Littoral Combat Ship Training Facility (LTF) at San Diego Naval Base. Capt
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DCNS Likely To Lose Additional Order Of Three Submarines For Indian P-75...
September 26, 2016 @ 11:10 AMFrench DCNS is likely to lose an order to build three additional submarines apart from the existing order of six already being built at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) as part of the P-75 project due to last months Scorpene document leak. Thus, the Scorpene strength with the Indian Navy — as per the original Project-75 programme — might remain only at six
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Zambia Unveils Chinese-built L-15 Falcon Fighter Jet At AAD Expo-2016
September 21, 2016 @ 08:41 AMZambia unveiled two its new L-15 Falcon fighter/trainer aircraft at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exposition last week in their first public debut. One of the aircraft was on static display while the second flew displays during the trade days between 14 and 16 September
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Israeli Firms Could Lose $10 Billion Business Under New US Defence Aid
September 21, 2016 @ 08:01 AMIsraeli defense companies could lose $10 billion in business due to a new US military aid package that will phase out the countrys ability to spend a quarter of the funds on its own businesses. The US has signed an agreement to provide $38 billion military assistance to Israel for a span of 10 years starting 2019 through 2028
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DARPA Aims To Revolutionize Situational Awareness with Thinking Imaging Sensors
September 19, 2016 @ 01:00 PMUS Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is aiming to develop a software‐configurable array that enables simultaneous and distinct imaging modes in different readout integrated circuits. “What we are aiming for,” said Jay Lewis, program manager for Reconfigurable Imaging (ReImagine), “is a single, multi-talented camera sensor that can detect visual scenes as familiar still and video imagers do, but that also can adapt and change their personality and effectively morph into the type of imager that provides the most useful information for a given situation
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HMS Bulwark deployed For Arabian Sea Mission
September 19, 2016 @ 12:53 PMUKs Royal Navy amphibious assault ship, HMS Bulwark has been deployed for a major operation in the Adriatic and Arabian seas. The warship has spent the last four weeks preparing for the deployment of Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a British task force which will consist of forces from Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Norway
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Israeli UVision partners with Firstec To Sell Lethal Loitering Systems In South...
September 19, 2016 @ 10:43 AMIsraels UVision has partnered with South Korea's Firstec to sell the company's short-range HERO-30 Lethal Loitering Systems in market of the East Asian country. "South Korea is a strategic market for us for two main reasons
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...