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Cobham To Develop Palletized Aerial Refuelling System For US Marines’ MV-22s Ospreys...
October 26, 2016 @ 11:22 AMCobham has been awarded a contract by the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office to develop a palletized aerial refuelling system to give the the US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft the ability refuel other aircraft while inflight. Known as V-22 Aerial Refueling System (VARS), the system will utilize Cobham's existing FR300 Hose Drum Unit with some modifications
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Indian Army Recovers Large Tranche Of Explosives In Search Operation
October 25, 2016 @ 03:28 PMThe Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police have seized large tranche of weapons and explosives that include 26 Kgs of Improvised explosive devices (IED). The army also recovered the five kg explosive powder, one AK-56 rifle, two magazines and 97 AK ammunition and three batteries in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, Station House Officer (SHO), Bhudal, Ajay Singh Chib was quoted as saying by
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DARPA'S Unmanned Vessel Tests Elevated ISR Sensor Mast
October 25, 2016 @ 02:11 PMDARPAs Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program has developed and built a technology demonstration vessel that is currently undergoing open-water testing off the coast of California. The ACTUV was recently set sail with its first payload: a prototype of a low-cost, elevated sensor mast developed through the Agencys Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) research effort, DARPA said in a statement Tuesday
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Indian Army To Induct Excalibur Assault Rifles As Stopgap
October 25, 2016 @ 01:28 PMThe Indian Army which is facing huge delay in acquiring new rifles for its soldiers is now reluctantly planning to induct the indigenously developed Excalibur assault rifle, which was initially rejected, in limited numbers as a stopgap till a new rifle is procured. Army sources said that with the procurement delays in mind, the force is looking to induct the Excalibur to replace the INSAS till the time a new rifle joins the force
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IAF Personnel To Get Smartphones For Protection Against Hacking, Interception
October 25, 2016 @ 10:25 AMIndian air force is arming all its defense personnel with smart phone sets to protect their classified information from hacking and interception. The IAF invested more than Rs 300 crore (US$44
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Hyundai Heavy Industries To Build Two 2,600 Ton Frigates For Philippine Navy
October 24, 2016 @ 02:54 PMHyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a $325.7 million contract to build two 2,600 ton frigates from Philippines national defense
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Surveillance Plane To Libya Crashes After Take Off Killing Five French Military...
October 24, 2016 @ 02:12 PMFive French military officers were killed when a twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner, part of French customs surveillance operation heading for Libyan coast crashed in Safi after developing engine trouble immediately after it took to air from Maltas international airport. Witnesses on site of the rescue described the scene as a pile of charred, black metal parts, owing to the scale of the explosion that ensued as the aircraft, a Fairchild Metroliner MkIII, crashed into the ground,
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HAL-Safran Helicopter Engine MRO JV To Support Global Operators
October 24, 2016 @ 11:22 AMThe Indian Defence Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar inaugurated Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt
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Rockwell Collins To Acquire B/E Aerospace For $8.3 Billion
October 24, 2016 @ 07:16 AMRockwell Collins will acquire B/E Aerospace for approximately $6.4 billion in cash and stock, plus the assumption of $1
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Indian Banks Warned Of Cyber Attacks Originating From Pakistan
October 22, 2016 @ 12:41 PMIndia's various banks are being warned by centre's cyber security that Pakistan based cyber criminals are likely to target their information infrastructure. Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, issued that alert on October seven
U.K. Tests High-Altitude Military Balloons for Intelligence Missions
France Conducts First Flight of Archange Intelligence Jet
Indonesia Signs Implementation Contract to Procure 48 KAAN Fighter Jets from Turkey
Russia Unveils ‘Shturm’ Robotic Assault Tank Based on T-72/T-90 Chassis
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...