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Elbit To Integrate Color Helmet Display On US Navy’s MH-60 Sea Hawk...
April 2, 2015 @ 12:19 PMElbit Systems announced Wednesday that it has won a contract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to install, integrate, and support flight evaluations of Color Helmet Display and Tracking System (CHDTS) on MH-60S Seahawk test aircraft for the US Navy. The program is part of the US Navy's MH-60 Sierra's Improved Targeting System for the Seahawks' Armed Helicopter Weapon Kits
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CAE Delivers First MH-60R SeaHawk And MH-60R Avionics Maintenance Trainers To Australia...
April 1, 2015 @ 04:14 PMCAE today announced that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has accepted first of two MH-60R Seahawk Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFT) along with an MH-60R Avionics Maintenance/Weapons Load Trainer (AM/WLT). CAE also announced the MH-60R TOFT was formally certified to Level D by the Australian Defence Force Airworthiness Authority based on an evaluation conducted by an independent simulator evaluation authority
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UK Takes Wildcat Maritime Helicopter on Sea Patrol
March 30, 2015 @ 05:10 PMThe Royal Navy has taken its first Wildcat maritime attack helicopter to the seas onboard HMS Lancaster, Western Gazette reported on Saturday. The Type 23 frigate sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday, March 21 for a routine nine-month Atlantic patrol tasking
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StandardAero Acquires DutchAero For F100, F135 Aircraft Engine Maintenance
March 27, 2015 @ 01:30 PMStandardAero has acquired DutchAero Services (DAS) from GE/Avio and will take over the existing operations to establish a European Support Center providing military MRO services for Pratt & Whitney F100 and future F135 engines. DAS will be branded as StandardAero Defense Services Europe and will become StandardAeros second MRO operation in the country, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
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US Army Test Fires Missiles From Multi-Mission Launcher
March 26, 2015 @ 04:06 PMThe US army successfully launched three missiles from the Multi-Mission Launcher(MML) Launch Demonstration Unit. The Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept Product Office conducted the launches with support from the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), the US army announced in press release on Monday
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Meggitt To Showcase FATS L7 Virtual Simulation Technology At ILEETA 2015
March 26, 2015 @ 12:35 PMMeggitt Training Systems will be showcasing FATS L7 virtual simulation and the future of live fire range design at 2015 ILEETA Conference held from April 20-25, in USA. Eric Perez, director of virtual sales, Meggitt Training Systems said in the companys press release on Tuesday, “Using the FATS L7, instructors have the opportunity to train students on proper use of verbal commands, control tactics, impact strikes, chemical tools, less lethal options and deadly force
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Indian Navy’s Dornier Surveillance Aircraft Crashes Into Sea
March 26, 2015 @ 09:14 AMThe Indian Navys Dornier Surveillance aircraft has crashed into sea on Tuesday night during a routine training sortie about 20 nautical miles South West of Goa. The Naval Air Station at Goa lost radar contact with the aircraft at 10:08 PM
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F-35 Software Flaws Testing Extended
March 25, 2015 @ 04:51 PMThe US Department of Defense has extended testing to debug software flaws that must be fixed before the first F-35 is fully integrated into service. The Marine Corps expects its version of the F-35, the costliest U
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China Introduces Automatic Flight Assessment System For PLA Aviation Troops
March 24, 2015 @ 01:33 PMThe Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAAF) has introduced automatic flight quality assessment system to improve the flight training efficiency of its aviation troops. Jointly developed by the PLAAF Armament Research Institute and related universities, the new technology for flight training quality and safety monitoring and assessment was recently applied in the annual flight data interpretation and analysis in an aviation regiment under
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USAF Releases T-X Requirements Under ‘Bending The Cost Curve’ Initiative
March 21, 2015 @ 10:00 AMUS Air Force officials have released requirements for the T-X trainer aircraft family of systems that will replace the T-38 Talon under the ‘Bending the Cost Curve initiative. The release follows Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James emphasis on increased dialogue with industry to build affordability into the acquisition process, according to USAF Website
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
Russian MS-21-300 Airliner Demonstrates 3800 km Range, Single Engine Take-off
KNDS Announces Initial Pubic Offering to Sell 20% of Existing Share Capital
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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