Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is presently working on an advanced version of its first-generation, battery-powered, miniature chip-scale atomic clock (CSAC) with 1000x performance improvements for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) applications. DARPAs Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES) program aims to build the next-generation atomic clock owing to the limitations of the now commercially available CSACs
BAE Systems has launched a new Robotic Operations Center (ROC) to customize and deploy suites of software robots that automate high-volume, repetitive tasks in support of United States national security missions. The ROC, which builds on the companys partnership with UiPath, leverages machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA) tools to transform large volumes of data into actionable intelligence
Embraer unveiled its fixed-wing, single-engine electric demonstrator aircraft on August 16. First flight of the aircraft based on the Embraer single-engine EMB-203 Ipanema crop duster, is scheduled for 2020
The Indian army is eyeing to purchase Excalibur guided long-range artillery ammunition that is compatible with the new M-777 Howitzers it purchased from the US three years ago. "The Indian Army is planning to acquire the Excalibur artillery ammunition from the Americans under the emergency procurement procedures," government sources were quoted as saying by ANI
Safran and Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) have signed an agreement with the government of Thailand to enhance the scope of support and services for the Arrius and the Arriel turboshaft engines, for the helicopters used by the countrys armed forces. This new agreement includes supporting helicopter engines used by Royal Thai Armed Forces and Thai parapublic operators
Boeing and Kitty Hawk Corporation today announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on future efforts to advance safe urban air mobility. Kitty Hawk Corp
Javelin anti-tank, guided munition and surveillance weapon system and Northrup Grumman lightweight 30mm cannon have been fired from Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the first time. The Javelin flight test was conducted from a Kongsberg remote weapon station the JLTV at the Redstone Test Center in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, the company said in a statement Monday
The Indian Government issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for short-listing of potential Indian Strategic Partners (SPs) for the construction of six conventional submarines under the P-75(I) project of the Indian Navy on 20 Jun 19. The project cost is about Rs 45,000 Crores (US$6
A mock-up of the European New Generation Fighter (NGF) was unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2019 today where Dassault Aviation and Airbus revealed that they expect a contract for the first demonstrator phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) by Q4 2019. The two firms have already delivered a joint industrial proposal to France and Germany for executing the FCAS
Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie stealth-capable unmanned combat aerial vehicle completed its second test flight on June 11, 2019, at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, the company announced Monday. The XQ-58A demonstrator is a low-cost UAV developed by Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on the Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstrator (LCASD) Program