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General Atomics, Boeing Partner on High Energy Laser Weapon System
October 14, 2020 @ 12:46 PMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing announced today they are partnering to jointly pursue opportunities for a 100 kW-class scalable to 250 kW-class High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon system to support a variety of air and missile defense applications. The partnership combines both companies expertise in directed energy to build a HEL solution capable of delivering superior, combat-ready protection for the warfighter on an accelerated timeline
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Spanish Air Force Receives First NH90 Helicopter
October 14, 2020 @ 12:37 PMNHIndustries and its Partner Companies (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker) have delivered the first NH90 to the Spanish Air Force that will boost their search and rescue (SAR) and combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission capabilities. The Spanish Air Force will receive 12 NH90s intended to replace its aging fleet of AS332 Super Pumas and will be based in Cuatro Vientos, near Madrid
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Booz Allen Launches SnapAttack Cloud-Based Purple Teaming Platform
October 13, 2020 @ 08:37 AMBooz Allen Hamilton announced today the availability of SnapAttack, a cloud-based software solution that brings together actionable threat intelligence and hacker detection. By unifying the security lifecycle into a single solution, SnapAttack enables red and blue teams to work together, emulating attacks from intelligence data, sharing insights of malicious behavior, and developing vendor-agnostic behavioral detection analytics to stop advanced adversaries
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Honeywell Secures Repair and Overhaul Contract for U.S Army Chinook Fleet
October 13, 2020 @ 07:36 AMHoneywell has won a five-year IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract for the repair and overhaul of its T55-GA-714A engines that operate on the U.S
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GA-ASI Develops New SC2 Software for Gray Eagle ER Teams
October 13, 2020 @ 06:59 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has developed a new laptop-based interface called Scalable Command & Control (SC2) software for Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that has led to reduction in emplacement, mission launch time and overall footprint
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Northrop to Support NASA’s Artemis Missions with Motors for Orion Spacecraft’s Launch...
October 13, 2020 @ 06:43 AMNorthrop Grumman Corporation will continue supporting NASAs Artemis missions by providing six additional abort motors and attitude control motors (ACM) for the Orion human spaceflight capsules Launch Abort System (LAS), under an agreement with Lockheed Martin, Orions prime contractor. These motors will be used for six crewed Artemis missions III-VIII and are the first procured under the new Orion production contract
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Turkey’s CTech to Delivers Drone Satellite Terminals to Military
October 12, 2020 @ 08:31 AMTurkeys CTech company is supplying SATCOM On-The-Move (SOTM) terminals for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from July. Aerial SOTM terminals will provide Turkish UAVs such as Bayraktar TB2 and Vestel Karayel with satellite communication capabilities
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France Sign Contract to Acquire NH90 Helicopter in Special Forces Version
October 12, 2020 @ 08:28 AMNH Industries has signed with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) a contract for the development of an upgraded version of the NH90 Tactical Troop Helicopter (TTH) for the French Special Forces (TFRA Standard 2). The NH Industries consortium includes Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker Under the terms of the contract, the final batch of 10 NH90s already ordered by the French Ministry of Armed Forces, through the Armament General Directorate (DGA), will be delivered directly to this new standard at the beginning of 2025
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Aerovironment-Softbank's Pseudo-satellite Drone Demos Mobile Broadband From 60,000ft
October 9, 2020 @ 11:03 AMAeroVironment and Softbank announced the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) achieved key test milestones, including reaching an altitude of more than 60,000 feet above sea level and successfully demonstrating mobile broadband communication. Sungliders development and testing is funded by HAPSMobile Inc
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General Atomics EMALS and AAG Systems Reach 4,492 “Cats and Traps” Aboard
October 9, 2020 @ 09:07 AMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that a milestone of 4,492 catapult launches and landing arrestments using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system has been successfully and safely achieved aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
Ukraine Expands Soviet Armored Vehicle Upgrades With Spanish-made Guardian Turret Modules
India Clears Army, Air Force ALH Dhruv Helicopters for Operations After Safety...
Bulgaria Rejects Claims of Sabotage at Air Base Over F-16 Issues
Saudi Arabia Set to Acquire 1,000 AMRAAM Missiles worth $3.5B
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...
