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Raytheon StormBreaker 'Smart Weapon' fired from Super Hornet Jet
June 15, 2020 @ 05:47 PMRaytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on Monday. The jet will become the second fighter jet to add the weapon when the program reaches initial operational capability later this year
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Rafael to Provide Litening 5, RecceLite Electro-Optical Pods to Mystery Customer
May 22, 2020 @ 09:52 AMIsraeli firm Rafael has won a contract to supply 5th generation Litening and RecceLite airborne electro-optical systems to a mystery customer. The Litening 5 multi-spectral airborne targeting pod delivers real-time, forward-looking infrared (FLIR+SWIR) and day HD color camera imagery
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Turkish MoD Tests Locally-made Precision Guidance Kit from Fighter Jet
May 18, 2020 @ 06:17 PMTurkeys MoD successfully test-fired the HGK-84, a domestically produced precision guidance kit, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday. “The test-firing of our HGK-84 LAB (Precision Guidance Kit-84 Laser Seeker Head) produced by domestic and national facilities were successfully carried out,” the ministry posted on Twitter
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Never Miss a Target-UK Army Testing Sniper Targeting System for Rifles
May 11, 2020 @ 07:53 AMThe UK army has commenced testing a new opto-electronic targeting system for assault rifles that provides highly accurate target data linked to the gun's firing system. Developed by Israeli firm Sharp Shooter, the £800 “smart” rifle scope can be fitted on any type of rifle
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Leonardo's M-346FA Combat Aircraft Selects RAFAEL Electro-Optical Pods
May 6, 2020 @ 12:00 PMIsraeli RAFAEL will supply Litening-5 and RecceLite systems to equip Leonardo's M-346FA light combat aircraft. This is the first integration of 5th generation EO pods to Leonardo's M-346FA platform
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First Australian Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft Prototype Rolled Out
May 5, 2020 @ 04:23 AMA Boeing led industry team has presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the first such aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years The aircraft uses artificial intelligence to extend the capabilities of manned and unmanned platforms. It is designed to fly alongside and be controlled by fighter jets to perform specific combat and reconnaissance missions
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Initial Sea Trials of Singapore's Smart Maritime Autonomous Vessel Complete
April 30, 2020 @ 04:58 PMSingapore's ST Engineering has announced the completion of initial sea trials of its first Smart Maritime Autonomous Vessel (SMAV) in April 2020. The vessel uses collision avoidance algorithm in accordance with International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) rules in overtaking, head-on and crossing
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Israeli ELTA to Partner Singapore DSTA in Cybercrimes Detection
April 23, 2020 @ 02:51 PMIsrael Aerospace ELTA's Custodio Technologies will collaborate with Singapore's Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) to develop technology to detect cybercrimes. "Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd
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Overhauled Ghadir Submarine Joins Iranian Navy’s Flotilla
April 9, 2020 @ 07:07 AMThe Iranian Navy received an overhauled Ghadir-class mini-submarine on Wednesday. “The domestically-manufactured light submarine has joint the countrys naval fleet
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Japanese Coast Guard Orders Two Additional H225 Super Puma helicopters
April 6, 2020 @ 07:54 AMJapan Coast Guard (JCG) today ordered of two H225 helicopters which will take its Super Puma fleet to 15, comprising two AS332s and 13 H225s. The new helicopters will be utilized for territorial coastal activities, security enforcement, as well as disaster relief missions in Japan
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18 Archer Artillery Units in $985M Swedish Military Aid to Ukraine
Nammo to Supply 25mm Ammo for European Buyers of F-35 Jet
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...