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Apple May Leave Russia as Moscow Considers Forcing Local Apps on Smartphones
July 1, 2019 @ 12:30 PMWhile China is locked in a trade war with the US over Huawei, another may be brewing between Washington and Moscow in the telecom field. Smartphones made by international manufacturers such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei may be forced to pre-install applications made by local vendors if they want to sell in Russia according to a proposal initiated by the Kremlin
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No THAAD Sytems to Saudi As US Senate Blocks $8 Billion Arms...
June 21, 2019 @ 09:49 AMSaudi Arabia will not be able to acquire the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense systems as the United States (US) senate has blocked $8 Billion arms sales to Riyadh and its allies, owing to their interference in the Yemen conflict. The Republican-led Senate joined the Democrats in a symbolic rebuke to President Donald Trump who had claimed earlier this year that "emergency" circumstances require Washington to provide Riyadh with more precision-guided bombs because of Iranian threats
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No Russian Flying Displays At Paris Air Show, Customers Invited to MAKS...
June 17, 2019 @ 10:01 AMRosoboronexport has invited prospective customers of its military aircraft and helicopters to the MAKS -Moscow air show in August this year, as sanctions against Russia prevent it from displaying military hardware at the Paris Air Show currently underway. “During the Paris Air Show 2019, Rosoboronexport will hold meetings and negotiations with partners from around the world
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ST Engineering Develops Drones for Aircraft External Inspection
June 17, 2019 @ 07:37 AMST Engineering has developed an aircraft inspection system using drones called DroScan and will commence trials soon in cooperation with Air New Zealand. Droscan has a drone fly around the outside of an aircraft to inspect its surface and produce high definition images which are processed with smart algorithms to detect and classify defects, which aircraft engineers can review and confirm, or carry out further inspection for defects if required
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Boeing Wins $6.5 Billion for Joint Direct Attack Munition Kits, Services To
June 15, 2019 @ 08:31 AMBoeing has won a $6.5 billion modification contract to supply Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits, spares, repairs and technical services to the USAF
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Chinese Military Likely To Get Custom OS As Substitute For Windows
May 31, 2019 @ 07:59 AMChinese military officials are likely to get a new custom operating system (OS) as a substitute for Windows OS to guard them against espionage and cyber attacks, particularly by the US. “Chinese military officials would not jump from Windows to Linux but instead develop a custom OS,”
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Lockheed, Rafael To Market Israeli SPICE Air-to-Surface Guidance Kits
May 16, 2019 @ 12:52 PMLockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., of Israel have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Rafael's Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) air-to-surface guidance kits for US sale
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Boeing To Supply US Navy With 12,000 JDAM Bomb Guidance Kits
May 14, 2019 @ 09:32 AMBoeing has won a $139.8M modification contract to supply the US Navy with 12,000 additional Precision Laser Guidance Sets for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
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Aerovironment, Kratos to Develop Ability to Launch Loitering UAVs from High Speed...
May 8, 2019 @ 10:39 AMAeroVironment and Kratos Defense & Security Systems have announced a strategic relationship to develop the integration of tube-launched UAS and tactical missile systems into long-range, high speed unmanned systems for their delivery into denied environments. Kratos and AeroVironments first collaborative project will demonstrate the ability to launch and control a small, tube-launched loitering aircraft from a larger runway-independent unmanned aircraft
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Israel Develops Sight to Shoot Down Gaza Balloons, Kites
April 30, 2019 @ 11:22 AMIsrael has developed a smart electro-optic sight with new capabilities to intercept moving targets such as explosive Gaza balloons and kites. "We have attained the ability to intercept kites, and we also have very good capabilities for the threat of incendiary balloons
L3Harris, Israel Aerospace Partner to Develop Blue Sky Warden for Israeli Light-Attack...
U.S. Army Picks Lockheed’s Spike NLOS for Phase 2 of Long-Range Strike...
Germany Greenlights Eurofighter Typhoon Sale to Turkey
Russia Accuses U.K. of Involvement in Sabotage Operations Against Its Interests
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
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...